We are data : algorithms and the making of our digital selves
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2017].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781479857593, 1479857599
Physical Desc
xiii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor)
302.231 CHE
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302.231 CHE
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East Greenwich - Adult Non-Fiction
302.231 CHE
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302.231 CHE
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North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level)
303.4833 Che
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303.4833 Che
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Published
New York : New York University Press, [2017].
Language
English
ISBN
9781479857593, 1479857599
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
We are Data" explores what identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist it. Algorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we get, the ads we see, the information accessible to us and even who our friends are. These complex configurations not only form knowledge and social relationships in the digital and physical world, but also determine who we are and who we can be. Algorithms create and recreate us at our every digital step, using our data to assign our gender, race, sexuality, and citizenship status. They can recognize us as celebrities or mark us as terrorists. In this era of ubiquitous surveillance, contemporary data collection entails more than gathering information about us. Entities like Google, Facebook, and the NSA also decide what that information means, constructing our worlds and the identities we inhabit in the process. We have little control over who we algorithmically are. Our identities are made useful--not for us, but for someone else. Through a series of entertaining and engaging examples, John Cheney-Lippold draws on the social constructions of identity to advance a new understanding of our algorithmic identities. We Are Data will educate and inspire readers who want to wrest back some freedom in our increasingly surveilled and algorithmically constructed world.--,dust jacket.
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status | Due Date |
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Barrington - Non-Fiction (Main Floor) | 302.231 CHE | On Shelf | ||
East Greenwich - Adult Non-Fiction | 302.231 CHE | New | On Shelf | |
Newport - Adult Non-Fiction | 303.4834 Che | Checked Out | April 28, 2024 | |
North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level) | 303.4833 Che | On Shelf | ||
Warwick Public - Adult Non-Fiction | HM 851 C2336 2017 | On Shelf |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cheney-Lippold, J. (2017). We are data: algorithms and the making of our digital selves . New York University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cheney-Lippold, John. 2017. We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves. New York University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cheney-Lippold, John. We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves New York University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cheney-Lippold, John. We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves New York University Press, 2017.
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