oogle supremo Eric Schmidt reckons that the internet is making politics work better, telling business leaders at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC conference in Honolulu that the web keeps governments of the world honest.
Speaking on Saturday, Schmidt said that the ability of whistleblowers to report crimes, document atrocities and ramble around on social networks was revolutionising politics and globally holding the powerful to account.
“In nations and communities around the world, citizens are turning to online tools to keep their governments honest,” he said, adding that “whistleblowing has never been so easy".
