The US government’s 20-year role in governing a crucial part of the internet is about to end. Starting October 1, the US will no longer have power over the domain naming system (DNS), the US Department of Commerce said in a blog post Tuesday.
The DNS is one of the core components of the internet, linking every web address to servers using a unique set of numbers, commonly referred to as an IP address. Control of the system will be passed from the US government to a multi-stakeholder nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
US prepares to hand over power of the internet’s naming system was originally published on iSeeTech
US prepares to hand over power of the internet’s naming system was originally published on iSeeTech
