Summary

In response to the title of the article, ‘Who is the real enemy of internet freedom?’, Morozov (2015) aims to bring the attention of the readers to the slyly aggressive stance of the US regarding technological sovereignty as compared China and Russia’s overtly aggressive outlook on the same. Although the Russian and Chinese governments merely seek information regarding user data of their own citizens, albeit for political agendas, Americans do the same for citizens and non-citizens alike. On one hand, American companies create expensive and complex interdependencies with countries all over the world. On the other hand, some companies, like Microsoft, have questioned the US government’s incredulous demands for access to user data. If any of these countries’ demands manage to carry through, the result would be detrimental to privacy and freedom.