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posted by on Sunday November 20 2016, @04:08PM   Printer-friendly
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The Internet Association, a group of internet-related companies including Amazon, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Netflix, and many others has released a roadmap of policy areas for the incoming administration and Congress.

The roadmap's opening letter begins by congratulating President-elect Trump and goes on to say:

Our country's foundation of digital entrepreneurship flows from policy decisions the United States government made long ago to encourage continued innovation and a vibrant e-commerce marketplace. These policies have allowed the internet industry to flourish in the U.S. and to export our products and services worldwide.

[...] Included with this letter is a roadmap of key policy areas that have allowed the internet to grow, thrive, and ensure its continued success and ability to create jobs throughout our economy. The internet industry looks forward to engaging in an open and productive dialogue. Thank you for your consideration of the following policy priorities.

Most of the positions discussed in the roadmap are exactly the sort of policies we, as technical people, support. They include:

  • Intermediary Liability
  • Copyright
  • Privacy and Data Security
  • Trade and Global Internet Policy
  • Surveillance Reform
  • Patent Reform
  • Enhance U.S. STEM and Computer Science Education

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  • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Sunday November 20 2016, @05:36PM

    by fustakrakich (6150) on Sunday November 20 2016, @05:36PM (#429961) Journal

    All intermediaries must be declared 'common carriers' to avoid the liability issue.

    The entire infrastructure must be nothing more than a dumb pipe and preferably a public utility subject to public oversight with teeth.

    Ad hoc (true P2P) networking must be developed to relieve dependence on the ISP, which facilitates so many threats from government and corporate entities alike. We simply cannot trust either to adequately protect our rights to private and unhindered communications.

    On these things we can build a true internet, out of reach of the power grabbing little generals that want to control what we can see and hear.

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    La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..