This idea-using computers to spy on people and groups perceived as a threat, both at home and abroad-drove ARPA to develop the internet in the 1960s, and continues to be at the heart of the modern internet we all know and use today. In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project.Ī visionary intelligence officer, William Godel, realized that the key to winning the war in Vietnam was not outgunning the enemy, but using new information technology to understand their motives and anticipate their movements. The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built. This is a free-access event - entrance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. PLEASE NOTE: Submitting an RSVP for this event DOES NOT guarantee entrance. Please fill out the form at the bottom of this page if you plan on attending. 28 Adams Street (Corner of Adams & Water Street the Archway)
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