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Three Cheers for the Surveillance Society
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Thirty years ago, award-winning journalist Jon Ronson stumbled on the mystery of Carol Howe—a charismatic, wealthy former debutante turned white supremacist spokeswoman turned undercover informant. In 1995, Carol was spying on Oklahoma’s neo-Nazis for the government just when Timothy McVeigh blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
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Interesting but not compelling
- By Gail Jester on 04-15-23
By: Jon Ronson
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
- By Kevin Potter on 05-30-19
By: Scott Lewis
What listeners say about Three Cheers for the Surveillance Society
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- T. Anderson
- 08-05-18
An essay by the man who wrote "Earth" decades ago
I read "Earth" decades ago, and as I remember it, there were no secrets; everything on the internet was available everywhere. Cyberwars were constant; the "bad guys" were always trying to hack the internet while the "good guys" were always trying to stop them. Well, this essay reminds me of how prescient Brin is, and I'm glad to hear he pushes the potential good that can come of having no secrets. He also points out: you have no choice where loss of privacy is concerned. What you can do is take advantage of the good things that brings us (e.g., the "bad guys" don't have any privacy either -- so good luck marketing your kiddie porn online!) and hold government and corporations accountable for what they DO with the information they garner. It's short and quick and rich in information, and we need people like David Brin to make the future less frightening by shining a light forward. He does that. Good job.
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