LONDON, April 16 (Reuters) - The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the Internets creation are facing their greatest-ever threat, the co-founder of Google Sergey Brin said in an interview published by Britains Guardian newspaper on Monday. Brin said the threat to freedom of the Internet came from a combination of factors, including increasing efforts by governments to control access and communication by their citizens. Brin said attempts by the entertainment industry to crack down on piracy, and the rise of restrictive walled gardens such as Facebook and Apple, which tightly control what software can be released on their platforms, were also leading to greater restrictions on the Internet. There are very powerful forces that have lined up against the open Internet on all sides and around the world, Brin was quoted as saying. I am more worried than I have been in the past. (read the full story at huffingtonpost.com or comments at digg) |
