
Future Crimes
A journey to the dark side of technology – and how to survive it
by Marc Goodman
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Pub Date 26 Feb 2015 | Archive Date 22 Mar 2015
Random House UK, Transworld Publishers | Bantam Press
Description
Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flipside. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology and modern times have lead to modern crimes. Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank-accounts and wiping out computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to activate baby cam monitors to spy on families, pacemakers can be hacked to deliver a lethal jolt, and thieves are analyzing your social media in order to determine the best time for a home invasion.
Meanwhile, 3D printers produce AK-47s, terrorists can download the recipe for the Ebola virus, and drug cartels are building drones. This is just the beginning of the tsunami of technological threats coming our way. In Future Crimes, Marc Goodman rips open his database of hundreds of real cases to give us front-row access to these impending perils. Reading like a sci-fi thriller, but based in startling fact, Goodman raises tough questions about the expanding role of technology in our lives. Future Crimes is a call to action for better security measures worldwide, but most importantly, will empower readers to protect themselves against these looming technological threats - before it's too late.
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Advance Praise
Excellent and timely - The Economist
Goodman
describes Future Crimes as a 'rough ride' — and with some justice. But
in an area where criminals profit from the ignorance of the general
public, it is a ride well worth taking if we are to prevent the worst of
his predictions from taking shape - Financial Times
Goodman is a go-to guide for all who want a good scaring about the dark side of technology - New Scientist
OMG. This is a wake-up call. - Kevin Kelly, co-founder of WIRED Magazine
Marketing Plan
Marc Goodman has spent a career in law
enforcement, including working as a street police officer, a senior
adviser to Interpol, a futurist-in-residence with the FBI and training
police forces in dozens of countries around the world, including the
Metropolitan Police. As the founder of the Future Crimes Institute and
the Chair for Policy, Law, and Ethics at Silicon Valley’s Singularity
University, he continues to investigate the intriguing and often
terrifying intersection of science and security, uncovering nascent
threats and combating the darker sides of technology.
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The fascinating and terrifying real story behind the world of high-tech crime, by the FBI's expert on the subject.
Marc Goodman's TED talk on this subject has been viewed over 950 000 times.
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9780593073650 |
PRICE | £20.00 (GBP) |