LEADER 04354nam 2200613 450 001 9910821345803321 005 20240112051723.0 010 $a1-5036-3372-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781503633728 035 $a(CKB)5580000000360932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29973005 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL29973005 035 $a(DE-B1597)641544 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781503633728 035 $a(OCoLC)1344539048 035 $a(EXLCZ)995580000000360932 100 $a20240112d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aData Cartels $eThe Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information /$fSarah Lamdan 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aStanford, California :$cStanford University Press,$d[2023] 210 4$dİ2023 215 $a1 online resource (227 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 1 $a1-5036-1507-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 145-195) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the data cartels : an overview -- Data brokering -- Academic research -- Legal information -- Financial information -- News -- Conclusion : envisioning public information as a public good. 330 $a"In our digital world, data is power, and information hoarders reign supreme. The practices of these digital pillagers are analogous to those of cartels--they use intimidation, aggression, and force to maintain control and power. Sarah Lamdan brings us into the unregulated underworld of the "data cartels," demonstrating how the entities mining, hoarding, commodifying, and selling our data and informational resources perpetuate social inequalities and threaten the democratic sharing of knowledge. The companies at the center of this book are not household names like Google. They fly under the radar and self-identify as "data analytics" or "business solutions" operations. These companies supply the digital lifeblood that flow through the circulatory system of the internet. With their control over data, they can prevent the free flow of information to places where it is needed, and simultaneously distribute private information to predatory entities. Just a few companies dominate most of our critical informational resources, from scientific research and financial data to the law. They are also data brokers, selling our personal data to law enforcement and other government agencies that determine whether we should be eligible for social services, and they sell "risk" products that insurance companies, employers, landlords, and healthcare systems use to make decisions. Alarmingly, everything they're doing is perfectly legal. Ranging from small information firms to billion-dollar data giants like Thomson Reuters and RELX Group, these companies masterfully exploit outdated information and privacy laws, curating online information in a way that amplifies digital racism and targets marginalized communities. In this book, Lamdan contends that privatization and tech exceptionalism have prevented us from creating effective legal regulation. Lack of legal intervention has allowed oversized information oligopolies to coalesce. In addition to specific legal and market-based solutions, Lamdan calls for treating information like a public good and creating digital infrastructure that supports our democratic ideals"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAntitrust law$zUnited States 606 $aCartels$zUnited States 606 $aData protection$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aFreedom of information$zUnited States 606 $aInformation services industry$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aInformation services industry$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aAntitrust law 615 0$aCartels 615 0$aData protection$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aFreedom of information 615 0$aInformation services industry$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aInformation services industry$xSocial aspects 676 $a343.730999 686 $aAK 54325$qDE-14/sred$2rvk 700 $aLamdan$b Sarah$01709983 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821345803321 996 $aData Cartels$94100208 997 $aUNINA