Reviews

           Overall, Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Centralization of Intimacy is a great read. It covers a wide spectrum of ways technology has become prevalent in our lives and how to regain privacy. Keenan uses many examples to make his points clear and he reinforces each one with multiple anecdotes. At the rate technology is progressing it is hard to keep up with everything new. Keenan points this out with many technocreeps that most users are well aware of, but he also covers obscure ones that are not common knowledge. Prior to reading the book I was aware of how tracked our online activity is, but I had no idea that companies put so much effort into manipulating consumers into buying their products. It was not long before I agreed with Keenan’s thesis that “technocreeps are relentlessly invading our daily lives” (Keenan, 2014). It is clear through the progression of the book that it is happening at a higher rate than most of us know. The class materials also widely support the argument. Automation and advancement of technology allows people to do an array of things with the press of a button. The convenience we crave has opened thousands of doors for hackers to take advantage of our cluelessness. Luckily the book is concluded with ways to counteract the invasion, concluding the book on a positive note. Many articles about the digital revolution shed a negative light upon it, making claims that people are losing out on human contact and substantial relationships. The novel instead sheds a positive light on the digital revolution claiming that if people are simply aware of what is going on, they can take steps to secure their information and prosper from progress. Keenan gives hope to those doubting the emergence of new technologies and informs those already taking part.

Reviews
"This masterful weaving of the negatives and positives of technology makes for a book that is realistic.." -Forward Reviews
"The definitive dissection of privacy-eroding the life-invading technologies" -goodreads
"Readers will come away having sifted through troves of data but somehow not feeling any more informed" -Quill & Quire 

Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Centralization of Intimacy is available both online or at the public library.