...reads so far and looks like a very informative 7-part series this week by theguardian; today, part 3 was published. I'll link to parts 4-7 as they become available, and/or you can click the main page link in the last line of this post.
1 - the new cold war: China's censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media - China may have the world's most internet-savvy government but Beijing has been struggling to keep a lid on bold social networks, writes Tania Branigan
2 - the militarization of cyberspace: US and China engage in cyber war games - Internet attacks on sovereign targets are no longer a fear for the future, but a daily threat. We ask: will the next big war be fought online?
3 - the new walled gardens: Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin - For many, the internet is now essentially Facebook. Others find much of their online experience is mediated by Apple or Amazon. Why are the walls going up around the web garden, and does it matter?
Walled gardens look rosy for Facebook, Apple – and would-be censors - ...how the rise of app stores and social networks is making the way we use the net cleaner, easier and far more controllable.
4 - IP wars: The day the internet hit back at big media - Intellectual property, from copyrights to patents, have been an internet battlefield from the start. We look at what Sopa, Pipa and Acta really mean, and explain how this battle is not over.
5 - 'civilising' the web: In the UK, the ancient law of defamation is increasingly looking obsolete in the Twitter era. Meanwhile, in France, President Sarkozy believes the state can tame the web
6 - the open resistance: Meet the activists and entrepreneurs who are working to keep the internet open
7 - the end of privacy: Hundreds of websites know vast amounts about their users' behaviour, personal lives and connections with each other. Find out who knows what about you, and what they use the information for.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/series/battle-for-the-internet
1 - the new cold war: China's censors tested by microbloggers who keep one step ahead of state media - China may have the world's most internet-savvy government but Beijing has been struggling to keep a lid on bold social networks, writes Tania Branigan
2 - the militarization of cyberspace: US and China engage in cyber war games - Internet attacks on sovereign targets are no longer a fear for the future, but a daily threat. We ask: will the next big war be fought online?
3 - the new walled gardens: Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin - For many, the internet is now essentially Facebook. Others find much of their online experience is mediated by Apple or Amazon. Why are the walls going up around the web garden, and does it matter?
Walled gardens look rosy for Facebook, Apple – and would-be censors - ...how the rise of app stores and social networks is making the way we use the net cleaner, easier and far more controllable.
4 - IP wars: The day the internet hit back at big media - Intellectual property, from copyrights to patents, have been an internet battlefield from the start. We look at what Sopa, Pipa and Acta really mean, and explain how this battle is not over.
5 - 'civilising' the web: In the UK, the ancient law of defamation is increasingly looking obsolete in the Twitter era. Meanwhile, in France, President Sarkozy believes the state can tame the web
6 - the open resistance: Meet the activists and entrepreneurs who are working to keep the internet open
7 - the end of privacy: Hundreds of websites know vast amounts about their users' behaviour, personal lives and connections with each other. Find out who knows what about you, and what they use the information for.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/series/battle-for-the-internet
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