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