Saw this TED Talk today, and thought it might be of interest to this forum 
From the description:
Who controls the internet? Increasingly, the answer is large corporations and governments – a trend that’s threatening digital privacy and access to information online, says web developer Tamas Kocsis. In this informative talk, Kocsis breaks down the different threats to internet freedom and shares his plan to build an alternative, decentralized network that returns power to everyday users.
