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> The utopian period of the web is ending. The future web will be much more balkanized and militarized. You could say that. I'd flip it around and say "It's am

> The utopian period of the web is ending. The future web will be much more balkanized and militarized. You could say that. I'd flip it around and say "It's amazing the world wide web has survived intact as long as it did, given the vastly different political ideologies in the world." Quite frankly, I consider it a small miracle we're all still using the same internet that's been around over 20 years. I absolutely think the future of the internet is regional/national versions of the internet, with limited/censored connectivity to other regions/nations. If not for political reasons, then because it's becoming too easy for nations to conduct devastating attacks on critical infrastructure without ever setting foot in the target country. [0] [1] If you're the target of a coordinated cyber attack against your infrastructure, and the remediation choices are either a complete overhaul of your infrastructure (on a software and physical level) or disconnection from the internet, I predict many nations will choose to voluntarily disconnect themselves from the internet. [0] https://www.wired.com/2016/03/inside-cunning-unprecedented-hack-ukraines-power-grid/ https://www.wired.com/2016/03/inside-cunning-unprecedented-h... [1] https://www.wired.com/2014/11/countdown-to-zero-day-stuxnet/ https://www.wired.com/2014/11/countdown-to-zero-day-stuxnet/

badlocal 9y ago
Maybe we need several internets, at least if people and organisations insist on putting their critical infrastructure on there. A critical one, with infrastructure and balkanisation and an off-switch for each region, a commercial one for people to do their online shopping and banking and whatever and an utopian one where information is free and the past still alive. Maybe the third one should be more hidden. (Just one proposed division.) Of course there are several problem here, like how to deal with government censorship. I just think we should be open and proactive about changing the basic infastructure so we can keep the cool and still be safe even with all the cyber going on. add: Sorry for throwaway, using a public airport computer in the middle east, don't need it connected to my account.
- awakeasleep 9y ago
  Interesting idea: Can there be multiple "Internets"? Wouldn't they just be networks, then? There can only be one Internet, because of the definition of Internet! "The global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols"

badlocal 9y ago

Maybe we need several internets, at least if people and organisations insist on putting their critical infrastructure on there. A critical one, with infrastructure and balkanisation and an off-switch for each region, a commercial one for people to do their online shopping and banking and whatever and an utopian one where information is free and the past still alive. Maybe the third one should be more hidden. (Just one proposed division.) Of course there are several problem here, like how to deal with government censorship. I just think we should be open and proactive about changing the basic infastructure so we can keep the cool and still be safe even with all the cyber going on. add: Sorry for throwaway, using a public airport computer in the middle east, don't need it connected to my account.

awakeasleep 9y ago
Interesting idea: Can there be multiple "Internets"? Wouldn't they just be networks, then? There can only be one Internet, because of the definition of Internet! "The global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols"