So I'm at this U.N. "Internet Governance Forum" outside of Athens, where there's plenty of talk (and overheated proposals) but not much else. Kieren McCarthy has some coverage here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/31/igf_day_one/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/31/igf_blog_tuesday/ And a BBC blog is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6105496.stm Some of my articles follow. -Declan http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6130549.html ATHENS, Greece--A top United Nations official on Monday called for changes in the way the Internet is operated, taking aim at "self-serving justifications" for permitting the United States to preserve its unique influence and authority online. http://news.com.com/U.N.+blasts+Cisco%2C+others+on+China+cooperation/2100-1028_3-6131010.html?tag=nl ATHENS, Greece--Delegates to a United Nations summit on Tuesday assailed Google, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Yahoo for cooperating too closely with China, suggesting that new global regulations of free expression might be necessary. http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6131394.html On Wednesday, delegates to a United Nations summit here complained that the ASCII-only choice was representative of an Internet culture that is far too English-centric and that fails to respect other languages. http://news.com.com/China+We+dont+censor+the+Internet.+Really/2100-1028_3-6130970.html?tag=nl ATHENS, Greece--While many countries block off some Web sites, China has long drawn heightened scrutiny because of the breadth and sophistication of its Internet censorship. Which is why it came as a surprise on Tuesday when a Chinese government official claimed at a United Nations summit here that no Net censorship existed at all. http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6130991.html You'd think that of all places that should have speedy and reliable Internet access, a United Nations summit on the Internet would be high on the list. _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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