The Politics of The Internet II: Privacy and Liberty in Cyberspace
"Unless governments stop fearing their people, and therefore the Internet, society will resort once again to the barricades to defend freedom and this will mark a stunning historical continuity."
This is that chapter of the book which one must read in the context of the pre-9/11 world.
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