The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It

Опубликовано 6 сентября 2016, 17:38

Can we save the Internet from ourselves? The Internet and PCs that connect to it are ΓÇ£generativeΓÇ¥: they can be changed by anyone, anywhere. This quality has fueled innovations that enhance our lives in ways we could never have predicted. Wikipedia, Facebook and YouTube are all products of this generativity, created by individuals with good ideas and the freedom to explore and share them. Yet the same openness that nourishes innovators makes these systems vulnerable to abuse, and with the unwitting help of consumers, the Internet is on a path to appliancized lockdown, a closing down of opportunity and innovation that will be difficult to reverse. Must we choose between freedom and security or can we have both? Solutions lie with new tools that cultivate the cooperative uses of technology.