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[ NNSquad ] Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin
Web freedom faces greatest threat ever, warns Google's Sergey Brin
http://j.mp/IJN8Z1 (Guardian)
"The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the
creation of the internet three decades ago are under greater threat
than ever, according to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. In an
interview with the Guardian, Brin warned that there were "very
powerful forces that have lined up against the open internet on all
sides and around the world. I am more worried than I have been in the
past it's scary." He said the threat to the freedom of the internet
came from a combination of governments increasingly trying to control
access and communication by their citizens, the entertainment industry
attempting to crack down on piracy, and the rise of "restrictive"
so-called walled gardens such as Facebook and Apple, which tightly
controlled what software could be released on their platforms."
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I agree 100% with Sergey. And regardless of how you personally feel
about Google, to try deny the truth of his remarks is beyond foolish.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
- Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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