{"title":"Isak Ladegaard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsak Ladegaard\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful works that delve into complex educational and reference themes with clarity and depth. His writing invites readers to explore nuanced ideas and challenges conventional thinking, often blending rigorous research with accessible prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom titles like \u003cem\u003eOpen Secrecy\u003c\/em\u003e, readers can expect studies that reveal hidden facets of knowledge, encouraging thoughtful reflection and a deeper understanding of their subjects. Ladegaard’s books are ideal for those seeking intellectual engagement within the realms of education and reference.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"open-secrecy-by-isak-ladegaard-9780520397293","title":"Open Secrecy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamines how the global digital underground is liberated by \"open secrecy\"—a novel and ominous mix of tools for mass communication and anonymity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShadowy groups are increasingly capable of collective action. Using military-grade encryption, rerouting software, and cryptocurrencies, anonymous and pseudonymous actors can now communicate, solve problems, recruit members, and manage resources across multiple public and semipublic spaces. This swirling mix of secrecy and openness enables people to move through cyberspace like nomads with verifiable personas, which makes them impossible to stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIsak Ladegaard takes readers inside a dark, digital economy for banned drugs that has survived numerous police crackdowns, examines how activist software developers in China and other countries have maintained paths to the open internet, and documents how the American far right uses the same tools to sustain antisocial movements based on paranoia and hate. Timely and perceptive, \u003cem\u003eOpen Secrecy\u003c\/em\u003e argues that although information technology enables mass surveillance, it also undermines state power by boosting groups that evade its rule. These dual forces of control and liberation are propelling us forward, with no one at the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431777550572,"sku":"9780520397293","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520397293.jpg?v=1774557172"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/isak-ladegaard.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}