Berners-Lee: Web security a ‘never-ending battle’

The man credited with invention of the world wide web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has warned that web security is a “never-ending battle”.Speaking at a lecture hosted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London on Thursday, Berners-Lee said that, while he was against web censorship per se, both technological and educational means should be employed to tackle internet security issues.”A lot of security work is going on [on the web], but security is a never-ending battle,” said Berners-Lee. “The web is used by humanity, and humanity has a dark and a light side. I’m an optimist — I think the light side wins.
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