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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."

3 of 303 comments (clear)

  1. sore losers by dwater · · Score: -1, Troll

    You guys are blaming China gain...but we all know you're just sore at being thrashed by China in the Olympics.

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    Max.
  2. Re:Anonymity is not an unlimited right by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'm sorry: did you really just place flame wars and spam on the same level as teenage suicide?

    Yeah, spam is a much more serious issue than some pathetic emo killing him/herself on t'interweb.

  3. Re:"right" ? by Jrabbit05 · · Score: -1, Troll

    1. As usual, some non-American is getting on a high horse despite my post clearly stating its my local view. The US is part of the whole world and in the absense of Happy Unity Total World Government, everyone can feel free to post their local interpretation. No, the UN is not a world government. And most member nations are NOT democracies. And as afraid to complain as the citizens of some countries are (see article for a place called 'China'), Americans are happy to complain loudly enough to make up the difference. 2. Each branch interprets its role according to the rules its own way. One branch complaining another branch is not following the rules needs the third to mediate, not automatic condemnation, regardless of what the news anchors and comedy show hosts may imply.

    Score: -2 Stupid American.