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Story: Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
Posted by: Francois Stiglitz (Wednesday 19 October 2005, 4:14 PM)
Well, I would agree that making the domain database (what they really mean by 'control of the Internet') an international effort is a good thing. But, the UN? C'mon, could you come up with a more dysfunctial bureaucracy? OK, besides the Bush administration...
Really, it's not going to serve anyone to simply toss control from one troop of baboons to another. At least in the current arrangement, we have someone to villify when we don't like it. Hand it to the UN, and we won't even have that.
If it is to be done right, the domain registry is going to need to first be recognized as an international resource that operates only be cooperation of its users and it technical operation is tantamount and governments simply need to cede the notion of "control" of it. We need a highly independent registrar that is chartered to operate outside the influence of international politics and business interests (if that's possible), something more along the lines of postal and telecommunications unions that manage international post and phone service...
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Story: Keep Internet out of UN control, says US
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This reminds me of the farscape pro... Setsuna
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Turn the internet over to the... Anonymous
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The U.N. is unable to control it's own members and... Oldator
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The only reason the UN wants in on the contro... John Quigley II
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The US is unable to control it's own eco... Anonymous
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The only reason the US wants control of... Anonymous
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Notwithstanding that the UN is probably not compet... johnjc
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For the US this issue has everything to do wi... Anonymous
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First of all America is the one who does... William J. Schatten
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No single nation, organization, entitiy or whateve... Arthur B.
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The internet has thrived under US control wit... Anonymous
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World Wide Web?!?
Or is it the United States Web t... Jake Komisar
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The UN actually doesn't levy taxes of any kin... Dez
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The Internet does advance human interest unde... Anonymous
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I think the Internet is better compared with inter... Arthur B.
