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<DIV>I think it is just a matter of very short time until someone will connect
ICANN in some way to this. Even if ICANN has nothing to do with anything, it is
a god send for the UN and ITU, they just need to mention ICANNs status as a US
foundation. </DIV>
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<DIV>We can see it as a problem or I think here is a opportunity. The root of
all these problems is still the fact that the general public depends on the
Internet, but does not know anything about how it is governed and run. ICANN
suddenly looks a very very old organization because it is not capable to address
the real issues of the time and is stuck in the past. What is needed now is a
big push towards true democratization of the Internet, as awareness and
involvement by all is the only way to govern the beast. It is the general
ignorance that lets those in power get away with it. If I know that and how
things are done I can try to control them, if I don’t even know the basics I am
just condemned to ignorance and in this case ignorance is NOT bliss.
(When, oh when will we finally accept that the Internet is a common good and can
and should not be in parts or as a whole be owned by anybody. We need a
universal declaration of Internet rights NOW!). You might have seen the
emails and activities regarding this topic in the last month and weeks,
(I-Inform alliance), so you will know the tools and concepts are in place, what
is missing is the will and effort to do it now!</DIV>
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<DIV>Yours</DIV>
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<DIV>Klaus</DIV>
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<DIV>(Those who want to know more about the I-Inform Alliance can send me an
email and I will forward more info).</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=gakuru@GMAIL.COM
href="mailto:gakuru@GMAIL.COM">Alex Gakuru</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 03, 2013 10:23 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
href="mailto:NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU">NCSG-DISCUSS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: ICANN Paranoia</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>I suspect that many people remain silent on this -- perhaps still stuck at
the "Denial" stage on the Kübler-Ross model ?</P>
<P>[Sent from my tiny screen wireless device. Excuse mobile brevity and or
unintended typos]</P>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Jul 3, 2013 10:54 AM, "Andrei Barburas" <<A
href="mailto:abarburas@iicd.org">abarburas@iicd.org</A>> wrote:<BR
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif">And
personally, I am still not sure why everyone was/is surprised about the
tapping and the surveillance..</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_default style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif">What Snowden
did, was just confirm the "theory". At the end of the day, just because you
don't know about something, that doesn't mean that it's not
happening.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Adam Peake <SPAN
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Jul 3, 2013, at 4:13 PM, William Drake wrote:<BR><BR>> On Jul 3, 2013, at
7:08 AM, Marc Perkel <<A href="mailto:marc@CHURCHOFREALITY.ORG"
target=_blank>marc@CHURCHOFREALITY.ORG</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>>>
Considering the NSA and PRISM stuff and that they are into Microsoft,
Google, Apple, Facebook, etc - shouldn't we assume that ICANN has been
compromised? Considering everything else they are into how can they not be
into ICANN?<BR>>><BR>>> Having said that - what does that mean
to our trip?<BR>><BR>> Maybe that we should have all worried less
about having our computers compromised at the Beijing meeting? Or,
worried more broadly...<BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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