Paris

Tim Bradshaw

The opening address at the e-G8 conference in Paris from the French president certainly woke up the assembled digerati.

John Perry Barlow, co-founder of open-internet campaigner Electronic Frontier Foundation, set the tone when he tweeted a previous Nicolas Sarkozy quote – “The internet is the new frontier, a territory to conquer” – with the sharp reply: “And I am in Paris to stop him.” Read more