Abstract :
Internet governance once took place through a social contract: good behavior from all parties produced a ripe environment for invention and innovation, and generated tremendous worldwide benefits. Over time, an influx of money and power began to break the Internet´s utopia, leading to crime, censorship, and fights over control. Internet governance now requires a complex system of checks and balances among users, businesses, and governments - and too great a power imbalance among these groups could undermine some policy goals in favor of others.
Keywords :
Internet; computer crime; contracts; government; social aspects of automation; Internet governance; business; censorship; checks and balances; crime; government; social contract; Access control; Best practices; Computer crime; Computer security; Government policies; Internet; Privacy; Internet; abuse and crime involving computers; abuse of power; censorship; legal; privacy; public policy; regulation; security; use of power;
