‘Google At SXSW: The Internet Is Accelerating Social Change On A Global Scale’ – ‘ReadWrite’

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Google At SXSW: The Internet Is Accelerating Social Change On A Global Scale”.

Selena Larson says, “Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Director of Google Ideas Jared Cohen led a discussion at Friday’s SXSW event in Austin, Texas, which described the ways technology is impacting privacy, security and policy on a global scale.

The two Google execs said they visited at least 35 countries, a majority of them unstable autocracies such as North Korea, and examined the impact technology is having on citizens in those countries.

As citizens are empowered with mobile phones and connectivity, Eric Schmidt said “revolutions are going to be easier to start, but harder to finish.”

According to a report from Pew Internet, emerging nations are catching up to the U.S. when it comes to technology adoption, specifically of mobile devices and social media“.

Google At SXSW: The Internet Is Accelerating Social Change On A Global Scale

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