Jonathan Zittrain: The Future of the Internet

Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

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Jonathan Zittrain Links Star Wars Kid to Internet Privacy

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JGordoH

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Posted: 09.18.09, 01:06 AM

The one protection the internet has from abuse is it's technological nature, not so much the social responsibility of it's users. One needs a certain level of intelligence to manipulate the internet protocols, and some studies suggest lower ratio of malfeasance at higher levels of intelligence compared to the lower end.

Zittrain asks for audience participation by way of "hums" to indicate whether they would respect the "Star Wars Kid's" anonymity. Money changes everything. You just know among the attendees some thinking, "No way. My home page tomorrow reads 'Star Wars Geek Name Exposed - Exclusive Report! Pass it On!'"

I definitely agree with him on the issue of "The End of the Personal Computer." As a user who played Load Runner on an Apple IIe I've noticed a gradual shift over time where I could control every aspect of my computer experience to where it's now very regimented by Apple. Remember the 1984 ad Apple ran all those years ago? How ironic now.

There's always push-back of course. Just look at how many have used a "jailbreak" on their iPhones and iPod Touches. I thought that was a conspicuous omission by Zittrain.

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