Sir Tim is frustrated with pernicious ads and privacy violations
By Josie Cox
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing the World Wide Web, has given a series of interviews in which he has criticised how the Internet has developed, condemned how advertising has evolved and warned of the risks that global connectivity poses to users’ privacy.
In an interview with The Guardian, Sir Tim said that the Trump administration’s decision to allow internet service providers to sign away their customers’ privacy and sell users’ browsing habits is “disgusting” and “appalling”.
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