Cory Doctorow: 'Technologists have failed to listen to non-technologists'

Cory Doctorow, 49, is a British-Canadian blogger, science fiction author and tech activist. He has held various academic posts and is a visiting professor of the Open University. His latest novel, Attack Surface, was published earlier this month. The protagonist in your new novel tries to offset her job at a tech company where she is working for a repressive regime by helping some of its targets evade detection. Do you think many Silicon Valley employees feel uneasy about their work?