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More copies of this ISBN:Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Ageby V Mayer Schonberger
Synopses & ReviewsReview:"The fundamental problem is that you can’t un-invent the internet. His diagnosis is
intriguing, nonetheless. Delete suggests that the digital age, often championed as humanity’s greatest leap forward since the
Industrial Revolution, may ironically herald a great leap back."
--- Patrick West, Culture Wars Review:"Nonetheless, Mayer-Schonberger deserves to be applauded and ,Delete deserves to be read for making us aware of the timelessness of what we create and for getting us to consider what endless accumulation might portend." ---Paul Duguid, Times Literary Supplement Synopsis:Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google remembers everything we've searched for and when. The digital realm remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, and this has profound implications for us all. In Delete, Viktor Mayer-Schonberger traces the important role that forgetting has played throughout human history, from the ability to make sound decisions unencumbered by the past to the possibility of second chances. The written word made it possible for humans to remember across generations and time, yet now digital technology and global networks are overriding our natural ability to forget--the past is ever present, ready to be called up at the click of a mouse. Mayer-Schonberger examines the technology that's facilitating the end of forgetting--digitization, cheap storage and easy retrieval, global access, and increasingly powerful software--and describes the dangers of everlasting digital memory, whether it's outdated information taken out of context or compromising photos the Web won't let us forget. He explains why information privacy rights and other fixes can't help us, and proposes an ingeniously simple solution--expiration dates on information--that may. Delete is an eye-opening book that will help us remember how to forget in the digital age. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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