The rise of social media and the increase in the computational capabilities of computers have allowed tech companies such as Facebook and Google to gather incredibly large amounts of data and to be able to extract meaningful information to use for commercial purposes. Moreover, the algorithms behind these platforms have shown the ability to influence feelings, behaviors, and opinions, representing a serious threat to the independence of their users. All of these practices have been referred to as "surveillance capitalism", a term created by Shoshana Zuboff. In this paper I focus on the threat imposed on the autonomy of human beings in the context of surveillance capitalism, providing both an analysis of the reasons why this threat exists and what consequences we could face if we take no action against such practices.
翻译:社交媒体的兴起和计算机计算能力的提高使得Facebook和Google等技术公司能够收集大量令人难以置信的数据,并能够提取有意义的信息用于商业目的。 此外,这些平台背后的算法也表明有能力影响情感、行为和意见,严重威胁用户的独立性。 所有这些做法都被称为“监视资本主义 ”, 由Shoshana Zuboff创立的术语。 在本文中,我重点介绍了在监视资本主义背景下对人自治造成的威胁,分析了这种威胁存在的原因,以及如果我们不采取行动反对这种做法,我们可能面临什么后果。