Episode
#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
1:26:24
Published: Mon Aug 12 2019
Description
Roger McNamee is a businessman, investor, musician and founding partner of the venture capital firm Elevation Partners. Roger has had a front seat to the biggest developments in Silicon Valley for the last 30 years and this culminated with his time as an early investor and key advisor to Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook. Over the last few years he became concerned with the direction that Facebook and Big Tech was taking and now spends his time educating the general public on the dangers of Surveillance Capitalism, data privacy, technology addiction and much more. Extra Stuff: Buy Roger's Book - https://amzn.to/2ySnZcm Find Roger's Tour Dates - http://www.zuckedbook.com/ Follow Roger on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Moonalice The Age Of Surveillance Capitalism - https://amzn.to/2Tm1HsU Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact
Chapters
A former investment analyst and member of Kleiner Perkins discusses his involvement in the early days of Silicon Valley, including being present for the creation of Netscape, Amazon and Google.
00:00 - 06:17 (06:17)
Summary
A former investment analyst and member of Kleiner Perkins discusses his involvement in the early days of Silicon Valley, including being present for the creation of Netscape, Amazon and Google.
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The rise of surveillance capitalism has led to the mass gathering of personal data which is then used to make the world more efficient.
06:17 - 16:36 (10:18)
Summary
The rise of surveillance capitalism has led to the mass gathering of personal data which is then used to make the world more efficient. This has led to addiction because companies use persuasive technology and manipulate people's attention without full consent.
Episode#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
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Explaining the concept of load balancing and its use in complex systems, such as traffic flow.
16:36 - 21:27 (04:51)
Summary
Explaining the concept of load balancing and its use in complex systems, such as traffic flow.
Episode#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
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This podcast discusses the privacy concerns over Google's Street View, Pokemon Go, and Google Glass apps, with the potential for personal and property information to be exposed or exploited.
21:29 - 26:03 (04:34)
Summary
This podcast discusses the privacy concerns over Google's Street View, Pokemon Go, and Google Glass apps, with the potential for personal and property information to be exposed or exploited.
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The speaker argues that there are a different set of principles that guide powerful executives, who grew up in an environment where it seems that businesses can do whatever they want, and that there is a prevalent problem in the United States with white supremacists going on murderous rampages.
26:03 - 33:00 (06:56)
Summary
The speaker argues that there are a different set of principles that guide powerful executives, who grew up in an environment where it seems that businesses can do whatever they want, and that there is a prevalent problem in the United States with white supremacists going on murderous rampages.
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Should there be penalties for tech companies that enable negative impacts on society such as increased suicide rates and the facilitation of violent crime through their platforms?
33:00 - 37:44 (04:44)
Summary
Should there be penalties for tech companies that enable negative impacts on society such as increased suicide rates and the facilitation of violent crime through their platforms? Additionally, why are healthcare and data companies allowed to sell our private health data?
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The best and brightest are devoting their time and effort to manipulating human attention and behavior, causing harm and no privacy.
37:45 - 44:49 (07:03)
Summary
The best and brightest are devoting their time and effort to manipulating human attention and behavior, causing harm and no privacy. An ex-Facebook employee comments on the issues of anonymity and the problems it causes in social media.
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The speaker shares about a conference room set up like a living room that became the meeting place for him and a founder he advised for three years.
44:49 - 51:50 (07:01)
Summary
The speaker shares about a conference room set up like a living room that became the meeting place for him and a founder he advised for three years.
Episode#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
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Facebook's data misuse problems began with like buttons and sharing options that allowed anyone to track users' online activities.
51:50 - 58:05 (06:15)
Summary
Facebook's data misuse problems began with like buttons and sharing options that allowed anyone to track users' online activities. Mark Zuckerberg's lack of respect for user privacy was also a contributing factor to the scandal.
Episode#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
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The "PayPal Mafia," a group of successful investors and executives including Peter Thiel, had a significant impact on Silicon Valley's technology industry and culture with their hyper libertarian views and willingness to break societal norms.
58:05 - 1:05:52 (07:46)
Summary
The "PayPal Mafia," a group of successful investors and executives including Peter Thiel, had a significant impact on Silicon Valley's technology industry and culture with their hyper libertarian views and willingness to break societal norms. These values played a role in the development of companies like Facebook and in the toxic digital platforms associated with video games.
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The approach to litigate against Big Tech may seem like the only card left to play to restrict their power or increase transparency but may not be the most effective solution.
1:05:52 - 1:11:14 (05:21)
Summary
The approach to litigate against Big Tech may seem like the only card left to play to restrict their power or increase transparency but may not be the most effective solution. Bottom-up measures and a redirection of business models earlier could have done it all.
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The podcast discusses the lack of issues amongst current Silicon Valley employees despite former engineer Guillaume Chalot's activism.
1:11:15 - 1:17:24 (06:08)
Summary
The podcast discusses the lack of issues amongst current Silicon Valley employees despite former engineer Guillaume Chalot's activism. It also delves into the comparison between the Christchurch shooting and 9-11.
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Apple is releasing a credit card that, when used with Apple Pay, is equivalent to paying with cash.
1:17:24 - 1:21:26 (04:01)
Summary
Apple is releasing a credit card that, when used with Apple Pay, is equivalent to paying with cash. Additionally, Apple anonymizes route data gathered from users to protect privacy.
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The speaker brings up recent controversy in UK politics surrounding propaganda and privacy, and encourages people to demand privacy protection from politicians.
1:21:26 - 1:25:10 (03:43)
Summary
The speaker brings up recent controversy in UK politics surrounding propaganda and privacy, and encourages people to demand privacy protection from politicians. They suggest educating oneself on the topic through reading The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff.
Episode#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?
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In this podcast, the host interviews Roger McNamee, author of the book Zucked, about the dangers of social media and the importance of making our own choices when it comes to our digital lives.
1:25:10 - 1:26:10 (01:00)
Summary
In this podcast, the host interviews Roger McNamee, author of the book Zucked, about the dangers of social media and the importance of making our own choices when it comes to our digital lives. Roger also shares details about his upcoming events in the UK.