Nonetheless, what capitalism realised in the neoliberal era, Han argues, is that it didn’t need to be tough, but seductive. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Byung-Chul Han: “Personal data are unceasingly monetised and commercialised”. But what is big data, you might well be asking? “Big data is a vast, commercial enterprise,” explains Han. The world of psychopolitics Han excoriates will be familiar to fans of our leading satirists, Charlie Brooker and Dave Eggers.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2017 07:52 UTC