The Internet needs to evolve (again), this time with security as a fundamental feature

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To safeguard the Web real control needs to be put into the hands of users

In the beginning, the Internet was very much defined by its functionality. ARPANET was created by the US Government as a communications network designed to scale vast distances. This niche focus le...

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