Evgeny Morozov Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“If WikiLeaks were a for-profit company, determining its real value would be a nearly impossible task.”

“The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes.”

“Cyberattacks have become a permanent fixture on the international scene because they have become easy and cheap to launch. Basic computer literacy and a modest budget can go a long way toward invading a country's cyberspace.”

“Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the U.S. government that should not be subject to the demands of 'open government'; whenever it works, it is usually because it is done behind closed doors. But this may be increasingly hard to achieve in the age of Twittering bureaucrats.”

“In business, standards establish the rules of the game, creating path dependencies as investments are made and corresponding designs are set in stone and plastic. Inferior standards can prevail due to smart marketing or industry collusion.”

“As economic life relies more and more on the Internet, the potential for small bands of hackers to launch devastating attacks on the world economy is growing.”

“For much of its existence, design was all about convenience. We wanted to hide technology so that users are not distracted into thinking about the tools they use.”

“I spent two years in Palo Alto - what an awful, suffocating place for those of us who don't care about yoga, yogurts and start-ups - and now I have moved to Cambridge, MA - which, in many respects, is like Palo Alto but a bit snarkier.”

“Surveillance cameras might reduce crime - even though the evidence here is mixed - but no studies show that they result in greater happiness of everyone involved.”

“For many oppositional movements, the Internet, while providing the opportunity to distribute information more quickly and cheaper, may have actually made their struggle more difficult in the long run.”