EP.106 - SHOSHANA ZUBOFF

Adam talks with American author and academic, Shoshana Zuboff whose book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power is about how the big tech companies (Google and Facebook especially) are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to watch how we behave on line and using that data not only to sell us things, but also to make predictions about our future behaviour and even the kind of opinions we 're likely to have. This predictive data is some instances then traded to other companies and organisations seeking to gain a financial or a political advantage by knowing how customers, or voters, might behave.Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and Matt Lamont for additional editing. RELATED LINKSTHE GREAT HACK (VARIETY REVIEW by OWEN GLEIBERMAN)https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-great-hack-review-cambridge-analytica-1203277059/THE PERIL AND POTENTIAL OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (FROM CENTRE FOR GOVERNANCE INNOVATION WEBSITE, JULY 2019)https://www.cigionline.org/articles/peril-and-potential-gdpr?gclid=CjwKCAjwusrtBRBmEiwAGBPgE3kVYBBy06B_MCO2nR74oy1ikeYrQXaq79C6feEQZWhd4NmUwDbrnxoCaJYQAvD_BwETHE AGE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM (GUARDIAN REVIEW by JAMES BRIDLE, FEB 2019)https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/02/age-of-surveillance-capitalism-shoshana-zuboff-reviewTALKING POLITICS PODCAST - THE NIGHTMARE OF SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM https://www.talkingpoliticspodcast.com/blog/2019/144-the-nightmare-of-surveillance-capitalismRECODE DECODE PODCAST - SHOSHANA ZUBOFFhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vox/recode-decode/e/58889787?autoplay=true Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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British comedian Adam Buxton talks with interesting people. The rambly conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes more serious with funny bits. Adam makes the jingles and records the intros and outros for most episodes while walking with his dog friend Rosie in the East Anglian countryside where he lives with his wife and three children.Adam has appeared in films such as Hot Fuzz, Stardust and Son Of Rambow as well as a variety of TV shows in the UK. Since 2007 he has hosted BUG, a live show that combines music videos and comedy that became a TV series on Sky Atlantic in 2012. From time to time he also does live shows featuring just his own material. Along with lifelong friend Joe Cornish he also is one half of award winning TV, radio and podcast duo Adam and Joe.You can find many of the jingles Adam makes for the podcast as well as bonus material, merchandise and a selection of funny and brilliant YouTube videos on Adam's website: adam-buxton.co.ukYes, Adam is writing this himself using the third person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.