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4: In Google We Trust

I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO SAY FROM THE OUTSET THAT I love the Internet. Its possibilities are endless. Technology has always been a big part of my life, thanks to my father. He studied computer science in college but had to drop out just prior to finishing his degree to support his widowed mother. Despite this, my dad taught himself how to make a living with computers, and that appreciation for technology put me through college. I run an organization considered by many to be on the leading edge in using technology to disseminate ideas. The point of this chapter isn’t to dissect whether the Internet is a good or bad thing—that’s beside the point. The Internet just is.

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