Schmidt: Handing over Control of Internet, DNS to the UN a Disaster, Will Divide the Internet

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Schmidt: Handing over Control of Internet, DNS to the UN a Disaster, Will Divide the Internet

By CircleID Reporter
February 29, 2012, 8:26 pm PST Views: 7,568 Add Comment

During the Mobile World Congress 2012, Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt, today warned against United Nations’ treaty aimed at bringing more Internet regulation. “That would be a disaster… To some, the openness and interoperability is one of the greatest achievements of mankind in our lifetime. Do not give that up easily. You will regret it. You will hate it, because all of a sudden all that freedom, all that flexibility, you’ll find it shipped away for one good reason after another.”

“I cannot be more emphatic. Be very, very careful about moves which seem logical, but have the effect of balkanising the internet,” he added, urging everyone to strongly resist the moves.

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