Books like Data and Goliath

A sobering, meticulously documented wake-up call about the invisible webs of surveillance that track our every digital and physical move. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Data and Goliath.

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chilling
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01
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
A monumental, dread-inducing masterclass that provides the exact vocabulary needed to understand how the digital world is strip-mining human autonomy.
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- urgent
- authoritative
02
Surveillance Valley
Yasha Levine
A chilling, deeply researched unmasking of the internet's military origins and the inescapable surveillance woven into modern technology.
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- chilling
- eye-opening
- urgent
03
Secrets and Lies
Bruce Schneier · 2000
A sobering, accessible reality check that strips away the illusion of digital safety and replaces it with practical vigilance.
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- eye-opening
- authoritative
- analytical
- cautionary
04
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
Kenneth Cukier
An eye-opening, anecdote-rich exploration of the invisible digital forces reshaping our world, leaving you both awestruck and slightly paranoid.
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- authoritative
- analytical
- cautionary
- erosion of privacy
05
The perfect weapon
David E. Sanger
A gripping, sobering plunge into the invisible wars being waged across our digital networks every single day.
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- sobering
- urgent
- authoritative
- analytical
06
Art of Invisibility
Kevin Mitnick
An urgent, insider's guide to navigating the modern digital landscape without leaving a trace.
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- eye-opening
- urgent
- authoritative
- cautionary
07
Everybody lies
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
An eye-opening exploration of the digital footprints that reveal what society is really thinking when no one is looking.
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- eye-opening
- analytical
08
No Place to Hide
Glenn Greenwald
A real-life espionage thriller that leaves you eyeing your webcam with deep suspicion.
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- chilling
- urgent
- analytical
09
The Filter Bubble
Eli Pariser
An eye-opening and slightly unsettling journey into the invisible algorithmic walls shaping our digital reality.
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- uneasy
- urgent
- analytical
- cautionary
10
Liars and outliers
Bruce Schneier
An insightful, interdisciplinary exploration of the invisible glue that holds human society together.
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- analytical
11
Dark territory
Fred M. Kaplan
A gripping, shadowy tour through the classified corridors where the rules of digital warfare were quietly written.
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- urgent
- authoritative
- analytical
12
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth
A chilling, thriller-paced descent into the invisible digital arms race that threatens global security.
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- chilling
- urgent
- authoritative

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