The Internet is the defining technology of the Information Age, just as the electric engine defined the Industrial Age. It began as the U.S. Department of Commerce's Arpanet in 1969 and expanded dramatically after being privatized in the 1990s, growing from 40 million users in 1996 to over 2.5 billion users in 2013, making it a truly global network. While early spread was limited by infrastructure issues, wireless communication has connected almost all of humanity since the early 2000s, albeit with inequality in access. The Internet now ensures the production, distribution, and use of nearly all information in digital formats, estimated to be 95% of existing information worldwide. The rapid changes brought by the Internet and wireless communication have generated both optimistic