--- title: "4 Open Quotes By Vint Cerf" description: "4 Open quotes by Vint Cerf. Plus more from Vint Cerf and more Open sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/vint-cerf-8158_access_there-needs-to-be-some-regime-that-is-ov_18172.jpg" --- > [There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/there-needs-to-be-some-regime-that-is-overseeing-access-to-broadband/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/vint-cerf-8158_access_there-needs-to-be-some-regime-that-is-ov_18172.jpg) > [Like almost every major infrastructure, the Internet can be abused and its users harmed. We must, however, take great care that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/like-almost-every-major-infrastructure-the-internet-can-be-abused-and/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/vint-cerf-8158_abuse_like-almost-every-major-infrastructure-t_244546.jpg) > [When I helped to develop the open standards that computers use to communicate with one another across the Net, I hoped for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/when-i-helped-to-develop-the-open-standards-that-computers-use-to/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/970/vint-cerf-8158_across_when-i-helped-to-develop-the-open-standa_1118788.jpg) > [The Internet browser is the most susceptible to viruses. The browser is naive about downloading and executing software. Google is trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/the-internet-browser-is-the-most-susceptible-to-viruses-the-browser/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/vint-cerf-8158_about_the-internet-browser-is-the-most-suscept_1302646.jpg) ## Other authors on Open ## More by Vint Cerf > [There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a risk it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/there-needs-to-be-some-regime-that-is-overseeing-access-to-broadband/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [No matter what you do, any country in the world is going to have the ability to set its own rules internally. Any country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/no-matter-what-you-do-any-country-in-the-world-is-going-to-have-the/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [You should know that I've been hearing-impaired, not quite since birth, but I've been wearing hearing aids since I was 13, so I'm very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/you-should-know-that-i-ve-been-hearing-impaired-not-quite-since-birth/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [When I first joined Google in October of 2005, I was warned that I shouldn't be offended if people were doing their e-mails while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/when-i-first-joined-google-in-october-of-2005-i-was-warned-that-i/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [What would happen if our clothes were Internet-enabled? Can you imagine if you lost a sock? You could send out a search, and sock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/what-would-happen-if-our-clothes-were-internet-enabled-can-you/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [Like almost every major infrastructure, the Internet can be abused and its users harmed. We must, however, take great care that the cure for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/like-almost-every-major-infrastructure-the-internet-can-be-abused-and/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [The immediacy of the mobile changes it from what we're accustomed to in the personal computing world to something that's instantaneous... What's interesting and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/the-immediacy-of-the-mobile-changes-it-from-what-we-re-accustomed-to/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [Internet and government is Topic A in every nation, all around the world. There is the question of getting the Internet built. That involves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/internet-and-government-is-topic-a-in-every-nation-all-around-the/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [It seems pretty clear that the Internet has an important economic role to play for China as it reaches out to the rest of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/it-seems-pretty-clear-that-the-internet-has-an-important-economic/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [It doesn't matter if it's a wireless or wired network. I think network management can be introduced that is equally sensible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/it-doesn-t-matter-if-it-s-a-wireless-or-wired-network-i-think-network/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [The net's future is far from assured, and history offers much warning. Within a few decades of Gutenberg's creation, princes and priests moved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/the-net-s-future-is-far-from-assured-and-history-offers-much-warning/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [We've never lived in an environment in which it has been so easy to capture information and share it. That fact that it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/we-ve-never-lived-in-an-environment-in-which-it-has-been-so-easy-to/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [Remember, 'governance' is a big word that includes human rights, freedom of speech, economic transactions on a worldwide basis - it touches everything. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/remember-governance-is-a-big-word-that-includes-human-rights-freedom/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [Google Apps for Education is a suite of applications intended to be helpful to higher level educational institutions, but in the long run, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/google-apps-for-education-is-a-suite-of-applications-intended-to-be/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [By 1988, I'm seeing this commercial phenomenon beginning to show up. Hardware makers are selling routers to universities so they can build up their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/by-1988-i-m-seeing-this-commercial-phenomenon-beginning-to-show-up/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/open/vint-cerf/#itemlist", "name": "4 Open Quotes By Vint Cerf", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a risk it won't be open anymore. 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