The recent data controversy with Facebook highlights that the tech industry as a whole was
utterly unprepared for the backlash it faced as a result of its business model of selling user
data to third parties. Despite the predominant role that technology plays in all of our lives
the controversy also revealed that many tech companies are reactive rather than proactive in
addressing crises. This book examines society's failure to manage technology and its resulting
negative consequences. Mitroff argues that the technological mindset is responsible for
society's unbridled obsession with technology and unless confronted will cause one tech crisis
after another. This trans-disciplinary text edgy in its approach will appeal to academics
students and practitioners through its discussion of the modern technological crisis.
