Black Mirror Is Real: The Hidden Dangers of Everyday Technology

What if the scariest technologies weren't in the future-but already in your pocket?

Black Mirror Is Real is a gripping and fearless collection of 23 essays that expose the hidden dangers embedded in the everyday devices we love, trust, and depend on. From smart baby monitors that train parents to surveil their children, to dating apps that gamify loneliness, to voice assistants that turn our homes into wiretaps-this book peels back the glossy sheen of convenience to reveal the dark ideologies powering modern technology.

With clarity, precision, and moral urgency, Dr. Karthik K-a scientist, AI researcher, and tech ethicist-guides readers through a labyrinth of invisible metrics, algorithmic manipulation, digital grief, and filtered perfection. Each essay interrogates how seemingly benign tools quietly shape our identities, behaviors, relationships, and even our concept of reality itself.

This is not science fiction. This is our present-and it's already designing our future.

If you've ever felt uneasy about how your phone seems to know you better than your friends, or why endless scrolling leaves you emotionally hollow, this book is your wake-up call.