Question

from the code book: the science of secrecy from ancient egypt to quantum cryptography. only a small fraction of the information flowing around the world is securely encrypted, and the remainder is poorly encrypted, or not encrypted at all. this is because the number of internet users is rapidly increasing, and yet few of these people take adequate precautions in terms of privacy. in turn, this means that national security organizations, law enforcers and anybody else with a curious mind can get their hands on more information than they can cope with. —the code book, simon singh. what is the central idea of this passage? information on the internet is not protected well enough. most people are not curious enough to view other peoples information. criminals have a difficult time collecting information from the internet. more people use the internet today than ten years ago.

Explanation:

The passage emphasizes that only a small fraction of internet - flowing information is securely encrypted, with the rest poorly or not encrypted due to users' lack of privacy precautions, indicating poor information protection.

Answer:

Information on the Internet is not protected well enough.