Devices are getting cheaper and Internet access is slowly becoming
universal, but how we use it is broken and needs to change. That is the
view of acclaimed computer scientist and inventor of the world wide web,
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who offered his insights on the future of his
offspring exclusively to CNN Smart Business following an event hosted by
Sapient Nitro.
Information needs to be regulated and controlled, especially our health data.
"Some information needs
to be locked down. Medical information needs to be protected and not
given away to the wrong people, only hospitals. But the people who have
access to that information -- including doctors -- need to be
accountable and that data needs to be tracked."
Business will need to practice greater transparency
"It's up to each business
about how it develops. Large companies can learn to be more transparent
internally and externally, with some limitations."
Banks need to practice better security
"Banks encourage bad
habits by asking for passwords on the phone -- they should ask consumers
to call back on the number on the back of the card instead of asking
you for your security details."
Pixels will get smaller
"Screen higher
resolutions than my eyes. Stereo can sound like an orchestra I want to
experience when I can't tell the difference between the wind blowing
through a meadow and one which you can share. When you put me in my
personal cave, I want the hi-fi to sound like a real orchestra."
Public data is important and we will have more access to it
"In private, it is
enterprise data -- about your company if you didn't have a website you
didn't exist. When all the buying is done by computer -- its not going
to be websites you want -- it'll be data."
There will be a need for an Internet bill of rights to protect users
"People have the right to see how their data is being used."
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