Internet
In the age of Google, when everything you say is forever searchable, the future belongs to those who leave no footprints.
“Can We Talk?,” The New York Times, July 16, 2010.
It’s often said that we live in a permissive era, one with infinite second chances. But the truth is that for a great many people, the permanent memory bank of the Web increasingly means there are no second chances—no opportunities to escape a scarlet letter in your digital past. Now the worst thing you’ve done is often the first thing everyone knows about you.
“The Web Means the End of Forgetting,” The New York Times, July 19, 2010.