news.bbc.co.uk — The internet could one day be broken up into separate networks around the world, a leading light in the development of the net has warned. The Chair of the Internet Governance Forum, warned that concerns over the net's future could lead to separation. "People are concerned about whether the system we have now will also work five years from now."
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disposablerobOct 11, 2006
"The internet was increasingly being shaped by companies and organisations at the "edges" and not by government, public sector bodies and regulators, he said. "He makes it sound like a bad thing.
kingmosesOct 12, 2006
All the Viagra in the world couldn't remedy the UN's impotence.
brak710101Oct 12, 2006
Yea...No.The internet will never be a battleground for a war. At somepoint, you can just pull the plug and keep what ever your worried about safe.
crowforgeOct 12, 2006
As long as I have acess to japan the rest of the world can go screw itself.
iczer21Oct 12, 2006
Interesting article. I think they are missing the reason that the Internet will Balkenize though. Not because of different cultures, or technical issues, but due to governments censoring/restricting content. From the US trying (and miserably failing) to regulate on-line gambling, to China restricting the search engines, governments will eventually try to control the net for those in their countries.