Legal Affairs January/February Issue
Legal Affairs special technology edition (January/February 2006) features articles by Berkman's Jonathan Zittrain and Derek Bambauer. The online edition is already up, but the print edition won't hit bookstores until December 27.
From Jonathan Zittrain's "Without a Net": If the Internet does have a September 11 moment, a scared and frustrated public is apt to demand sweeping measures to protect home and business computers—a metaphorical USA Patriot Act for cyberspace. Politicians and vendors will likely hasten to respond to these pressures, and the end result will be a radical change in the technology landscape. The biggest casualty will likely be a fundamental characteristic that has made both the Internet and the PC such powerful phenomena: their "generativity." To keep reading, visit Legal Affairs online.
From Derek Bambauer's "Cool Tools for Tyrants": Effective surveillance has long been a priority for the Chinese government, which is well-known for keeping a close eye on political dissidents, members of the spiritual group Falun Gong, and anyone else perceived as a security threat. Since the Internet came to China in 1994, though, technology has given the government unprecedented power to spy on its citizens, control the information they receive, and track anyone within the nation's borders. To find out more, click here to read the full article.
From Jonathan Zittrain's "Without a Net": If the Internet does have a September 11 moment, a scared and frustrated public is apt to demand sweeping measures to protect home and business computers—a metaphorical USA Patriot Act for cyberspace. Politicians and vendors will likely hasten to respond to these pressures, and the end result will be a radical change in the technology landscape. The biggest casualty will likely be a fundamental characteristic that has made both the Internet and the PC such powerful phenomena: their "generativity." To keep reading, visit Legal Affairs online.
From Derek Bambauer's "Cool Tools for Tyrants": Effective surveillance has long been a priority for the Chinese government, which is well-known for keeping a close eye on political dissidents, members of the spiritual group Falun Gong, and anyone else perceived as a security threat. Since the Internet came to China in 1994, though, technology has given the government unprecedented power to spy on its citizens, control the information they receive, and track anyone within the nation's borders. To find out more, click here to read the full article.