“I want my government to do something about my privacy - I don't want to just do it on my own.” WantGovernmentMy OwnSecurityPrivacyJust Do It Author:Evgeny Morozov
“If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone.” IfsWantShowsPlansRevolutionAuthority Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Military commanders do not want to be tried for war crimes, even if those crimes are committed online.” IfsWantWarMilitaryCrimeCommittedOnlineCommandersWar Crimes Author:Evgeny Morozov
“The director of the FBI has been visiting Silicon Valley companies asking them to build back doors so that it can spy on what is being said online. The Department of Commerce is going after piracy. At home, the American government wants anything but Internet freedom.” WantHas BeensSaidHomeGovernmentCompanyDoorsInternetDirectorsAskingDepartmentOnlineValleysCommerceSpyFbiVisitingSiliconSilicon ValleyAmerican GovernmentPiracyBack DoorsInternet Freedom Author:Evgeny Morozov
“The implications are clear: Facebook wants to build an Internet where watching films, listening to music, reading books and even browsing is done not just openly but socially and collaboratively.” WantBookDoneFilmReadingClearListeningInternetReading BooksListening To MusicImplicationsBrowsing Author:Evgeny Morozov
“There are good reasons why we don't want everyone to learn nuclear physics, medicine or how financial markets work. Our entire modern project has been about delegating power over us to skilled people who want to do the work and be rewarded accordingly.” PeopleWantHas BeensReasonModernProjectsMedicineFinancialNuclearPhysicsReason WhyFinancial MarketsNuclear Physics Author:Evgeny Morozov
“There is this group of people who love innovation. Those people want to innovate, and they think the Internet is a wonderful tool for innovation, which is true. But you also have to remember that much of that innovation is constrained within the realities of the foreign policy.” PeopleThinkingWantRealityRememberWonderfulGroupsPolicyInternetToolsInnovationForeign Policy Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Universities ought to be aware of the degree they would want to accept funding from governments like China to work on, say, face recognition technology.” WantGovernmentFacesAcceptingTechnologyOughtDegreesUniversityChinaRecognitionFunding Author:Evgeny Morozov