Thanks to iCloud and other services, the choice of a phone or tablet today may lock a consumer into a branded silo, making it hard for him or her to do what Apple long importuned potential customers to do: switch. Jonathan Zittrain applebrandchoice share on social
We need better options for securing the Internet. Instead of looking primarily for top-down government intervention, we can enlist the operators and users themselves. Jonathan Zittrain enlistgovernmentinternet Change image and share on social
How an individual's reputation is protected online is too important and subtle a policy matter to be legislated by a high court, which is institutionally mismatched to the evolving intricacies of the online world. Jonathan Zittrain courtevolvehigh share on social
The openness on which Apple had built its original empire had been completely reversed - but the spirit was still there among users. Hackers vied to 'jailbreak' the iPhone, running new apps on it despite Apple's desire to keep it closed. Jonathan Zittrain appapplebuild 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
I'm interested in helping secure the PC - we need innovation here. It's not just hug your PC, hate the iPhone. In fact I don't even hate the iPhone; I think it's really cool. I just don't want it to be the center of the ecosystem along with the Web 2.0 apps. Jonathan Zittrain appcentercool share on social
The Internet works thanks to loose but trusted connections among its many constituent parts, with easy entry and exit for new Internet service providers or new forms of expanding access. Jonathan Zittrain accessconnectionconstituent 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
