NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] "Gov't crackdown spurs initiatives to route around DNS" (IT World) + my comments
"Gov't crackdown spurs initiatives to route around DNS" (IT World) + my comments http://bit.ly/dTcFKQ (IT World) One comment I'll make now regarding the relatively lengthy discussion of IDONS in this article. I have not said that root centralization of naming systems was necessarily a mistake *at the time* that the DNS was designed and implemented, especially given the perceived scale of the problems to be solved then. But now, in the 21st century, given the availability of advanced crypto systems and distributed networking methodologies, highly evolved search engine capabilities and so on, the old model, in my opinion, simply does not make sense any more. And a number of recent events have obviously rather dramatically exposed the vulnerabilities and unjustifiable cost structures that have unfortunately now become part and parcel of the DNS system as we know it today. I'll also take this opportunity to thank everyone who has expressed interest in IDONS. Don't panic if I haven't responded to you individually -- there were so many expressions of interest that it will take some time to prepare a reasonable (and ideally threaded) platform to foster optimum communication on these topics given the wide range of potential participants and stakeholders. Don't worry, I've got all your IDONS e-mail safely spinning -- and I'll send out an update as soon as possible. Thanks again. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 Co-Founder, PFIR (People For Internet Responsibility): http://www.pfir.org Founder, NNSquad (Network Neutrality Squad): http://www.nnsquad.org Founder, GCTIP (Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance): http://www.gctip.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Google Buzz: http://bit.ly/lauren-buzz