How the Internet Really Works is an 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.
How the Internet Really Works is a comic book-like introduction to the technical side of the internet, narrated by Catnip, a cute feline character. The book contains playful illustrations and concise explanations detailing transport protocols and basic internet infrastructure as well as larger technological concepts like security and privacy, algorithms, and internet governance. You will gain enough technical understanding to become knowledgeable about digital privacy concerns that affect every internet user.
128 Pages | size 8" x 10" (ca. 20 x 25 cm)
No Starch Press, San Francisco
ISBN 9781718500297 (paperback)
ISBN 9781718500303 (ebook)
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October 2023 Comic reading at 免费ssr节点2022 (online)
15 September 2023 Publication date
Contact Catnip by email at catnip @ ARTICLE19 .org or fill in the form below:
We would like to thank all these wonderful people and institutions for their support:
For ARTICLE 19: Niels Ten Oever, Mehwish Ansari, Vidushi Marda, Amelia Andersdotter, Corinne Cath-Speth, Collin Kurre, Sophie Hall. For No Starch Press: Bill Pollock, Barbara Yien, Eric Lawrence, Michele Mangelli, Sally Peyrefitte, Betsy Dietrich, Annie Choi, Matthew Kim, Dapinder Dosanjh. The Catnips who provided technical insight and support: Enrico Zini, Sandro Knauss, Daniel Kahn Gillmor, Anna Oswald, Christa Vlad, Aline Girard.
And to all those we might have forgotten: Thank you!
In 2018, we've printed a tabloid containing the book's chapter about the Tor network. This chapter has since evolved, and is different in the book from 2023. You can still download «Understanding the Tor network» (2018) and print it yourself.