To fully absorb the lessons of the Internet, urge the Internet-centrists, we need to reshape our political and social institutions in its image. Evgeny Morozov absorbcentristfully Change image and share on social
Truly smart technologies will remind us that we are not mere automatons who assist big data in asking and answering questions. Evgeny Morozov answerassistautomaton Change image and share on social
I used to work for an NGO called Transitions Online, and I was their Director of New Media. I was a very idealistic fellow who thought that he could use blogs, social networks and new media to help promote democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. Evgeny Morozov blogcalldemocracy share on social
Search without Google is like social networking without Facebook: unimaginable. Evgeny Morozov facebookgooglenetwork Change image and share on social
Mobile phones are one of the most insecure devices that were ever available, so they're very easy to trace; they're very easy to tap. Evgeny Morozov deviceeasyinsecure Change image and share on social
I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own. Evgeny Morozov governmentprivacy Change image and share on social
Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va. Evgeny Morozov backdirectlydoor Change image and share on social
The Internet can empower groups whose aims are in fact antithetical to democracy. Evgeny Morozov aimantitheticaldemocracy Change image and share on social
One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary - perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting - where even low-level leaks would be matched with the appropriate journalists to pursue and report on them and, perhaps, even with appropriate NGOs to advocate on their causes. Evgeny Morozov advocateclearfuture share on social
The newspaper offers something very different from Google's aggregators. It offers a value system, an idea of what matters in the world. Newspapers need to start articulating that value. Evgeny Morozov aggregatorarticulategoogle Change image and share on social