News, How next billion will shape net. (email, format, internet)

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Internet law professor Michael Geist looks at what doubling the number of users will mean to the net.

Last month hundreds of people descended on Rio de Janiero, Brazil, for the second annual Internet Governance Forum.

Sponsored by the United Nations, the IGF attracted politicians, business leaders, technologists, and others interested in the global issues facing the internet.

BBC NEWS | Technology | How next billion will shape net

[Bo]

Bringing the net to the third world in Africa seems to have gotten us more spam, more hacking and more email from "deposed Nigerian royalty" who want our bank account information. Maybe we shouldn't be in such a hurry to bring everyone online?