Eben Moglen on Freedom in the Cloud and FreedomBox

Punkcast · Talk · 57 min · 2010 · YouTube title: Eben Moglen - Freedom in The Cloud

Why it's here

HN recommends it as the foundational talk behind FreedomBox and the case against centralized web services.

What it covers

Eben Moglen speaks at NYU in 2010 about freedom in the cloud, arguing that centralized services and handing over personal data and server logs erode privacy and freedom. The talk lays out the motivation for FreedomBox, a personal server for your own data.