This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of technology and ethics. With real-world examples and clear explanations, Sara Wachter-Boettcher exposes the flaws in tech design and how it impacts marginalized communities. Readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of ethical tech and how to demand more from tech companies.

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Buying groceries, tracking our health, finding a date: whatever we want to do, odds are that we can now do it online. But few of us ask why all these digital products are designed the way they are. It’s time we change that. Many of the services we rely on are full of oversights, biases, and downright ethical nightmares: Chatbots that harass women. Signup forms that fail anyone who’s not straight. Social media sites that send peppy messages about dead relatives. Algorithms that put more black people behind bars.Sara Wachter-Boettcher takes an unflinching look at the values, processes, and assumptions that lead to these and other problems. Technically Wrong demystifies the tech industry, leaving those of us on the other side of the screen better prepared to make informed choices about the services we use—and demand more from the companies behind them.

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