Consent and dangerous technology
Hospital patients are made to test a full-sensory VR device without their knowledge, and the technology is deadly. Simon and Kat set out to oppose the Company.Strongly critical: the book clearly condemns this theme.Strongly critical: the book clearly condemns this theme.How the book presents it: The plot casts the covert, dangerous testing as a harm the protagonists seek to stop, rather than as an acceptable use of technology.
Talk about: What safeguards should be in place before a new technology is tested on people?