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Expert Panel Discusses Issue of New Principles For Internet Governance
A group of Internet experts recently addressed the issue of the kind of Internet users want, in the context of Internet governance.
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A panel of Internet experts recently addressed the question of what kind of Internet users want.
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee posed the question a year ago, noting government surveillance online has challenged the idea the Web should be open and an independent medium. He suggested people create a Bill of Rights or Magna Carta that enshrines the principles of the Web or Internet.
The Internet Society's Constance Bommelaer says it is debatable whether new principles are needed, noting existing principles may need to be better applied, rather than creating new ones.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers board member George Sadowsky agrees, saying governance of the Internet is about its technical nature, while governance on the Internet is really about problems that existed previously and have made their way to the Web.
DiploFoundation director Jovan Kurbalija suggests people need to be careful about finding solutions that can create new problems. "We have to be humble," he says. "We have to handle the whole policy with great care."
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