The Battle for Power on the Internet

[Commentary] We’re in the middle of an epic battle for power in cyberspace. On one side are the traditional, organized, institutional powers such as governments and large multinational corporations. On the other are the distributed and nimble: grassroots movements, dissident groups, hackers, and criminals. How these two side fare in the long term, and the fate of the rest of us who don’t fall into either group, is an open question -- and one vitally important to the future of the Internet.