The Flip Side of Free by Michael Kende - ISBN: 9780262045650
Hardcover
Free internet: great deal or Faustian bargain? Privacy beware!

The Flip Side of Free

Understanding the Economics of the Internet

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  • Hardcover

    264 pages

  • Release Date

    18 May 2021

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Summary

The upside of the internet is free Wi-Fi at Starbucks, Facetime over long distances, and nearly unlimited data for downloading or streaming. The downside is that our data goes to companies that use it to make money, our financial information is exposed to hackers, and the market power of technology companies continues to increase. In The Flip Side of Free, Michael Kende shows that free internet comes at a price. We’re beginning to realize this. Our all-purpose techno-caveat is “I lov…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262045650
ISBN-10:0262045656
Author:Michael Kende
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:264
Release Date:18 May 2021
Weight:504g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Michael Kende

Michael Kende is a Senior Fellow and Visiting Lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, a Senior Adviser at Analysys Mason, a Digital Development Specialist at the World Bank Group, and former Chief Economist of the Internet Society. He has worked as an academic economist at INSEAD and as a US regulator at the Federal Communications Commission.

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