Overview
A hack is any means of subverting a systemās rules in unintended ways. The tax code isnāt computer code, but a series of complex formulas. It has vulnerabilities; we call them āloopholes.ā We call exploits ātax avoidance strategies.ā And there is an entire industry of āblack hatā hackers intent on finding exploitable loopholes in the tax code. We call them accountants and tax attorneys.
In A Hackerās Mind, Bruce Schneier takes hacking out of the world of computing and uses it to analyze the systems that underpin our society: from tax laws to financial markets to politics. He reveals an array of powerful actors whose hacks bend our economic, political, and legal systems to their advantage, at the expense of everyone else.
Once you learn how to notice hacks, youāll start seeing them everywhereāand youāll never look at the world the same way again. Almost all systems have loopholes, and this is by design. Because if you can take advantage of them, the rules no longer apply to you.
Unchecked, these hacks threaten to upend our financial markets, weaken our democracy, and even affect the way we think. And when artificial intelligence starts thinking like a hackerāat inhuman speed and scaleāthe results could be catastrophic.
But for those who would don the āwhite hat,ā we can understand the hacking mindset and rebuild our economic, political, and legal systems to counter those who would exploit our society. And we can harness artificial intelligence to improve existing systems, predict and defend against hacks, and realize a more equitable world.
This book title, A Hacker's Mind (How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back), ISBN: 9781324074533, by Bruce Schneier, published by W. W. Norton & Company (April 23, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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