Posted on 08/31/2016 7:51:06 AM PDT by Lorianne
Very soon, on October 1, 2016, much of the internet's governance will shift from the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) authority to a nonprofit multi-stakeholder entity, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, also known by its acronym ICANN. As The Gatestone Institute's Judith Bergmann explains,
Until now, NTIA has been responsible for key internet domain name functions, such as the coordination of the DNS (Domain Name System) root, IP addresses, and other internet protocol resources. But in March 2014, the U.S. announced its plan to let its contract with ICANN to operate key domain name functions expire in September 2015, passing the oversight of the agency to a global governance model. The expiration was subsequently delayed until October 1, 2016.
According to the NTIA's press release at the time, "NTIA's responsibility includes the procedural role of administering changes to the authoritative root zone file – the database containing the lists of names and addresses of all top-level domains – as well as serving as the historic steward of the DNS. NTIA currently contracts with ICANN to carry out the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions and has a Cooperative Agreement with Verisign under which it performs related root zone management functions. Transitioning NTIA out of its role marks the final phase of the privatization of the DNS as outlined by the U.S. Government in 1997".
According to the NTIA, from the inception of ICANN, the U.S. government and internet stakeholders envisioned that the U.S. role in the IANA functions would be temporary. The Commerce Department's June 10, 1998 Statement of Policy stated that the U.S. government "is committed to a transition that will allow the private sector to take leadership for DNS management." The official reason, therefore, is that: "ICANN as an organization has matured and taken steps in recent years to improve its accountability and transparency and its technical competence. At the same time, international support continues to grow for the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance as evidenced by the continued success of the Internet Governance Forum and the resilient stewardship of the various Internet institutions".
The Obama Administration says that the transition will have no practical effects on the internet's functioning or its users, and even considers the move necessary in order to maintain international support for the internet and to prevent a fracturing of its governance.
SNIP
If the Obama Regime says it, you know it’s a lie.
Has Trump called out this pos soros yet?
Everything that comes out of Obama’s mouth really comes out of Soros’s Butt
Everyone should understand that this “regulation” will be to the networks they can reach. The Internet that 90%+ of the world uses is the tip of the figurative iceberg. The amount of infrastructure and accessible substructure out there surpasses anything they can know.
They’re going to attempt regulation at a DNS level. They can’t restrict IP addresses unless they start standing up firewalls everywhere which would be an interesting if not futile exercise.
Can’t wait until the end of Sept. when we are supposedly giving up control of the interweb to someone who will end up shutting down “controversial” web sites as hate mongers. Not to worry though, I’m sure they’ll let isis/isil/is/daesh keep on keepin’ on.
If you like your internet, you can keep your internet.
Mrs Submareener says: This is an election between Donald Trump and George Soros.
Pretty much. Strip away the sock puppets and that’s what’s left.
Sadly, as long as this doesn’t affect people’s ability to buy stuff from Amazon, or watch internet porn, the vast majority just won’t give a damn.
I imagine a world where web browsers will start offering alternative DNS (Domain Name System) and IP address mapping and other messaging protocols. The government does not own the service or the networks so they will be SOL. It takes a while for people to vote with their feet but In the digital world it can be done very easily.
Got it?
Not to foster free and open communication, but only communication THEY WANT.
So Soros wants it and magically, Obama delivers it?
Can anyone say “Quid Pro Quo?”
Web browsers aren’t involved in DNS. Browsers just turn code into consumable material.
DNS is managed either locally on your adapter or if you use a public DNS provider like Google or Level 3, it’s managed by a conglomerate.
To your point, though, creating and managing a DNS environment is fairly simple. We do it in corporate environments all the time. Hooray for NAT! However, if they force IPv6, we may see some issues.
“The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.” - John Gilmour
All you need to do is replace the root zone text file on your DNS server.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_DNS_root
Of all the issues going on right now, losing control of the internet to the UN (read: Soros), is the scariest of all. Everyone better get alarmed and bombard their reps & Senators with demands to do something before this gets done in a matter of days!!!!
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Leaked Soros Document Calls For Regulating Internet To Favor ‘Open Society’ Supporters
And that’s exactly what will happen if the U.N. gets it’s hands on it.
Soros is a very dangerous ideologue who is willing to spend enormous amounts of money to promote extreme leftist issues.
Trump ought to be tying him and his ideas to Hillary.
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