,PRISM3 ,! ,9T]NET AS ,NEW ,5CLOSURE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,P]HAPS Y\'VE READ AB\T ! REC5TLY REVEAL$ ,PRISM PROGRAM1 ?R\< :I* ! ,U,S ,NATIONAL ,SECURITY ,AG5CY HAS BE5 H>VE/+ DATA FROM ,MICROS(T1 ,GOOGLE1 ,FACEBOOK1 ,APPLE1 & O!R MAJOR 9T]NET CORPORATIONS4 

,REMEMB]1 ?IS IS ! TIP ( ! ICEB]G4 ,WE CAN'T KN[ H[ MANY SIMIL> PROJECTS >E BURI$ DEEP] 9 ! APP>ATUS ( ! SURVEILLANCE /ATE1 UNREVEAL$ BY D>+ :I/LEBL[]S4 ,WE DO KN[ ?AT ! ,N,S,A 9T]CEPTS BILLIONS ( EMAILS1 PHONE CALLS1 & O!R =MS ( COMMUNICATION EV]Y DAY4 ,:AT !Y CAN MONITOR !Y CAN ALSO C5SOR1 A LA ,*9A OR ,MUB>AK4 

,MANY HAVE *AMPION$ ! 9T]NET AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW COMMONS1 RES\RCES ?AT CAN BE %>$ RA!R ?AN PRIVATELY [N$4 ,BUT FAC$ ) ! 9CREAS+ /ATE & CORPORATE P[] OV] ! /RUCTURES ?R\< :I* WE 9T]ACT ONL9E1 WE HAVE TO CONSID] ! DY/OPIAN POSSIBILITY ?AT ! 9T]NET REPRES5TS A NEW 5CLOSURE ( ! COMMONS3 ! *ANNEL+ ( COMMUNICATION 9TO =MATS ?AT CAN BE MAPP$1 PATROLL$1 & CONTROLL$4 

,ONE ( ! F\NDATIONAL EV5TS 9 ! TRANSITION TO CAPITALISM WAS ! ORIG9AL 5CLOSURE ( ! COMMONS1 9 :I* L& ?AT HAD ONCE BE5 US$ FREELY BY ALL WAS SEIZ$ & TURN$ 9TO PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,9DE$1 ?IS PROCESS HAS REPEAT$ AGA9 & AGA9 ?R\<\T ! DEVELOPM5T ( CAPITALISM4 

,IT SEEMS LIKELY ?AT WE CAN'T RECOGNIZE 0COMMONS0 UNTIL !Y >E ?REAT5$ ) 5CLOSURE4 ,NOBODY ?9KS ( ! SONG 0,HAPPY ,BIR?DAY TO ,Y\0 AS A COMMONS1 BECAUSE ,TIME ,W>N] 7:I* CLAIMS TO [N ! COPYRI<T7 HAS NOT SUCCE$$ AT PR(IT+ (F ITS P]=MANCE AT BIR?DAY P>TIES4 ,PEASANTS & 9DIG5\S PEOPLES DID NOT ORIG9ALLY REG>D L& AS PROP]TY HELD 9 COMMON1 EI!R--RA!R1 !Y CONSID]$ ! IDEA ?AT L& C\LD BE PROP]TY ABSURD4 

,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 SIMIL>LY DIFFICULT1 ONLY A C\PLE G5]ATIONS AGO1 TO IMAG9E ?AT ONE DAY IT W\LD BECOME POSSIBLE TO %[ PEOPLE ADV]TISEM5TS :5EV] !Y *ATT$ TOGE!R1 OR TO MAP !IR TA/ES & SOCIAL RELATIONS AT A GLANCE1 OR TO FOLL[ !IR ?\<T PROCESSES 9 REAL TIME BY MONITOR+ !IR ,GOOGLE SE>*ES4 

,WE'VE ALWAYS HAD SOCIAL NETWORKS1 BUT NO ONE C\LD USE !M TO SELL ADV]TISEM5TS--NOR W]E !Y SO EASILY MAPP$4 ,N[ !Y REAPPE> AS SOME?+ (F]$ TO US BY CORPORATIONS1 SOME?+ EXT]NAL ?AT WE HAVE TO CONSULT4 ,ASPECTS ( \R LIVES ?AT C\LD NEV] HAVE BE5 PRIVATIZ$ BE=E >E N[ PRACTICALLY 9ACCESSIBLE )\T ! LATE/ PRODUCTS FROM ,APPLE4 ,CL\D COMPUT+ & P]VASIVE GOV]NM5T SURVEILLANCE ONLY EMPHASIZE \R DEP5D5CE & VULN]ABILITY4 

,RA!R ?AN ! =EFRONT ( ! 9EVITABLE PROGRESS ( FRE$OM1 ! 9T]NET IS ! LATE/ BATTLEGR\ND 9 A C5TURIES-RUNN+ CONTE/ ) ?OSE :O W\LD PRIVATIZE & DOM9ATE NOT JU/ ! L&1 BUT EV]Y FACET ( \R SELFHOOD AS WELL4 ,! BURD5 ( PRO( ?AT IT /ILL (F]S A FRONTI] = FRE$OM RE/S ON ?OSE :O HOPE TO DEF5D IT4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( ?IS /RUGGLE1 IT MAY BECOME CLE> ?AT DIGITAL FRE$OM1 LIKE ALL MEAN+FUL =MS ( FRE$OM1 IS NOT COMPATIBLE ) CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 

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