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Protect IP threatens the future of DNS security (afterdawn.com)
42 points by nextparadigms on Aug 28, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 9 comments


Another step in America's quest to become its parody of China.


And, yet bizarre, some people will see that as a necessary evil.


There probably is a protect the kids clause in there, so if you go against it, you are for CP.


Speak to enough mainlanders and you'll see the same opinion in China.


And sadly, in both cases they have little control over it.


Some discussion on this yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2932018


This idea of PROTECT IP is really bad. As Vixie said, it will bring more trouble than solutions. And in the end, it won't solve anything.


Can't you just use an off-shore DNS?


.com, .net, .org are managed by US companies. So, no matter where you have the DNSs




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