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| - | AP EXPLAINS: What's at stake as US cedes internet control By <br> Published: 18:28 GMT, 29 September 2016 | Updated: 18:28 GMT, 29 September 2016 <br> </a> <br>NEW YORK (AP) — On Saturday, the U.S.<br><br>government plans to cede control of some of the internet's core systems — namely, the directories that help web browsers and apps know where to find the latest weather, maps and Facebook musings.<br><br>Will you even notice? Probably not, although the subject has become a hot political issue for some conservatives.<br><br>Here's a look at the systems in question and what's at stake for internet users.<br><br>___<br> FILE - In this Thursday, March 3, 2016, file photo, people work on a job search on a computer at an office in Atlanta.<br><br>On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, the U.S. government plans to cede control of some of the internet¿s core systems, namely, the directories that help web browsers and apps know where to find the latest weather, maps and Facebook musings. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)<br> <br>WAIT, THE U.S.<br>GOVERNMENT CONTROLS THE INTERNET?<br><br>No single government, business, organization or individual controls all the computers and pipelines making up the internet. But the network relies on an addressing system called the domain name system, or DNS, which includes directories that help route data like email and web requests where it needs to go.<br><br>And someone needs to run the DNS.<br><br>Control over the DNS mostly amounts to deciding what gets included in those directories. For instance, can a Google critic register google-sucks.org, or does Google get first dibs?<br>What about creating a domain name suffix just for porn sites? It has nothing to do, though, with what websites publish. All it does is make sure your browser can find those sites.<br><br>___<br><br>SO DOES THE U.S.<br><br>RUN THAT SYSTEM?<br><br>Since 1998, an organization called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has overseen the directories, mostly by setting rules and creating mechanisms for settling disputes. But ICANN also has a boss at the U.S.<br>Commerce Department.<br><br>It's a historical arrangement stemming from U.S. funding for the internet's early development. The domain name system we're familiar with dates back to 1984, long before "Pokemon Go" or even Amazon.com came along.<br><br>___<br><br>WHY DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE TRANFER?<br><br>The U.S.<br><br>has been in charge of the DNS system for more than three decades. Plans to privatize control of these functions by transferring them to a nonprofit oversight organization have been in the works since the late 1990s.<br><br>As this Saturday's transfer date approached, some Republicans in Congress raised late objections, terming it a "giveaway" to the rest of the world.<br><br>But they failed to block the move in a spending bill to keep the government operating.<br><br>Late Wednesday, the attorneys general from Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma and Nevada — all Republicans — filed a federal lawsuit to block the transfer because of worries it might affect government websites ending in ".gov."<br><br>___<br><br>WHY THE U.S.<br><br>IS BACKING AWAY<br><br>ICANN has taken its share of complaints over the years, often for being slow to adapt as the internet grew. (One common charge: It took too long to permit domain names in languages other than English.) And many countries believe that as long as the U.S.<br><br>retains oversight — even if it leaves day-to-day management to ICANN — the internet cannot be truly international.<br><br>Some governments have sought to transfer control to a U.N agency, the International Telecommunication Union. But critics objected to letting authoritarian regimes like Iran and China get equal votes on matters affecting speech.<br><br>Instead, the U.S.<br><br>government insisted that businesses, academics and other parties also get seats at the table. ICANN already had such a multi-party approach. The U.S. agreed in June to relinquish control to ICANN after the organization created additional mechanisms to resolve disputes.<br><br>___<br><br>WILL ANYTHING CHANGE FOR USERS?<br><br>Not much.<br><br>The directories themselves aren't changing, and people don't interact directly with domain names as often in the era of Google searches, phone apps and Facebook links. In fact, few people would even know about the transition were it not for the noise from Capitol Hill.<br><br>___<br><br>REPUBLICANS RAISE ALARM<br><br>Republican critics claim that the transition would give countries like Russian and China the ability to control online speech — something supporters of the transition plan deny given the multi-party approach.<br><br>Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is among those who tried to block the transition as part of a short-term spending bill to keep the government running past Friday.<br><br>Donald Trump also came out in support of Cruz, his one-time rival for the GOP presidential nomination. Ironically, those wanting the U.S.<br>to maintain its oversight role includes a group called Americans for Limited Government. Their efforts failed, though, as budget negotiators left out the transition ban.<br><br>___<br><br>A LAST-DITCH LAWSUIT<br><br>Four state attorneys general asked a federal court in Galveston, Texas, to block the move.<br><br>Commerce and ICANN have delegated control of the ".gov" suffix to the U.S. General Services Administration. GSA handles day-to-day management of which government websites can use the suffix. Though the lawsuit claims that GSA decisions are submitted to ICANN for approval, that isn't the case.<br><br>ICANN does have trademark and other policies governing sites using particular suffixes, but they cover suffixes available to anyone. The ".gov" suffix is restricted to government agencies in the U.S.<br><br>The lawsuit also claims that ICANN could delete ".gov" entirely from the directories or delegate management of ".gov" websites to someone else.<br><br>That's possible, but highly unlikely, and the attorneys general offer no evidence that ICANN would do either.<br><br><br><br>If you liked this article and you simply would like to be given more info about [https://en.volos-minivan.eu/ATHENS-0000000026-best-day-trips-from-Volos.html best day trips from Volos] kindly visit our own web site. | + | Iran has agreed to release the crews of the MT Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon, which it seized in May in response to the confiscation of oil by the United States from an Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece.<br><br>It is there that he is believed to have proposed to have proposed to his now-fiancée Carrie Symonds (pictured together) Mr Johnson has opted for Delphi greece taxi fare to airport luxury overseas holidays in the past, including spending Christmas in the Caribbean island best day trips from Delphi of Mustique.<br><br>Outside, pre-match, they were full of bravado. 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Iran has agreed to release the crews of the MT Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon, which it seized in May in response to the confiscation of oil by the United States from an Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece.
It is there that he is believed to have proposed to have proposed to his now-fiancée Carrie Symonds (pictured together) Mr Johnson has opted for Delphi greece taxi fare to airport luxury overseas holidays in the past, including spending Christmas in the Caribbean island best day trips from Delphi of Mustique.
Outside, pre-match, they were full of bravado. For the Saudis, Delphi transport the biggest day in their footballing history. They were going to win they insisted.
A couple of hours later, they were whipping off their head-dresses and Vergina transport twirling them around their heads as the Metro sped towards Education City.
They are peeling labels from bottles if they do not contain the World Cup's official drinks but there is no evidence of official French pastries. The chicken shawarma went down a treat, though, even if it meant buying a VISA gift card, because they do not accept any other credit cards.
WORLD CUP 2022 LIVE: England WIN 3-0 against Senegal... 'It won't be a bad thing for him': Ian Wright BACKS Gareth... England 3-0 Senegal: Three Lions CRUISE into World Cup... 'He's going to be a SUPERSTAR': Vergina transport Roy Keane heaps praise on...
The nearest metro station is a 30 minute drive away.
So, a bus or a taxi is your best day trips from Delphi method of transport but there is undoubtedly more chance of a sing-a-long with fellow supporters when you travel all the way by train together.
The crew member is the first to return home from the total of about 48 seafarers - Greeks, Filipinos and a Cypriot - who are expected to be gradually released and taxi price Meteora to airport replaced in the coming days, a second Greek official told Reuters.
Pictured: Mr Johnson on holiday on the Greek island of Trikeri in 2016 - when he was Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are both set to shun foreign holidays this summer and instead favour 'staycations' in the UK, sources suggest.
It did feel rather ominous when an email landed as Argentina came up against the Semi Automated Offside technology with directions of where to go if my ticket for Denmark against Tunisia did not download on the FIFA ticketing App.
Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia: Saudis produce one of the World... Mexico 0-0 Poland: Robert Lewandowski has second-half... Denmark 0-0 Tunisia: taxi Delphi airport to piraeus price Christian Eriksen and Co are frustrated... France 4-1 Australia: Holders bounce back from conceding...
President Joe Biden said the US government has not 'been meeting with positive response' from Russia despite their continued efforts to free Griner, while Russia has not been willing to engage on a prisoner swap that would see her released.
He has a variety of options, including the PM's grace-and-favour homes Chevening and Chequers - where Miss Symonds isolated while pregnant during the pandemic - and his privately-owned farmhouse in Oxfordshire.
And while it's unclear which penal colony the WNBA star has been transferred too, she faces the prospect of leaving the colony 'as a different person' according to Olga Romanova of group Russia Behind Bars.
An advocate for a Russian prison rights group has said Brittney Griner's American nationality will be a 'disadvantage' in the already-brutal penal colony system, while her sexuality will also make her a 'threat' within the prison.
By some local accounts, he arrived to the region by private car after documenting his controversial journey from the UK on social media, taxi prices Delphi sharing a video taken from a plane and a selfie where his face was covered with a white mask.
So were Argentina, one up and all over the Saudis. By the time I made an early split, they were in a hole and gripped by panic, performing a very reasonable impression of England against Iceland in Euro 2016.
In the early hours of Monday, returning from the opening game at the distant Al Bayt Stadium there were seven tirelessly polite young volunteers pointing their giant sponge fingers to move three weary journalists down the platform a few yards.
All they knew had drained from their brains, best day trips Delphi replaced by fear and the dawning realisation that this was the World Cup when they were supposed to be delivering football's greatest prize for football's greatest player.
But ICANN also has a boss at the U.S.
Commerce Departmen Since 1998, Vergina airport bus an organization called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has overseen the directories, mostly by setting rules and creating mechanisms for settling disputes.
But critics objected to letting authoritarian regimes like Iran and China get equal votes on matters affecting speec Some governments have sought to transfer control to a U.N agency, the International Telecommunication Union.
Though the lawsuit claims that GSA decisions are submitted to ICANN for approval, that isn't the cas GSA handles day-to-day management of which government websites can use the suffix. Commerce and ICANN have delegated control of the ".gov" suffix to the U.S. General Services Administration.
