{"product_id":"how-the-internet-really-works","title":"How the Internet Really Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn accessible, comic book-like, illustrated introduction to how the internet works under the hood, designed to give people a basic understanding of the technical aspects of the Internet that they need in order to advocate for digital rights.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe internet has profoundly changed interpersonal communication, but most of us don't really understand how it works. What enables information to travel across the internet? Can we really be anonymous and private online? Who controls the internet, and why is that important? And... what's with all the cats?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow the Internet Really Works answers these questions and more. Using clear language and whimsical illustrations, the authors translate highly technical topics into accessible, engaging prose that demystifies the world's most intricately linked computer network. Alongside a feline guide named Catnip, you'll learn about:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"How-What-Why\" of nodes, packets, and internet protocols\u003cbr\u003eCryptographic techniques to ensure the secrecy and integrity of your data\u003cbr\u003eCensorship, ways to monitor it, and means for circumventing it\u003cbr\u003eCybernetics, algorithms, and how computers make decisions\u003cbr\u003eCentralization of internet power, its impact on democracy, and how it hurts human rights\u003cbr\u003eInternet governance, and ways to get involved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is also a call to action, laying out a roadmap for using your newfound knowledge to influence the evolution of digitally inclusive, rights-respecting internet laws and policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a citizen concerned about staying safe online, a civil servant seeking to address censorship, an advocate addressing worldwide freedom of expression issues, or simply someone with a cat-like curiosity about network infrastructure, you will be delighted -- and enlightened -- by Catnip's felicitously fun guide to understanding how the internet really works!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTICLE 19\u003c\/b\u003e is an international non-profit organization that seeks to promote, develop, and protect freedom of expression, including access to information. Headquartered in London, with offices in Bangladesh, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, Senegal, Tunisia, Myanmar, and the USA, ARTICLE 19 works to bridge the knowledge gap about Internet infrastructure and why it matters for people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of contents \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1:\u003c\/b\u003e How Is the Internet Networked? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2:\u003c\/b\u003e What Form Does Information Take on the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3:\u003c\/b\u003e How Do Devices Communicate on the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4:\u003c\/b\u003e How Does Information Travel on the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5:\u003c\/b\u003e How Do People Relate to Information on the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6:\u003c\/b\u003e What Can Interfere with Information Traveling Across the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7:\u003c\/b\u003e How Can Information Travel Anonymously over the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8:\u003c\/b\u003e What Control Do Machines Have? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9:\u003c\/b\u003e How Does the Internet Build on Previous Technology? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10:\u003c\/b\u003e Who Controls the Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11:\u003c\/b\u003e How Is Power Distributed over the Decentralized Internet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12:\u003c\/b\u003e How Can Civil Society Engage in Internet Governance? \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50506311958598,"sku":"9781718500297","price":1572.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-Book","offer_id":50506311991366,"sku":"9781718500297-2","price":1575.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2797\/1142\/files\/41Y7O1lAuAL._SX398_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1790326436","url":"https:\/\/cb-india.com\/products\/how-the-internet-really-works","provider":"Computer Bookshop (India) Pvt Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}