The UN? Seriously?

With far less visibility or press interest than was afforded the recently concluded Doha round of climate talks ("Kyoto Protocol extended in contentious U.N. climate talks"), moves are afoot to transfer governance of the Internet from volunteer and not-for-profit organizations to the UN's own International Telecommunication Union. 

When? Right now! It's a main topic of conversation at the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai (through December 14th).


Why? Because so...