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[ NNSquad ] Nominet UK proposing police shut down domains without court order
Nominet UK proposing police shut down domains without court order
http://j.mp/nFs4z5 (eWeek Europe)
"Nominet, the registrar that handles .uk domains, is moving ahead with
proposed rules (PDF) that could allow law enforcement agencies to
request a domain be shut down without a court order."
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Go ahead, keeping pushing the evolution of non-centralized DNS
alternatives not subject to extrajudicial tampering. The more
governments interfere with DNS operations, the more clear it is to
everyone that DNS has outlived its usefulness.
The real irony is that increasingly entities who feel vulnerable to
government DNS takedowns are taking preemptive steps for alternatives
to maintain connectivity. So governments really are unwittingly
helping "Darwin" in this area.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
Founder:
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- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com
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