Re:The Mission to Decentralize the Internet
by mark_l_watson on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @08:14AM
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Good article that hits on an important subject: decentralized privacy-enhancing systems have a tough battle against easy to use consumer friendly services from Google, Facebook, etc.
I have some hope that local grid networks will catch on. Also cheap appliances that are easy to use and offer local cloud services may eventually catch on.
Not to sound too political, but this is the fight between large corporations and/or financial elites firming up their control of everything. I am not even sure how much personal effort I will put into these peoples' causes, and I am a long time supporter of the FSF, EFF, and ACLU.
I have some hope that local grid networks will catch on. Also cheap appliances that are easy to use and offer local cloud services may eventually catch on.
Not to sound too political, but this is the fight between large corporations and/or financial elites firming up their control of everything. I am not even sure how much personal effort I will put into these peoples' causes, and I am a long time supporter of the FSF, EFF, and ACLU.