Eventually we'll see splinternets where every country has its own Intranet, regulated and licensed by the Government and sold to you as both digital sovereignty and protecting digital borders through monitoring and survelliance "for your own safety". While Internet access is restricted to the Government and companies for international trade and as a middle man for the public if they wish to communicate to someone outside of the country or purchase an item for import via said company Intranet portal.
We've also got the desire to abolish anonymity, likely through both Government photo ID and live (ongoing) facial recognition. The likelihood of VPN's, Tor and proxies being made illegal. And to "protect the children", proposals to ban technology for under 16's.
The powergrab to splinter off the Internet into manageable country wide chunks by states is beginning. We're a long way away from what the Internet used to be.
Eventually we'll see splinternets where every country has its own Intranet, regulated and licensed by the Government and sold to you as both digital sovereignty and protecting digital borders through monitoring and survelliance "for your own safety". While Internet access is restricted to the Government and companies for international trade and as a middle man for the public if they wish to communicate to someone outside of the country or purchase an item for import via said company Intranet portal.
We've also got the desire to abolish anonymity, likely through both Government photo ID and live (ongoing) facial recognition. The likelihood of VPN's, Tor and proxies being made illegal. And to "protect the children", proposals to ban technology for under 16's.
The powergrab to splinter off the Internet into manageable country wide chunks by states is beginning. We're a long way away from what the Internet used to be.