[ga] Re: [Politech] United Nations summit convenes in Athens: lots of talk, not much else [fs]

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Declan and all,

  Thanks for your view and the links to others view's as well.

  I am encouraged in reading the admonishment of Google's, Yahoo's,
Microsofts, and Cisco's relationship from a global ethical view with
China, by the United Nations.

  On the flip side, the U.N. and many of it's internal org's have often,
and been well known for "overheated proposals" some of which were
enacted, and have failed terribly and tragically.  So I am fairly
sure companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Cisco shook
such "overheated proposals" or any proposals that are viewed detrimental
to their stockholders and other business goals , like water off a ducks
back...

Declan McCullagh wrote:

> So I'm at this U.N. "Internet Governance Forum" outside of Athens, where
> there's plenty of talk (and overheated proposals) but not much else.
>
> Kieren McCarthy has some coverage here:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/31/igf_day_one/
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/31/igf_blog_tuesday/
>
> And a BBC blog is here:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6105496.stm
>
> Some of my articles follow.
>
> -Declan
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6130549.html
> ATHENS, Greece--A top United Nations official on Monday called for
> changes in the way the Internet is operated, taking aim at "self-serving
> justifications" for permitting the United States to preserve its unique
> influence and authority online.
>
> http://news.com.com/U.N.+blasts+Cisco%2C+others+on+China+cooperation/2100-1028_3-6131010.html?tag=nl
> ATHENS, Greece--Delegates to a United Nations summit on Tuesday assailed
> Google, Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Yahoo for cooperating too closely
> with China, suggesting that new global regulations of free expression
> might be necessary.
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-6131394.html
> On Wednesday, delegates to a United Nations summit here complained that
> the ASCII-only choice was representative of an Internet culture that is
> far too English-centric and that fails to respect other languages.
>
> http://news.com.com/China+We+dont+censor+the+Internet.+Really/2100-1028_3-6130970.html?tag=nl
> ATHENS, Greece--While many countries block off some Web sites, China has
> long drawn heightened scrutiny because of the breadth and sophistication
> of its Internet censorship.
> Which is why it came as a surprise on Tuesday when a Chinese government
> official claimed at a United Nations summit here that no Net censorship
> existed at all.
>
> http://news.com.com/2061-10796_3-6130991.html
> You'd think that of all places that should have speedy and reliable
> Internet access, a United Nations summit on the Internet would be high
> on the list.
>
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