Anti-interoperability, vendor lock-in, and high switching costs (with Cory Doctorow)

<p><a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/135/#transcript">Read the full transcript here.</a> </p><div class="notes-inner"><p>What is interoperability? What counts as "unauthorized" access to computers or parts of computers? If the rendered design of a web page is copyrighted, then does blocking ads on that page count as copyright infringement by creating a derivative product? Does Facebook really want what's best for its users? Is Google evil? Could blockchain-based solutions provide much-needed privacy or interoperability? Why doesn't the U.S. government (for example) fight harder to prevent vendor lock-in when buying goods and services? Which tech companies, if any, should be broken up?</p><p>Cory Doctorow (<a href="https://craphound.com">craphound.com</a>) is a science fiction author, activist, and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently <em>Radicalized</em> and <em>Walkaway</em>, science fiction for adults; <em>Chokepoint Capitalism</em>, nonfiction about monopoly and creative labor markets; <em>In Real Life</em>, a graphic novel; and the picture book <em>Poesy the Monster Slayer</em>. His latest novel is <em>Attack Surface</em>, a standalone adult sequel to <em>Little Brother</em>. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.</p> </div><div>[<a href="https://podcast.clearerthinking.org/episode/135/cory-doctorow-anti-interoperability-vendor-lock-in-and-high-switching-costs">Read more</a>]</div>