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China Wants UN To Help Trace Sources On Internet

Posted by Soulskill on from the privacy-is-a-fad dept.

An anonymous reader brings us a CNet story, which begins: "A United Nations agency is quietly drafting technical standards, proposed by the Chinese government, to define methods of tracing the original source of Internet communications and potentially curbing the ability of users to remain anonymous. The U.S. National Security Agency is also participating in the 'IP Traceback' drafting group, named Q6/17, which is meeting next week in Geneva to work on the traceback proposal. Members of Q6/17 have declined to release key documents, and meetings are closed to the public. The potential for eroding Internet users' right to remain anonymous, which is protected by law in the United States and recognized in international law by groups such as the Council of Europe, has alarmed some technologists and privacy advocates. Also affected may be services such as the Tor anonymizing network."

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  1. bugger by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    First po....wait someone at the door

    1. Re:bugger by Hal_Porter · · Score: 2, Funny

      I'm not comfortable with the U.N. becoming involved in Slashdot's moderation process.

      Don't mess with the UN, man. They might send you a sternly worded email.

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  2. Score -3: Stupider American by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    A person makes an intelligent point and you post something like 'Score -2 stupid American?

    I am an American. IMO, we should pull out of the UN. It is a failed idea, corrupted by dictators and tyrants. It seeks to form the world into a single government... and that government would NOT be a democracy.

    So how about a Mod down to Troll for this A-Hole.

    Score -3: Even Stupider Fox-American.

  3. Re:It's simple, host the proxy/exit nodes. by RobertM1968 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good point$. I'm not $ure why they would do thi$ either. Thi$ idea $tink$ and I cannot $ee why other government$ would do thi$ after decrying China'$ right$ inva$ion$ of their own citizen$ - e$pecially $ince China doe$ not help u$ track down pirate$ and Internet criminal$ in their country...

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  4. Re:It's simple, host the proxy/exit nodes. by ORBAT · · Score: 2, Funny

    A 14-year-old, dyslexic and slightly slow prophet of doom.