How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet

Re:How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet by wyager on Thursday October 16, 2014 @11:34AM (#8465451)

This is a prime example of why critical internet systems (namely domain name resolution) need to be completely and absolutely out of reach of government officials (some of whom are guaranteed to be corrupt) and private corporations (some of which are guaranteed to have interests contrary to the public).

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Re:How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet by harryjo on Thursday October 16, 2014 @12:55PM (#8465950)

And controlled by... who?

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Re:How Microsoft Appointed Itself Sheriff of the Internet by wyager on Thursday October 16, 2014 @01:09PM (#8466025)

No one. See namecoin.

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