I found myself yawning each time the narrative returned in flint-knapping techniques, which isn't the most engaging topic. There were moments of wonder woven throughout. Genome sequencing rules supreme.
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Fancy Bear Goes Phishing by Scott J. Shapiro
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing is an entertaining account of the philosophy and technology of hacking—and why we all need to …
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Means of Control by Byron Tau
For the past five years—ever since a chance encounter at a dinner party—journalistByron Tau has been piecing together a secret …
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Means of Control by Byron Tau
For the past five years—ever since a chance encounter at a dinner party—journalistByron Tau has been piecing together a secret …
Thomas reviewed Means of Control by Byron Tau
What you already knew, with more.
4 stars
Nice to see a relatively recent write up on the topic of data brokerage and how your data is exploited. If you're coming to the subject anew, it'll blow your mind. Otherwise, there are some nice (newer) stories about how bad it has become.
I enjoyed the book.
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@schizanon I'm only a few chapters in and it I already relate to this review. Does the whole book continue on this trajectory?