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Aleks Krotoski in New Mexico
We shop online, and share intimate details with hundreds of friends. Young people take connectivity for granted. But is the internet changing -- how we think? In the conclusion of this two-part BBC World Service series, technology journalist Aleks Krotoski continues to explore how the web has transformed our world.
  
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Boston Latin is the oldest public school in America. It was founded in 1635, and five Boston Latin alums were signers of the Declaration of Independence. The 7th through 12 graders there today still study Latin for four years. But the school's 2400 students are also taught a few things of more contemporary concern. For instance, how to conduct themselves online. One key concern: protecting one’s privacy. Technology journalist Aleks Krotoski examines the impact the web is having on our sense of privacy.
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The influence of the Internet on young people has been profound. Generation Web has literally grown up online. That, of course, has brought them many benefits. But there are also drawbacks to all of this connectivity. Aleks Krotoski looks at the many levels on which the internet is changing our behavior -- and changing us.

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THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world.
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