''Technocreep: The Surrender of Privacy and the Capitalization of Intimacy'' is a 2014 book by Thomas P. Keenan, an adjunct professor of

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at the

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. The book includes tips about how to increase one's personal privacy, and how to catch companies selling one's data. ''Technocreep'' was a recommended book for the secondary schools of British Columbia during the 2015-2016 academic year, and was also recommended by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia.

Reception

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'' described the book as having an " Atwoodian flavor". '' The Rumpus'' said "Keenan lays out the evidence calmly, methodically and without polemics." '' Quill & Quire'' called it a "companion guide" to life in a post- Snowden world. The book was a featured topic on ''Science for the People''.

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