The underlined word in “a backlash of public opinion” (lines 7 and 8) implies a

The expression the smoking gun in “the smoking gun is often found on a server” (lines 11 and 12) is a metaphor for

In “refrain from deleting germane files” (line 19) germane qualifies these files as

If a fact “outweighs” (line 21) another one, it is

The main aim of “The Tech Product Network” is to

The expression that could replace “geared toward” in “geared specifically toward their jobs” (line 12) is

The underlined word in “products and events that match their specific interests” (line 17) means

When the article informs that it “has a reputation for harbouring some dark areas” (lines19-20), this implies the Internet can be used for

The tone of the title is

According to the text, the market for buying and selling houses in California is