It’s hard to argue about net neutrality because it means so many different things to different people. I’ve got lots of reading to do to catch up on the newly released set of principles from Google and Verizon, but in the meantime here are a few thoughts on the topic.
The lures of security, interoperability and economies of scale have propelled much of the Web from a vibrant ecosystem of different, and differently managed, PCs and sites to one where a handful of private Fort Knoxes take responsibility for security. But Fort Knox is an awful model for Internet security.
Discussion with Professor Jonathan Zittrain on some updates to last year's provocative "Minds for Sale" talk.
By Jonathan Zittrain - Most means of getting around filtering are on the demand side: the user has to do some work. I'd like to see some work done on the supply side, by web sites themselves -- and not just because of political censorship, but due to the many other reasons a site can become inaccessible, from a cyberattack to poor network connectivity.
