The Flip Side of Free: Understanding the Economics of the Internet

by Michael Kende

Book Overview

Why "free" comes at a price: the costs of free internet services in terms of privacy, cybersecurity, and the growing market power of technology giants.

The upside of the internet is free Wi-Fi at Starbucks, Facetime over long distances, and nearly unlimited data for downloading or streaming. The downside is that our data goes to companies that use it to make money, our financial information is exposed to hackers, and the market power...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262045656
• ISBN13: 9780262045650
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.5" x 9.5"