US to relinquish remaining control of internet

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


Hmmmmm....

Our far left Progressive good friends have no comment because they either have no clue what it means or believe, as does President Barack Hussein Obama that we should be paying far more to the rest of the world so as to tear us down to their level.

Im not sure what to make of this.

I wish a computer guru IT person could explain it.

It is simply the organization which assigns internet addresses. I certainly do not see what is political about the inevitable migration of that addressing service to an independent agency.

2seaoat wrote:It is simply the organization which assigns internet addresses.  I certainly do not see what is political about the inevitable migration of that addressing service to an independent agency.

Not so simple 2seaoat. Once AGAIN you're giving out...shall we say...misinformation?

U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet

By Craig Timberg, Published: March 14

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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http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/12/tech/web/tim-berners-lee-web-freedom/

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Tim Berners-Lee wrote the original proposal for the World Wide Web in March 1989
He is a champion of Web rights and warns of the threat from surveillance and censorship
At 25 the Web is like a "young adult," he says. "It needs its independence"

"..."Now, 25 years on, Web users are realizing they need human rights on the Web ... We need independence of the Web for democracy, we need independence of the Web to be able to support the press, we need independence of the Web in general. It's becoming very important to sort out all that."
Recent years have been marked by growing pains. Revelations of mass surveillance by the NSA and other agencies have caused international outrage. Arguments over net neutrality persist and copyright wars pitching open-net activists against mainstream creative industries have grown bitter, with Berners-Lee himself criticized at times. The stock and use of illicit material has grown with the dark net.
Berners-Lee is clear that our ability to speak and associate freely is under threat. The widespread data gathering of the NSA revealed a "broken" system, he believes, and he praises whistle blowers like Edward Snowden whose leaks expose the excesses.
Web inventor: U.S. abused internet Internet creator wants 'web for all' Web inventor's opening ceremony role
"When (systems) break the whistle blower is the person who saves society by pointing out something that nobody else will, because it's illegal," he says. "One thing I'd like to see built in the future is an international convention and international respect for whistle blowers."

If spying is one threat, Berners Lee believes censorship is another. He recalls the situation in Egypt, where the Internet was cut off at the height of anti-government protests in January 2011. "For a lot of people that was the first time they realized you could turn it off, and they asked themselves, who could turn it off for me?" he says, adding that "turning off the Internet is more or less a signal that the regime does not trust its citizens and that the regime is on the way out."
At 58, Berners-Lee is not taking a back seat. Having invented the Web once, he hopes to re-invent it through the "Web We Want" initiative, aiming to create a universal "Internet Users Bill of Rights."
Key targets of the manifesto include spreading net access to the nearly two thirds of the world that still doesn't have it. Establishing clear regulations is also a priority, as is the protection of personal user information..."

Not so simple 2seaoat

Actually Mr. Markle......it is that simple. I have built web sites and have had to deal with those folks, and sorry......it ALWAYS has been an independent group collaberating and Tx's link is accurate......you sir try to make changing my car's oil into a political event linked to President Obama. When you have to post pornography to prove your point(which has always been lies) you begin to lose all credibility.

2seaoat wrote:Not so simple 2seaoat

Actually Mr. Markle......it is that simple.  I have built web sites and have had to deal with those folks, and sorry......it ALWAYS has been an independent group collaberating and Tx's link is accurate......you sir try to make changing my car's oil into a political event linked to President Obama.  When you have to post pornography to prove your point(which has always been lies) you begin to lose all credibility.

seaoat, im the only one here who post pornography as we all know> it is possible that I am the only one left on the forum with a active libido LOL   

I really would prefer a IT person to comment on this.

Perhaps the GOV wants to collapses the internet now so as to more easily control us out of chaos.

2seaoat wrote:Not so simple 2seaoat

Actually Mr. Markle......it is that simple.  I have built web sites and have had to deal with those folks, and sorry......it ALWAYS has been an independent group collaberating and Tx's link is accurate......you sir try to make changing my car's oil into a political event linked to President Obama.  When you have to post pornography to prove your point(which has always been lies) you begin to lose all credibility.

    Has he ever had any credibility?