"In China, Vietnam, Russia and several former Soviet states, the dominant social networks are run by ..." — Rebecca MacKinnon

WikiLeaks published the Afghan War Logs and U.S. diplomatic cables stolen from a classified network by an Army private.

Each of us has a vital role to play in building a world in which the government and technology serve the world's people and not the other way around.

As it turns out, American-made technology had helped Mubarak and his security state collect, compile, and parse vast amounts of data about everyday citizens.

Over time, if you want rights, you have to also show that you can use them responsibly and that you can build a positive world in the online space, and that's also very important.