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How the Internet Really Works: An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance

How the Internet Really Works: An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance


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A Cat's Guide to Internet Freedom is a comic book-like introduction to the technical side of the internet, narrated by a cute cat character. The book contains playful illustrations and concise explanations detailing transport protocols and basic internet infrastructure as well as larger technological concepts like security and privacy, algorithms, and Internet infrastructure governance. Readers will gain enough technical understanding to become knowledgeable about digital privacy concerns that affect every internet user.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: How is the Internet Networked? Chapter 2: What Form Does Information Take on the Internet? Chapter 3: How Do Devices Communicate on the Internet? Chapter 4: How Does Information Travel on the Internet? Chapter 5: How Do People Relate to Information on the Internet? Chapter 6: What Can Interfere With Information Traveling Across the Internet? Chapter 7: How Can Information Travel Anonymously Over the Internet? Chapter 8: What Control Do Machines Have? Chapter 9: How does the Internet Build on Previous Technology? Chapter 10: Who Controls the Internet? Chapter 11: How is Power Distributed Over the Decentralized Internet? Chapter 12: How Can Civil Society Engage in Internet Governance?

About the Author :
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.

Review :
"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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781718500297
  • Publisher: No Starch Press,US
  • Publisher Imprint: No Starch Press,US
  • Height: 260 mm
  • No of Pages: 120
  • Sub Title: An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance
  • ISBN-10: 1718500297
  • Publisher Date: 11 Dec 2020
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 208 mm


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