Dilge Güney
A young girl wages war against a big company to protect the youth’s digital privacy.
In a dystopian future, the city is divided into districts, and those living inside the orange lines are neither safe nor lucky. Yasemin, a young immigrant girl from the Orange District, is desperately in need of money. When her best friend’s mother offers to pay her to spy on her daughter, she reluctantly agrees. That’s when she first hears about Pawn—an application designed for parents to secretly monitor their children, tracking all their social media activity and messages.
Without revealing her identity, Yasemin wages war against this violation of young people’s privacy, triggering a massive social media movement. But as she faces threats from powerful corporations, how will she succeed in stopping them?
KEY NOTES:
• A powerful story where a young immigrant girl takes on an application that monitors youth’s personal data and reports their private information to parents.
• In the age of social media, it raises questions about digital privacy for young people and the ethics of surveillance.
English translation is available.
Rights Sold: Korean
Themes: Digital Privacy, Social Media, Youth Empowerment, Dystopia
Young Adult, 192 pages, 13.5×19.5 cm