TY - BOOK ID - 553141 TI - Delete : the virtue of forgetting in the digital age PY - 2009 SN - 9780691138619 0691138613 PB - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Information systems KW - Theory of knowledge KW - Documentation and information KW - Memory. KW - Computer storage devices. KW - Internet KW - Persistence. KW - Mémoire KW - Ordinateurs KW - Persévérance KW - Social aspects. KW - Mémoires KW - Aspect social KW - Memory KW - Computer storage devices KW - Persistence KW - Social aspects KW - 153.125 KW - Personality KW - Computer memory systems KW - Computers KW - Electronic digital computers KW - Storage devices, Computer KW - Computer input-output equipment KW - Memory management (Computer science) KW - Retention (Psychology) KW - Intellect KW - Psychology KW - Thought and thinking KW - Comprehension KW - Executive functions (Neuropsychology) KW - Mnemonics KW - Perseveration (Psychology) KW - Reproduction (Psychology) KW - DARPA Internet KW - Internet (Computer network) KW - Wide area networks (Computer networks) KW - World Wide Web KW - Memory systems KW - Storage devices KW - Mémoire KW - Persévérance KW - Mémoires KW - Internet - Social aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:553141 AB - "Delete" looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in cyberspace for future employers to see. Google remembers everything we've searched for and when. The digital realm remembers what is sometimes better forgotten, and this has profound implications for us all. In "Delete", Viktor Mayer-Schonberger traces the important role that forgetting has played throughout human history, from the ability to make sound decisions unencumbered by the past to the possibility of second chances. The written word made it possible for humans to remember across generations and time, yet now digital technology and global networks are overriding our natural ability to forget - the past is ever present, ready to be called up at the click of a mouse. Mayer-Schonberger examines the technology that's facilitating the end of forgetting - digitization, cheap storage and easy retrieval, global access, and increasingly powerful software - and describes the dangers of everlasting digital memory, whether it's outdated information taken out of context or compromising photos the Web won't let us forget. He explains why information privacy rights and other fixes can't help us, and proposes an ingeniously simple solution - expiration dates on information - that may. "Delete" is an eye-opening book that will help us remember how to forget in the digital age. ER -