WWW's influence in the future 'worrying'

David Farber, known to many as the 'grandfather of the Internet' because he taught many pioneers of the digital medium, has had a distinguished career as a professor of computer science and public policy. But speaking at a public lecture organised by the Singapore Management University's school of information systems yesterday, Thursday, the Carnegie Mellon University http://www.cmu.edu professor voiced his concerns about the power of the web and the potential it has to 'more harm than good'.