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The fight for the future of the internet that you (probably) don't know about

The fight for the future of the internet that you (probably) don't know about

The fight for the future of the internet that you (probably) don't know about The fight for the future of the internet that you (probably) don't know about, 11.2 MB
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has an upcoming announcement in March around digital rights management (DRM). The W3C, led by Tim Berners-Lee, looks set to standardise DRM-enabling Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) in browsers. This all sounds a bit jargony and esoteric, but some are saying this threatens the fundamental free and open principles of the web, and opens users up to security threats. Ximena speaks to Internet NZ CEO Jordan Carter to find out more.