Chinese Proposal to End Anonymity on Internet

Many people believe that the internet is the single greatest development of Democracy in recorded history. Threats to that Democratization occur daily, and are recorded diligently by amateur and professional bloggers alike. When news of cyber-crime, or cyber-war is reported by main-stream-news agencies, a cold chill moves through the ether.

When Goverments add to the Climate of Fear, an Arctic Wind blows strong.

I felt that shiver when I read the article below; 

U.N. agency eyes curbs on Internet anonymity | Politics and Law – CNET News.
September 12, 2008 4:00 AM PDT
Posted by Declan McCullagh

…When NSA takes the lead on standard-setting, you have to ask yourself how much is about security and how much is about surveillance,” said the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s Rotenberg. “You would think (the ITU) would be a little more sensitive to spying on Internet users with the cooperation of the NSA and the Chinese government.

Recently, I down-loaded Googles’s Chrome Browser , it has a feature that I find relevant to efforts of certain government efforts to gain control of publications on the world wide web. Incognito allows people to explore the web while leaving limited spore, and suffering little or no damages to their vehicles.

I really have to wonder if I’ve gained a false sense of security, and whether we’re all being monitored and recorded, and the release of stories like the one above are just breaking the news gently.