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The Dark Side of the Web

By Stephanie Jordan
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One could argue that the Internet is among the greatest inventions. Think about the fact that an estimated quarter of the Earth’s population uses the services of the Internet, and that adoption has influenced or reshaped the telephone, television, newspapers, and offered us new ways to communicate and share ideas with social media sites, instant messaging, and blogging. Also remarkable is the fact that this international network has no centralized policy over its use or access.

Published February 25, 2010

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