The BBC has a story about how the world is adapting to the internet, including the barriers to adoption...
Getting the web right starts with the basics: spam, privacy and fraud.
"The internet is seen by many [consumers] as an extremely dangerous place," says Thomas Stewart of consulting firm Booz & Company. Companies have to tackle the "killers of digital confidence", he says, from issues such as network security to fraud prevention.
Internet security is a key factor in increasing broadband adoption. The safer it is for people to walk the virtual streets of the global community, the more likely they will be to move there.

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