IRL: Online Life is Real Life

“The Weird Kids at the Big Tech Party” from ZigZag

IRL: Online Life is Real Life

Show Notes

We’re featuring an episode from the ZigZag podcast called “The Weird Kids at the Big Tech Party.”

Before Silicon Valley was dominated by the Big Five tech companies, there was Mozilla - founded by coders and activists who believed the internet should be open to everyone. Hear Mark Surman, President and Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, on why "privacy" is a new business opportunity for entrepreneurs and how he doesn't burn out fighting the monopoly mindset of Silicon Valley.

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