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Skybird · 10-04-16, 05:08 AM

Facts:

The US has given up decisive influence and the ability to block and to seriouls yinterfere with the ordinary web trafick system (like it also can switch off the GPS system used wordwide, in case of military interest recommendign that). This is a loss for the US.

Unfriendly states, interest groups lobbying for this and that, authoritarian regimes, can project greater influence in the above matters.

The globe's major server nodes still all sit in the US and are operated by Americans, and can be switched on and off by Americans.

Via the DNS you also can drastically interfere with global internet operations. That the US has accepted to weaken its position in this regard, does not mean it will easily give up the server node question, which is as decisve, if not more, than the control of DNS.

I still wonder, however, what Obama has gotten in return for this.

A non-American may welcome this step. But we should not forget that it comes at a cost. See second paragraph in this post. That Obama meant it well, maybe, does not automatically mean that something good will have come from this, in the end. Maybe yes, maybe no.

10-04-16, 05:08 AM	#25
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,712 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Facts: The US has given up decisive influence and the ability to block and to seriouls yinterfere with the ordinary web trafick system (like it also can switch off the GPS system used wordwide, in case of military interest recommendign that). This is a loss for the US. Unfriendly states, interest groups lobbying for this and that, authoritarian regimes, can project greater influence in the above matters. The globe's major server nodes still all sit in the US and are operated by Americans, and can be switched on and off by Americans. Via the DNS you also can drastically interfere with global internet operations. That the US has accepted to weaken its position in this regard, does not mean it will easily give up the server node question, which is as decisve, if not more, than the control of DNS. I still wonder, however, what Obama has gotten in return for this. A non-American may welcome this step. But we should not forget that it comes at a cost. See second paragraph in this post. That Obama meant it well, maybe, does not automatically mean that something good will have come from this, in the end. Maybe yes, maybe no. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.