Vinton G. Cerf is Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google.

The Digital Mask

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Syrian children use a smart phone outside a Technology Room designed to provide children with a creative learning experience at New Damietta Primary Health Centre in Damietta Governorate, Egypt, 2017. ©UNICEF/UN0212339/Shehzad Noorani
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Our global society has evolved to become increasingly dependent on digital technology. When the technology fails, this reliance can lead to a range of cascading negative effects.