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Stephen Downes

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Online encyclopedias. Useful aids to research. But: "What I do find unsettling is the possible commercial exploitation of a youngster who is trying to research a term paper online... to take advantage of Encarta.com, you must sign up for a Microsoft Passport account that the company uses as a way to authenticate various sales and services throughout cyberspace."

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