U.N. is Pushing for Regulation of the Internet, thus exposing its Agenda

Pentagon appears to oppose U.N. regulation of the Internet

Thank God. The commander of the U.S. Cyber Command opposes allowing the United Nations (UN) to regulate the Internet.

However, Army Gen. Keith Alexander emphasized that some regulation may be needed to protect critical domestic networks from digital attacks.

"[Still], I'm not for regulating, per se. I'm concerned about it, and this is a tough question," Alexander is quoted saying to the Washington Times.

"I would say, generally speaking, I'm not into that portion of regulating as you would espouse."

Alexander's commented just weeks after China, Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan presented a resolution to the U.N. General Assembly calling for "an international code of conduct for information security."

The resolution also demanded "international deliberations within the United Nations framework on such an international code, with the aim of achieving the earliest possible consensus on international norms and rules guiding the behavior of states in the information space."??

According to Alexander, rather than seeking action by the UN, individual?countries need to step up and determine how securing critical infrastructure can be implemented without official regulation.

"I do think that there may be some things for critical infrastructure and government networks that we're going to have to direct out to the government. These are things that you must do to secure your networks for government survivability," he went on, "but for my grandchildren and my daughters out there, they have a great time on the [Internet]. I would not want somebody to say you cannot let your 2-year-old grab the iPad and launch [an application]... I think down the road we have to figure out how do we ensure that your platforms do not create a public hazard, but I'm not sure I would put that in regulation."

I am sorry to say, that I doubt we will much longer have a Free Internet. Censorship is getting worse and worse, not to mention the data tracking governments and private companies are conducting on us right now, as I write this. We must resist total control the best we can, but I seriously doubt that we can prevent the inevitable.

Written By: Tom Retterbush