Description
Michael Kende is a Senior Fellow and Visiting Lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, a Senior Adviser at Analysys Mason, a Digital Development Specialist at the World Bank Group, and former Chief Economist of the Internet Society. He has worked as an academic economist at INSEAD and as a US regulator at the Federal Communications Commission. Part I The Upside of Free Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Global Standard Chapter 3 Why Is Wi-Fi Free? Chapter 4 Something for Nothing Part II The Downside of Free Chapter 5 Did We Give Away Our Privacy? Chapter 6 Is Our Data Secure? Chapter 7 Platform Power Chapter 8 The Digital Divide Part III The Future of Free Chapter 9 Trust the Future Chapter 10 The Need for Change Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
