Delete : the virtue of forgetting in the digital age / Viktor Mayer-Schönberger.

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Mayer-Schönberger, Viktor

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TextPublication details: Princenton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2011.Description: 249 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780691150369

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Contents:

1. Falling to forget the "Drunken Pirate" -- 2. The role of remembering and the importance of forgetting -- 3. The demise of forgetting, and its drivers -- 4. Of power and time, consequences of the demise of forgetting -- 5. Potential responses -- 6. Reintroducing forgetting.

Summary: Looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google remembers everything we've searched for and when. The digital realm remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, and this has profound implications for us all.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Falling to forget the "Drunken Pirate" --
2. The role of remembering and the importance of forgetting --
3. The demise of forgetting, and its drivers --
4. Of power and time, consequences of the demise of forgetting --
5. Potential responses --
6. Reintroducing forgetting.

Looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google remembers everything we've searched for and when. The digital realm remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, and this has profound implications for us all.

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