Tim Berners-Lee

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The creator of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, has criticised the idea of tracking his browsing history saying that "It's mine - you can't have it. If you want to use it for something, then you have to negotiate with me. I have to agree, I have to understand what I'm getting in return."

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In a June 2006 post on his blog, Tim Berners-Lee -- who FoxNews.com noted "created a computer-based system for sharing information with colleagues around the world [World Wide Web]" -- wrote: "When I invented the Web, I didn't have to ask anyone's permission.

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"Look at all the paper and trees, he said, that could have been saved if people had not had to write or type out those slashes on paper over the years - not to mention the human labour and time spent typing those two keystrokes countless millions of times in browser address boxes." Interviewed by a reporter for the New York Times, Sir Tim added: "There you go, it seemed like a good idea at the time. "

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"In the words of Tim Berners-Lee," he said, "the Internet is a 'blank canvas'-allowing anyone to contribute and to innovate without permission."

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"We've had the pieces for a while," he says. "Seeing all these things finally coming together is exciting, and it multiplies the power of each one," Berners-Lee says.

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"I'm always worried, of course, about anything large coming in to take control," Berners-Lee said.

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"Technology shouldn't tell you what's right and what's wrong," Berners-Lee said. "The rule of law applies on the Web. It's a platform for humanity."

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Berners-Lee says, "One of the whole gating factors of getting the whole world of Web apps to take off is trust."

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He never made any attempt to own his creation and gave it to the world for free, he said, because "that was the only way it would have worked. "

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