Three things I would ask if I were Senator Burns...
- If sole authority over the root servers is transferred to ICANN at the conclusion of the current MOU, what will be the effect on our national security and the operational stability of the Internet?
- If the goal of privatization is achieved, what guarantees will we have that ICANN's resources will remain in the United States and/or not be placed under the jurisdiction or control of another nation (or the UN)?
- If the goal of privatization is achieved, what checks will exist on ICANN's authority to ensure that its management of the ICANN resources will be guided by the public interest?
I think satisfactory answers to each of these questions exist, but no one ever talks about these things...in public. Let's put this debate out in the open.
