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evilviper [soylentnews.org] writes:

The US Department of Commerce announced, ahead of the ITU conference, that they will begin to relinquish their remaining control over ICANN, the governing body that decides the policies and the direction of the internet. Their stated goal is to make it independent, to ensure that NO other government or international agencies are able to to charge, in the face of anti-US opinion.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/ us-to-relinquish-remaining-control-over-the-intern et/2014/03/14/0c7472d0-abb5-11e3-adbc-888c8010c799 _story.html [washingtonpost.com]

This comes a year after the ITU, "the United Nations notoriously dubious telecommunications arm" insisted on taking control of the internet, itself, which many fear they will use in an attempt to stifle internet growth, benefiting other telecom interests.

http://www.zdnet.com/uns-itu-pursues-internet-cont rol-again-this-week-7000015259/ [zdnet.com]

[SN really need more categories. No internet/networking at all?]

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