WWW - Watch |
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Author:
| Sawyer, Robert J. |
Read by:
| Almasy, Jessica Vietor, Mark Wyman, Oliver VanDyck, Jennifer |
Series title: | WWW Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4418-4441-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2010 |
Publisher: | Brilliance Publishing, Inc.
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Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
List Price: | USD $39.97 |
Book Description:
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Sixteen-year-old Caitlin Decter was born blind. But, thanks to an implant in her head, she can now see the real worldand also see webspace, the structure of the World Wide Web. There, shes found a nascent consciousness, which shes helped bring forth, letting it, too, see the world for the first time. The consciousness takes the name Webmind. Caitlins parents know about it, and so does WATCH, a secret US government agency that monitors terrorist activity on the Web (violating civil...
More DescriptionSixteen-year-old Caitlin Decter was born blind. But, thanks to an implant in her head, she can now see the real worldand also see webspace, the structure of the World Wide Web. There, shes found a nascent consciousness, which shes helped bring forth, letting it, too, see the world for the first time. The consciousness takes the name Webmind. Caitlins parents know about it, and so does WATCH, a secret US government agency that monitors terrorist activity on the Web (violating civil liberties as it does so). Caitlin is convinced that Webmind is benign, but her parents are afraid the public will view Webmindwhich can now crack any password and read everyones emailas Big Brother. Caitlin discovers that WATCH is on to them. She figures the best way to protect Webmind is by having it prove its benevolence to the world by eliminating all the spam from the Internet. But Caitlins boyfriend accidentally reveals the secret of Webminds structure to WATCH. Armed with that information, the government tries to wipe out Webmind. Caitlin travels into webspace, helping Webmind overwhelm WATCHs computers by redirecting all the billions of intercepted spam messages at them. Webmind really is trying to help humanity, but Caitlin knows that theyve only bought a little time. The dark forces of the governmentthe real Big Brotherwill try again to wipe Webmind out. But Caitlin is determined to triumph: shell show them that her Big Brother can take their Big Brother.