Explores the intersection of algorithms and identity to reveal how we are shaped by data-driven systems
Features case studies and examples from Google, Facebook, and the NSA to illustrate algorithmic influence
Offers practical insights on resisting and reclaiming agency in an algorithmically controlled world
Accessible writing style makes complex concepts understandable for a wide audience
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What identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist it Algorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we get, the ads we see, the information acce
Author
John Cheney Lippold
Publisher
New York University Press
Publication Date
2017, 2018
ISBN-10
1479857599, 1479808709
ISBN-13
9781479857593, 9781479808700
Pages
320
Format
Paperback, Hardcover
Language
English
Dimensions
8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 in (hardcover), 9.00 x 6.30 x 1.30 in (paperback)
