Consent of the Networked – New America Foundation NYC 2/1/2012 #netfreedom #nyc

On Feb 1 2012 New America Foundation NYC New America Foundation NYC will host Rebecca MacKinnon, leading Internet and human rights activist, talking about her new book Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom (Basic Books, January 2012). Rebecca will be joined in conversation by Mark Whitaker, managing editor for CNN Worldwide, to discuss how technology should be structured and governed to support the rights and liberties of all the world’s Internet users, plus the global struggle for control of the Internet, which is currently playing out in the U.S. Congress and authoritarian states alike.

What: Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle for Internet Freedom
When: Wednesday February 1, 2012, 6:30 – 8:15PM
Where: 199 Lafayette Street, 3rd Floor
How: Free. RSVP:http://www.newamerica.net/events/2012/struggle_for_Internet_Freedom
Hashtags: #netfreedom | @rmack | @NewAmericaNYC
Webcast Will be taped for later.