On March 5, Cory Doctorow, technology activist and best-selling Canadian author of books like Little Brother and For the Win spoke at U of T’s Boundaries, Frontiers & Gatekeepers Conference. He gave a talk called, “A Little Bit Pregnant: Why it’s a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools.” Doctorow discussed ways in which companies have tried to regulate general purpose computers, and how they could be turned into computers “designed to betray us.” Look forward to a more detailed report on Doctorow’s talk in an upcoming issue of The Varsity.
Can’t wait? Read our popular transcript of a talk Doctorow gave last year entitled “How to Destroy the Book“
