February 17th, 2006 by James Omdahl
World Wide Web (www) may become Partial World Wide Web (pwww), based upon recently proposed legislation. NJ Rep. Chris Smith has announced his Global Online Freedom Act of 2006 outlining the details.
Among the highlights: China, Iran and Vietnam would be initially designated as Internet-restricting countries, based on systematic curbs on Internet freedom. Twelve other countries, including Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan, are identified as restrictive, subject to annual reviews.
You can review more of the proposal here.
What do you think about the proposed regulations for the Internet—and how do you think it will affect the landscape we all want to work within long-term?
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