Economies of Control: How Currency, Data & Digital ID Systems Are Becoming Weapons of Rule

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Arun Thorne

Economies of Control

How Currency, Data & Digital ID Systems Are Becoming Weapons of Rule

Arun Thorne

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English

Vij Books
20 September 2025

Media studies; Political structure & processes; Graphical & digital media applications

What if the systems designed to make your life easier were actually built to shape your behavior, restrict your choices, and erase your privacy?

This groundbreaking investigation reveals how digital ID surveillance, programmable money dangers, and biometric identity systems are quietly being woven into the fabric of everyday life-under the guise of convenience, efficiency, and safety. From central bank digital currency control to cashless society risks, this book exposes the silent shift from democratic governance to algorithmic rule.

You'll explore real-world case studies from China's social credit experiment to India's Aadhaar network, uncovering how technology is becoming the new architecture of compliance. But this is not just about policy or politics-it's about you. Your data. Your money. Your identity.

This book is for readers who: - Sense that something is ""off"" in the digital age, but can't quite name it, - Want to understand the mechanics behind digital control systems, - Care about privacy in the age of AI and the future of civil liberties, - Seek meaningful alternatives to passive participation in systems of soft control.

Through gripping narratives and razor-sharp analysis, you'll learn how to decode the interface, question the incentive, and reclaim the right to remain unmeasured. Whether you're a technologist, policymaker, activist, or simply someone trying to navigate the modern world with awareness, this book delivers the clarity, urgency, and insight you need.

By the final page, you won't just understand what's happening-you'll see it everywhere. And once you see it, you can choose differently.

Freedom vs convenience technology is the defining trade-off of our time. This book shows you how to choose wisely.

By: Arun Thorne
Imprint: Vij Books
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9788199117907
ISBN 10: 8199117907
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 20 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arun Thorne writes at the intersection of power, technology, and the human condition. With a background spanning policy analysis, digital ethics, and systems design, his work explores how modern societies shape-and are shaped by-the tools they build. He has spent over a decade studying how identity, data, and currency are quietly transformed into instruments of governance. His writing is driven by a singular mission: to help people see what is hidden in plain sight. Arun lives between cities and silence, often off-grid, always observing. Economies of Control is his most urgent work to date-a map for those who refuse to sleepwalk into the future.