# Privacy is Power by Carissa Véliz

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Privacy is Power by Carissa Véliz and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by commenters as a book on why privacy matters, often paired with Surveillance Capitalism for reading on technology and surveillance.

## Why people recommend it

- Highly recommended by commenters (1 comments): "I highly recommend reading Privacy Is Power by Carissa Véliz" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451218))
- Suggested for school reading (1 comments): "I wish they had kids read Surveillance Capitalism and also Privacy is Power as part of their school reading." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47832869))
- Aligns with humane technology ideas (1 comments): "fully support the main ideas from Center Human Technology, books like Privacy is Power" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47529637))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1787634043?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781787634046) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Privacy is Power by Carissa Véliz", https://hackerapproved.com/p/privacy-is-power/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).