Google analyst: U.S. Internet needs to get faster
Google long has been an advocate of a single Web, one that’s free of government censorship and barriers to information access.
That’s not the reality in today’s world however.
Governments from China to France put various roadblocks in the information superhighway to serve their interests, filter speech or protect copyrights.
And high-speed Internet connections haven’t reached all corners of the globe — not even all parts of the United States.
To learn more about this split between Google’s idea of an all-access Web and the reality today, CNN sat down recently with Derek Slater, one of Google’s policy analysts.
Slater declined to comment on Google’s negotiations with China. The search engine has threatened to pull out of the country after the Gmail accounts of some human rights activists were hacked. Since this interview, it has been reported that Google is working with the National Security Agency to prevent similar cyberattacks.
But Slater did offer insights about increasing today’s sluggish Internet speeds and why a unified Web can change peoples’ lives.
To read this article in its entirety visit CNN.
Related Posts
- WATCH: Chicago Gang Memeber Press Conference
- U.N. Raises Concerns As Global Food Prices Jump
- Tea Party Senate Candidate Just Received College Degree This Week
- Tennessee Mosque Site Fire An Arson, Feds Say
- Brooklyn Girl, 4, Weighed 15 Pounds At Death
