I can understand why a lot of folks aren’t happy with the US government and the folks it contracts out to being in charge of the “root” of the Internet. Issues of who put it all together in the first place aside, I can see the objections and worries that would stem from that.
And that, said, is anyone better served by, say, China and Tunisia being added to the mix of controllers?
Strangely, I am unimpressed with assertions that governments have no interest in screwing around with technical standards or civil liberties (Hello, China here? The folks who twist the arms of every search provider to limit what sites its citizens can see?), or hearing from EU representatives that, by adding more governments overseeing things, we won’t make things any more bureaucratic …
I’m pretty certain I’d rather not have China — or France, or Russia, or any more folks than absolutely necessary — involved in the “place” where I host my blog. Or do my book and movie shopping, for that matter. The US government is bad enough, and, hell, I get to vote for them.
(via BoingBoing)