Episode
#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
1:18:20
Published: Mon Aug 24 2020
Description
James Ball is a writer, journalist & Pulitzer Prize winner. The internet is more than the website you browse... it's real wires under the Atlantic, humans who have a big red button that can turn everything off, superbuildings with server centres, and a philosophy of freedom of information that we're moving further away from. Sponsor: Shop Tailored Athlete’s full range at https://link.tailoredathlete.co.uk/modernwisdom (FREE shipping automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Buy The System - https://amzn.to/30MgfHB Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamesrbuk Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact
Chapters
The podcast discusses the book of Jamie Bartlett, which offers an investigative and informative deep dive into the history and control of the internet, highlighting the contrast between its original purpose and its current functionality.
00:00 - 02:02 (02:02)
Summary
The podcast discusses the book of Jamie Bartlett, which offers an investigative and informative deep dive into the history and control of the internet, highlighting the contrast between its original purpose and its current functionality.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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The focus on the success of platforms such as Facebook has overshadowed important yet overlooked aspects of the internet, which can be just as interesting and broken, according to the host.
02:02 - 06:54 (04:52)
Summary
The focus on the success of platforms such as Facebook has overshadowed important yet overlooked aspects of the internet, which can be just as interesting and broken, according to the host.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
PodcastModern Wisdom
A group of people came up with the idea of connecting computers to create a network that could assist in solving complex problems.
06:54 - 13:46 (06:51)
Summary
A group of people came up with the idea of connecting computers to create a network that could assist in solving complex problems. They envisioned hooking up as many as 12 to 15 computers and matching each computer's strengths with that of a university or group of researchers to work together effectively.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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The internet revolves around the transmission of packets, which are broken up pieces of data that travel through various routes to deliver information to its intended destination in the correct order.
13:46 - 20:02 (06:16)
Summary
The internet revolves around the transmission of packets, which are broken up pieces of data that travel through various routes to deliver information to its intended destination in the correct order.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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Tim Berners-Lee, an engineer at CERN, came up with the idea of creating a more visually appealing internet with nice, formatted pages.
20:02 - 26:24 (06:21)
Summary
Tim Berners-Lee, an engineer at CERN, came up with the idea of creating a more visually appealing internet with nice, formatted pages. He and his team also established rules for how traffic and online addresses, or IP addresses, would work.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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Transatlantic internet cables are the width of a hosepipe and they float under the sea, connecting places that have the money to lay them with places that have the old phone network.
26:24 - 30:17 (03:53)
Summary
Transatlantic internet cables are the width of a hosepipe and they float under the sea, connecting places that have the money to lay them with places that have the old phone network. Unfortunately, sometimes they get damaged by fish or natural disasters.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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The Director of ICANN, Goran Marby, oversees the organization responsible for DNS and ensuring that the rules of the internet are followed.
30:17 - 36:36 (06:18)
Summary
The Director of ICANN, Goran Marby, oversees the organization responsible for DNS and ensuring that the rules of the internet are followed. Despite its bland name, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers plays a crucial role in internet governance.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
PodcastModern Wisdom
The speaker discusses the annoyance of targeted advertising, exemplifying it through the experience of every ad on the internet being about cutlery sets, and the unwanted spam emails containing clickbait headlines such as 'one weird trick that doctors don't want you to know'.
36:36 - 40:41 (04:05)
Summary
The speaker discusses the annoyance of targeted advertising, exemplifying it through the experience of every ad on the internet being about cutlery sets, and the unwanted spam emails containing clickbait headlines such as 'one weird trick that doctors don't want you to know'.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
PodcastModern Wisdom
Your internet data doesn't just go to the website owner and the advertisers you see, it can potentially be sent to multiple places for ad targeting purposes, leading to an abundance of ads being thrown your way.
40:41 - 45:02 (04:20)
Summary
Your internet data doesn't just go to the website owner and the advertisers you see, it can potentially be sent to multiple places for ad targeting purposes, leading to an abundance of ads being thrown your way. However, dynamic ad targeting has somehow managed to avoid breaking the Internet.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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The Stuxnet virus was created to destroy Iranian nuclear centrifuges and it spread aggressively to various internet systems due to a bunch of weird commands targeted at a specific industrial board.
45:02 - 52:37 (07:35)
Summary
The Stuxnet virus was created to destroy Iranian nuclear centrifuges and it spread aggressively to various internet systems due to a bunch of weird commands targeted at a specific industrial board. There are various independent groups trying to control the internet, ranging from private interest groups to government non-profits.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
PodcastModern Wisdom
The podcast discusses the early days of Jeff Bezos' Amazon and how the company's famous logo was created.
52:37 - 57:25 (04:47)
Summary
The podcast discusses the early days of Jeff Bezos' Amazon and how the company's famous logo was created. They also touch on the rise of online security companies in the late 90s.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
PodcastModern Wisdom
The early Internet pioneers, including Steve Crocker, have a utopian mission language and are known for their idealistic and cuddly image.
57:25 - 1:03:18 (05:53)
Summary
The early Internet pioneers, including Steve Crocker, have a utopian mission language and are known for their idealistic and cuddly image. However, this has changed in recent years as people are becoming more aware of their darker side.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
PodcastModern Wisdom
Attempts at narrow solutions for issues in social media, like hate speech, are akin to trying to tackle flooding one teacup at a time.
1:03:18 - 1:12:02 (08:43)
Summary
Attempts at narrow solutions for issues in social media, like hate speech, are akin to trying to tackle flooding one teacup at a time. Technology moves forward while legislation struggles to keep up, and it will take a higher priority and a comprehensive approach to find a solution to these problems.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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The Internet needs governing rules that establish norms to follow, just like the laws of armed combat.
1:12:02 - 1:17:02 (05:00)
Summary
The Internet needs governing rules that establish norms to follow, just like the laws of armed combat. The venture capital model of prioritizing big businesses needs to be rethought in favor of small businesses that can operate sustainably.
Episode#213 - James Ball - Who Owns The Internet & How It Owns Us
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In this podcast, James Ball discusses the ownership of the internet and how it owns us.
1:17:03 - 1:18:07 (01:04)
Summary
In this podcast, James Ball discusses the ownership of the internet and how it owns us. He also promotes his book and an audible version narrated by himself.