The Politics of Micro-Decisions : Edward Snowden, Net Neutrality, and the Architectures of the Internet
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Title
The Politics of Micro-Decisions : Edward Snowden, Net Neutrality, and the Architectures of the Internet
Subject
Cyberculture
Media Studies
Network Culture
Technology
Description
Be it in the case of opening a website, sending an email, or high-frequency trading, bits and bytes of information have to cross numerous nodes at which micro-decisions are made. These decisions concern the most efficient path through the network, the processing speed, or the priority of incoming data packets.
Despite their multifaceted nature, micro-decisions are a dimension of control and surveillance in the twenty-first century that has received little critical attention. They represent the smallest unit and the technical precondition of a contemporary network politics – and of our potential opposition to it. The current debates regarding net neutrality and Edward Snowden’s revelation of NSA surveillance are only the tip of the iceberg. What is at stake is nothing less than the future of the Internet as we know it.
Despite their multifaceted nature, micro-decisions are a dimension of control and surveillance in the twenty-first century that has received little critical attention. They represent the smallest unit and the technical precondition of a contemporary network politics – and of our potential opposition to it. The current debates regarding net neutrality and Edward Snowden’s revelation of NSA surveillance are only the tip of the iceberg. What is at stake is nothing less than the future of the Internet as we know it.
Series: Digital Cultures Series
Creator
Sprenger, Florian
Publisher
meson press
Date
2015
Rights
CC-BY-SA 4.0
Format
Print
PDF
EPUB
Language
English
Type
Book
Identifier
ISBN Print: 978-3-95796-040-5
ISBN PDF: 978-3-95796-041-2
ISBN EPUB: 978-3-95796-042-9
DOI: 10.14619/005
Book
Title
The Politics of Micro-Decisions
Subtitle
Edward Snowden, Net Neutrality, and the Architectures of the Internet
Publisher
meson press
Year Published
2015
Blurb
Be it in the case of opening a website, sending an email, or high-frequency trading, bits and bytes of information have to cross numerous nodes at which micro-decisions are made. These decisions concern the most efficient path through the network, the processing speed, or the priority of incoming data packets.
Despite their multifaceted nature, micro-decisions are a dimension of control and surveillance in the twenty-first century that has received little critical attention. They represent the smallest unit and the technical precondition of a contemporary network politics – and of our potential opposition to it. The current debates regarding net neutrality and Edward Snowden’s revelation of NSA surveillance are only the tip of the iceberg. What is at stake is nothing less than the future of the Internet as we know it.
Despite their multifaceted nature, micro-decisions are a dimension of control and surveillance in the twenty-first century that has received little critical attention. They represent the smallest unit and the technical precondition of a contemporary network politics – and of our potential opposition to it. The current debates regarding net neutrality and Edward Snowden’s revelation of NSA surveillance are only the tip of the iceberg. What is at stake is nothing less than the future of the Internet as we know it.
Keywords
Cyberculture
Media Studies
Network Culture
Technology
Series
Digital Cultures Series
ISBN Print
978-3-95796-040-5
ISBN PDF
978-3-95796-041-2
ISBN EPUB
978-3-95796-042-9
DOI
10.14619/005
Rights
CC-BY-SA 4.0
Language
English
Type
Book
Format
Print
PDF
EPUB
Files
Citation
Sprenger, Florian, “The Politics of Micro-Decisions : Edward Snowden, Net Neutrality, and the Architectures of the Internet,” meson press repository, accessed March 28, 2024, http://omeka.meson.press/items/show/7.