Not only in our region that the government commits their gaffes with the online world. Although the proposed U.S. law SOUP has apparently been defeated in the U.S., the battle scars of the Internet against the U.S. lawmakers are still vivid among some bigwigs from the world of technology. Gary Kovacs, CEO of Mozilla, said during a speech at the SXSW Festival that he was surprised to hear that Congress intended to hire staff that "understands" the web.
"If you do not understand the web, so has no place in a government (...) It is not something you learn or hire someone to do it. The network has to be the way a person lives his life, "said the CEO.
In January, Mozilla joined giants like Google and Wikipedia to combat anti-piracy laws that were in the U.S. vote, but Kovacs said that in future the foundation must keep away from political hit. "That's not our place," he said, adding that it will continue devoting to "protect the web."
In response to the record labels, studios and game developers who accused Internet companies to "manipulate" the public, Kovacs was categorical: "The sites will facilitate communication between the public and Members. We help 30 million people to fight (...) 30 million people are not nerds, they are citizens, "he added.
"If you do not understand the web, so has no place in a government (...) It is not something you learn or hire someone to do it. The network has to be the way a person lives his life, "said the CEO.
In January, Mozilla joined giants like Google and Wikipedia to combat anti-piracy laws that were in the U.S. vote, but Kovacs said that in future the foundation must keep away from political hit. "That's not our place," he said, adding that it will continue devoting to "protect the web."
In response to the record labels, studios and game developers who accused Internet companies to "manipulate" the public, Kovacs was categorical: "The sites will facilitate communication between the public and Members. We help 30 million people to fight (...) 30 million people are not nerds, they are citizens, "he added.
