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Tim Berners-Lee and Shami Chakrabarti interview clips (Video): web privacy and obsession

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Dan Biddle Dan Biddle | 17:24 UK time, Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Rushes from interviews with and 's have come in and we're able to supply a couple of brief clips straight away to whet yourÌýappetitesÌýfor more content to come.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee

recounts his experiences of the early days of the web - the novelty and excitement that led to obsession in some of his friends.

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We also to offer questions for Sir Tim;Ìý:

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I'm not sureÌýwe hit the 'details' part of your question there, Dave... ;)

Shami Chakrabarti

Director of human rights campaign group , Shami Chakrabarti, was citedÌýby Baroness Susan GreenfieldÌýas a person who would have something to say about the dissolution of privacy as brought about by the web (as suggested by during the Web at 20 event earlier in the year). It therefore made sense that we should ask Shami just what her views were regards the web's effects upon our privacy and safety:

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So, do you share Shami's sanguine views on the web? That the web's communication and data dissemination potential is no more threatening to privacy than the telephone or the printing press?

As with Sir Tim, the chance to pose their own questions to Shami. Ìý:
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