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Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 90%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
"I Have Nothing to Hide"
by Heidi Boghosian • 2021
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
3.64
191
"I Have Nothing to Hide" Summary
"I Have Nothing to Hide" 89%
Mass surveillance survives on one belief: privacy is for wrongdoers. Twenty myths keep it expanding.
by Heidi Boghosian 2021
3.64
191 ratings
Nothing to Hide
by Daniel J. Solove • 2011
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
3.85
182
Nothing to Hide Summary
Nothing to Hide 89%
Sacrificing privacy for security is a false bargain; the real cost is liberty itself.
by Daniel J. Solove 2011
3.85
182 ratings
Your Face Belongs to Us
by Kashmir Hill • 2023
A startup scraped 3 billion faces, sold the tool to police, and public anonymity may never recover.
4.11
2k+
Your Face Belongs to Us Summary
Your Face Belongs to Us 88%
A startup scraped 3 billion faces, sold the tool to police, and public anonymity may never recover.
by Kashmir Hill 2023
4.11
2k+ ratings
Privacy in the Age of Big Data
by Theresa Payton • 2014
Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.
3.56
112
Privacy in the Age of Big Data Summary
Privacy in the Age of Big Data 88%
Your devices watch everything you do. Here is what they collect and how to stop it.
by Theresa Payton 2014
3.56
112 ratings
Why Privacy Matters
by Neil Richards • 2021
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
4.06
177
Why Privacy Matters Summary
Why Privacy Matters 88%
Every argument that privacy is dead was made by someone who profits from its funeral.
by Neil Richards 2021
4.06
177 ratings
Liquid Surveillance
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2012
Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.
3.80
490
Liquid Surveillance Summary
Liquid Surveillance 88%
Surveillance has gone from prison tower to loyalty card: fluid, seductive, and nearly invisible.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2012
3.80
490 ratings
The Right to Oblivion
by Lowry Pressly • 2024
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
4.01
254
The Right to Oblivion Summary
The Right to Oblivion 87%
Privacy isn't about controlling your data. It's about keeping whole regions of life unrecordable.
by Lowry Pressly 2024
4.01
254 ratings
Privacy is Power
by Carissa Véliz • 2020
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
4.02
1k+
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power 87%
Your data is not the product; it's the toxic spill that's eroding your freedom.
by Carissa Véliz 2020
4.02
1k+ ratings
Dead Eye
by Mark Greaney • 2013
After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.
4.42
23k+
Dead Eye Summary
Dead Eye 87%
After killing a Russian mobster, a rogue spy becomes the hunted, pursued by a sociopathic rival.
by Mark Greaney 2013
4.42
23k+ ratings
The Right to Privacy
by Ellen Alderman • 1995
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
3.96
339
The Right to Privacy Summary
The Right to Privacy 87%
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
by Ellen Alderman 1995
3.96
339 ratings
The Perfect Police State
by Geoffrey Cain • 2021
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
4.23
1k+
The Perfect Police State Summary
The Perfect Police State 87%
China's Xinjiang AI state predicts crimes before they happen, and exports the blueprint globally.
by Geoffrey Cain 2021
4.23
1k+ ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 87%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 ratings
Black List
by Brad Thor • 2012
A black ops agent on a kill list uncovers a surveillance empire planning a devastating cyberattack
4.25
23k+
Black List Summary
Black List 87%
A black ops agent on a kill list uncovers a surveillance empire planning a devastating cyberattack
by Brad Thor 2012
4.25
23k+ ratings
Permanent Record
by Edward Snowden • 2019
He helped build the hidden architecture of mass surveillance. Then he blew it wide open.
4.3
59k+
Permanent Record Summary
Permanent Record 87%
He helped build the hidden architecture of mass surveillance. Then he blew it wide open.
by Edward Snowden 2019
4.3
59k+ ratings
The Cuckoo's Egg
by Clifford Stoll • 1989
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
4.28
16k+
The Cuckoo's Egg Summary
The Cuckoo's Egg 87%
A 75-cent error, a pager, one astronomer chasing a KGB spy through military networks.
by Clifford Stoll 1989
4.28
16k+ ratings
Survive Like a Spy
by Jason Hanson • 2018
The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.
3.37
555
Survive Like a Spy Summary
Survive Like a Spy 87%
The spy's playbook for everyday life: spot lies, shake a tail, and make it home safe.
by Jason Hanson 2018
3.37
555 ratings
The Art of Invisibility
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2017
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
3.98
5k+
The Art of Invisibility Summary
The Art of Invisibility 87%
From encrypted messages to burner devices, a hacker guide to vanishing from always-on surveillance.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2017
3.98
5k+ ratings
No Tech Hacking
by Johnny Long • 2007
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
3.94
220
No Tech Hacking Summary
No Tech Hacking 87%
Hacking without technology: how open dumpsters, shoulder glances, and held doors break security.
by Johnny Long 2007
3.94
220 ratings
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown • 1998
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
3.71
667k+
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress 87%
A cryptographer's weekend is interrupted when an unbreakable code threatens to destroy the NSA.
by Dan Brown 1998
3.71
667k+ ratings
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
by Shoshana Zuboff • 2018
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
4.05
14k+
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Summary
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism 86%
Your private moments are now raw data, harvested without consent to predict and sell your future.
by Shoshana Zuboff 2018
4.05
14k+ ratings
Left of Bang
by Patrick Van Horne • 2014
Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.
3.98
3k+
Left of Bang Summary
Left of Bang 86%
Six ways to read behavior, one baseline trick, and the three-anomaly rule that triggers action.
by Patrick Van Horne 2014
3.98
3k+ ratings
The Broker
by John Grisham • 2005
A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.
3.84
103k+
The Broker Summary
The Broker 86%
A fallen insider, pardoned and exiled to Italy, becomes bait in a CIA trap.
by John Grisham 2005
3.84
103k+ ratings
Doctor Who
by Lance Parkin • 2002
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
3.62
202
Doctor Who Summary
Doctor Who 86%
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002
3.62
202 ratings
How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid
by John Kiriakou • 2022
A CIA officer's tradecraft for erasing your identity and living off the surveillance grid.
3.39
46
How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid Summary
How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid 86%
A CIA officer's tradecraft for erasing your identity and living off the surveillance grid.
by John Kiriakou 2022
3.39
46 ratings
Spy Schools
by Daniel Golden • 2017
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
3.57
315
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools 86%
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
by Daniel Golden 2017
3.57
315 ratings
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life
by Jason Hanson • 2015
Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.
3.64
2k+
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life Summary
Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life 86%
Escape restraints, spot a tail, secure a room: spy skills for civilians.
by Jason Hanson 2015
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Power of Awareness
by Dan Schilling • 2021
See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.
4.02
258
The Power of Awareness Summary
The Power of Awareness 86%
See the world like a spy: the trainable skills of awareness, threat detection, and decisive action.
by Dan Schilling 2021
4.02
258 ratings
Spycatcher
by Peter Wright • 1987
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
3.73
3k+
Spycatcher Summary
Spycatcher 86%
MI5's first scientist built secret listening devices, then spent his career hunting a Soviet mole.
by Peter Wright 1987
3.73
3k+ ratings
The Quantified Self
by Deborah Lupton • 2016
Your fitness tracker feeds a digital economy that profits from your body's data.
3.81
86
The Quantified Self Summary
The Quantified Self 86%
Your fitness tracker feeds a digital economy that profits from your body's data.
by Deborah Lupton 2016
3.81
86 ratings
Mindf*ck
by Christopher Wylie • 2019
Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.
4.36
8k+
Mindf*ck Summary
Mindf*ck 86%
Fifty million profiles. Two elections. One whistleblower who built the weapon and then broke it.
by Christopher Wylie 2019
4.36
8k+ ratings
The Marriage Act
by John Marrs • 2023
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
3.79
50k+
The Marriage Act Summary
The Marriage Act 86%
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
by John Marrs 2023
3.79
50k+ ratings
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers
by Norbert Juretzko • 2004
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
3.67
21
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers Summary
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers 86%
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
by Norbert Juretzko 2004
3.67
21 ratings
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz • 2015
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
3.81
170k+
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web 86%
Journalist and hacker reunite to protect a boy whose father was murdered for his AI research.
by David Lagercrantz 2015
3.81
170k+ ratings
The Red Web
by Andrei Soldatov • 2015
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
3.95
700
The Red Web Summary
The Red Web 86%
The Soviet Union fell but its surveillance state survived, rewired for the internet age.
by Andrei Soldatov 2015
3.95
700 ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 86%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
by P.W. Singer • 2013
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
3.83
1k+
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar 86%
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
by P.W. Singer 2013
3.83
1k+ ratings
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy
by Jim Marrs • 2010
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
3.91
749
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy Summary
The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 86%
A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.
by Jim Marrs 2010
3.91
749 ratings
Blood Orchid
by Stuart Woods • 2002
A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.
4.07
12k+
Blood Orchid Summary
Blood Orchid 86%
A bullet interrupts a Florida police chief's dinner, and three developers are already dead.
by Stuart Woods 2002
4.07
12k+ ratings
We Are Bellingcat
by Eliot Higgins • 2021
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
4.12
6k+
We Are Bellingcat Summary
We Are Bellingcat 86%
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
by Eliot Higgins 2021
4.12
6k+ ratings
Discipline and Punish
by Michel Foucault • 1975
The scaffold gave way to the file. Power stopped breaking bodies and started classifying souls.
4.24
37k+
Discipline and Punish Summary
Discipline and Punish 86%
The scaffold gave way to the file. Power stopped breaking bodies and started classifying souls.
by Michel Foucault 1975
4.24
37k+ ratings
Future Crimes
by Marc Goodman • 2015
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
3.92
4k+
Future Crimes Summary
Future Crimes 86%
Crime went corporate. The dark web runs like Amazon, and your digital exhaust is its inventory.
by Marc Goodman 2015
3.92
4k+ ratings
UFOs
by Leslie Kean • 2010
Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.
4.02
3k+
UFOs Summary
UFOs 86%
Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.
by Leslie Kean 2010
4.02
3k+ ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51 86%
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011
3.86
11k+ ratings
Code Warriors
by Stephen Budiansky • 2016
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
3.72
760
Code Warriors Summary
Code Warriors 86%
Math, machines, and moral compromise: the NSA's secret Cold War against the Soviets.
by Stephen Budiansky 2016
3.72
760 ratings
Big Boys' Rules
by mark-urban • 1992
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
3.87
326
Big Boys' Rules Summary
Big Boys' Rules 86%
Britain's covert war on the IRA: informers, bugged weapons, ambushes the state called self-defense.
by mark-urban 1992
3.87
326 ratings
The Day of the Jackal
by Frederick Forsyth • 1971
A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.
4.27
147k+
The Day of the Jackal Summary
The Day of the Jackal 86%
A hired killer stalks President de Gaulle. One detective must unmask him before Liberation Day.
by Frederick Forsyth 1971
4.27
147k+ ratings
Change Agent
by Daniel Suarez • 2017
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
3.98
8k+
Change Agent Summary
Change Agent 86%
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
by Daniel Suarez 2017
3.98
8k+ ratings
Escape the Wolf
by Clint Emerson • 2022
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
4.14
100
Escape the Wolf Summary
Escape the Wolf 85%
A SEAL's system for reading threats, blending in anywhere, and escaping before danger strikes.
by Clint Emerson 2022
4.14
100 ratings
The Oligarch's Daughter
by Joseph Finder • 2025
A boatbuilder kills a stranger at sea, then Russian agents hunt him through New Hampshire woods.
4.11
22k+
The Oligarch's Daughter Summary
The Oligarch's Daughter 85%
A boatbuilder kills a stranger at sea, then Russian agents hunt him through New Hampshire woods.
by Joseph Finder 2025
4.11
22k+ ratings
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