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How the Internet really works : an illustrated guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance
Title
How the Internet really works : an illustrated guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance / Article 19 ; contributors, Ulrike Uhlig, Mallory Knodel, Niels ten Oever, Corinne Cath, Catnip.
ISBN
9781718500297
1718500297
9781718500303
Publication
San Francisco : No Starch Press, [2021]
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
xiii, 106 pages : illustrations ; 27 x 21 cm
Summary
"A comic-based introduction to the technical side of the internet, including transport protocols and basic internet infrastructure. Also explains broader concepts such as security and privacy in the context of the internet"-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
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Illustrated guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance
Other formats
Online version: Uhlig, Ulrike, How the internet really works San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2020.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 05, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
How is the Internet networked?
What form does information take on the Internet?
How do devices communicate on the Internet?
How does information travel on the Internet?
How do people relate to information on the Internet?
What can interfere with information traveling across the Internet?
How can information travel anonymously over the Internet?
What control do machines have?
How does the Internet build on previous technology?
Who controls the Internet?
How is power distributed over the decentralized Internet?
How can civil society engage in Internet governance?
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