AVAILABLE – LIONEL EDDY
Lionel Eddy – Rights Catalogue
Lionel Eddy is an author, journalist and digital-rights commentator specialising in biometrics, digital ID systems and state surveillance technologies. His work examines facial recognition, CBDCs and smart-city infrastructures, focusing on their implications for privacy, civil liberties and democratic accountability. His first book, The Digital Agenda, introduces readers to the fast-moving global landscape of identification technologies and the risks they present.
The Digital Agenda is under author copyright and available for rights, licensing, adaptation and publishing negotiation.
Available Works
The Digital Agenda (non-fiction)
The Digital Agenda examines the global rollout of digital identity systems, exploring their potential benefits alongside the risks they pose to privacy, security and civil liberties. It analyses emerging policies including Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and social credit systems, assessing how these technologies may shape governance, financial systems and everyday life worldwide.
The book offers readers a clear, accessible understanding of the technologies driving the digital economy, the ethical and privacy challenges they raise, and the broader implications for democratic accountability. It equips readers to engage critically with ongoing debates about the future of digital society and to make informed judgments about its direction.
Rights Available:
- UK + international publishing rights
- UK + international translation / territory sale
- Broadcast documentary / docu-series
- Scripted adaptation
- Narrative podcast / podcast series
- Educational content
- Speaking-tour alignment and advocacy platform licensing
Themes: digital identity, digital governance, privacy and surveillance, data protection, cybersecurity, digital civil liberties, state power and technology, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), social credit systems, financial digitisation, interoperability and standards, ethical technology, digital inclusion and exclusion, global digital policy, democracy and accountability, future of the digital economy
Book details:
• English language — Softcover, eBook
• Page count: 144
• ISBN-13 (Soft): 978-1803528236
Available to option for publishing, translation and adaptation. Full manuscript available on request.
