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) Data Monetization
C) Digital Economy
D) Information Age
- 2. Zuboff argues that surveillance capitalism threatens which of the following?
A) Privacy
B) Economic Growth
C) Globalization
D) Employment
- 3. What type of behavioral data do companies primarily collect?
A) Political beliefs
B) Medical records
C) User interactions
D) Financial information
- 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) 1990s
B) 1980s
C) 2010s
D) 2000s
- 7. What is the primary ethical concern related to surveillance capitalism?
A) Economic inequality
B) Job automation
C) Consumer debt
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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