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RblDiver
03-14-2014, 16:14
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/us-to-relinquish-remaining-control-over-the-internet/2014/03/14/0c7472d0-abb5-11e3-adbc-888c8010c799_print.html

smh...
Bailey Guns
03-14-2014, 17:29
I don't know the ins and outs of how the internet functions, but, it seems to me this is what we all scream for daily - less gov't control.
merl
03-14-2014, 18:57
As long as it is not handed over to the UN.
Gman
03-14-2014, 19:07
As long as it is not handed over to the UN.
Bingo.
Rucker61
03-14-2014, 19:28
As long as it is not handed over to the UN.

We'd all just use the Deep Internet then.
68Charger
03-15-2014, 08:08
I don't know the ins and outs of how the internet functions, but, it seems to me this is what we all scream for daily - less gov't control.

I do... (I'm a network engineer)

This isn't about transport of data, it's about domain names... Remember when this site used to be reached as co-ar15.com?
ICANN has not done a good job..
But I agree, the UN would not be a good replacement...

Could lead to systems of "rogue" DNS servers to circumvent an internet authority (not that I would see that as a bad thing if the UN was in control of mainstream DNS)
Gman
03-15-2014, 08:31
Could lead to systems of "rouge" DNS servers to circumvent an internet authority
I'm totally against red DNS servers. Stinkin' commies.
68Charger
03-15-2014, 08:58
I'm totally against red DNS servers. Stinkin' commies.

Damn autocorrect on my tablet... corrected in the original- thanks for the catch
BPTactical
03-15-2014, 11:14
The interwebz is one of our places we can exercise our 1st Amendment rights freely. Not sure how I feel about foreign control of it.
bryjcom
03-15-2014, 11:40
Internet usage tax here we come
68Charger
03-15-2014, 13:02
The interwebz is one of our places we can exercise our 1st Amendment rights freely. Not sure how I feel about foreign control of it.

I don't read it as going to foreign control... but maybe corporate control? bryjcom may have it right... a company taking it over needs some model to pay for the workload.
Bailey Guns
03-15-2014, 16:04
Me either. I didn't even see the UN mentioned. Either way, I have bigger things to worry about.
wctriumph
03-15-2014, 17:45
Screw the internet! And cell phones for that matter!

WoooHoooo!!! FTW!!!!

I going home now and have a beer or two, got nowhere to go tonight except back here with all you adorable weirdos!

[Beer]
merl
03-15-2014, 19:05
Me either. I didn't even see the UN mentioned. Either way, I have bigger things to worry about.

I didn't see it mentioned either but it has been discussed before.
Gman
03-15-2014, 19:53
Is this why my Comcast Internet service has been down all day?[Coffee]

Sent from my electronic leash.