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Brazil sets the path for the future of a free, open and transparent internet
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said at the Wednesday opening of a gathering in Sao Paulo that no country can have “more weight than another” in governing cyberspace. Delegations from more than 85 countries are attending the NETMundial international conference which during two days will debate Internet issues and try to reach an agreement on a new oversight model. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIf it comes to a choice of an internet that is governed by countries such as China and Russia and Brazil; then I'll choose the one that isn't.
Apr 24th, 2014 - 03:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0If the internet split in two, I know which one would continue to grow and attact people from every country..... and it won't be the one which has a committee of governments running it.
What if there was a Special UN Committee like the C24 running the internet? You don't think that would work?
Apr 24th, 2014 - 04:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0This is in contrast to the US. Its looking like the FCC is going to cave.
Apr 24th, 2014 - 06:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0Really ?
Apr 24th, 2014 - 06:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0The meeting's resolutions are non-binding, and will likely have little or no impact for billions of Internet users.
This conference will have absolutely no impact on the future of internet. And I am glad that it is so. Internet cannot be governed by countries like China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea and the like.
Apr 24th, 2014 - 08:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Conversely, and far away from noisy demagoguery and circus, the US Congress has been discussing net neutrality for years and are beginning to pass new legislation to that effect. Without any show, without any populism.
Legislation governing the internet it´s a delicate matter, the internet was not born with Berners-Lee, he merely created one of many protocols that were created at the time, the internet was created by the US, the routers, processors, operating systems and infrastructure of that country was what ultimately made it possible for the web to come to fruition.
It was the free, competitive industrial environment of the us telephoning and semiconductor industries, where hundreds of telephone and telecommunication companies competed and continue to do so today.
No. Internet was not born in Germany, England, Brazil, Russia, or any other country with huge telecommunication monopolies and invasive governments intent on controlling new technologies.
“The legislation, which was passed by the Senate late Tuesday, puts limits on the metadata that can be collected from Internet users in Brazil. It also makes Internet service providers not liable for content published by their users and requires them to comply with court orders to remove offensive material.”
Apr 24th, 2014 - 11:42 am - Link - Report abuse 0I wonder in Brazil's internet will criticizing the government be considered “offensive” materials and will be ordered to remove the material?
I agree with the general sentiment here. It is all hot air.
Apr 24th, 2014 - 12:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0On the issue of spying, net “governance” or lack of, has no impact on national security agencies cyber activities.
On the issue of administering domains, ICANN has done a great job from the beginning. Their only sin seeming to be that they are US based. Give this job to an international committee and we will get some corrupt mess like FIFA.
All other issues are a matter for national governments. They can be like Iran and block facebook or like China and filter the news and so on. It is really a matter for each country as is cyber security.
I am pleased that the article points out that Chile and the Netherlands were the first countries to sign net neutrality in to law. Sensible, progressive policy.
Dilma just loves to try and interfere with anything that makes headlines.
Apr 24th, 2014 - 05:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thankfully it never works.
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