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World Wide Web inventor warns of data misuse online

Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Source: AAP

The man known as the inventor of the World Wide Web has warned that misuse of data online is undermining free speech and corrupting democracy. This month (march) marks 28 years since British computer scientist, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, first proposed an internationally-accessible information system that would become the World Wide Web. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil with a feature prepared by Peggy Giakoumelos.


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The man known as the inventor of the World Wide Web has warned that misuse of data online is undermining free speech and corrupting democracy. This month (march) marks 28 years since British computer scientist, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, first proposed an internationally-accessible information system that would become the World Wide Web. Maheswaran Prabaharan reports in Tamil with a feature prepared by Peggy Giakoumelos.



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