[governance] [liberationtech] Chinese preparing for a "Autonomous Internet" ?

[McTim]

Hi,


On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:46 AM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> wrote:
> On other issue of, whether US gov can or could take unilateral steps with
> regard to ICANN and root server management;
>
>
> To take an example. if anyone tries to access the services of google
> analytics from Cuba she is greeted by the following message (for the full
> report see
> http://www.webpronews.com/google-blocks-cuba-from-gaining-analytics-access-2012-06
> )
>
> We’re: unable to grant you access to Google Analytics at this time.
>
> A connection Has Been Established Between your current IP address and
> acountry sanctioned by the U.S. government. For more information, see
> http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/ .
>
> Google Earth, Google’s Desktop Search tool and Google Code Search are
> similarly blocked.
>
> It is my understanding that a simple order from the Office of Foreign Assets
> Control to ICANN/ Verisign could put provision of root server services to
> Cuba and its nationals ( and those of some other countries) under similar
> sanctions. That is how close we are to what many think is an impossible
> calamity.
>

Your understanding is flawed.

Serving the root is binary, a DNS root-operator either serves it or
they don't.

If you are talking about filtering routes, well that is done in
routing, and if an order
went to ICANN/Verisign, they have no way to command the other root-ops to
route filter based on IP range.

I doubt $current_employer (F) would filter as above, even though they
are a US 501(c) corp.

I am sure $former_employer (K) would not as they are not a US corp,
and have said as much (IIRC) during WSIS.

So Cubans would still get the root served to them.


-- 
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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