Is the new computer language, HTML5, invading our privacy? Or providing Internet surfers with a better user experience?
With the ubiquity of Facebook and other social networking tools, most Internet users are accustomed now to divulging more personal information than they would have just a few short years ago. Privacy may not yet be a thing of the past, but technology seems to be pressing us in that direction. HTML5 is a new computer language designed to allow users to better surf the Web, but it also raises questions about how much more information it allows software developers and marketers to gather about users.