Privacy and data - but not boring

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3 participants (20 books)

29 Jul 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Mix of fiction and non-fiction books about tech, privacy and data protection (or lack of) BUT ones that are interesting for those that don't usually read non fiction 

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What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube: Privacy Is Dead. The New Rules of Reputation. by Erik Qualman

What Happens in Vegas Stays on YouTube: Privacy Is Dead. The New Rules of Reputation.

Erik Qualman

192 pages • paperback • 2013

nonfiction business informative medium-paced
Privacy is Power: Reclaiming Democracy in the Digital Age by Carissa Véliz

Privacy is Power: Reclaiming Democracy in the Digital Age

Carissa Véliz

224 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction politics science sociology challenging informative slow-paced
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

The Carls #1

Hank Green

343 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
2054 by Admiral James Stavridis USN, Elliot Ackerman

2054

Admiral James Stavridis USN, Elliot Ackerman

304 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction mystery speculative fiction thriller challenging mysterious tense fast-paced
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

The Candy House

Goon Squad #2

Jennifer Egan

334 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary literary science fiction challenging reflective medium-paced
Artificial: A Love Story by Amy Kurzweil

Artificial: A Love Story

Amy Kurzweil

368 pages • digital • 2023

nonfiction graphic novel memoir reflective slow-paced
The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots by Kate Darling

The New Breed: What Our History with Animals Reveals about Our Future with Robots

Kate Darling

336 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction philosophy psychology science technology adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy As We Know It by Kashmir Hill

Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy As We Know It

Kashmir Hill

348 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction business technology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care by Carl Öhman

The Afterlife of Data: What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care

Carl Öhman

200 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction computer science informative reflective medium-paced
Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao

Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI

Karen Hao

496 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction economics politics technology informative reflective medium-paced