http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510641/geeks-are-the-new-guardians-of-our-civil-liberties/
"A decade-plus of anthropological fieldwork among hackers and like-minded
geeks has led me to the firm conviction that these people are building
one of the most vibrant civil liberties movements we’ve ever seen. It is
a culture committed to freeing information, insisting on privacy, and
fighting censorship, which in turn propels wide-ranging political
activity. In the last year alone, hackers have been behind some of the
most powerful political currents out there."
Whatever Gabriella Coleman writes, I believe.
Internet Collective Action is people organizing in a nonhierarchical manner to accomplish a particular goal. The reward is in the doing, and how much or how little anyone participates is completely voluntary, depending on their abilities and commitment to the goal. By this process amazing things can be accomplished. ICA will grow so long as the Internet is free. http://www.lisamcpherson.org/pc.htm is an example of ICA.
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