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isn't ICANN known to be a very corrupt organization? I m not sure i want DNS to be saved, i d rather it be replaced with something distributed like ens

• zenexer 7y ago
  ENS has its own issues. For example, sometimes government and law enforcement oversight of DNS is a good thing, especially in the context of malware. In my experience, for every sensational account of abuse, there are dozens or perhaps hundreds of cases in which the centralized nature of DNS is used for good (in a manner that isn't controversial). There are also cases like trademark disputes; those are definitely a lot more controversial, but there's definitely an argument to be made that allowing someone other than Google to purchase goolge.anything (intentional typo) is probably going to cause more harm than good. If we want to replace DNS, we're going to need a system that's both resistant to abuse and fixes the problems with DNS in its current form. Every proposal I've seen, including ENS, just swaps out existing problems for new problems.
  • robcohen 7y ago
    If you’re trying to solve malware at the DNS level, you’ve already lost. In this particular case, it’s far more likely that keeping the state out of DNS management is a good idea. A stronger argument is trademark infringement and consumer protection, but even this does not seem worth dealing with a human arbiter.