There are so many networks and subnetworks on the Internet, nobody knows who’s on it. It could mean that there is no longer any meaning to international boundaries.
Predictor: Dertouzos, Michael
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article for The Boston Globe, Charles Radin quotes Michael Dertouzos. He writes: ”When it’s more intricate than the U.S. road system, and it’s all over the world, can you police it?’ asked Michael Dertouzos, head of MIT’s laboratory for computer science. ‘There are so many networks and subnetworks on the Internet, nobody knows who’s on it. It could mean that there is no longer any meaning to international boundaries. People in China and Iraq are talking to people in the U.S.’ without any of their governments knowing it, he said.”
Biography:Michael Dertouzos was director of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and the author of “The Unfinished Revolution.” He led a project intended to make computers adapt to people. He outlined a comprehensive proposal for a national information “infrastructure” in a 1991 article for Technology Review. (Research Scientist/Illuminator.)
Date of prediction: January 2, 1993
Topic of prediction: Global Relationships/Politics
Subtopic: General
Name of publication: Boston Globe
Title, headline, chapter name: 20 Million Drive the Information Highway; It’s Time to Open the Internet to Every Computer User, Planners Say
Quote Type: Direct quote
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