A new internet, and if so, what?
This question comes as a result of an eariler thread (which sadly I do not have) where the consequences of the NSA on Hi tech were discussed. The author's point is that (and this is my paraphrase) the rest of the world will realize how much control America has over the internet, and will take steps to remedy that.
Now, I am not trying to alarm, or even rehash good vs evil, etc. It seems odd that the EU, China, or others would nor try to get a greater presence on the internet, especially as America allows foreign companies to buy old brands like Budweiser or Smithfield ham.
What I would like to start the discussion with is: what changes will the internet undergo? I see many good side: I would like to see what the EU can do with a Google counterpart,especially as they can say "we are socialist, profit be damned!" Bring together Oxford, The Sorbonne, and other great EU universities, and make a search engine that makes Bing and Google, look like crap. On the other hand, the Russians, Chinese and Iran just had exactly the excuse they need to strangle the internet. I also see the Companies could easily just drop the US side, fly the jolly roger/whatever country the libertarian put on an oil rig, and then go helter skelter. I would like to think the UN could play a role, but to be honest, the UN seems very...weak at the moment, some part of that to the US, but also due to it'sownn corruption (as the citizens of Haiti and Rwanda can tell you.)
Ideas?
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