Ep.86 – The Internet Illuminati; ICANN Keyholders
Episode description
Ever wonder what would happen to the internet if there was a cataclysmic event? Luckily someone already thought about it and created a non-profit, volunteer based organization called ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers comprised of 21 keyholders whose sole job is to protect the internet and all of your precious memes. Also known as "alpha nerds", these keyholders meet twice a year to perform a clandestine ritual of resetting the keys to the internet where they eat junk food, play Galaga, and lock people in a giant cage. We're not joking. We also try searching beef related keywords in the UK Hansard to middling results.[body]
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/feb/28/seven-people-keys-worldwide-internet-security-web https://www.cnbc.com/2010/07/30/the-internet-illuminati-seven-hold-keys-to-the-digital-universe.html https://www.iana.org/dnssec/tcrs https://www.infomance.com/there-are-7-people-who-controlled-worldwide-internet-with-7-secret-keys/ https://www.ces.tech/Articles/2020/October/The-Truth-About-the-People-with-the-Keys-to-the-In.aspx
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