About this episode
Cory Doctorow discusses his Locus Magazine column 'Not Normal' and the implications of anti-circumvention laws on technology and society.
This week on my podcast, I read Not Normal, my latest Locus Magazine column, about the surreal and terrible world we’ve been eased into thanks to anti-circumvention laws. If you were paying attention in 1998, you could see what was coming. Computers were getting much cheaper, and much smaller. From cars to toasters, from speakers... more
People in this episode
Host: Cory Doctorow
Topics covered
- anti-circumvention laws
- technology
- surveillance
- digital rights
- 1998 predictions
Keywords
- anti-circumvention
- laws
- technology
- Cory Doctorow
- Locus Magazine
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Locus Magazine
Books & works: Not Normal
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