Re: Impacts of Encryption Everywhere (any solution?)

[Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu>]

On 29/May/18 19:21, Owen DeLong wrote:

> > I admit that I haven’t been to Eritrea or Indonesia, but using Ethiopia
> > and Malaysia as stand-ins (which I have been to), I can say that while they
> > are the same internet, the level of development, the payment systems which
> > are usable via said internet, and other aspects of the daily use and capabilities
> > which can be utilized on the internet in those countries does vary greatly.
> >
> > For example, Apple Pay is somewhat ubiquitous in Canada. It’s virtually unheard
> > of in Ethiopia. My travels to Malaysia were not recent enough for me to comment
> > accurately on the current state of things.
> >
> > M-Pesa is widely accepted in Kenya, but not at all in the US or Canada.
> >
> > PayPal is popular in the US, but not so much in most of the rest of the world.
> >
> > YMMV.
> >
> > IPv6 is readily available on almost every mobile phone in the US. Less so in
> > Kenya or Tanzania, Eritrea, Canada, or Indonesia.
> >
> > While all connected networks are part of the same big I Internet, not all networks
> > are created or maintained equal and not all services on those networks are
> > ubiquitously available to all users of the big I Internet.

My point is the protocol is the same regardless of where in the world
you are; and the global nature of the Internet levels the playing field.
Who extracts the most out of it is a completely separate discussion.

What I am saying is there are different ways many countries do things.
Deciding on how computer communicate isn't one of them.

Mark.