...ternet— And How to Stop It This page intentionally left blank The Future of the Internet And How to Stop It Jonathan Zittrain Yale University Pres... ...s.org. The cover was designed by Ivo van der Ent, based on his winning entry of an open competition at www.worth1000.com. Copyright © 2008 by Jonathan... ...trations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), ... ...N 978-0-300-12487-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Internet. 2. Internet—Social aspects. 3. Internet—Security measures. I. Title. TK5105.875.I57Z53 2008 ... ... the status quo: a col- lective watershed security moment, or a more glacial death of a thousand cuts. Both are equally threatening to the generativit... ...tion, re- lease, or nefarious alteration of vital personal records hosted at medical offices, schools, town halls, and other data repositories that cann... ...factors defending us against a watershed event are less effective against the death of a thousand cuts. The watershed scenario, indeed any threat fol- ... ...t the center of the information technology ecosystem, the most restric- tive aspects of information appliances will come to the fore. PC AS INFORMATIO... ..., to be part of a team driv- ing toward a worthwhile goal—is one of the best aspects of being human, and our information technology architecture has s...

...xtraordinary book explains the engine that has catapulted the Internet from backwater to ubiquity?and reveals that it is sputtering precisely because of its runaway success. With the unwitting help of its users, the generative Internet is on a path to a lockdown, ending its cycle of innovation?and facilitating unsettling new kinds of control. (futureoftheinternet.org)...