Lei Fengwang (searched by "Lei Feng Net" public concern) was informed that a US government agency recently agreed to officially transfer Internet domain name management rights to the "global Internet multi-stakeholder community" on October 1, thereby ending the United States in the Internet. The traditional end of domain name system management ended with the privatization of Internet core resources that lasted for nearly 20 years.
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Bureau stated that for a long time, the U.S. government’s management of the Internet domain name system “has always been dissatisfied with foreign governments†and believes that “the United States has a back door key†in Internet management. Some countries have also called on the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union, or the establishment of a new government agency to take over the management of the domain name system, and called on the United States to surrender this power and use a mode of multilateral government operations to manage it. However, for the U.S. government’s decision, some members of the U.S. Congress expressed opposition.
According to reports, the current Internet domain name and numerical address allocation agency (ICANN) is responsible for Internet domain name management. The organization is a non-profit international organization established in 1998 and headquartered in California, but it is not purely independent. The non-profit organization was placed under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Commerce under a contract with the U.S. government. At present, the agency's "Internet digital distribution agency" manages the Internet IP address and domain name on behalf of the U.S. government.
According to reports, the contract signed by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers will expire on September 30 this year. Earlier, ICANN CEO promised to put forward an "open and inclusive" handover plan that "will not endanger Internet security and stability." The management of its application for transfer to the Internet domain name system has also undergone some progress:
In March this year, the “Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers†submitted a proposal for the transfer of management rights.
In June of this year, the National Telecommunications and Information Bureau, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, initially approved the transfer proposal submitted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which it believes meets the need for the US government to transfer the right of domain name control to the world two years ago. "Internet multi-stakeholder community" requirements.
Subsequently, the “Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers†submitted a further implementation plan status report as required. The United States National Telecommunications and Information Bureau evaluation report formally decided on August 16 that it will give up control of Internet domain names on October 1.
The U.S. government's veto power over the decision of the “Internet Distribution Agency†means that it controls the core resources of the Internet. Therefore, many countries have been calling for the U.S. to hand over this power. However, whether the U.S. government should abandon its control over the Internet domain name system has always been controversial within the United States. Some U.S. lawmakers have clearly opposed this. However, in 2013, Edward Snowden, a former employee of the U.S. defense contractor, disclosed that the U.S. government has secretly monitored Internet projects, further deepening concerns of various countries. It was not until 2014 that the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Bureau announced that it would abandon its control of the "Internet distribution agencies."