Rebecca MacKinnon

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In modern politics, even the leader of the free world needs help from the sultan of Facebookistan.
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Collection: Leader
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The only legitimate purpose of government is to serve citizens, and ... the only legitimate purpose of technology is to improve our lives, not to manipulate or enslave us.
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Collection: Technology
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Each and every one of us has a vital part to play in building the kind of world in which government and technology serve the world's people and not the other way around.
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Collection: Technology
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Microsoft, Yahoo and others are helping to institutionalize and legitimize the integration of censorship into the global IT business model.
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Collection: Microsoft
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We’re at a point in history that whether the Internet is going to evolve in a way that’s compatible with democracy and human rights is really kind of up in the air.
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Collection: Rights
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We have to start thinking of ourselves as citizens of the Internet, not just passive users. I don’t see how we can bring about change in our digital lives if we don’t take responsibility.
- Rebecca MacKinnon
Collection: Responsibility