Civil War General-Purpose Computing | Cory Doctorow | Talks at Google
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Cory Doctorow's Talks at Google lecture on the coming civil war over general-purpose computing. He argues that locked-down devices, DRM, and surveillance threaten user control of computers.
Why HN recommends it: It is HN's go-to reference whenever device lockdown, DRM, or restrictions on installing software come up, with commenters noting how prescient it was.
“I highly recommend reading up on what Cory has to say on DRM and the war on general purpose computing. It may change your mind.” Read on HN ↗