All hail to Jonathan Zittrain!
In his lecture to the Harvard community, Jonathan likens the future of the internet to Korean radio (three government approved stations and no more), kind of like the life of a public servant. Also, On Star, Cell Phones and other technology being used against us as surveillance (a similar conspiracy theory is posted in an earlier blog by your's truly) was one of Zittrain's major concerns.
Throughout this talk peppered with Bill Gate's mugshot and hilarious side notes, his primary concern is internet security while preserving the generative nature of Information Technology. In other words, allowing the user to tinker with the technology rather than leaving it up to the suits in the corporate and government sectors (if there's still any difference between the two).
I watched this video four days ago, and I'm still a changed man. When I use Skype, I now feel I am really sticking it to the man. Like Zittrain, I'm shocked none of the couch surfers (including a good friend of mine) haven't come up missing, and the coup de grace was when he subtly suggested to further discuss a topic with an attractive woman over drinks. Smooth!
Google seems to be on track tagging sites with dangerous coding, and placing fair warning for those surfing its tide. They essentially spot clusters of server malfunctions and trace it to the problem site. It appears to be non invasive.
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I agree. The benefits of technology can come at a price. For some things the cost is too high, far more precious than money. It's great to have Zittrain and colleagues leading the discussion.
Caper
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