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_aMayer-Schönberger, Viktor
245 1 0 _aDelete :
_bthe virtue of forgetting in the digital age /
_cViktor Mayer-Schönberger.
260 _aPrincenton ;
_aOxford :
_bPrinceton University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a249 p. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. 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.
520 _aLooks 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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_aMemory
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_aInternet
_xSocial aspects
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_aComputer storage devices
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_aPersistence
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