[Zuljin]

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

Didn't see that one coming.

[Xelion]

Finally, a step in the right direction

[Colonol Dekker]

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

[Rictor]

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...

[Shade]

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?

[Colonol Dekker]

*cough skynet cough*

You never know with yoo-ess-ay.

[aqws]

What's the net's root zone file?

[aldo_14]

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?

[Kosh]

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.

[Tyrian]

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...