she will be joined in conversation by kendra albert, a lecturer on law at harvard law school where theypracticed law, their work reflects on technology and law covering topics like facial recognition, computer secure, online reaction and tonight they are going to discuss "lurking: how a person became a user". a poetic, empathetic and incisive history of the internet that will resonate with anyone who goes online to listen and learn, not shout. joanne mcneil traces it in playful ways revealing what has been lost, what has been stolen and what utopian possibilities may still be recovered. lurkers of the world unite. we are pleased to host this event at harvard bookstore, please join me in welcoming joanne mcneil and kendra albert. [applause] >> to start i have a brief reading. i will stand up. just a short passage that will give you a sense of the style of the book, this is an issue after called sharing. at the time of the first iphone launch - sorry. around the time of its first smartphone launch in 2007 it was possible if unwise to talk about apple as an underdog, and adopt their own na

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