Data port
Data port means an original in the science fiction - literature Resulting concept, which by computer and computer networks , a state control deprived access to the Internet circulating information to be made possible.
origin
The term data port is discussed for the first time in the novel Islands in the Net by the American science fiction writer Bruce Sterling from 1988. William Gibson uses the term data paradise in his novel Biochips (1986) , but this only plays a very subordinate role for the plot. In Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon (1999), the sultan's idea of the fictional Asian island of Kinakuta to build a data port for secure data transfer that is not controlled by any state is a central thread.
Basic idea
The data ports are set up where they are not subject to any state control authority that could delete, obscure or falsify the stored data. Unrestricted access to the information is not always possible due to technical measures ( censorship , Goldener Schild project ). Accordingly, data ports cannot guarantee that the stored data can be accessed everywhere. Another idea is the provision of data ports for the anonymous publication of documents kept secret by so-called whistleblowers .
Data ports could help ensure access to free content to people in countries like the People's Republic of China , Singapore or Saudi Arabia , where freedom of expression is restricted by state censorship on the Internet . However, higher requirements are placed on the data ports for this, as these countries can also prevent access to data ports. Accordingly, technical or organizational measures must be taken to secure the data ports against this.
Data ports on the Internet
The Internet offers due to the decentralized and distributed nature of data ports. For certain types of data ports (e.g. for whistleblowing ), anonymity on the Internet and the protection of informants are further reasons. However, no established data port is yet in operation.
Inspired by the publication of the “ Kaupthing Report ” by WikiLeaks in July 2009, the idea of creating a safe haven for free publishing arose in Iceland . The proposal by "The Movement", a platform for grassroots groups in the Icelandic parliament, found support across party lines, and the " Icelandic Modern Media Initiative ", a coalition of lawyers, academics and media practitioners, then worked out a legislative initiative which based on the laws of different countries. It includes extensive protection for whistleblowers and journalists and high requirements for lawsuits against publications. The law is also designed to ensure the immunity of Internet service providers and includes freedom of information .
Examples
The company HavenCo , which operated from the internationally unrecognized micronation Sealand from 2000 , was an example of a centralized data port similar to that described in the novel Cryptonomicon . In November 2008, the company ceased operations without any further explanation.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Rieger: A haven for freedom of the press . In: FAZ, February 13, 2010.
- ↑ Telepolis: The artificial island of free data. Retrieved January 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Security and the Net: HavenCo "data center" offline? (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 22, 2009 ; Retrieved January 7, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
