The Rise of Surveillance Capitalism - TED Talk
We’re participating in the greatest socioeconomic experiment in human history. It’s called Surveillance Capitalism. Everything we do – morning, day, and night – is tracked, analyzed, and monetized. Google knows when you're pregnant, Facebook knows your finances, and Fitbit knows when you're having sex! What’s the cure? Tech leader Mark Weinstein delivers an eye-opening exposé and calls for a privacy revolution to reclaim what rightfully belongs to us.
“This is a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward.”
— Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple Inc.
Restoring Our
Sanity Online
A Revolutionary Social Framework
Big Tech is driving us, our kids, and society mad. In the nick of time, Restoring Our Sanity Online presents the bold, revolutionary framework for an epic reboot. What would social media look like if it nourished our critical thinking, mental health, privacy, civil discourse, and democracy? Is that even possible?
Restoring Our Sanity Online is the entertaining, informative, and frequently jaw-dropping social reset by Mark Weinstein, contemporary tech leader, privacy expert, and one of the visionary inventors of social networking.
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Praise for Restoring Our Sanity Online
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“Mark Weinstein presents a new paradigm for the web and social media that empowers users, protects democracy, and eliminates surveillance capitalism. Its vision, which I share, is a digital future that prioritizes human well-being. This is a vital read.”
— SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE, Inventor of the web
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"Mark provides useful tips for everyone using social media today, discusses important privacy and anonymity issues, and covers the major problem of 'saving our kids from the Abyss'. This thoughtful and well-written book should be in the hands or on the screens of the many who have an interest in creating a saner online world."
— PROFESSOR BETSY SIGMAN, Distinguished Teaching Professor at Georgetown University
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“Technology has a purpose: to do good and to share. Restoring Our Sanity Online is a timely and essential read for those seeking an approach to social media that aligns with this. Mark Weinstein offers a refreshing vision… This is a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward.”
— STEVE WOZNIAK, Co-founder, Apple Inc
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“Mark Weinstein has been a friend for many years. Restoring Our Sanity Online has waves of jaw-dropping insights and sets the framework for an epic and uplifting reboot. Surveillance capitalism is thrown overboard while authenticity, mental health, personal privacy, civil discourse, and democracy are strengthened. It's a must read. Let's turn this bright vision into reality.”
— KELLY SLATER, World Surfing Champion
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"Mark Weinstein is tackling one of the most important issues concerning parents and young adults - social media. Like many other new developments, there is always positive and negative. This book is a must read by every parent whose children are on social media."
— ZAFRA LERMAN, Chemist, Educator, and Humanitarian
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"Social media is changing the world. With it, democracy is in danger, kids are addicted to screens full of misinformation, and we're all losing the ability to be civil. Restoring Our Sanity Online is gripping, inspiring, essential reading for all of us. Mark paints a deeply researched, captivating vision, unveiling an exciting, achievable path to social media's future."
— JACK CANFIELD, Bestselling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series
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“Mark Weinstein has long been a leading voice advocating for the responsible use of social media. This is essential reading for business leaders, policy makers, and citizens at large.”
— RAJ SISODIA, Co-founder, Conscious Capitalism Inc
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"This book offers great insight! It highlights the importance of having this discussion as a family and society and fostering better ways as we move forward in a highly technological world."
— MELISSA BILL, Broadcast Journalist and Media Professional
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"Restoring Our Sanity Online is a compelling journey into the heart of the digital age, where the promises of social media collided with the stark realities of its influence on our lives. Weinstein offers a hopeful narrative on how we reclaim the internet for its intended purpose–connection and community."
— DR. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, Bestselling author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
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