[PDF] Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy

Containing Big Tech: How to Protect Our Civil Rights, Economy, and Democracy

Nonfiction Book Awards Gold MedalThe path forward to rein in online surveillance, AI, and tech monopoliesTechnology is a gift and a curse. The five Big Tech companies&#8212Mea, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google&#8212hae built innovative products that improve many aspects of our lives. But their intrusiveness and our dependence on them have created pressing threats to our civil rights, economy,

and democracy.Coming from an extensive background building Silicon Valley&#8211baed tech startups, Tom Kemp eloquently and precisely weaves together the threats posed by Big Tech:&#8226the overcollection and weaponization of our most sensitive data&#8226the problematic ways Big Tech uses AI to process and act upon our data&#8226the stifling of competition and entrepreneurship due to Big Tech&#8217sdominant market positionThis richly detailed book exposes the consequences of Big Tech&#8217sdigital surveillance, exploitative use of AI, and monopolistic and anticompetitive practices. It offers actionable solutions to these problems and a clear path forward for individuals and policymakers to advocate for change. By containing the excesses of Big Tech, we will ensure our civil rights are respected and preserved, our economy is competitive, and our democracy is protected.