Listen Up G8 Leaders: The Internet Is Vulnerable. What Happens When The Internet Breaks?

What are the implications of a world-wide internet crash? How are G8 leaders addressing the web's vulnerabilities? Imagine the chaos of trucks full of rotting food without the ability to navigate and phone systems going down all over the world. No access to the cloud and no way to know how long before the internet will be up and running again. At the EG8 Forum to advise G8 leaders on the future of the Internet and connected society. Cyber Activist and EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow, Applied Minds co-chair and CTO Danny Hillis along with Integrated Media Specialist author Juliette Powell discuss how vulnerable the internet is and why the G8 must address it.

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• G8
• John Perry Barlow
• Paris
• EG8 Forum
• Danny Hillis
• Juliette Powell
• internet meeting