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