Government
Apr. 1, 2014
Keep calm and click on
The NTIA's recent announcement unleashed a flood of speculation about its potential implications for everyday Internet users, and it prompted some sensational headlines that just aren't accurate. By Joi White
The Internet as we know it may be undergoing some changes soon, but probably not because the U.S. government is giving up control of the Internet's central nervous system. Recently, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced its intention "to transition key internet domain name functions" - specifically, its role in managing the map of all top-level Internet d...
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