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US Gov't. Ending Its Hands-Off-the-Internet Stance

Taco Cowboy writes in with a report from The Register about a US policy shift away from keeping hands off the Internet. "According to Assistant Secretary Larry Strickling, Obama's top official at the Department of Commerce, the US government's policy of leaving the Internet alone is over. Instead, an 'Internet Policy 3.0' approach will see policy discussions between government agencies, foreign governments, and key Internet constituencies, with those discussions covering issues such as privacy, child protection, cybersecurity, copyright protection, and Internet governance." Here is the presentation in which Strickling enunciated these changes.

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  1. Comment blocked by durrr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Your biometric identification with the Intergovermental Panel of Internet Acess Enforcement have failed.

    Make sure that your webcam is BigBrother-certified and that its view of your face is not obstructed. If the problem persists, please verify that your general acess level is adequate for class 3 content and that you have no active thoughtcrime sanctions.

  2. Re:And in Other News... by mim · · Score: 2, Funny

    I tried to approach this scientifically, so took a poll of those currently in residence, but only one would say "Be like the twenty-second elephant with heated value in space—bark!" even though they appear to be feline. I'm concerned and keeping my towel at the ready.