Given the present scenario of technology versus censorship, what do you think is the future of the Internet?

One Response to “Given the present scenario of technology versus censorship, what do you think is the future of the Internet?”

1. last_desire on March 24th, 2009 11:40 am
   

   Yes, censors will be able to control the internet abuses. In fact censors on internet traffic is not only required but needed also.

   One difference is that national borders are more permeable online: residents of a country that bans certain information can find it on websites hosted elsewhere. Conversely, attempts by one government to prevent its citizens from seeing certain material can have the effect of restricting foreigners, because the government may take action against Internet sites anywhere in the world, if they host objectionable material.

   Total censorship of information on the Internet, however, is very difficult (or impossible) to achieve due to the underlying distributed technology of the internet. Pseudonymity and data havens (such as Freenet) allow unconditional free speech, as the technology guarantees that material cannot be removed and the author of any information is impossible to link to a physical identity or organization.

   There are lot of services/bussiness(banking/shares/official traffic etc) which are very sensitive, propriatery and secret in nature. They must pass through some censorship(some control).

   So if they are improving technology they have to develop better censorship as well.

   So my answer will be….technology will never overpower censorship though achieving a "complete censorship" is next to impossible.

   Thanks

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