The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff - Quiz
  • 1. What term does Zuboff use to describe the commodification of personal data?
A) Surveillance Capitalism
B) Information Age
C) Data Monetization
D) Digital Economy
  • 2. Zuboff argues that surveillance capitalism threatens which of the following?
A) Globalization
B) Employment
C) Privacy
D) Economic Growth
  • 3. What type of behavioral data do companies primarily collect?
A) User interactions
B) Financial information
C) Medical records
D) Political beliefs
  • 4. In what decade did surveillance capitalism begin to emerge?
A) 2000s
B) 1990s
C) 1980s
D) 2010s
  • 5. What does Zuboff suggest is essential to combat surveillance capitalism?
A) Corporate responsibility
B) Regulatory frameworks
C) Increased competition
D) Consumer obedience
  • 6. Zuboff claims that surveillance capitalism undermines which social concept?
A) Education
B) Democracy
C) Technology
D) Trade
  • 7. What is the primary ethical concern related to surveillance capitalism?
A) Consumer debt
B) Economic inequality
C) Job automation
D) Exploitation of personal data
  • 8. Zuboff's book is a critique of which broader social phenomenon?
A) Global trade
B) Surveillance
C) Capitalist markets
D) Social media
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