Posted on 11/07/2014 7:28:29 AM PST by right-wing agnostic
At its quadrennial Plenipotentiary meeting, the UNs International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has apparently rejected a variety of proposals that would have injected the ITU (and the notion of sovereign state control) more centrally into the design and operation of the technical protocols that make up a critical part of the Internets fundamental infrastructure. [An excellent brief summary of the proceedings, along with links to the relevant documents, can be found here]
It might just be an important moment in Internet history though we probably cant really know about that for sure for some time. While its never been strictly correct to talk about any sort of UN takeover of the Internet - even if it wanted to, its by no meas clear how such a takeover could be executed there has certainly been significant movement in the last few years by those asserting a much greater role for the ITU in Internet governance/management. The prospect has never been a pleasing one see some of my earlier blog postings on the question here and here, as well as the collection of essays housed at the Register]. The ITU has played virtually no role in the Internets evolution over the years;
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Amazing how quickly things are turning. I wonder why?
My thoughts too.
Been reading the daily bell.
“Must
Be
Sneakier”
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