Release 2.1: a Design for Living in the Digital Age - Softcover

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 hardcover'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.

e and visionary look at our new digital society, from "the most powerful woman in the Net-erati" (The New York Times Magazine).

Welcome to Release 2.1, Esther Dyson's fascinating exploration of life in our new digital society.  In this provocative and timely book, Dyson--an entrepreneur, high-tech industry analyst, government adviser, and Net expert--examines the impact and implications of cyberspace, challenging us to think intelligently about its effect on every aspect of our private and public lives, from businesses to government to education.  Written with an insider's knowledge and ready wit, and filled with anecdotes about the movers and shakers behind the products and politics of the computer industry, Release 2.1 presents us with a hard-hitting message: With the advent of the Internet, we all have both the opportunity and the obligation to shape the new rules we want to live by.