The Coming Century of War Against Your Computer

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The Long Now Foundation's monthly series Seminars About Long-term Thinking
http://longnow.org/seminars/02012/jul/31/coming-century-war-against-your-computer/

Cory Doctorow presents
The Coming Century of War Against Your Computer

The war against computer freedom will just keep escalating, Doctorow contends. The copyright wars, net neutrality, and SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) were early samples of what is to come. Victories in those battles were temporary. Conflict in the decades ahead will feature ever higher stakes, more convoluted issues, and far more powerful technology. The debate is about how civilization decides to conduct itself and in whose interests.

“Cory Doctorow is one of the great context-setters of our generation,” says Tim O’Reilly. Co-editor of the acclaimed blog “Boing Boing,” Doctorow writes contemporary science fiction blending contextual insight with journalistic depth. His recent books include For the Win; Makers; and Little Brother.

Long Now and the Electronic Frontier Foundation bring Cory Doctorow to San Francisco for a glimpse into the future of computing and the increasing fight for control over our freedom both online and offline.

Seminar hosted by Stewart Brand
http://www.longnow.org/people/board/sb1/

Long Now Members get one complimentary ticket
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Live Audio Stream of the Seminar for Long Now Members
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
defending your rights in a digital world
https://www.eff.org/

About the Series:
The Seminars About Long-term Thinking were started in 02003 to build a coherent, compelling body of ideas about long-term thinking, to help nudge civilization toward Long Now's goal of making long-term thinking automatic and common instead of difficult and rare.

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