[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[atlarge-discuss] Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Brazilian Internet pioneer criticizes ICANN Rio meeting hosts



Chris and all,

  Thank you Chris for passing this along.

  ICANN's financial dealings with other countries Internet organizations
is well known to be less than open and above board as they should be.

Chris Chiu wrote:

> Carlos Afonso, who has been called the father of the Brazilian Internet, has
> lashed out at the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, which is hosting
> the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' March 2003 meetings
> in Rio de Janeiro. Afonso attacked the Committee for its closed-door
> decision making practices and noted that the group has failed to account for
> an estimated US $5 million that it has collected through the sale of
> Brazilian domain names: "The remainder of the money could be used for
> digital inclusion projects but it is not. The Brazilian Internet Steering
> Committee does not even reveal what it does with the income." He also cited
> the fact that the same people have remained on the Committee since 1995,
> even though the group only had a 2 year mandate.
>
> See
> http://www.internetdemocracyproject.org/#highlights
>
> Sincerely,
> Christopher Chiu
> Technology Policy Analyst
> American Civil Liberties Union
>
> _______________________________________________
> Discuss mailing list
> Discuss@icann-ncc.org
> http://www.icann-ncc.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Regards,

--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 129k members/stakeholders strong!)
================================================================
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
Contact Number: 214-244-4827 or 214-244-3801



---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-unsubscribe@lists.fitug.de
For additional commands, e-mail: atlarge-discuss-help@lists.fitug.de