{"product_id":"fear-of-data-omri-ben-shahar-9780674297869","title":"Fear of Data: How Privacy Panic Led Tech Regulation Astray--And How to Fix It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unsparing challenge to conventional thinking about data regulation, showing that privacy laws choke off beneficial technologies without protecting society and individuals from harm.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAsk anyone about the downsides of the digital economy, and one of the first concerns that comes to mind will be privacy. Indeed, activists and politicians increasingly talk about data privacy as though it were a fundamental human right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this boldly contrarian rejoinder, Omri Ben-Shahar argues that many privacy laws are worse than useless. They do nothing to address the serious social problems of our data-soaked world--think, for instance, of algorithmic discrimination, concentrated platform power, or social media's impact on mental health. Meanwhile, promising digital technologies are held back by privacy regulations. Tracking devices that provide feedback on dangerous driving could cut fatal car crashes by 30 percent, yet they are prohibited in California. Facial recognition technology has already been used to rescue thousands of victims of human trafficking, yet it is largely banned in the EU. And machine-learning analysis of electronic health records would be a boon to biomedical research, but privacy rules often stand in the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFear of Data\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new paradigm for the age of AI: We should think about data not in terms of individual rights but as a shared concern, like the environment. Technology's pollution of our digital commons can be remediated only through collective action. And just as we regulate factory emissions without shutting down factories altogether, so we can regulate data technologies without giving up all the good they have to offer. Drawing on the latest research and vivid real-world cases, Ben-Shahar helps us navigate the cost-benefit tradeoffs that will enable a future of data-enriched flourishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Omri Ben-Shahar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674297865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674297869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Omri Ben-Shahar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49084197863679,"sku":"9780674297869","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fear-of-data-omri-ben-shahar-9780674297869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}