副标题: An Illustrated Guide to Protocols, Privacy, Censorship, and Governance
电子书下载格式:mobi+epub+pdf
作者:UlrikeUhlig
出版时间:2020-9-15
书籍简介:
An accessible, comic book-like, illustrated introduction to how the internet works under the hood, designed to give people a basic understanding of the technical aspects of the Internet that they need in order to advocate for digital rights.
How the Internet Really Works is a comic book-like introduction to the technical side of the internet, narrated by a cute cat character. The book contains playful illustrations and concise explanations detailing transport protocols and basic internet infrastructure as well as larger technological concepts like security and privacy, algorithms, and Internet infrastructure governance. You will gain enough technical understanding to become knowledgeable about digital privacy concerns that affect every internet user.
作者简介:
Originally a professional front-end web developer, Ulrike Uhlig is also a Debian Developer and works on software related to privacy and anonymity online. Ulrike works with projects of the internet freedom community and nonprofit organizations at the intersection of technology, arts, and human rights. Born in East Berlin, she spent 15 years in France, where she obtained an MA in visual and contemporary arts. In addition to co-authoring How the Internet Really Works, Ulrike created the illustrations featured in the book.
Mallory Knodel is the chief technology officer for the Center for Democracy and Technology, the co-chair of the Human Rights and Protocol Considerations research group of the Internet Research Task Force, and a chairing advisor to the Freedom Online Coalition. Originally from the United States but living in Nairobi, she has worked as a technical expert with grassroots and nonprofit organizations around the world since 2008. She holds a BS in physics and mathematics and an MA in science education.
