2019-6-10 12:00 |
We are entering a new era, a battleground of sorts between nations, that some government and industry watchers have termed the “Splinternet. ” The Splinternet is, essentially, the splitting up of the internet into country-specific and region-specific internets, creating a ‘balkanization’ effect.
Why is this splintering happening? Most of it stems from a combination of effects of individual states trying to maintain their own national “data sovereignty. ” Most notable of those effects are data privacy and data localization regulations as well as restrictions on data deemed inappropriate by governments. Today, over 30 world regions/nations impose data sovereignty regulations, including the EU,…
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