17.06, Tuesday 7 Mar 2000

"VeriSign said the company expects to add to its existing employee base to exploit new market opportunities" - I don't like the sound of that. Versign are buying NSI. Network Solutions are too recently a monopoly. There's still too much room for abuse. Very soon, I think, who has control in internet-space is going to become an international political issue, much like fishing stock off the coast of Canada or GM food imported into Europe. Hopefully individuals will be able to ignore government disputes, but they're going to make it very hard for us to ignore I'm sure.