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Book Synopsis: In our digital world, data is power. Information hoarding businesses reign supreme, using intimidation, aggression, and force to maintain influence and control. Sarah Lamdan brings us into the unregulated underworld of these "data cartels", demonstrating how the entities mining, commodifying, and selling our data and informational resources perpetuate social inequalities and threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge. Just a few companies dominate most of our critical informational resources. Often self-identifying as "data analytics" or "business solutions" operations, they supply the digital lifeblood that flows through the circulatory system of the internet. With their control over data, they can prevent the free flow of information, masterfully exploiting outdated information and privacy laws and curating online information in a way that amplifies digital racism and targets marginalized communities. They can also distribute private information to predatory entities. Alarmingly, everything they're doing is perfectly legal. In this book, Lamdan contends that privatization and tech exceptionalism have prevented us from creating effective legal regulation. This in turn has allowed oversized information oligopolies to coalesce. In addition to specific legal and market-based solutions, Lamdan calls for treating information like a public good and creating digital infrastructure that supports our democratic ideals.
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Are you aware of the companies that control and monopolize our precious information? They are the data cartels, using their power to hoard and sell our data, perpetuating social inequalities and threatening the democratic sharing of knowledge. In her eye-opening book, "Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information," Sarah Lamdan exposes the unregulated underworld of these powerful entities. Discover how they manipulate outdated information and privacy laws to amplify digital racism and target marginalized communities. It's time to take a stand against the unchecked dominance of these data cartels.
Imagine a world where just a few companies dominate most of our critical informational resources. These self-proclaimed "data analytics" or "business solutions" operations control the digital lifeblood that flows through the internet. Their power allows them to prevent the free flow of information, curating online content in a way that serves their own interests. But don't be fooled, everything they do is within the limits of the law. Lamdan's book reveals how privatization and tech exceptionalism have hindered effective legal regulation, giving rise to oversized information oligopolies. It's time to reclaim control over our own data and create a fair and equal online environment.
Did you know that these data cartels can distribute your private information to predatory entities? Your personal data, entrusted to these companies, can be exploited for profit without your consent. It's a chilling reality we must confront. Lamdan's book unveils the alarming truth about the perils of unregulated data control. But it doesn't stop at exposing the problem. Lamdan offers actionable solutions to rein in the data cartels and protect our privacy rights. Embrace the call for treating information as a public good and demand the creation of digital infrastructure that upholds our democratic ideals.
Don't let the data cartels continue to manipulate and control our information. Take a stand and educate yourself on the secret forces shaping our digital world. Read "Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information" today and join the movement for a fair and transparent online ecosystem. Click here to get your copy now.
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