Consent of the Networked
Book description
As corporations and countries square off for control of the Internet, the likely losers are us - unless we act to protect our freedoms. Facebook, Flickr, Research in Motion, Yahoo, Ericsson and Google: what do they have in common? They are technology companies that, while drawing the rhetoric of cyberutopianism,…
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1 author picked Consent of the Networked as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Although published more than a decade ago, the main message of this book remains as fresh as ever. We must all fight for our rights and build a “netizen-centric internet.”
I loved this book because McKinnon’s arguments are crystal clear, persuasive, and relevant. “Democracy will not be delivered, renewed, or upgraded automatically…The future of freedom in the Internet age depends on whether people can be bothered to take responsibility for the future and act.”
She highlights the repressive methods used by authoritarian regimes to control information but also warns of the dangers posed by government overreach in democracies, as well…
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