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