System - Who Really Owns the Internet That Has Taken Over the World?

System - The Internet That Has Taken Over the World Who Actually Owns It Book Description The Internet is basically a network of cables and connections; It is a network of wires that surround the world, connecting data centers to each other and ultimately to us. So who is the owner, financier and controller of all these networks? How did this huge system develop? How did he shape society using economics and politics? James Ball writes a brief history of the internet's transformation from the first day it was discovered to the present day, interviewing many people, from computer scientists to cable broadcasters, from billionaire investors to advertisers, from activists to intelligence agencies. It draws attention to the invisible side of the iceberg by analyzing the inner workings of companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple. It reveals all the free, complex, dangerous and disturbing aspects of the internet by discussing the charismatic CEOs of Silicon Valley, such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Larry Page. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist-author meticulously draws the portrait of the impact of the internet, which was once enthusiastically welcomed as an innovative extension of democracy, on human life, societies and the system. "James Ball offers a critical look at those who run the Internet in the System. This book is a joyful history of the Internet, seen through the eyes of inventors, investors, guardians, rule-makers, rebels. […] Ball recommends that we pay even more attention to the workings of the Internet; the economic crisis of 2008 "We must not fall into the game of inaction, as was the case in the financial industry before the crisis." ―Financial Times “An excellent summary of how we got to where we are and how we can move forward to build a better internet.” ―Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia "It takes us beyond Zuckerberg, Bezos and the rest, into a darker world where we discover how everything works online and who benefits from it. Fascinating, intriguing and important." -Observer "A book that should be read at this very time." ―Spectator (From the Promotional Bulletin)