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