daemon(d ’m n) n — A computer program that runs continuously in the background and performs specified operations at predefined times or in response to certain events.
Condensed from “Disk and Execution MONitor”
and it's sequel
freedom™
by Daniel Suarez

Very much a "blockbuster styled triller" but it extremely opinionated about the advancement of the internet and technology, everything from software monoculture being vulnerable to cyber attack, corporate farming practices such as Monsanto using patented genetics to legally take over small farms, and the power of distributed social media.
Fun to read just for entertainment. Some people have said it gets a little "scifi" but those people just don't know what is possible, for those they should also read Influx to understand why they are wrong.