This is an interesting article but I feel like it fails to address the underlying issue that the Internet has no notion of a border architecturally or otherwise while Nations and their laws do. The web problem is fundamentally different than architecture or other other engineering disciplines since they can and do comfortably stay within the borders of a single nation. The goals of China are radically different than the goals of the US in regards to the web. We may be able to influence laws in the US and parts of Europe but the the countries that give us the most trouble will still be fundamentally at odds with the Internet. I don’t think a professional organization can fix that particular problem.
Splinternet is an existential threat to the Internet as it exists Ideally in most peoples minds. It’s also a threat to one of the more valuable properties of the Internet. The ability to in theory reach anyone anywhere as easily as you can reach people in your own country.
The more interesting threat to me, though, is the threat of violating a random countries laws just by having a web presence. What if, hypothetically, we did a treaty with some country that my personal blog was in violation of? What is the fallout there and how would it affect me personally?
This is an interesting article but I feel like it fails to address the underlying issue that the Internet has no notion of a border architecturally or otherwise while Nations and their laws do. The web problem is fundamentally different than architecture or other other engineering disciplines since they can and do comfortably stay within the borders of a single nation. The goals of China are radically different than the goals of the US in regards to the web. We may be able to influence laws in the US and parts of Europe but the the countries that give us the most trouble will still be fundamentally at odds with the Internet. I don’t think a professional organization can fix that particular problem.
Would this be the worst thing? I’d love the option to use an Internet which afforded me a right to be forgotten, where Do Not Track was enforced, etc.
Splinternet is an existential threat to the Internet as it exists Ideally in most peoples minds. It’s also a threat to one of the more valuable properties of the Internet. The ability to in theory reach anyone anywhere as easily as you can reach people in your own country.
The more interesting threat to me, though, is the threat of violating a random countries laws just by having a web presence. What if, hypothetically, we did a treaty with some country that my personal blog was in violation of? What is the fallout there and how would it affect me personally?