There are many that think the rss protocols will be the basis for the new explosion in Internet communication and workflow. I don't quite see the vision as of yet, but with the problems with other communication channels -- spam, interoperability, robustness -- it is worth keeping track of this one.

By and large, the theme of the corrective measures is centralization and control. The result of the end-to-end design is that there is little to control what packets enter the network once a device is connected to the Internet. This lack of control is seen as the source of all problems. There are two groups of tactics being used to correct the perceived deficiencies of the Internet. One group of measures is to impose specific legislative/governmental controls.

I read yesterday that Microsoft will no longer develop Internet Explorer as a separate application. Instead, MS will embed the functionality directly into the operating system. I stared at the screen, aware that this news had a significance larger than the simple fact that the admission completely undermined their anti-trust representations (if it is only now being embedded, it wasn't before, right?). Then it clicked and pieces started falling together into a coherent pattern.

TIA will only have to look at the private net, because that's the only place where commercial transactions, like making airline reservations, will occur, and that's where every transaction will be trackable by the digID. Sure, there will be bladerunners patroling the dark net, but the underground will be forced offline.

An annotated list of technical and political issues