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100	1		_aLamdan, Sarah, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aData cartels : _bthe companies that control and monopolize our information / _cSarah Lamdan.
264		1	_aStanford, California : _bStanford University Press, _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023
300			_axviii, 203 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 145-195) and index.
505	0		_aThe data cartels : an overview -- Data brokering -- Academic research -- Legal information -- Financial information -- News -- Conclusion: Envisioning public information as a public good.
520			_a"In our digital world, data is power, and information hoarders reign supreme. The practices of these digital pillagers are analogous to those of cartels--they use intimidation, aggression, and force to maintain control and power. Sarah Lamdan brings us into the unregulated underworld of the "data cartels," demonstrating how the entities mining, hoarding, commodifying, and selling our data and informational resources perpetuate social inequalities and threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge. The companies at the center of this book are not household names like Google. They fly under the radar and self-identify as "data analytics" or "business solutions" operations. These companies supply the digital lifeblood that flow through the circulatory system of the internet. With their control over data, they can prevent the free flow of information to places where it is needed, and simultaneously distribute private information to predatory entities. Just a few companies dominate most of our critical informational resources, from scientific research and financial data to the law. They are also data brokers, selling our personal data to law enforcement and other government agencies that determine whether we should be eligible for social services, and they sell "risk" products that insurance companies, employers, landlords, and healthcare systems use to make decisions. Alarmingly, everything they're doing is perfectly legal. Ranging from small information firms to billion-dollar data giants like Thomson Reuters and RELX Group, these companies masterfully exploit outdated information and privacy laws, curating online information in a way that amplifies digital racism and targets marginalized communities. In this book, Lamdan contends that privatization and tech exceptionalism have prevented us from creating effective legal regulation. Lack of legal intervention has allowed oversized information oligopolies to coalesce. In addition to specific legal and market-based solutions, Lamdan calls for treating information like a public good and creating digital infrastructure that supports our democratic ideals"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aInformation services industry _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aInformation services industry _xSocial aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aCartels _zUnited States.
650		0	_aAntitrust law _zUnited States. _9227511
650		0	_aData protection _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFreedom of information _zUnited States. _9205823
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