Thomas Rid
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deception operations from the interwar period to contemporary internet troll farms"--
"We live in the age of disinformation. More than four months before the 2016 election, Rid warned that Russian military intelligence was attempting to disrupt the democratic process. Here he tells the story of modern disinformation, beginning with the post-Russian Revolution...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Springing from the febrile mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of machines. This vision would radically transform the postwar world, ushering in sweeping cultural change. From the Cold War's monumental SAGE bomber defense system to enhanced humans, Wiener's scheme turned computers from machines of assured destruction into engines of...
Author
Publisher
Planeta Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
Vivimos en una época de engaños. Las agencias de espionaje de todo el mundo dedican una gran cantidad de recursos a hackear, filtrar y falsificar datos, a menudo con el objetivo de minar nuestra confianza en la información y debilitar la base misma de la democracia. Thomas Rid, reconocido experto en tecnología y seguridad nacional, fue uno de los primeros en dar la voz de alarma sobre la interferencia en las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses...