Cybersecurity
Could Snowden End Up Breaking the World Wide Web?
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(Updates with comment from ACLU in 11th paragraph.)
Edward Snowden's revelations could make the World Wide Web a much smaller place. Efforts by 15 countries and the European Union to restrict the flow of data internationally could Balkanize chunks of the Internet, stifle innovation and make online communications less secure, according to new research.