Google Encouraging Action Against UN Internet Proposals

[Expatriate]

http://www.informationweek.com/government/policy/google-encourages-action-against-un-inte/240142512

Google fears that upcoming conference could give governments too much control over Internet governance, launches an online campaign to keep everyone in the loop.

This is interesting. This is the first time I can remember Google posting a call to action on their famously empty and no-nonsense homepage.

This is the message now showing up at http://www.google.com/ below the search bar:


Love the free and open Internet? Tell the world's governments (https://www.google.com/takeaction/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=hpp&utm_campaign=12032012freeandopen_en) to keep it that way.

[Natural Citizen]

'Father of the internet': Why we must fight for its freedom

Vinton Cerf is Google's chief internet evangelist. He, along with American computer scientist Bob Kahn, is often called one of the "fathers of the Internet." Cerf is credited with helping to develop the protocols and structure of the internet and the first commercial email system.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/29/business/opinion-cerf-google-internet-freedom/index.html


The internet empowers each one of us to speak, create, learn and share. Today, more than two billion people are online — about a third of the planet



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Kx4z6q7AE



Aside -- How 4 Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/how-four-microsoft-engineers-proved-copy-protection-would-fail/

Software patent booster to step down as head of patent office -- http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/software-patent-booster-to-step-down-as-head-of-patent-office/?comments=1

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

Google may be against a thing or two, but they entirely don't give a shit when it comes to you or your privacy. Google cares about google and doesn't give the slightest shit about US. They pretend to sometimes, but their actions speak louder.

[ghengis86]

The world has one government? I thought that was just a conspiracy theory.

Google is using the rubes for its own sake. Sheep are for shearing and Google is evil.

[Natural Citizen]

The world has one government? I thought that was just a conspiracy theory.

Google is using the rubes for its own sake. Sheep are for shearing and Google is evil.

Sheep sheer themselves...

Dear Activists, It’s No Longer OK To Not Know How The Internet Works ... https://timlibert.me/writing/occupy-tracking/

Obviously this is written because of the users scrutiny of occupy but the same concept applies elsewhere.

[tangent4ronpaul]

This is interesting. This is the first time I can remember Google posting a call to action on their famously empty and no-nonsense homepage.


Black this out?

-t

[Natural Citizen]

Some recent headlines probably worthy of their own topic for discussion but will place them here just so they don't get buried apart.

UN agency and ICANN to work together » (http://gulfnews.com/business/technology/un-agency-and-icann-to-work-together-1.1113855)Ban says United Nations stands behind goal of an open internet

Staffer axed by Republican group over retracted copyright-reform memo » (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/12/staffer-axed-by-republican-group-over-retracted-copyright-reform-memo/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Te chnica+-+All+content%29)Big Content doesn't like the GOP advocating for copyright changes

UN internet regulation talks in Dubai threaten web freedom. Thanks to leaks, we have a good idea of the kind of control and censorship member states would like to impose on the internet.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/04/un-internet-regulation-dubai-web-freedom

The telecommunications standards arm of the U.N. has quietly endorsed the standardization of technologies that could give governments and companies the ability to sift through all of an Internet user...
https://www.cdt.org/blogs/cdt/2811adoption-traffic-sniffing-standard-fans-wcit-flames

Google's Media Campaign Against the UN Slapped Down
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jodywestby/2012/12/04/googles-media-campaign-against-the-un-slapped-down/

I Am Not Big Brother. Sadly for me, this is a bunch of malarkey. You may chafe at how much the online world knows about you, but campaigns don’t know anything more about your online behavior than any retailer, news outlet or savvy blogger.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/06/opinion/i-am-not-big-brother.html?hp&_r=1&

[sailingaway]

Yeah, but they are doing it in a way that gets your email address, naturally. C4L should set up a petition.