[governance] Blogpost: Gmail Hell Day 4: Dealing with the Borg (Or “Being Evil” Without Really Thinking About It

[McTim]

Norbert,

On 2/28/12, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
> Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>> Think the answer is in the business model (it's the "cost of free",
>
> If it's part of the "cost of free" that the service fails to meet
> fundamental quality expectations which for important communication
> infrastructures like this are in fact human rights, and if
> furthermore it's an economic effect of the availability of such
> gratis or near-gratis services that more expensive services with
> better quality cannot be viably provided, then IMO it clearly
> follows that Internet governance action is needed to address the
> problem.


what action and by whom?

IF (and it's pretty big IF IMHO) email is a public utility then surely
it should be regulated/provided by states, no?  This is a can of worms
I would certainly want to avoid.

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel

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