If a certain US senator and a certain EU commissioner are to be believed, the internet is five days away from total collapse as governments are finally forced into a corner and told to agree on a framework for future Internet governance. Both are wrong, but there is a very real risk that an enormous political argument resulting in lifelong ill-will centred around the internet could developed unchecked at the WSIS Summit. The fact that it hasn’t already is effectively down to one man: Mr Khan. He was chosen as chair of Sub-Committee A during the WSIS process, and his remit includes all the most difficult and contentious elements - not just internet governance but also how the world will deal with issues such as spam and cybercrime.
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"what does cybercrimes in Nigeria have to do with anything."
Its a crimes ... done on the internet hence cybercrime ... its actually illegal , by internet standards , they have to do something really illegal because the internet standards are pretty low...
"if someone if Mali wats to run a scam from thier servers, the US isn't going to stop them..that much is true."
Thats right you still think the US control the net ...
they dont , never did , never will , they did not invent or create it either ...
"The UN won't/can't either."
Actually with communication law in place , those that everyone agreed with The UN can intervene in some case as it there mandate to do so , they will go true the propper local channel.
"You Europeans are dillusional if you think the UN is some benevelont body ready to help anyone out."
I am an American , a real American from CANADA , you know the place that is not "OF A" who actually as 3 A in it ... You never get that one , ho well. You Etats-Unians ...
BTW history lesson : The UN whas created with the support and help by the US and other winner of WW2 ...
you just choose to forget that one when things dont go your way.
Another thing , PLEASE , LEAVE THE UN , we whant to see how well you fare alone on this big wide blue planet of ours , alone. Your too chicken you never do ...
"They will not stop Child pornography/scams/gambling or anythng else any more than the US tries"
They already do more then the US in those cases.
"If they are how are they going to do, sanction the country and cut off access? Yeah because that's free... "
Do some research on jail penalty for breaking internationnal communication law ... they already apply in the US and are UN sanctionned ...
" I don't need a international body of anti-US beuacrats running something that already works well anyway."
We all know that the UN is not anti US and that its the other way around ...
"So spare me your anti-US crapaganda"
Anti-US ? I am anti Idiot , there universally everywhere ...
You see the most powerfull people dont say there the most powerfull , they dont call themself superpower , they just say , Hey , the UN is controling the net because its a communication means , everyone agree with them and they get it done ... You would never guess who as that much power ;-) , hint : It never whas the US and never will be.
Now now dont get upset , let the grown up do the talking and they divert you from actually messing it up by making you think your in control or have any say , you see its beeing done , your not thinking its going to get done so you whont have any "special US requirements" or make special amendements , its going to be the same for everyone ;-) as in real UN ...
"The internet is fine...leave it alone"
Yes because the US as nothing to do with it , but there trying to imply they do , its funny as hell , but its getting ridiculous now ... so stop that , please.
Please explain something to me , US idiots ( wich is not the majority of US citizen thankfully ) , always say the UN is irrelevant , inneficient , corrupt and that they never do anything , but always argue against what they , the UN , are trying to do , if something is irrelevant why do they feel the need to oppose it ? I never get that one , at all ...
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2005-11-15
what does cybercrimes in Nigeria have to do with anything. Listen...if someone if Mali wats to run a scam from thier servers, the US isn't going to stop them..that much is true. The UN won't/can't either. You Europeans are dillusional if you think the UN is some benevelont body ready to help anyone out. They will not stop Child pornography/scams/gambling or anythng else any more than the US tries. If they are how are they going to do, sanction the country and cut off access? Yeah because that's free...
Sorry, I don't need a international body of anti-US beuacrats running something that already works well anyway. So spare me your anti-US crapaganda I don't want to hear it. The internet is fine...leave it alone.