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A review by lslanker
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
5.0
Why should I care about privacy if I have nothing to hide, right?? This phrase is constantly thrown around by people who vastly misunderstand the importance of privacy rights in today's world. Unfortunately, Marcus and his friends experience firsthand what happens when we give up our rights to privacy when the Department of Homeland Security uses a terrorist attack in San Francisco as an excuse to start extensively tracking people. Set in the not-too-distant future, Little Brother brings to light issues are are exceedingly important in our society. With ideas such as why the government is using terror as a response to a terrorist attack, this book will push your thinking about what we are willing to pay for our supposed peace of mind.
Due to some sexual content, this book should be used with high schoolers or older. With amazing information about cryptography, it is an engaging read for anyone who is interested in the ways we protect ourselves from the bad guys, but also from the good ones, too. While the book breaks down the math of cryptography (they tried to ban math!), it does so in an accessible way. This book is a Hugo Award nominee and Nebula Award nominee for 2009.
Due to some sexual content, this book should be used with high schoolers or older. With amazing information about cryptography, it is an engaging read for anyone who is interested in the ways we protect ourselves from the bad guys, but also from the good ones, too. While the book breaks down the math of cryptography (they tried to ban math!), it does so in an accessible way. This book is a Hugo Award nominee and Nebula Award nominee for 2009.