Overview
From 2016 to 2020, Jacob Helberg led Googleās global internal product policy efforts to combat disinformation and foreign interference. During this time, he found himself in the midst of what can only be described as a quickly escalating two-front technology cold war between democracy and autocracy.
On the front-end, weāre fighting to control the softwareāapplications, news information, social media platforms, and moreāof what we see on the screens of our computers, tablets, and phones, a clash which started out primarily with Russia but now increasingly includes China and Iran. Even more ominously, weāre also engaged in a hidden back-end battleālargely with Chinaāto control the internetās hardware, which includes devices like cellular phones, satellites, fiber-optic cables, and 5G networks.
This tech-fueled war will shape the worldās balance of power for the coming century as autocracies exploit 21st-century methods to redivide the world into 20th-century-style spheres of influence. Without a firm partnership with the government, Silicon Valley is unable to protect democracy from the autocrats looking to sabotage it from Beijing to Moscow and Tehran. Helberg offers āunnervingly convincing evidence that time is running out in the āgray warā with the enemies of freedomā (Kirkus Reviews) which could affect every meaningful aspect of our lives, including our economy, our infrastructure, our national security, and ultimately, our national sovereignty.
This book title, The Wires of War (Technology and the Global Struggle for Power) - 9781982144449, ISBN: 9781982144449, by Jacob Helberg, published by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster (November 15, 2022) 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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