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Universities Tapped To Build Secure Net

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the your-voice-is-your-cryptokey dept.

Wes Felter writes "InfoWorld reports that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has enlisted five university computer science departments to develop a secure, decentralized Internet infrastructure. I thought the Internet was already decentralized, so I'm curious about what exactly they're fixing. The article quotes Frans Kaashoek from MIT PDOS, which is working on decentralized software such as Chord."

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  1. fix the spammers by SirSlud · · Score: 5, Funny

    > I thought the Internet was already decentralized, so I'm curious about what exactly they're fixing.

    The only thing that needs fixing is the spammers. You know, so they can't have kids who take up the family business. We could even have Bob Barker provide the PSA at the end of Price Is Right episodes. ("Remeber to have your spammers spayed or neutered.")

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  2. Why don't they just... by mypalmike · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... use Microsoft Passport!?

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