Posted on 03/15/2014 6:58:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. officials announced plans Friday to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet, a move that pleased international critics but alarmed some business leaders and others who rely on the smooth functioning of the Web.
Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U.S. authority over the system of Web addresses and domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than a decade and was supercharged by the backlash last year to revelations about National Security Agency surveillance.
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As bad as the US giving up control of the Panama Canal.
This was a Friday Night News Dump. Which means it's important.
the public has been lobotomized. How about an activist link on the home page here at FR where we can check in first as to what to do for the week? We get graphic posts for funding, how about graphic posts for activism?
Don’t expect any fight from DC. This is the foundation of the NEW WORLD ORDER they have ALL been waiting for.
Could someone like Google/Apple/Microsoft just build another internet and everyone go there?
The NSA would just go there too.
I know that we usually think others will call for help or report a problem. I know that is the problem because everyone waits for everyone else. I go. I do it. I am impulsive and don’t wait. I don’t live according to others. I live according to Christ. He tells me what I should and should not do. Like an orchestra leader He conducts life. If the symphony waited for someone to start, there would be silence.
I love that!
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