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Release 2.0 launched a worldwide discussion about the impact of the Internet on our lives. Now, in the "upgraded", paperback edition, high-tech industry leader Esther Dyson expands on her remarkable exploration of our digital society, integrating commentary generated by the hardback's publication and discussions on the Release 2.0 Web site.
A Baedeker for navigating--and influencing--the social, political, ethical and business implications of the Internet, Release 2.1 outlines the choices and conflicts we face: our desire for privacy vs society's interest in openness; flourishing creativity vs the protection of intellectual property; government oversight vs personal autonomy. Dyson deftly negotiates the schism between security and freedom and propels us to consider and help shape the world in which we want to live.
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"In "Release 2.0, Esther Dyson continues to play a major role in pointing the way to the future where human communication is no longer bound by time, space, and form. What a marvelously thoughtful observer she is."
--Jim Barksdale, Netscape
""Release 2.0 is a cyber tour-de-force! It is rich, provocative, prophetic, and important. It is packed with 10 essays, 18 forecasts, 29 well-honed opinions, and 32 tough, key questions. Plus 51 insights, 70 new web services, and 8 over-the-horizon scenarios for 2004. Policy makers, pundits, and thoughtful citizens, take note: You'll read "Release 2.0 at least twice, and refer to it again and again."
--John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
""Release 2.0 is must reading for people who want to understand the Internet's development and potential. Esther Dyson explains--in words that both laypeople and 'techies' will find illuminating--how the Net is a tool to improve our workplaces, schools, and government. Her analysis of Internet governance, content, and privacy is cutting edge and merits a wide readership."
--Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley
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