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Vint Cerf Quotes

The computer would do anything you programmed it to do Picture Quote #1

Instant messaging and chat rooms have basically created a level playing field for deaf people Picture Quote #1

The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people - the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation system will be taken down Picture Quote #1

I’m projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million computers on the Net by the end of December 2000, and about 300 million users by that same time Picture Quote #1

Although the FCC has tried to introduce net neutrality rules to avoid abusive practices like favoring your own services over others, they have struggled because there has been more than one court case in which it was asserted the FCC didn’t have the authority to punish ISPs for abusing their control over the broadband channel Picture Quote #1

My reaction to a lot of the current situation that we’re in is based in part on a serious concern that the present administration’s course ignores reality Picture Quote #1

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Written communication is a tremendous help for me, and so when electronic mail was invented in 71, I got very excited about it, thinking well, gee, the deaf community could really use this, or the hard-of-hearing community as well Picture Quote #1

We’ve never lived in an environment in which it has been so easy to capture information and share it. That fact that it is digital and easy to transmit exacerbates that. I don’t know that we know yet what social norms we wish to adopt Picture Quote #1

One of my favorite books is ‘The Swiss Family Robinson.’ The reason is, I’m fascinated by the postapocalyptic recovery. What do we do in a disaster? How do we make do? Picture Quote #1

Their Internet usage is growing very rapidly, and even they can do the math: If everyone in China needed an IPv4 address - just one - this country would use up one third of the entire public IP address space Picture Quote #1

Henry Kissinger once told me he was very concerned about the Internet’s impact on people’s ability to absorb information in a concentrated way, because we’ve become accustomed to looking up something, getting a snippet and being satisfied with that - as opposed to reading through and considering a weighty tome that goes into great depth Picture Quote #1

Internet and government is Topic A in every nation, all around the world. There is the question of getting the Internet built. That involves persuading government to have regulatory policies. It involves new technology to bring the Internet to rural places Picture Quote #1

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The net’s future is far from assured, and history offers much warning. Within a few decades of Gutenberg’s creation, princes and priests moved to restrict the right to print books Picture Quote #1

Remember, ‘governance’ is a big word that includes human rights, freedom of speech, economic transactions on a worldwide basis - it touches everything. It’s everywhere, and that’s why Internet governance is Topic A in many corners Picture Quote #1

There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience Picture Quote #1

By 1988, I’m seeing this commercial phenomenon beginning to show up. Hardware makers are selling routers to universities so they can build up their campus networks. So I remember thinking, ‘Well, how are we going to get this in the hands of the general public?’ There were no public Internet services at that point Picture Quote #1

No matter what you do, any country in the world is going to have the ability to set its own rules internally. Any country in the world can pull the plug. It’s not a question of technical issues, it’s not a question of right or wrong, it’s not a question of whether global Internet governance is right or wrong. It’s just with us Picture Quote #1

The government has a responsibility to protect society, to help maintain society. That’s why we have laws... The rule of law creates a set of standards for our behavior Picture Quote #1

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In 1973, the only cryptographic technology we could get our hands on was classified Picture Quote #1

I think exploring the Internet’s - and the Web’s - ability to facilitate personal linkages is remarkable; and expect to see additional social networking applications and services emerge Picture Quote #1

The bottom-up, loosely-coupled, bilateral and multi-stakeholder practices that have created the network of networks we call the Internet allow for a broad range of business models Picture Quote #1

To be honest, I joined Facebook as an experiment. I accepted all invitations just to see how many people would ask to be ‘friends’ - it quickly overwhelmed my time to process even the invitations and requests, let alone to actually go there and do anything Picture Quote #1

History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to ‘protect’ their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting freedom of expression and other freedoms outlined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We must make sure, collectively, that the Internet avoids a similar fate Picture Quote #1

It’s important that the adults appreciate that young people are capable of doing really astounding work Picture Quote #1

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The Internet is brittle and fragile and too easy to take down. It’s a conduit for criminal activity. We need international treaties to prosecute the bad guys, but we don’t have them Picture Quote #1

I wore a coat and tie all through high school: my way of being rebellious in the late 1950s Picture Quote #1

While many governments are committed to maintaining flexible regimes for fast-moving Internet technologies, some others have been quite explicit about their desire to put a single U.N. or other intergovernmental body in control of the Net Picture Quote #1

First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense Picture Quote #1

Energy, health care and education are just three examples of areas in which information and information management are critically important. How are we using our energy? What appliances in homes or business are consuming the most energy? When do they consume it? Can the load be shifted? How efficient are these devices? Picture Quote #1

The post office doesn’t guarantee delivery, but it tries really hard. It’s called best efforts communication. If you put two postcards in the post-box, they don’t necessarily come out then in the same order that you put them in. So, that means that there’s potentially disorder with your delivery, and that’s also true in the Internet Picture Quote #1

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The computer would do anything you programmed it to do (Vint Cerf Quotes) Instant messaging and chat rooms have basically created a level playing field for deaf people (Vint Cerf Quotes) The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people - the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation system will be taken down. (Vint Cerf Quotes) I’m projecting somewhere between 100 million and 200 million computers on the Net by the end of December 2000, and about 300 million users by that same time. (Vint Cerf Quotes) Although the FCC has tried to introduce net neutrality rules to avoid abusive practices like favoring your own services over others, they have struggled because there has been more than one court case in which it was asserted the FCC didn’t have the authority to punish ISPs for abusing their control over the broadband channel. (Vint Cerf Quotes) My reaction to a lot of the current situation that we’re in is based in part on a serious concern that the present administration’s course ignores reality. (Vint Cerf Quotes) Written communication is a tremendous help for me, and so when electronic mail was invented in 71, I got very excited about it, thinking well, gee, the deaf community could really use this, or the hard-of-hearing community as well. (Vint Cerf Quotes) We’ve never lived in an environment in which it has been so easy to capture information and share it. That fact that it is digital and easy to transmit exacerbates that. I don’t know that we know yet what social norms we wish to adopt. (Vint Cerf Quotes) One of my favorite books is ‘The Swiss Family Robinson.’ The reason is, I’m fascinated by the postapocalyptic recovery. What do we do in a disaster? How do we make do? (Vint Cerf Quotes) Their Internet usage is growing very rapidly, and even they can do the math: If everyone in China needed an IPv4 address - just one - this country would use up one third of the entire public IP address space. (Vint Cerf Quotes) Henry Kissinger once told me he was very concerned about the Internet’s impact on people’s ability to absorb information in a concentrated way, because we’ve become accustomed to looking up something, getting a snippet and being satisfied with that - as opposed to reading through and considering a weighty tome that goes into great depth. (Vint Cerf Quotes) Internet and government is Topic A in every nation, all around the world. There is the question of getting the Internet built. That involves persuading government to have regulatory policies. It involves new technology to bring the Internet to rural places. (Vint Cerf Quotes) The net’s future is far from assured, and history offers much warning. Within a few decades of Gutenberg’s creation, princes and priests moved to restrict the right to print books. (Vint Cerf Quotes) Remember, ‘governance’ is a big word that includes human rights, freedom of speech, economic transactions on a worldwide basis - it touches everything. It’s everywhere, and that’s why Internet governance is Topic A in many corners. (Vint Cerf Quotes) There is a high bar for something to be considered a human right. Loosely put, it must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience. (Vint Cerf Quotes) By 1988, I’m seeing this commercial phenomenon beginning to show up. Hardware makers are selling routers to universities so they can build up their campus networks. So I remember thinking, ‘Well, how are we going to get this in the hands of the general public?’ There were no public Internet services at that point. (Vint Cerf Quotes) No matter what you do, any country in the world is going to have the ability to set its own rules internally. Any country in the world can pull the plug. It’s not a question of technical issues, it’s not a question of right or wrong, it’s not a question of whether global Internet governance is right or wrong. It’s just with us. (Vint Cerf Quotes) The government has a responsibility to protect society, to help maintain society. That’s why we have laws... The rule of law creates a set of standards for our behavior. (Vint Cerf Quotes) In 1973, the only cryptographic technology we could get our hands on was classified (Vint Cerf Quotes) I think exploring the Internet’s - and the Web’s - ability to facilitate personal linkages is remarkable; and expect to see additional social networking applications and services emerge (Vint Cerf Quotes) The bottom-up, loosely-coupled, bilateral and multi-stakeholder practices that have created the network of networks we call the Internet allow for a broad range of business models. (Vint Cerf Quotes) To be honest, I joined Facebook as an experiment. I accepted all invitations just to see how many people would ask to be ‘friends’ - it quickly overwhelmed my time to process even the invitations and requests, let alone to actually go there and do anything (Vint Cerf Quotes) History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to ‘protect’ their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting freedom of expression and other freedoms outlined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We must make sure, collectively, that the Internet avoids a similar fate (Vint Cerf Quotes) It’s important that the adults appreciate that young people are capable of doing really astounding work. (Vint Cerf Quotes) The Internet is brittle and fragile and too easy to take down. It’s a conduit for criminal activity. We need international treaties to prosecute the bad guys, but we don’t have them. (Vint Cerf Quotes) I wore a coat and tie all through high school: my way of being rebellious in the late 1950s (Vint Cerf Quotes) While many governments are committed to maintaining flexible regimes for fast-moving Internet technologies, some others have been quite explicit about their desire to put a single U.N. or other intergovernmental body in control of the Net. (Vint Cerf Quotes) First of all, in terms of investment in Internet-related developments, venture capitalists - once burned - are now very cautious and are investing in areas that actually make business sense. (Vint Cerf Quotes) Energy, health care and education are just three examples of areas in which information and information management are critically important. How are we using our energy? What appliances in homes or business are consuming the most energy? When do they consume it? Can the load be shifted? How efficient are these devices? (Vint Cerf Quotes) The post office doesn’t guarantee delivery, but it tries really hard. It’s called best efforts communication. If you put two postcards in the post-box, they don’t necessarily come out then in the same order that you put them in. So, that means that there’s potentially disorder with your delivery, and that’s also true in the Internet. (Vint Cerf Quotes)

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