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The politics of micro-decisions: Edward Snowden, net neutrality, and the architectures of the Internet
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Abstract Be it in the case of opening a website, sending an email, or high-frequency trading, bits and bytes of information have to cross numerous nodes at which micro-decisions are made. These decisions concern the most efficient path through the network, the processing speed, or the priority of incoming da... view more
Be it in the case of opening a website, sending an email, or high-frequency trading, bits and bytes of information have to cross numerous nodes at which micro-decisions are made. These decisions concern the most efficient path through the network, the processing speed, or the priority of incoming data packets. Despite their multifaceted nature, micro-decisions are a dimension of control and surveillance in the twenty-first century that has received little critical attention. They represent the smallest unit and the technical precondition of a contemporary network politics - and of our potential opposition to it. The current debates regarding net neutrality and Edward Snowden’s revelation of NSA surveillance are only the tip of the iceberg. What is at stake is nothing less than the future of the Internet as we know it.... view less
Keywords
Internet; network; digitalization; information technology; control; monitoring; power; man-machine system; new technology; data exchange; security; computer-mediated communication; media culture; media theory
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Cyberculture; Media Studies; Network Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Publisher
meson press
City
Lüneburg
Page/Pages
127 p.
Series
Digital Cultures Series
ISBN
978-3-95796-041-2
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed