Summary
The Internet started as a medium for free, unhindered communication. As an expanding network of ideas, thoughts, and Web sites grew, the Internet quickly brought people together from all over the world. Today, the Internet is faced with countless threats. It is being exploited by large companies to monitor and “understand” people's habits, and it is a money tree that everyone with a business mind wants a piece of.
As we reflect throughout this book, there is a struggle between the freedom the Internet brings and the dangers it delivers. Stay aware of what you and your family do in the online world. Learn to control your Web browser and make it work for you instead of against you. Watch which sites are making cookies for you, and block ...
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