US tech leaders fear proposed Internet regulations, taxes at ITU meeting

31.05.2012

"The threats are real and not imagined, although they admittedly sound like works of fiction sometimes," McDowell said.

With few details about ITU proposals available, witnesses called for more transparency in the process. A lack of transparency to non-governmental groups results in "insufficient accountability," Cerf said. "It is important for parties to fully understand a process that affects all Internet users," he said.

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