Review of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) by David C — 08 Jan 2015
This portrait of programmer and Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz covers a wide swath of recent tech history, including the government's disproportionate prosecution of his misdeeds that led to his suicide and a painful reassessment by those of us who want to regard the Obama Administration as white knights.
Coupled with their actions in the NSA and foreign wars, these politicians have delivered a significant betrayal to their legion of youthful (and other) supporters. Swartz was fascinating, brilliant, singular and somehow emblematic of a new generation of activists whose ownership of the means of electronic production has led to a new definition of freedom.
This review of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014) was written by David C on 08 Jan 2015.
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz has generally received very positive reviews.
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