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When gadgets betray us : the dark side of our infatuation with new technologies

Title: When gadgets betray us : the dark side of our infatuation with new technologies / Robert Vamosi.
Author: Vamosi, Robert.
Publication: New York : Basic Books, ©2011.

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Description

xviii, 222 pages; 25 cm

Summary

Looks at the important issues that are often overlooked in the race to find the best, fastest, and most cutting-edge technological wonders.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Why gadgets betray us : How technology is evolving faster than we are, and why that makes us vulnerable -- A false sense of security : Why codes that once secured our gadgets must be upgraded, no matter the expense -- The dark side of convenience : How gadgets designed for convenience can jeopardize our health and well-being -- Invisible threats : Why certain communications technologies lend themselves to eavesdropping and how to minimize that risk -- Electronic bread crumbs : How accurate are the digital records that gadgets keep? Can gadgets lie? -- Me, I'm not : How digital gadgets have ushered in new and different kinds of identity fraud -- The myth of fingerprints : Why biometric-based gadgets fail us -- Zeroes and ones : How the electronic noise from our gadgets can help make us healthier and happier -- High hopes : Could the mobile phone one day become the perfect gadget?

ISBN

9780465019588
0465019587
9780465023394 (canceled/invalid)
0465023398 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2010043829
99942181922

OCLC

ocn657595636
657595636
SCSB-9174435

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library