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by Eric Schmidt
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The internet is among the few things humans have built that they don't truly understand. It began as an experiment in connecting computers. It became a network of networks. Then it became something no one fully predicted: a force that rewires economies, topples governments, reshapes identities, and alters the course of history.
**Author:** Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen
**Estimated Reading Time:** 45 minutes
**What You'll Learn:**
- How billions of new internet users will reshape global power, economics, and identity - Why the line between your physical and virtual self is disappearing, and what that means for privacy - How governments will struggle to govern a world they cannot fully control - Why future conflicts will be fought with code as much as with weapons - How technology will accelerate revolutions while making them harder to sustain - What the future of terrorism, reconstruction, and citizenship looks like in a connected world
**Who This Book Is For:**
Anyone who wants to understand the geopolitical, social, and personal consequences of a world where everyone is connected. This book is for citizens, leaders, entrepreneurs, and curious minds who sense that the internet is reshaping everything but want a clearer picture of how and why.
The internet is among the few things humans have built that they don't truly understand. It began as an experiment in connecting computers. It became a network of networks. Then it became something no one fully predicted: a force that rewires economies, topples governments, reshapes identities, and alters the course of history. Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen wrote The New Digital Age at a moment when the first wave of the internet revolution had already transformed life in wealthy countries. But they saw something larger on the horizon. In the coming decade, billions more people would come online for the first time. These new users would not experience the internet as a novelty. They would experience it as a lifeline, a marketplace, a political arena, and a battleground. The problem is that most conversations about the internet are too narrow. Technologists focus on products and platforms. Politicians focus on regulation and control. Security experts focus on threats. Ordinary people focus on convenience and entertainment. What is missing is a coherent picture of how all these pieces fit together. This book attempts to provide that picture. It is not a book about gadgets. It is a book about power, identity, conflict, and human nature in a world where physical and virtual realities are merging. The authors bring an unusual combination of perspectives. Eric Schmidt spent a decade leading Google, one of the companies most responsible for building the modern internet. Jared Cohen came from the world of foreign policy, advising two U.S. Secretaries of State before joining Google to think about how technology intersects with global affairs. Together, they had access to world leaders, dissidents, entrepreneurs, and intelligence officials. They saw the internet from the boardroom and the battlefield. Their central argument is that the internet is neither inherently good nor…
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Get the complete summary in the appYour digital identity is as real as your physical identity. Manage it carefully.
Privacy requires constant vigilance. It is not automatic.
Governments will attempt to control the internet, but the network's decentralized nature makes this difficult.
Cyber warfare is already a reality and will become more important in future conflicts.
Technology accelerates revolutions but does not guarantee their success.
Terrorist groups are becoming more sophisticated in their use of technology.
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