No the article is vague... But I went and got one. So I am in it right now checking it out and how it works personally. The URLs are the key to this. When we can stop being dependent on .com, .org, .edu, .Etc. we have broken free of the current control and registry. Build it and they will come... :)
Let me know what you find out when you really get into the nuts and bolts of this project.
I believe that privacy is the civil rights issues of the 21st century. Quaint isn’t it.