Cannot GB technology be abused?
All technology can be used for good or for bad: drugs can be used to cure or to poison, tools to build or to destroy, mass media to educate or to brain-wash. Similarly, the GB will help people to reach their goals by providing the most relevant information, whether these goals are positive or negative. Thus, people can use the GB to find out how to cure their cancer, protect their community from pollution, or increase the yield of their crops, but they may also use it to discover how to build a bomb, spread racist propaganda, or find kindred spirits to start up a hate group. This problem already exists with the present Internet and other communication technologies. It will require a subtle, finely balanced approach that minimizes dangers to the public while maintaining as much as possible freedom of expression and respect for privacy. Some existing partial solutions are web browsers that restrict access to websites that, on the basis of keywords or user evaluations, are deemed inapprop
