THE FUTURE OF EMAIL
EMAIL, THE SYSTEM I INVENTED IN 1978, WHILE A 14-YEAR-OLD BOY, TO
ENABLE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION AMONG OFFICE WORKERS AT A SMALL
MEDICAL COLLEGE IN NEWARK, NJ, HAS NOW BECOME THE CENTER OF MANY
CONTROVERSIES. FOR THEIR 125TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL COMMISSIONED ME AS EMAIL’S INVENTOR TO WRITE A BRIEF ESSAY
ENTITLED THE FUTURE OF EMAIL. THAT ARTICLE SHARED WHAT EMAIL REALLY IS
AND WHERE EMAIL IS HEADING. MORE RECENTLY, THE NEW YORK TIMES
INTERVIEWED ME TO COMMENT ON HILLARY CLINTON’S USE OF PERSONAL EMAIL
SERVER TO MANAGE CLASSIFIED U.S. GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS. IN THAT
ARTICLE, I SHARED THAT THE USE OF A PERSONAL EMAIL SERVER WAS
EXTRAORDINARY, WRONG AND CLEARLY A WELL-PLANNED STRATEGY BY MS.
CLINTON TO DENY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC’S RIGHTFUL ACCESS TO
COMMUNICATIONS THAT WERE GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
THIS BOOK IS A MUCH-NEEDED EXPANSION OF THOSE THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS TO
PROVIDE YOU IMPORTANT INSIGHTS TO WHERE EMAIL IS GOING AND WHY YOU AS
CITIZENS MUST TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THIS IMPORTANT MEDIUM, WHICH HAS
BEEN SUBVERTED BY VESTED INTERESTS. I BELIEVE WITH ALL SINCERITY AND
WITHOUT HYPERBOLE YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT I’M GOING TO SHARE, AS I
AM NOT ONLY THE WORLD’S LEADING EXPERT ON THIS SUBJECT BUT ALSO HAVE
A HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO REALIZE
THAT IF WE DO NOT ACT, OUR FREEDOM, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN
COMPROMISED, WILL SUFFER EVEN MORE GREATLY, IN A FUTURE WHERE HAVE’S
AND HAVE NOT’S WILL BE DEFINED BY THE LEVEL OF SECURITY THEY HAVE TO
THEIR EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS.
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