[kictanet] Internet or splinternet? - Al Jazeera English

[Barrack Otieno]

Massive privacy violations by companies and governments, and
cyber-attacks on civilian infrastructure such as power grids - as
recently happened in Ukraine - could create insecurity that undercuts
the internet's potential., are we likely to see scenarios similar to
what we had on Sunday and Monday with lights blinking all night long?

Regards

On 1/8/17, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> Listers
>
> An interesting piece on Internet Governance.
>
> Who owns the internet? The answer is no one and everyone. The internet is a
> network of networks. Each of the separate networks belongs to different
> companies and organisations, and they rely on physical servers in different
> countries with varying laws and regulations.
>
> http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/internet-splinternet-160810110930364.html
>
>
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