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Yes, the borderless internet and www are coming to an end. GDPR is only the start but the splinter was/is bound to happen. Countries don't like to give up contr
by WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
Yes, the borderless internet and www are coming to an end. GDPR is only the start but the splinter was/is bound to happen. Countries don't like to give up control and don't want to be told what to do by other countries.
We've seen the separation with China and the search engine differences between countries that Google has to deal with due to regulations from different countries, now. Add GDPR to the mix and the splinter is getting bigger.
We've seen what a no border internet has brought to the world. Any country can go to another country and cyber hack it and influence its people. That's a problem. Also, countries want to tax it in different ways given the impact it's had on commerce. So governments already have an incentive to close its borders.
People think that it's not possible to segregate the internet but once the incentive is there it is only a matter of time before it happens.
We are only one mega cyber attack from going from open to closed.