Read the excerpt from The Code Book. More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception. Digital technology has aided communication, but it has also given rise to the possibility of those communications being monitored. According to Zimmermann, cryptographers have a duty to encourage the use of encryption and thereby protect the privacy of the individual:

A future government could inherit a technology infrastructure that's optimized for surveillance, where they can watch the movements of their political opposition, every financial transaction, every communication, every bit of e-mail, every phone call. Everything could be filtered and scanned and automatically recognized by voice recognition technology and transcribed. It's time for cryptography to step out of the shadows of spies and the military, and step into the sunshine and be embraced by the rest of us.

In the excerpt, the purpose of the statistic "more than a hundred million e-mails” is to show that

In the excerpt, the purpose of the statistic "more than a hundred million e-mails” is to show that to show that digital information is widespread and available to monitoring.

Explanation:

Simon Singh's "The Code Book" gives insightful information about how cryptography works and how it became to be. Moreover, the book also provides the history of this technological advancement and how it can be useful for everyone.

In the given excerpt, the narrator provides statistical evidence by stating how "more than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day". This statistic of "more than a hundred million e-mails" shows the widespread nature of electronic information that is available for monitoring.

Thus, the correct answer is the first option.

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution

what lesson are you referencing?