EPISODE · Sep 28, 2017 · 26 MIN
How One Syrian Fought to the Death for a Free Internet
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
In 2003, when Jon Phillips was 24, he met someone who changed everything about how he perceived the world. At the time, Phillips was a graduate student in computer science and visual art at the University of California, San Diego. Rather than work for a big tech company, as most of his friends were doing, he wanted to use his computing skills to “build society and community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In 2003, when Jon Phillips was 24, he met someone who changed everything about how he perceived the world. At the time, Phillips was a graduate student in computer science and visual art at the University of California, San Diego. Rather than work for a big tech company, as most of his friends were doing, he wanted to use his computing skills to “build society and community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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