{"product_id":"9781526607232","title":"The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us","description":"Author: Ball, James\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526607232\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Sep 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating expose of the world behind your screen. Timely, often disturbing, and so important' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Criado Perez, author of \u003ci\u003eInvisible Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Takes us beyond Zuckerberg, Bezos et al to a murkier world where we discover how everything online works and who benefits from it. Fascinating, engaging and important' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Could not be more timely' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe internet is a network of physical cables and connections, a web of wires enmeshing the world, linking huge data centres to one another and eventually to us. All are owned by someone, financed by someone, regulated by someone. \u003cbr\u003eWe refer to the internet as abstract from reality. By doing so, we obscure where the real power lies.\u003cbr\u003eIn this powerful and necessary book, James Ball sets out on a global journey into the inner workings of the system. From the computer scientists to the cable guys, the billionaire investors to the ad men, the intelligence agencies to the regulators, these are the real-life figures powering the internet and pulling the strings of our society.\u003cbr\u003eBall brilliantly shows how an invention once hailed as a democratising force has concentrated power in places it already existed     that the system, in other words, remains the same as it did before.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509034205342,"sku":"UBD-9781526607232","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526607232.jpg?v=1780640025","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526607232","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}