Once, when I picked up a book from the local library, the librarian asked to tell her what I thought about the book when I would bring it back. Well, why not write a few lines about all the books I read so everybody could see what I thought about it? I'm often also happy to have friends recommend a certain book or tell me this and that is not really worth reading. I won't comment about the tons of books I have read so far, but about books I read from now on.
| highly recommended | sehr empfohlen | |
| good reading | gutes lesematerial | |
| average | durchschnittlich | |
| not too interesting | nicht allzu interessant | |
| recommended not to read it | empfehlung das buch nicht zu lesen |
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| title | Going Zero |
| author | Anthony McCarten |
| ISBN-10 | 1-529-09022-9 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-529-09022-2 |
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| date | 2023-Oct-20 |
It is hard to give this book one rating. The story itself and the figures are mediocre. But the message the book contains is right on target and the way it was compiled into an entertaining book is very good.
In the US a beta test is run on some technology which is planned to be used to find anyone, anywhere, anytime. Of course, it will be used for finding villains only. :-P For this beta test 10 people around the United States are selected as testers. When the get the signal to "go zero", they are give 2 hours headway to disappear. Their goal: not to be found for 30 days.
Although not all the technicalities in the book are correct, most of the technology described actually not only does exist today, but also is actively being used in places. So the scenario described in the book is not some far fetched fantasy, but lies within the realm of reality.
The book also highlights situations, when well meant and carefully designed and balanced guidelines may suddenly be disregarded.
Hopefully people will, after reading this book, be a bit more cautious about what data they share with whom. I am professionally involved in collecting technical system data, not personal data. But people interact with systems. It's astonishing what you already can do with only this kind of data.
