Tech | February 21, 2012 | 7 comments

UN Seeks Unprecedented Control of the Internet

source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204792404577229074023195322.html?mod=WSJ_Opini...

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"On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet. Dozens of countries, including Russia and China, are pushing hard to reach this goal by year's end. As Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last June, his goal and that of his allies is to establish "international control over the Internet" through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a treaty-based organization under U.N. auspices."
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7 comments // UN Seeks Unprecedented Control of the Internet

  • lazloman
    • 0
      lazloman  

    • Anyone want to stop this? Just make it about a world government that wants to undermine democracy. The right wingnuts will take over from there; they hate the UN.

    • 3 months ago
  • Dagum
  • lazloman
  • pjacobs51
    • +2
      pjacobs51  

    • What's happening in Canada . . .

      In this YouTube video, someone in Anonymous garb has threatens a massive, embarrassing document dump for Vic Toews, the Canadian MP and Public Safety Minister whose domestic spying bill will require ISPs to log information on Canadians' Internet use and to turn that to police and appointed inspectors over without a warrant (and which immunizes ISPs from liability should they voluntarily turn over even more information, like the contents of email). The Anon demands that Toews retract his legislation.

    • 3 months ago
  • Truthitswhatsfordinner
  • rerushg
    • +1
      rerushg  

    • History shows irrefutably that the best way to minimize conflict is to communicate. I guess Putin, et. al. just want to perpetuate conflict.

      (good post, tiwfd)

    • 3 months ago
  • Truthitswhatsfordinner
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