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Monday, March 12, 2012

Almost two months into 2012 and divisions deepen on the WWW – World Wide Web – Internet and whether we like it or not   ‘Two Tier Internet’ is no longer a maybe or a what if – the reality is that the global digital networks are split asunder into at least two divisions and in many countries multiple layers of censored levels of access.

So what does this mean for the ‘Average Joe’ who uses the internet bearing in mind that we are referring to the masses in the billions of user’s. Here is what it means in say Thailand as an example the Thai Government are in the midst of a massive internet censorship program and the upshot is that on completion Thailand will be a set in stone ‘Two Tier Internet’ system where the government have segregated the Internet into two levels but and here is the dichotomy the public will only be able to access the areas that have been censored and declared as suitable to be viewed. Suffice to say of course only the Thai Government will have full access to all the WWW.

Other governments on the same track as Thailand are to name a few China – Iran – Iraq – Syria – Burma et al the list is almost endless. Hence what does the future hold well based on what has happened to date so rapidly in 2012 the picture going forward is not very rosy, and more of the same Internet Censorship is on the agenda for many dictatorial governments and regimes.

But all is not lost because there is a strong mobile and highly skilled source of engineers – hackers and geeks who are working away creating and developing digital tools and systems that will unlock and  free censored digital banks – networks and any other data content locked data storage areas.

Summary

In basic terms it is as usual the old chestnut that governments want to control and dictate while the reality is that the billions who are not encased in a bureaucratic organization want the opposite they want freedom and freedom of choice!

2012 Two Tier Internet Gathers Pace…