How the Internet Really Works
an illustrated guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance
$45.37
- Hardcover
120 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2020
Summary
Demystifying the Digital: An Illustrated Guide to How the Internet Really Works
An accessible, comic book-like, illustrated introduction to how the internet works under the hood, designed to give people a basic understanding of the technical aspects of the Internet that they need in order to advocate for digital rights.
The internet has profoundly changed interpersonal communication, but most of us don’t really understand how it works. What enables information to travel acro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781718500297 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1718500297 |
| Author: | Article 19 |
| Publisher: | No Starch Press,US |
| Imprint: | No Starch Press,US |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 558g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 208mm |
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Critics Review
The New York Times discussed contributors Mallory Knodel and Niels Ten Oever’s work in a piece on updating computing language to be more inclusive
“Comprehensive and presents the subject well. It will be very helpful to all people doing IME, digital literacy training, and other educational activities.” —Stephane Bortzmeyer“In How the Internet Really Works … the reader gets a short, interesting, and entertaining overview of the Internet … in a jargon-free style.” —Ben Rothke, Senior Information Security Manager, Tapad
About The Author
Article 19
ARTICLE 19 is an international non-profit organization that seeks to promote, develop, and protect freedom of expression, including access to information. Headquartered in London, with offices in Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, Senegal, Tunisia, Myanmar, and the USA, ARTICLE 19 works to bridge the knowledge gap about Internet infrastructure and why it matters for people.
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