Surveillance Valley
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Surveillance Valley
| Full title | Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet |
|---|---|
| Author | Yasha Levine |
| Published | 2018 |
| Pages | 384 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Yasha Levine traces the internet from ARPA counterinsurgency projects to the present and argues that even the privacy tools built to escape surveillance were government-funded — a hostile reading of the same events How the Internet Happened narrates warmly, worth holding the two against each other. |
Where I heard about it
- Replies to @typesfast — an answer to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in his thread, June 2025. The full list of answers is on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this came out of; the full recovered list lives there.
- Privacy — the stake.
- Silicon Valley — the subject.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.