# New Business Opportunities The internet has given rise to a significant amount of economic activity. McKinsey & Company's research predicts that the direct and indirect economic effects of the internet account for 3.4% of the total GDP in 13 studied countries. In five mature economies, it contributes to 21% of economic growth, with 2.6 jobs created for every job eliminated. Internet companies, such as Google and Facebook, possess astronomical amounts of user data. The largest internet companies have massive user bases, with Facebook having over a billion users. These companies continuously expand their services, allowing users to utilize online searches, send emails, display videos, and engage in shopping, among other activities. Many of these services are offered for free, and their business models rely on collecting user information for marketing purposes, making user data economically valuable. Social networking sites, popular with millions of users, have raised concerns about privacy infringement as they collect and handle large amounts of personal information. Some of these concerns are related to a lack of understanding about media and communication. Many users may not be aware of the risks of exposing personal information, some do not set access permissions, and others consider online friends as real friends without fully understanding their connections. On Facebook, the average user typically has around 130 friends, significantly impacting individuals on a personal level. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://doceng.conet.network/welcome-to-conet/background/personal-information/new-business-opportunities.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.