sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
Geeks are the New Guardians of Our Civil Liberties
Recent events have highlighted the fact that hackers, coders, and geeks are behind a vibrant political culture.
By Gabriella Coleman on February 4, 2013
Why It Matters
Various governments have proposed laws that would curtail the openness and freedom of the Internet. Without a vocal opposition, those laws likely would have passed.
A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements we?ve ever seen. It is a culture committed to freeing information, insisting on privacy, and fighting censorship, which in turn propels wide-ranging political activity. In the last year alone, hackers have been behind some of the most powerful political currents out there.
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http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510641/geeks-are-the-new-guardians-of-our-civil-liberties/
Recent events have highlighted the fact that hackers, coders, and geeks are behind a vibrant political culture.
By Gabriella Coleman on February 4, 2013
Why It Matters
Various governments have proposed laws that would curtail the openness and freedom of the Internet. Without a vocal opposition, those laws likely would have passed.
A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements we?ve ever seen. It is a culture committed to freeing information, insisting on privacy, and fighting censorship, which in turn propels wide-ranging political activity. In the last year alone, hackers have been behind some of the most powerful political currents out there.
more....
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510641/geeks-are-the-new-guardians-of-our-civil-liberties/