This is a book about the hubris of Google thinking that despite what all levels of government told them about the Toronto Waterfront project, they would not be able to simply assume their way into more land and more tracking of people. It’s a good look at how Big Tech companies get us to believe that they’re solving problems and bringing value to people, when they’re really enriching themselves and the people on the receiving end of technology see little tangible benefit.
Read my longer review of Sideways.
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