Protecting the Internet as a Public Commons
The constantly evolving nature of the Internet raises questions about its use and security. This project investigated how the complex social issues of identity, access, and trust will affect the future of the Internet.
This representation, from The Opte Project, traces a portion of the routes on the Internet. The Opte Project creates maps to provide an accurate visual model of the connections on the Internet.© 2003 Barrett Lyon and The Opte Project.
For computer scientists and information technologists, technical protocols are fundamental to the secure operation of the Internet; yet the social issues of identity, access, and trust also underlie the security of the Internet.
The Academy’s project on Protecting the Internet as a Public Commons was designed to identify social, legal, economic, and technical factors that influence how the Internet is used and how it will evolve in the years ahead.
The Daedalus issue with the same name of the project "Protecting the Internet as a Public Commons" and Congressional hearings in 2011 shared the research and recommendations of the project and shaped legislation and perceptions.
