Alan Hannan wrote:
I don't understand how giving the US federal government management control of key components of the Internet will make it more secure.
It worked for airline security.
Sure, searching Ray Charles makes me feel much safer. Asking me whether any one helped me packed my bags or handed me a package always shows whether or not I should be trusted to get on the plane. Stopping a little boy from taking on a toy with a 1 inch long gun makes me feel safer too. These are the same people who can't be trusted to make sure that your luggage flies the same flight you do. Puh-leeze. There is not one single thing that goes on in airport "security" that contributes one whit to actual security. ...and surely you aren't suggesting that you want those same people to run the root servers. I'm just glad they aren't all in the US (so that there can be no preemptive strike by some poser-crazed congress critter). -- Only the mediocre are always at their best. Jean Giraudoux