The digital world offers a false sense of full and unrestricted access: information circulates unimpeded, and freedom of choice is guaranteed. Well, neither one thing nor the other. We believe we are safe from books being burned, but the large companies to which we offer our whole lives (photos, interests, consumption, entertainment, readings, purchases, journeys, etc.) have a power over our daily live that is difficult to imagine.

James Filkenstein earned his Ph.D. in social psychology from Newcastle University and a B.A. in Informatics Engineering from the ITBA. He has been a featured columnist for many newspapers and magazines around the world.