That's accurate, but it is not something that began up overnight.
In reality, there have been some very powerful parts of software and hardware which have helped people around the world to reap the advantages of this technology.
The initial concept behind information was to help companies more easily monitor data loss.
The employees' password is required for this, and after the user gives it up, the machine is effectively disabled.
This kind of technology was not too well received by whoever created the company's first software, however.
So he created another piece of software that enabled his company to remotely log into its own computers from anywhere on earth.