{"product_id":"better-tech","title":"Better Tech","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• By Francine Berman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Release Date: Sep 15, 2026\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780262054881\u003cbr\u003e• 266 Pages\u003cbr\u003e• Trade Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTechnology powers our world. But we often give it the upper hand, treating tech solutions as right by default and accepting online risk as the price we have to pay. Rampant security breaches, unwanted surveillance, predators, and misinformation are just a normal part of cyberspace. But what if tech was designed and managed to empower and protect the people who use it? In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetter Tech\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Francine Berman explores this question and argues that for society to advance and humanity to thrive, technology must put people first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerman focuses on the riskiest and most essential technologies—social media, AI chatbots, search engines—all of which serve as digital critical infrastructure. She argues that the risk-mitigation strategies for critical infrastructure like roads, bridges, food systems, and the electrical grid can also be used for cyberspace because we should be able to expect that our technology is similarly safe, dependable, and trustworthy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBetter Tech\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e goes beyond identifying the problems of technology and provides an actionable playbook of responsible design, development, use, and regulatory strategies that can be used by everyone from policymakers to students and general readers to reduce technology’s risks and advance the public good.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380633780313,"sku":"978-0262054881","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0183\/6405\/files\/BT1.jpg?v=1791218315","url":"https:\/\/shop.givingtons.com\/products\/better-tech","provider":"Givington's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}