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The Future of the Internet : And How to Stop It

By: Jonathan Zittrain

...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... ...ect to the exception immediately following, this book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that co... .... It can be accessed through the author’s Web site at http://www.jz.org. Set in Adobe Garamond type by The Composing Room of Michigan, Inc. Printed in... ...not answer. “T o impress on you the seriousness of wrong numbers in the node list,” Jen- nings wrote, “imagine you are a poor old lady, who every sing... ...mes, minicomputers, and professional workstations found at government offices, universities, and computer science research cen- ters. 2 These computers ... .... jsmith. And if not, the password was often obvious enough to be found on a list of 432 common passwords that the software tested at each com- puter.... ...e delay of truly destructive malware is that network op- erations centers at universities and other institutions became more profession- alized betwee... ... 4 8 1 2 Germany 7 3 3 2 4 3 France 9 4 14 4 3 4 United Kingdom 4 13 9 3 6 6 South Korea 12 9 2 9 11 9 Canada 5 23 5 7 10 5 Spain 13 5 15 16 5 7 Taiwa...

...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)...

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