The Dictator's (False) Dilemma

Authors

Hal Berghel, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Publication Title

Computer

Volume

49

Issue

7

First page number:

84

Last page number:

87

Abstract

One of the more persistent Cold War memes, the so-called dictator's dilemma refers to a worldview in which technology is a threat to dictatorships and a beacon of prosperity to free societies. But is this a valid dichotomy? © 1970-2012 IEEE.

Keywords

history of computing; Out of Band

File Format

pdf

File Size

972 KB

Language

English

Repository Citation

Berghel, H. (2016). The Dictator's (False) Dilemma. Computer, 49(7), 84-87.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MC.2016.189