Consider This!
Google, and other web sites and search tools, now personalize search results and advertisements based on individual characteristics, like age, location, and gender. Online political organizer Eli Pariser claims that these steps to personalize the Internet actually come with a high price and threaten our access to a broader range of information. Watch this video of his presentation at TEDX and consider his argument.
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