Taking Its Toll
How Big Tech Is Squeezing Our Livelihoods
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2027
Summary
An eye-opening exposé on Big Tech’s business—and the “usurocracy” behind it, a new predatory form of capitalism. You no longer own your car, your software, your music, your films—you rent them, forever. Big Tech is quietly colluding to rebuild the economy so that you keep paying, month after month, for things you used to own. When you try to dodge the fees, you pay in time instead: scanning your own shopping, booking your own appointments, arguing with chatbots, doing the unpaid work companies once paid people to do. This ground-breaking book makes the invisible tax visible—extracted from us, every single day, for the benefit of the few. Essential reading for those who want to understand the barriers that are encircling the world today.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783343027 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783343028 |
| Author: | Ursula Huws |
| Publisher: | Gibson Square Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Gibson Square Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 160mm x 240mm |
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Critics Review
Previous praise
“As always, Huws has a treasury of insights to offer.” ~Andrew Ross, author, Creditocracy and the Case for Debt Refusal
“Challenging accepted thinking and providing enough wisdom to fill several volumes, Huws has once again demonstrated her preeminence among analysts of work and inequality in digital capitalism.” ~Vincent Mosco, author, To the Cloud: Big Data in a Turbulent World
“Ursula Huws is a global treasure.” ~Gina Neff, author, Venture Labor: Work and the Burden of Risk in Innovative Industries
Ursula Huws
Ursula Huws is Emeritus Professor of Labour and Globalisation at the University of Hertfordshire. A political economist and Academy of Social Sciences Fellow, she coined “cybertariat,” pioneering research on technology’s impact on work.
Neil H. Spencer is Professor of Applied Statistics at the University of Hertfordshire and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
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