WorldWideWebWars
Channel: Miles Johnson
Date: 2019-10-09

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Why do Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Opera let you use their web browsers for free? What do they get in return?

Intro to CyberSecurity Required Links:
https://sites.google.com/site/net205apples/google-business-model (Google's statement of it's business model.)
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/041315/how-mozilla-firefox-and-google-chrome-make-money.asp (Investopedia article explaining Firefox and Chrome funding.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_wars (Wikipedia article on the browser wars.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google#National (Wikipedia sub-article detailing various government attempts to censor or control Google search results.)

Intro to CyberSecurity Optional Links:
http://www.economysecrets.com/web-browsers-make-money/ (EconomySecrets article on web browser funding.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/yandex-give-us-1-billion-even-though-the-russian-government-might-steal-it-2011-5 (Business Insider article illustrating Russian government control of Yandex. Note the reference to the "Golden Share".)
https://qz.com/916738/china-is-funding-baidu-to-take-on-the-united-states-in-deep-learning-research/ (Quartz article illustrating Chinese government control and sponsorship of Baidu.)