Explain to Shane: Understanding the ‘splinternet’ and online security (with Nick Merrill)
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This week, the AEI Podcast Channel features the latest episode of https://www.aei.org/tag/explain-to-shane-podcast/ (Explain to Shane). You can find Explain to Shane on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/explain-to-shane/id1523693011 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZPhP6FBGDVblkzR3hJzz3?si=9135ca93bd094f45 (Spotify) or wherever you get your podcasts.
The potential for a fragmented, decentralized global internet (or “splinternet”) is a concern on many levels. Two aspects of internet governance are at play here: the technical aspects of connectivity (or lack thereof), and content delivery — in essence, what material is permitted, censored, or filtered. As China, Russia, and authoritarian-leaning regimes advance top-down visions of the internet that reflect their national interests, will the internet fragment further? And what would moving away from the status quo of a free, open internet mean for global cybersecurity?
To help make sense of these complex questions, https://www.aei.org/profile/shane-tews/ (Shane) is joined by https://cltc.berkeley.edu/about-us/researchers/nick-merrill/ (Nick Merrill), director of the https://daylight.berkeley.edu/ (Daylight Security Research Lab) at the University of California, Berkeley’s https://cltc.berkeley.edu/ (Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity). In addition to recent national news appearances, Nick’s work includes https://cltc.berkeley.edu/internet-atlas/ (The Internet Atlas) — a visual indicator of the global internet’s structural risks. He joins the podcast to discuss how individual countries’ internet governance decisions shape user experiences and the global cybersecurity landscape.
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