The article Long Live The Web touches many of the potential problems that web users face today. While it was written in 2010, the concerns the article stated have already become apparent problems in 2019.
Net neutrality is a principle such that all content on the internet will be treated equally and will not be discriminated against. Internet Service Providers have no right to alter internet services based on its content. In the article, every government should implement net neutrality policies as basic regulations to preserve the freedoms of the internet. This ensures all content on the internet are accessed fairly and without discrimination. At the time, the article touched on how companies have tried to circumvent net neutrality. This serves as a warning on how the fundamental principles of the internet can be threatened by corporations of power or even intuitions. About a year ago, the Federal Communications Commission, a United States government agency that regulates communications throughout the United States, have made the decision to repeal net neutrality. The news of such decision has sparked controversy on how the fundamental principles of the internet will be threatened. This article, while it was written almost ten years ago, serves as a reminder that the internet cannot function without the policy of net neutrality.
Data collection with regards to violation of privacy is another issue that the article touched upon. In the scope of the article, the author warns of how information given on the web can be used for targeting ads. While at that time, targeted ads may seem docile at first, the idea that a corporation collecting user information is dangerous. A couple years ago, Facebook allegedly sold data to third party companies in which used that data to target message to sway the 2016 U.S presidential election. While the company was put at fault for this, the concern is that profiles of users are never private. Once a user goes on the web and enters personal information, it will no longer be private. Thus, users must be wary of the openness of the internet and how information can be used by unknown parties.