“The Internet can empower groups whose aims are in fact antithetical to democracy.” Quote by Evgeny Morozov
“To fully absorb the lessons of the Internet, urge the Internet-centrists, we need to reshape our political and social institutions in its image.” NeedsPoliticalSocialInternetLessonsInstitutionsUrgesSocial Institutions Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Truly smart technologies will remind us that we are not mere automatons who assist big data in asking and answering questions.” BigsTechnologySmartAskingMereDataAnswering Questions Author:Evgeny Morozov
“You know, anyone who wears glasses, in one sense or another, is a cyborg.” KnowsGlassesCyborg Author:Evgeny Morozov
“A vibrant civil society can challenge those in power by documenting corruption or uncovering activities like the murder of political enemies. In democracies, this function is mostly performed by the media, NGOs or opposition parties.” PoliticalChallengesPartyEnemyDemocracyMediaActivityFunctionMurderCorruptionOppositionCivil SocietyUncoveringOpposition PartiesPolitical Enemies Author:Evgeny Morozov
“One possible future for WikiLeaks is to morph into a gigantic media intermediary - perhaps, even something of a clearing house for investigative reporting - where even low-level leaks would be matched with the appropriate journalists to pursue and report on them and, perhaps, even with appropriate NGOs to advocate on their causes.” Would BeHouseCausesLevelsMediaLowsPursueJournalistReportsAppropriateLeaksClearingMatchedWikileaksLow Level Author:Evgeny Morozov
“A lot of the geeks in Silicon Valley will tell you they no longer believe in the ability of policymakers in Washington to accomplish anything. They don't understand why people end up in politics; they would do much more good for the world if they worked at Google or Facebook.” PeopleIfsWorldBelieveEndsAbilityAccomplishValleysGoogleGeekSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Evgeny Morozov
“For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing.” IfsFeelsDestinyPassive Author:Danny Boyle
“As Barbara Streisand discovered, adopting a militaristic posture against a tech-savvy mob of civil libertarians is not going to be of much help: Many of them run their own servers and blogs - and have thousands of friends on their social networks - so overzealous attempts to silence them only lead to wider dissemination of sensitive information.” HelpingRunningSocialSilenceInformationLibertarianSensitiveBlogsPostureSocial NetworkAdoptingSavvyBarbaraServerStreisandDisseminationOverzealousBarbara Streisand Author:Evgeny Morozov
“As befits Silicon Valley, 'big data' is mostly big hype, but there is one possibility with genuine potential: that it might one day bring loans - and credit histories - to millions of people who currently lack access to them.” PeopleBigsMightMillionsPossibilityOne DayCreditAccessGenuineDataValleysLoanHypeSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Evgeny Morozov
“As economic life relies more and more on the Internet, the potential for small bands of hackers to launch devastating attacks on the world economy is growing.” WorldEconomyGrowingEconomicInternetBandRelyHackersWorld Economy Author:Evgeny Morozov