World Without Mind: The Existential Threat Of Big Tech

"George Orwell got one thing wrong in his classic novel 1984: Big Brother isn’t the government, it’s a few deeply invasive businesses. Franklin Foer, a correspondent for The Atlantic, ponders the effects of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on our privacy, values and intellectual property. This isn’t simply about the “filter bubbles” and echo chambers so many people are now trapped in online; it’s a sobering reminder that if you are getting a service for free, you are actually the product, not the customer."