Privacy is Power
Privacy is Power by Carissa Vélizby Carissa Véliz
Shares rank 129 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended by commenters as a book on why privacy matters, often paired with Surveillance Capitalism for reading on technology and surveillance.
Recommended by commenters as a book on why privacy matters, often paired with Surveillance Capitalism for reading on technology and surveillance.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Highly recommended by commenters
“I highly recommend reading Privacy Is Power by Carissa Véliz”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “How credit card rewards became a $9.2B wealth transfer” Suggested for school reading
“I wish they had kids read Surveillance Capitalism and also Privacy is Power as part of their school reading.”
Comment from 20 Apr 2026 in “NSA is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist” Aligns with humane technology ideas
“fully support the main ideas from Center Human Technology, books like Privacy is Power”
Comment from 26 Mar 2026 in “What next for big tech after landmark social media addiction verdict?”
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The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Privacy is Powerby Carissa VélizThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I highly recommend reading Privacy Is Power by Carissa Véliz”
“I wish they had kids read Surveillance Capitalism and also Privacy is Power as part of their school reading.”
“fully support the main ideas from Center Human Technology, books like Privacy is Power”
“More good reading that I found helpful are the books”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.