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U.S. to relinquish remaining control over the Internet
The Washington comPost ^ | March 14, 2014 | Craig Timberg

Posted on 03/15/2014 6:58:10 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

U.S. officials announced plans Friday to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet, a move that pleased international critics but alarmed some business leaders and others who rely on the smooth functioning of the Web.

Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U.S. authority over the system of Web addresses and domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than a decade and was supercharged by the backlash last year to revelations about National Security Agency surveillance.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho44; internet; nsa; surveillance
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

As bad as the US giving up control of the Panama Canal.


41 posted on 03/15/2014 10:44:14 AM PDT by proudpapa (Scott Walker - 2016)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Obama and his sycophants say that businesses support this and that they support businesses. OK, which of Obama’s sycophant billionaires are going to make money from this?

This was a Friday Night News Dump. Which means it's important.

42 posted on 03/15/2014 10:52:32 AM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: Kenny

the public has been lobotomized. How about an activist link on the home page here at FR where we can check in first as to what to do for the week? We get graphic posts for funding, how about graphic posts for activism?


43 posted on 03/15/2014 12:47:50 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Don’t expect any fight from DC. This is the foundation of the NEW WORLD ORDER they have ALL been waiting for.


44 posted on 03/15/2014 12:49:23 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Could someone like Google/Apple/Microsoft just build another internet and everyone go there?


45 posted on 03/15/2014 5:19:41 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (Tastes like Heaven, Burns like Hell! Mmmmmm. What is it?)
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To: huldah1776
I think that's a great idea! We could check boxes, (called, emailed, worked at hdqtrs, etc.) and post the totals at the end of the week. Link below is about people thinking everyone else will do something.

You, Call 911!

46 posted on 03/15/2014 5:57:28 PM PDT by Kenny
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To: US_MilitaryRules
Could someone like Google/Apple/Microsoft just build another internet and everyone go there?

The NSA would just go there too.

47 posted on 03/15/2014 7:33:34 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If Barack Hussein Obama entertains a thought that he does not verbalize, is it still a lie?)
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To: Kenny

I know that we usually think others will call for help or report a problem. I know that is the problem because everyone waits for everyone else. I go. I do it. I am impulsive and don’t wait. I don’t live according to others. I live according to Christ. He tells me what I should and should not do. Like an orchestra leader He conducts life. If the symphony waited for someone to start, there would be silence.


48 posted on 03/16/2014 12:04:26 PM PDT by huldah1776
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If the symphony waited for someone to start, there would be silence.

I love that!

49 posted on 03/16/2014 12:34:28 PM PDT by Kenny
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