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You are under surveillance right now.

Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who’s with you. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you're unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your e-mails and texts expose your intimate and casual friends. Google knows what you’re thinking because it saves your private searches. Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it.

The powers that surveil us do more than simply store this information. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate not only the news articles and advertisements we each see, but also the prices we’re offered. Governments use surveillance to discriminate, censor, chill free speech, and put people in danger worldwide. And both sides share this information with each other or, even worse, lose it to cybercriminals in huge data breaches.

Much of this is voluntary: we cooperate with corporate surveillance because it promises us convenience, and we submit to government surveillance because it promises us protection. The result is a mass surveillance society of our own making. But have we given up more than we’ve gained? In Data and Goliath, security expert Bruce Schneier offers another path, one that values both security and privacy. He shows us exactly what we can do to reform our government surveillance programs and shake up surveillance-based business models, while also providing tips for you to protect your privacy every day. You'll never look at your phone, your computer, your credit cards, or even your car in the same way again.

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"When it comes to what government and business are doing together and separately with personal data scooped up from the ether, Mr. Schneier is as knowledgeable as it gets…. Mr. Schneier’s use of concrete examples of bad behavior with data will make even skeptics queasy and potentially push the already paranoid over the edge. Mr. Schneier writes clearly and simply about a complex subject."
― Jonathan A. Knee, The New York Times

"Lucid and compelling."
― Emily Parker, Washington Post

"A pithy, pointed, and highly readable explanation of what we know in the wake of the Snowden revelations, with practical steps that ordinary people can take if they want to do something about the threats to privacy and liberty posed not only by the government but by the Big Data industry."
― Neal Stephenson, author of Reamde

"Lucid and fast-paced…. Schneier describes with dismay the erosion of privacy, then lays out a strategy for turning the tide."
― Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe

"[T]hought-provoking, absorbing, and comprehensive."
― Gil Press, Forbes

"The public conversation about surveillance in the digital age would be a good deal more intelligent if we all read Bruce Schneier first."
― Malcolm Gladwell

"Bruce Schneier has written a hugely insightful and important book about how big data and its cousin, mass surveillance, affect our lives, and what to do about it. In characteristic fashion, Schneier takes very complex and varied information and ideas and makes them vivid, accessible, and compelling."
― Jack Goldsmith, former head of the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice under George W. Bush

"Schneier exposes the many and surprising ways governments and corporations monitor all of us, providing a must-read User’s Guide to Life in the Data Age. His recommendations for change should be part of a much-needed public debate."
― Richard A. Clarke, former chief counterterrorism adviser on the National Security Council under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and author of Cyber War

"As it becomes increasingly clear that surveillance has surpassed anything that Orwell imagined, we need a guide to how and why we’re being snooped and what we can do about it. Bruce Schneier is that guide―step by step he outlines the various ways we are being monitored, and after scaring the pants off us, he tells us how to fight back."
― Steven Levy, editor-in-chief of Backchannel and author of Crypto and Hackers

"A judicious and incisive analysis of one of the most pressing new issues of our time, written by a true expert."
― Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of The Better Angels of Our Nature

"Lucid, sophisticated… Finely constructed, free of cant, and practical in its conclusions."
― Jacob Silverman, Los Angeles Times

"Paints a picture of the big-data revolution that is dark, but compelling; one in which the conveniences of our digitized world have devalued privacy."
― Charles Seife, Nature

"The internet is a surveillance state, and like any technology, surveillance has both good and bad uses. Bruce Schneier draws on his vast range of technical and historical skills to sort them out. He analyzes both the challenge of big brother and many little brothers. Anyone interested in security, liberty, privacy, and justice in this cyber age must read this book."
― Joseph S. Nye Jr., Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and author of The Future of Power

"Data and Goliath is the indispensable guide to understanding the most important current threat to freedom in democratic market societies. Whether you worry about government surveillance in the post-Snowden era, or about Facebook and Google manipulating you based on their vast data collections, Schneier, the leading, truly independent expert writing about these threats today, offers a rich overview of the technologies and practices leading us toward surveillance society and the diverse solutions we must pursue to save us from that fate."
― Yochai Benkler, Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School and author of The Wealth of Networks

About the Author

Bruce Schneier is "one of the world's foremost security experts" (Wired) and the best-selling author of thirteen books. He speaks and writes regularly for major media venues, and his newsletter and blog reach more than 250,000 people worldwide. He is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School and the CTO of Resilient Systems, Inc.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (March 2, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0393244814
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393244816
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.29 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.4 x 9.6 inches
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Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist, called a "security guru" by The Economist. He is the author of 12 books -- including "Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World" -- as well as hundreds of articles, essays, and academic papers. His influential newsletter "Crypto-Gram" and blog "Schneier on Security" are read by over 250,000 people. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, a program fellow at the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute, a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and an Advisory Board member of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. He is also the Chief Technology Officer of Resilient Systems, Inc.

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I had to read this book for a collage class. I found Data and Goliath to be very interesting and engaging. Schneier has obviously put a lot of time and research into the history and current use of data and the internet, and data collection. This was a very eye-opening book for me, realizing how easy it can be for both the government and private individuals and corporations to collect my personal data. I especially liked the last several chapters where Schneier talks about practical ways me as an individual can protect my personal data, as well as the government and corporations on ethical use of data. I would definitely encourage you to read this book, whether on your own or for a class. In todays world of social media, data and the internet this topic is very important!
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Alienprophecy
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019
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If you assumed that everything you do is recorded, your only fault might be a lack of imagination.

This book is an eye-opener, to say the least. If only this were a textbook for required college courses! So much of our time is spent squabbling over things that have relatively little effect in our lives...activists haranguing us over small legal matters that affect 1-3% of the population, when -all- of us are affected by the issues presented in this book.

By the time you've gotten through the first hundred pages, you will come to know that the death of privacy has been the greatest human rights violation of our generation, and it has done so in near complete silence.
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Michael Valles
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising, Highly Informative and Scary.
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2015
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Very well written and informative. I had no idea the extent to which we are all being tracked and our lives revealed every day. As Schneier points out we agree to a some of this through our use of technology that benefits us. Or that we at least consider useful in today's hyper-connected, techno-driven environment. The disturbing aspects involve the ways in which data about us is used without our consent or control and not to our benefit.
But the author does more than just alert the reader to the dangers to our privacy and freedom but makes practical suggestions about positive actions we can take to address the issues he raises. In particular, we need to own our data, especially our own medical data. I highly recommend this book to anyone concerned about their privacy and freedom and that of their families.
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Jan Dziekan
5.0 out of 5 stars Sobering view on how privacy was silently lost
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016
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It is a meticulously researched, broad overview of how changes in technology and politics influence our privacy, security and freedom. As the author admits, elaboration of this text was inspired by Edward Snowden disclosing classified NSA materials, showing the extent to which people all over the world are invigilated by numerous government agencies. Bruce, a renowned digital security expert, was initially involved in helping journalists from The Guardian understand what was contained in more technical documents.

The book is divided into three parts. The first one describes our world, where every appliance is a computer, everyone is connected, there’s an app for everything - all resulting in enormous amounts of data, pumped each second through the internet. New business models emerged, monetizing user data (e.g. via targeted ads) in exchange for free services. We have traded privacy for convenience. All that information being gathered - unprecedented in history - prompted some governments to deploy mass surveillance programs, theoretically in order to detect terrorist activity. Although Snowden’s whistleblowing relates mainly to NSA and UK’s GCHQ, there are strong clues suggesting that other world powers do the same.

In second part, the author writes about negative effects of mass surveillance - notably the stifling of free speech - and what risks come from the abuse of power from secret agencies. Moreover, it is shown how data mining techniques are ineffective at finding terrorists, on the other hand being helpful in intimidating and controlling whole societies. Author focuses on privacy as an inherent human right, nowadays threatened by the fact that human interactions are losing their historically ephemeral nature; internet forgets nothing.

As Bruce Schneier is deeply convinced that all those changes are mostly harmful - to personal freedoms, transparency of government and police work, democratic procedures, justice etc. - the book, in its last part, concludes with author’s proposals on how to avoid more damage. Privacy and security can coexist; mass surveillance should be replaced with targeted one, allowed by warrant, along police procedures - not espionage (secret) ones. Companies should not yield to NSA claims to insert backdoors - so no bad guys can exploit them. Whichever company collects user data, should do so with transparent rules on how it is used. It is not yet too late to save privacy from waning - if only societies could see through free services and govt-instilled fear of terror, what is really at stake.

Some derogate this title for being biased against US federal agents, sworn to protect the country from terrorist threats and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. I would like to point out that the author does not negate the patriotic intentions of federal personnel; his criticism pertains to how whole agencies are organised (amassed power with little oversight) and how their recently-acquired mass-surveillance tools are not cut out for the job of finding terrorists. Those points are backed by numerous cited facts. On the other hand, it is not hidden that this whole book is an expression of Bruce Schneier’s beliefs; if he writes that privacy “is something we ought to have (...) because it is moral” - he does not have to elaborate too much on why he thinks that, does he? So, yes, the book might be called “biased” - as it supports the notion that some sacrifices, in the name of security, just can not be made. Personal freedoms are the foundation of western societies and must not be given away. I fully agree with Bruce - and suspect that a majority of US and EU inhabitants would too, have they pondered on what actually happened in the surveillance field in last two decades. This book really helps you in realising that.

All in all, I seriously doubt that anyone could write such a convincing and well substantiated book which would oppose “Data and Goliath” message - but, perversely, I would love to see one ;) A must read. For literally each of us.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is the 21st Century's Silent Spring. Read it - in a bound copy if you can.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2015
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While this book is clearly intended for the lay audience - it fills a badly needed niche - a clear and concise review of the present state of the public/private data collection practices where we're all participants, willing or otherwise.

I recognize that Bruce Schneier has gone to great lengths to make this accessible - yet, I wish that he had footnoted the most important facts. He has an appendix to each chapter that serves most of the needs of the average reader (if they venture into the appendices) - but, the lack of direct footnotes (or, endnotes) would provide the curious and the disbelieving with instant sources to check. I hope that a second edition remedies the problem. (Rachael Maddow's Drift lacked any and all sources in the hardbound copy and had them in the paperback - time constraints, no doubt.) I have two copies - one in hardback and one in Kindle format. It's nice to know that the technology to track my progress reading the bound copy is still in development.
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Jimmy Ray Purser
3.0 out of 5 stars Kinda boring
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2017
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Not to be a hater from the glowing reviews this book has. If you have worked in IT security for the past five years, this book is a review. My summary of this book is:
Chapter 1-7: everything you do produces data that has no lifespan
Chapter 8-end: there is a lot of money in mining your data patterns for a lot of folks
It's an ok game read. Personally, I liked Glichs; The Information better as a general IT read.
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CaseyWitt
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read, if a little unsettling
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2016
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Excellent writing. I wish there were a little more citing of sources, however I undestand why in many instances it would be hard. A lot of the book is speculative, and Schneier is very up-front about that. What is absolutely clear is that the average social media user, online shopper, and typical modern human being is for sale. More spcifically our information, but by proxy what we like and who we are. I'd love to see HUGE leaps in legislation and enormour financial consequences for those who violate, but some of the problems come from law enforcement and national security that would prefer to leave us vulnerable so that they maintain access. In short, read the book.
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastico
Reviewed in Italy on July 21, 2024
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Bellissimo da leggere e rileggere per non dimenticare e capire come si sta muovendo il mondo dell’informazione e dei dati
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Omar H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Tema de vanguardia
Reviewed in Mexico on April 12, 2021
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El libro está muy bien escrito para que las personas que no tienen muchos conocimientos sobre el tema realmente puedan entender la profundidad del tema y realmente te hace reflexionar sobre la importancia de tus datos para la empresas y los gobiernos y cómo se deben de tomar acciones para evitar un total control.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incontournable
Reviewed in France on April 29, 2021
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Ce livre est tout bonnement incontournable pour comprendre un des enjeux majeurs de temps et ses implications pour la société dans son ensemble.
Bruce Schneier est peut-être l'un des meilleurs penseurs de notre temps. Il est malheureusement encore trop peu connu en France.
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Fiona C
5.0 out of 5 stars A top notch read and study
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2021
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What can you say? A book by the master of cryptography and a dire warning on the direction we're taking unless we start listening and taking the ease of technology a little more seriously. The news is everywhere - but it's up to listen

This book lays it out in details for both the expert and the amateur. A thoroughly interesting sometimes chilling read and very hard to put down
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bueno
Reviewed in Spain on April 19, 2019
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