Free open-source software, by its nature, is unlikely to feature secret back doors that lead directly to Langley, Va.

Military commanders do not want to be tried for war crimes, even if those crimes are committed online.

Information technology has been one of the leading drivers of globalization, and it may also become one of its major victims.

If you want to plan a revolution, you never do it in public - the authorities show up and arrest everyone.

While free software was meant to force developers to lose sleep over ethical dilemmas, open source software was meant to end their insomnia.

If China's expansion into Africa and Russia's into Latin America and the former Soviet Union are any indication, Silicon Valley's ability to expand globally will be severely limited, if only because Beijing and Moscow have no qualms about blending politics and business.

Why does crime happen? Well, you might say that it's because youths don't have jobs. Or you might say that's because the doors of our buildings are not fortified enough. Given some limited funds to spend, you can either create yet another national employment program or you can equip houses with even better cameras, sensors, and locks.