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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Zuljin on July 27, 2006, 09:22:25 am

Title: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Zuljin on July 27, 2006, 09:22:25 am

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/27/ntia_icann_meeting/

Didn't see that one coming.

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Xelion on July 27, 2006, 09:36:56 am

Finally, a step in the right direction :)

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 27, 2006, 10:01:39 am

Now if they applied that reasoning to their global political approach.....

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Rictor on July 27, 2006, 10:21:24 am

That came out of nowhere. It's particularly wierd considering that US control over ICANN isn't even that controversial an issue, at least within the US, so I can't imagine that there would be too much public pressure to give it up.

Weird...

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Shade on July 27, 2006, 10:26:18 am

Wait - They did that voluntarily? That has almost got to be a smokescreen of some sort, what else is happening in the tech world that they might be trying to sneak under the radar?

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 27, 2006, 10:31:13 am

*cough skynet cough* :nervous:

You never know with yoo-ess-ay.

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: aqws on July 27, 2006, 10:58:46 am

What's the net's root zone file?

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: aldo_14 on July 27, 2006, 11:05:50 am

Quote from: Shade on July 27, 2006, 10:26:18 am

Wait - They did that voluntarily? That has almost got to be a smokescreen of some sort, what else is happening in the tech world that they might be trying to sneak under the radar?

Mandatory installation of monitoring devices?  Perhaps they want to great a pseudo 'great firewall of China'  (Except, er, not China) on top of a newly service/money-tiered national internet structure?  Or maybe they figure that if anyone steals their internet they can go and order a new one?

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Kosh on July 28, 2006, 02:57:57 am

Quote from: Shade on July 27, 2006, 10:26:18 am

Wait - They did that voluntarily? That has almost got to be a smokescreen of some sort, what else is happening in the tech world that they might be trying to sneak under the radar?

For some reason, when the US does something good voluntarily, I start questioning their motives.

Title: Re: US cedes control over ICANN
Post by: Tyrian on July 28, 2006, 06:25:34 pm

Same here.  With Dubya in the House, something good happens, I get paranoid...fast.  I think now we just wait for the s*** to hit the fan from whatever they are trying to hide.

EDIT:  At least now we might not have to worry about Bush mucking with the Internet as much...