Vamosi, Rob.

When gadgets betray us : the dark side of our infatuation with new technologies / Robert Vamosi. - New York : Basic Books, c2011. - xviii, 222 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A false sense of security -- The dark side of convenience -- Invisible threats -- Electronic bread crumbs -- Me, I'm not -- The myth of fingerprints -- Zeroes and ones.

Looks at the important issues that are often overlooked in the race to find the best, fastest, and most cutting-edge technological wonders.

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Pocket computers--Social aspects.
Pocket computers--Health aspects.
Pocket computers--Security measures.
Software failures--Risk assessment.
Computer crimes.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects

QA 76.9 .C66 / .V36 2011