The Family Guide to Digital Freedom

The following is the definitive table of contents for the Family Guide to Digital Freedom, May 2007 edition. The hyperlinked chapters can be directly read online, to give all parents and teachers a better idea of how this book can help them. For any question, problem, or to suggest the inclusion of other topics in future editions of the book, please contact us.

• Preface: What is Digital Freedom, and why should I care?
• Copyright Notice (all rights reserved)
• Structure of the Family Guide To Digital Freedom
• The Big Picture
  • A potential future: Dinner talks in 2030
  • How much of my life is digital, or digitally managed?
  • Who owns ideas, information and fun?
  • How much do we all pay for software?
• Digital Dangers
  • Privacy
    • Are our governments spying on us?
    • Do we still have some privacy?
    • What do biometrics and RFID mean?
  • Culture
    • Should all the computers and computer programs of the world be equal?
    • Do we still need papyrus?
    • What do I really lose without Net neutrality?
  • Education
    • Are computers really needed in (basic) education?
    • Is it OK for a school or Charity to accept software donations?
    • My son wants to be a hacker. Should I worry?
  • Entertainment
    • My son "shares files" with his friends: is he always a criminal?
    • I can record TV programs, can't I?
    • Can I publish my own movies online?
    • What is this DRM thing I keep hearing about?
    • What is Trusted Computing?
    • When is fair use fair enough?
  • Environment
    • Does software pollute? Yes, of course!
    • Does software waste energy? Yes!
  • Money
    • Does fighting the digital dangers destroy jobs in the software and entertainment industry?
    • Impacts on jobs in other industry sectors and the training myth
    • The tax on alleged guilt
  • Politics,People Rights and Security
    • The digital troubles of the politicians and the Military
    • Is E-Voting a solution? To which problem?
    • Can freedom of speech and participation be actually practised?
  • Internet Information and Services
    • What is web usability, and why should I care?
    • Does it make sense to not put software on your computer?
    • Is it right and possible to block or restrict Internet Access? When?
    • Online identities: is that really you?
  • Digital Communications
    • Is Email safe? Can it work without hassles?
    • Does Internet Telephony make sense?
• Causes of the digital dangers
  • Preface
  • The need to control the future
  • Software and copyright fanatism and opportunism
  • Ignorance and lack of interest
• The Solutions
  • What to know
    • How can I tell if all the programs and games inside my computer are legally usable?
    • What in the world is this "source code" anyway?
    • What is "Free Software"? Is it legal?
    • Must all software be Free, or all proprietary?
    • What are protocols and formats anyway?
    • What is OpenDocument?
  • What to do
    • What to do to protect privacy
    • Must we all become computer programmers?
    • What can I do as a citizen?
    • Make sure that all public websites are Done Right
    • How can a parent fight the Digital Dangers?
    • How to recognize a good ICT school program
    • How all Internet users can fight the Digital Dangers
    • What are other countries doing?
    • Living among hackers
• Conclusion: act and spread the word