Splinternet
Subtitle: how geopolitics and commerce are fragmenting the World Wide Web
By: Scott Malcomson
Publisher: OR Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781682190319; 9781682190302
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: World Wide Web; Political aspects; Economic aspects; Internet; Web; Aspect politique; Aspect économique; COMPUTERS / Internet / General
Other titles: Splinter net
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The virtual reality of modern war. The people counters ; "Signaling is important as a weapon" ; Fire control ; "The engineer and his relation to government" ; The missile is the message ; Trails through the wilderness ; SAGE, MANIAC, and MAD; title: Liberation technology. Geeks and bohemians ; Why California? ; "Machines of loving grace" ; The people's computer center ; The blind boys of Berkeley ; The return of the state; title: Splinternet. Walled gardens full of money ; The back door ; Mr. Slippery; title: Conclusion.