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Future Crimes

By: Marc Goodman
Narrated by: Marc Goodman, Robertson Dean
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* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *

Technological advances have benefited our world in immeasurable ways, but there is an ominous flipside. Criminals are often the earliest, and most innovative, adopters of technology and modern times have lead to modern crimes. Today's criminals are stealing identities, draining online bank-accounts and wiping out computer servers. It's disturbingly easy to activate baby cam monitors to spy on families, pacemakers can be hacked to deliver a lethal jolt, and thieves are analyzing your social media in order to determine the best time for a home invasion.

Meanwhile, 3D printers produce AK-47s, terrorists can download the recipe for the Ebola virus, and drug cartels are building drones. This is just the beginning of the tsunami of technological threats coming our way. In Future Crimes, Marc Goodman rips open his database of hundreds of real cases to give us front-row access to these impending perils. Reading like a sci-fi thriller, but based in startling fact, Goodman raises tough questions about the expanding role of technology in our lives. Future Crimes is a call to action for better security measures worldwide, but most importantly, will empower readers to protect themselves against these looming technological threats - before it's too late.

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Critic reviews

Goodman describes Future Crimes as a 'rough ride' — and with some justice. But in an area where criminals profit from the ignorance of the general public, it is a ride well worth taking if we are to prevent the worst of his predictions from taking shape
A riveting read (Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan)
Excellent and timely
Future Crimes has the pace of a sci-fi film but it's happening now. It will be a long time before anyone who reads it will feel safe on-line again (William Hartston)
Goodman is a go-to guide for all who want a good scaring about the dark side of technology
OMG. This is a wake-up call.
An essential read for law enforcers, corporations and the community alike
Future-proof yourself by reading this book
Future Crimes deserves a prominent place in our front-line library
The question I am most often asked in my lectures is 'what's the next big crime?' The answer is in this book.
All stars
Most relevant
Packed with important and interesting facts about the Internet and related technologies that we have become dependent on.

Should be mandatory reading.

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Where does Future Crimes rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Good in detail but short on delivery. Could be more succinct.

What other book might you compare Future Crimes to, and why?

McMafia as they are on th same subject.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

No, far too slow.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The threats and the size of the dark web.

Any additional comments?

Good if a little slow.

Good but slow

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A little long but necessary to drive the point home....did not realise about the bio enginnering and technology of the future which is being slowly implemented now by some countries....really scarry thought..
Pay close attention from chapter 17 onwards....

A must read for everyone - a real eye opener...

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If you weren't wary of the connected world before you read/listened to Future Crimes, you certainly will be afterwards.

Marc either has the gift of prophecy, or is very simply able to to see the potential (good and bad) of our connected world.

This book should be on the shelf of every IT manager, politician, CEO, school administrator, government (local and national) official.

Marc has been able to articulate the dangers of total interconnectivity, and offer solutions to enable users of any network, which is pretty much all of us, to be more aware of the use that your click/tap can be put to.

What was particularly prescient was the prediction that the weakness in Windows XP could be exploited on a global scale. A full 2 years before the actual event.

Afraid!..you will be.

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This book has changed how I think about the data I produce and the head in the sand naivety with which I have used free apps, websites, etc in the past. I will never submit any personal data on the Internet again.. Oh wait..

Thought provoking

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