Future Crimes

Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It

By: Marc Goodman

Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Marc Goodman

NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2015


One of the world’s leading authorities on global security, Marc Goodman takes readers deep into the digital underground to expose the alarming ways criminals, corporations, and even countries are using new and emerging technologies against you—and how this makes everyone more vulnerable than ever imagined.

Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flip side: our technology can be turned against us. Hackers can activate baby monitors to spy on families, thieves are analyzing social media posts to plot home invasions, and stalkers are exploiting the GPS on smart phones to track their victims’ every move. We all know today’s criminals can steal identities, drain online bank accounts, and wipe out computer servers, but that’s just the beginning. To date, no computer has been created that could not be hacked—a sobering fact given our radical dependence on these machines for everything from our nation’s power grid to air traffic control to financial services.
Yet, as ubiquitous as technology seems today, just over the horizon is a tidal wave of scientific progress that will leave our heads spinning. If today’s Internet is the size of a golf ball, tomorrow’s will be the size of the sun. Welcome to the Internet of Things, a living, breathing, global information grid where every physical object will be online. But with greater connections come greater risks. Implantable medical devices such as pacemakers can be hacked to deliver a lethal jolt of electricity and a car’s brakes can be disabled at high speed from miles away. Meanwhile, 3-D printers can produce AK-47s, bioterrorists can download the recipe for Spanish flu, and cartels are using fleets of drones to ferry drugs across borders.
With explosive insights based upon a career in law enforcement and counterterrorism, Marc Goodman takes readers on a vivid journey through the darkest recesses of the Internet. Reading like science fiction, but based in science fact, Future Crimes explores how bad actors are primed to hijack the technologies of tomorrow, including robotics, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. These fields hold the power to create a world of unprecedented abundance and prosperity. But the technological bedrock upon which we are building our common future is deeply unstable and, like a house of cards, can come crashing down at any moment.
Future Crimes provides a mind-blowing glimpse into the dark side of technological innovation and the unintended consequences of our connected world. Goodman offers a way out with clear steps we must take to survive the progress unfolding before us. Provocative, thrilling, and ultimately empowering, Future Crimes will serve as an urgent call to action that shows how we can take back control over our own devices and harness technology’s tremendous power for the betterment of humanity—before it’s too late.

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What did you love best about Future Crimes?

So many references to current issues that have occurred.

What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

accuracy and sequential explanation of where we are and where we are going with internet.

Have you listened to any of Robertson Dean and Marc Goodman ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

have not

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

no

Any additional comments?

I have recommended this to my friends that especially are techy.

A book that every person that should read!

A book that every person that should read, specially if you are responsible of technology at your company.

This book is similar to Michio Kaku book, here Marc Goodman provide excellent insight about the technology and how powerful and dangerous its to use it without protection and awareness.

He also get in to the next generation of computing power and how we the society can do to protect us, our assess and our privacy.

Congratulation to Marc this book is an excellent guide to the reality of Future Crimes, correction Today's Crimes. Lets fight Crime Inc!

Important to accept and understand.

This subject is crucial to all of us. The author explains it well and offers practical solutions, though he does not sugar coat the challenge.

Paranoid? Not if they really are out to get you.

Frightening to see all the stories collected. Frustrating to know the holey situation. Sad to think this book won't change the tides. Well done, and captivating. 'Hope it's a huge hit.

Must Read

In a world where most people trust their screens and live much of the lives online, this is a must read and an eye opener for caution.

The book is well structered, the author gets his points across and the performance is excellent.