In today’s technology and digital era,it would not be so hard to seek out information. For instance, it usually took a lot of time to find out the symptoms of common diseases in the past, but now you can easily search for them within a few seconds. Some believe that it is good to share as much information as possible in scientific research, business or the academic world. Others, however, believe that some knowledge is too important or too valuable to be shared freely. We will discuss both views in the essay.