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| UN mulls internet regulation options |
| 2010-12-17 |
| WikiLeaks sparks push for tighter controls. The United Nations is considering whether to set up an inter-governmental working group to harmonise global efforts by policy makers to regulate the internet. Establishment of such a group has the backing of several countries, spearheaded by Brazil. The Brazilian delegate stressed, however, that this should not be seen as a call for an "takeover" of the internet. No Certainly Not! We just want to be able to select what you get to see and hear. That's not control thats.... um.... editing. The more benign word is 'oversight'. It's for the children ... India, South Africa, China and Saudi Arabia appeared to favour a new possible over-arching inter-government body. Debate on the creation of a new inter-governmental body stemmed from a UN Economic and Social Council resolution 2010/2 of 19 July. Ok now... deep breath... The resolution invited the UN Secretary-General "to convene open and inclusive consultations involving all Member States and all other stakeholders with a view to assisting the process towards enhanced cooperation in order to enable Governments on an equal footing to carry out their roles and responsibilities in respect of international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet but not of the day-to-day technical and operational matters that do not impact upon those issues." Whew! And that, folks, is all in one, single, sentence. A sure sign it's full of crap. |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #2 Somebody point this out to Anonymous. Maybe if we're lucky, they'll get into a catfight with the UN. Sounds like the very definition of a Kissingerian conflict. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-12-17 15:25 |
| #1 Never let a good crisis go to waste. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-12-17 14:42 |