{"product_id":"surveillance-valley-the-secret-military-history-of-the-internet-hardcover","title":"Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYasha Levine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A visionary intelligence officer, William Godel, realized that the key to winning the war in Vietnam was not outgunning the enemy, but using new information technology to understand their motives and anticipate their movements. This idea -- using computers to spy on people and groups perceived as a threat, both at home and abroad -- drove ARPA to develop the internet in the 1960s, and continues to be at the heart of the modern internet we all know and use today. As Levine shows, surveillance wasn't something that suddenly appeared on the internet; it was woven into the fabric of the technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But this isn't just a story about the NSA or other domestic programs run by the government. As the book spins forward in time, Levine examines the private surveillance business that powers tech-industry giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, revealing how these companies spy on their users for profit, all while doing double duty as military and intelligence contractors. Levine shows that the military and Silicon Valley are effectively inseparable: a military-digital complex that permeates everything connected to the internet, even coopting and weaponizing the antigovernment privacy movement that sprang up in the wake of Edward Snowden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With deep research, skilled storytelling, and provocative arguments, \u003ci\u003eSurveillance Valley\u003c\/i\u003e will change the way you think about the news -- and the device on which you read it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYasha Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is an investigative journalist for \u003ci\u003ePando Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, a San Francisco-based news magazine focused on covering the politics and power of big tech. He has been published in \u003ci\u003eWired Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNation, Slate, Penthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer, Playboy, Not Safe For Work Corp, Alternet\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He has also appeared on network television, including MSNBC, and has had his work profiled by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Observer, Vanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eVerge\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760376250656,"sku":"9781610398022","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70038ddb78679630dde23f1ae6d7b05f.webp?v=1780178462","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/surveillance-valley-the-secret-military-history-of-the-internet-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}