[liberationtech] UN Body Wants Control over Internet Governance

[Ali-Reza Anghaie]

My own personal view is the worst thing about this is it won't actually add
transparency to any give Nation-State's policies/oppression and it's still
not going to stop the tide of attempted Nation-State Intranets.

So, at best, it's all the overhead with no benefit.

The global situation can evolve badly enough without this meddling. -Ali



On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Nadim Kobeissi <nadim at nadim.cc> wrote:

> "Experts claim that political and religious websites could disappear if
> the Federal Government backs a plan  to hand control over the internet to
> the UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
>
> A draft of the proposal, formulated in secret and only recently posted on
> the ITU website for public perusal, reveal that if accepted, the changes
> would allow government restriction or blocking of information disseminated
> via the internet and create a global regime of monitoring internet
> communications - including the demand that those who send and receive
> information identify themselves."
>
>
> http://www.news.com.au/news/united-nations-wants-control-of-web-kill-switch/story-fnejlrpu-1226515234163
>
> This sounds pretty bad, I've been hearing about this proposal for a while
> and now it's making the news.
>
> NK
>
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