This day in history

2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022.

I’m kickstarting the audiobook for “The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation,” a Big Tech disassembly manual to disenshittify the web and bring back the old, good internet. It’s a DRM-free book, which means Audible won’t carry it, so this crowdfunder is essential. Back now to get the audio, Verso hardcover and ebook:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation

#20yrsago Sen Coleman admits to downloading MP3s, but denies inhaling https://people.well.com/user/doctorow/coleman.mp3

#15yrsago DHS border policy: we can steal anything from you, read all your data, and disclose it to anyone we want https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/content/article/2008/08/01/laptops.html

#10yrsago Prominent politicians and negotiators in poor countries speak out against TPP https://www.techdirt.com/2013/07/30/discontent-with-secrecy-one-sided-nature-tpp-spreads-among-participating-nations/

#10yrsago NSA-loving, Internet-hating Rep Mike Rogers’ staffers say criticism is “defamation” https://www.techdirt.com/2013/07/30/staffers-rep-mike-rogers-apparently-claim-they-could-sue-me-defamation/