Through historical accident, we've ended up with a global network that pretty much allows anybody to communicate with anyone else at any time. Jonathan Zittrain accidentcommunicateend Change image and share on social
Search engines generally treat personal names as search terms like any others: Data is data. Jonathan Zittrain datumenginegenerally Change image and share on social
The Internet's distinct configuration may have facilitated anonymous threats, copyright infringement, and cyberattacks, but it has also kindled the flame of freedom in ways that the framers of the American constitution would appreciate - the Federalist papers were famously authored pseudonymously. Jonathan Zittrain americananonymousauthore share on social
One repressive state after another has had to face the dilemma of wanting abundant Internet for economic advancement, while ruing the ways in which its citizens can become empowered to express themselves fearlessly. Jonathan Zittrain abundantadvancementcitizen share on social
The Internet is a collective hallucination: one of the best humanity has ever generated. Jonathan Zittrain collectivegeneratehallucination Change image and share on social
Owned technologies are easy to grasp because they're so prevalent. They're technologies that are developed and shaped by a defined group, usually someone selling it. Jonathan Zittrain definedevelopeasy Change image and share on social
Facebook allows outsiders to add functionality to the site but reserves the right to change that policy at any time, to charge a fee for applications, or to de-emphasize or eliminate apps that court controversy or that they simply don't like. Jonathan Zittrain addappapplication share on social
Purchasing and downloading a book on to your e-reader won't necessarily protect it from disappearing. Jonathan Zittrain bookdisappeardownload Change image and share on social
Thanks in part to the Patriot Act, the federal government has been able to demand some details of your online activities from service providers - and not to tell you about it. Jonathan Zittrain actactivitydemand Change image and share on social
Technologically, the Internet works thanks to loose but trusted connections among its many constituent parts, with easy entry and exit for new ISPs or new forms of expanding access. Jonathan Zittrain accessconnectionconstituent Change image and share on social