[Lac] WGIG

[Taran Rampersad]

Diego Saravia wrote:

>>>I'm not sure I agree. While spam is indeed a growing problem, I'm not
>>>sure I'd like a "governance" body decide for me what I should think is
>>>spam, and what not. The potential for censorship is too large. Spam is
>>>most likely (and much more legitimately) to be dealt with by
>>>technological measures under each user's control anyway.
>>> 
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>Spam is not a problem, its a feature. I love all that stuff, and when I get
>bored I dont look at it.
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<eyeroll>

>>I disagree. SPAM is an IG issue as well, since SPAM tends to 
>>originate from certain areas of the world, for products from certain 
>>areas of the world. So at a meta level, it must be addressed. Not 
>>*solved*, but a stance must be taken on it.
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>certain areas???, I do not believe that, do you have information that relates
>spam intensity with host/users density, country by country?
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Then you've never really looked at the SPAM. It's not too difficult to
see where the products are from, is it?
I think at this point you're just being difficult. SPAM is a problem for
many people. If you like it, you can have mine.
Shall I forward them to you?

>>>If spam is to become an issue in the discussion of Internet Governance,
>>>I think our position ought to be to exclude it from the discussion and
>>>leave it to the users and their ISPs.
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>there is not such thing as internet governance.
>who can control internet?, how?, by what means?
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Then why have a working group?

>> Let's leave something for people to do. Things get
>>boring in working groups, an animated discussion on sexual 
>>enhancement drugs might make for a good break. ;-)
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>hapy fucking, sorry, hacking.
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Water finds it's level.

I'm beginning to believe that this Caucus is a waste of time.


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