IP: Article: Brace Yourself for the Segmented Internet

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 09:17:30 -0500 (EST)
> From: Andy Oram <andyo@oreilly.com>
> To: dave@farber.net
>
> Brace Yourself for the Segmented Internet
> http://www.webreview.com/pi/2001/12_20_01.shtml
>                               radical measures to enforce local policies.
>
>    As the influence of the
>    Internet spreads, governments (sometimes reflecting popular opinion)
>    are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the de facto policies it
>    brings. They will never cut off Internet access to the outside world
>    because they need it for commercial, academic, and other informational
>    reasons. But they may be tempted to form a kind of local area network
>    for Internet users, enforcing their own particular policies with
>    clearly demarcated gateways to the outside world.
>    ....
>    Most countries would not emulate the Chinese government's tight grip
>    on Internet traffic, but they could be attracted to segmentation for
>    other reasons.
>
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