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It wouldn't be the first time, but a group of Chinese engineers has proposed a means by which the Internet's root could be split, enabling secondary, independent networks that could be government-controlled. The Internet's root security committee is taking such proposals seriously.

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Written by Beau Brendler

7/2/2012 3 comments

Channel: Security
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Government

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Re: A vision of something

nasimson

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Sunday July 29, 2012 9:16:21 PM

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Hi Beau, this is indeed a bad news for the advocates of free internet.If Chinese government succeded other iron wall states like Russia and Iran would also follow suit.

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A vision of something

Beau Brendler

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Thursday July 5, 2012 12:02:22 AM

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It does cause some cognitive dissonance when you think about the economic might of China and all the hype about the country's progress and its prominence on the world stage, but then someone you know takes a trip there and can't use Facebook, Google or YouTube.

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Split the root!

Mary Jander

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Tuesday July 3, 2012 12:04:13 PM

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This proposal is as intriguing as it is frightening. Without really understanding the fine points, it sounds as though the vision of hell predicted by Stephen Saunders is slouching toward us.

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