Tag: BRICs

Splinternet? Russia wants to build ‘independent internet’ for BRICS nations

By James Barnley   Posted in Governance
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The Russian government has made indications that it will build an “independent internet” for use by itself, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa — the so-called BRICS nations — “in the event of global internet malfunctions,” the Russian news site RT reported on Tuesday. Moscow precisely intends to create an alternative to the global Domain Name System, or DNS, the directory that helps …

Tech Giants Issue Call for Limits on Government Surveillance of Users

By James Barnley   Posted in Cyber Security Governance
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Eight prominent technology companies, bruised by revelations of government spying on their customers’ data and scrambling to repair the damage to their reputations, are mounting a public campaign to urge President Obama and Congress to set new limits on government surveillance. On Monday the companies, led by Google and Microsoft, presented a plan to regulate …