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U.S. Cedes Power Over Domain Naming System
- Cnet, Thursday, August 18, 2016 4:42 PM
The United States will give up control over the Internet domain naming system as of Oct. 1, the the US Department of Commerce said this week. The government will turn over control to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Some politicians, including former GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, say the move could leave the system vulnerable to foreign governments.
