The impact of the tech giants

Lasky, Jack. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780737775228
ISBN: 073777522X
ISBN: 9780737775235
ISBN: 0737775238
Physical Description: print
241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

How do tech giants impact society? Tech giants are socially responsible / Lindsey Gilpin -- The new Silicon Valley movement that is taking on the tech giants / Gabriel Thompson -- Why tech giants are now uniting against US surveillance / Harry Bruinius -- Tech giants are complicit in NSA surveillance / Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery -- Tech companies are changing communities for the better / Mackenzie Carpenter and Deborah M. Todd -- Tech companies are causing gentrification / Adam Hudson -- Tech giants can be environmentally friendly / Tate Williams -- Tech giants can be environmentally harmful / David Pomerantz. What issues surround the products of tech giants? Google Glass technologies present serious privacy concerns / Brian Proffitt -- Google Glass privacy concerns are overstated / Matt McGee -- Cloud computing services have inherent security risks / Ted Samson -- Cloud computing services are safe and likely to get safer / Andrew Burger -- Tech products are overpriced / Sam Mattera -- Tech products are not overpriced / James Kendrick -- Delivery drones are a good idea / Christa Avampato -- Delivery drones are a bad idea / James Brumley. What are some common criticisms of tech giants? Google is monopolistic / Wade Roush -- Google is not monopolistic / Ryan Radia -- Today's acqui-hires will become tomorrow's innovators / Peter Relan -- Tech giants stifle innovation with acqui-hires / Robert Hatta -- Third-party online retailers are detrimental to small business / Jamie Salvatori. What does the future hold for tech giants? Big tech poses a challenge to traditional banks / Francisco González -- Big tech does not pose a serious threat to traditional banks, but could change banking / Jon Ogden -- Project Loon is a potentially great technological breakthrough / Angela Washeck -- Project Loon is unlikely to succeed / Kevin Fitchard -- A car designed by Apple is a realistic possibility / Michelle Quinn.