control of the internet

[Siri Amrit Kaur]

On Thursday 06 October 2005 12:20 pm Josh Coffman kindly wrote:
> Anyone else a little uneasy about handing over control
> of the internet to a coalition of countries?
> http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,16376,1585288,00.ht
>ml
>
> Not that I think ICANN is perfect, just that the
> recent history of organizations like the UN leave me
> distrustful of their ability to effectively & fairly
> govern anything. let alone the internet.
>
> For example, UN Oil-For-Food scandal:
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/09/06/world/main821606.shtml
> google for more.
>
> Purporting good intentions is often the mask of
> incompetence and malisciousness.
>
Scares the heck out of me. What are our options? Been reading 
commentaries on /. --curious what people on this list think we should 
do.

Siri Amrit