The order was given to “turn off” the Internet during the early hours of dissent which lead to the eventual downfall of the Egyptian government in February 2011, sending shock-waves around the world. Murmurs were heard of US security agencies and American politicians asking for access to a similar kill switch for reasons as yet undefined. These actions force us to look at who owns The Internet? This is where the Choke Point Project aims to contribute to mapping the nodes of control in service of the multitude of global citizens with the aim of accelerating agendas to decentralize access in favor of garenteeing connectivity to all the people of the world beyond the control of states and corporate influence. A small team comprised of web researchers, software developers and data visualization experts aim to gather data from across the web and show the control points, while clearly explaining the issues involved: history of Internet control, current legal situation, choke points, possible strategies for decentralization, reasons for and against kill switches. The site should function as a living record of Internet ownership and control, documenting the key areas from domain name registration ownership to traffic gates which open and close to pass along information across fibre optic cables crossing land and sea. This project will need a technology researcher to run spidering and physical network research, plus a legal researcher that is familiar with the state of internet regulations in each country If you are interested, please contact james burke" <[email protected]>, "Chris Pinchen" <[email protected]> -- -- Sam Rose Future Forward Institute and Forward Foundation Tel:+1(517) 639-1552 Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451 skype: samuelrose email: [email protected] http://forwardfound.org http://futureforwardinstitute.org http://hollymeadcapital.com http://p2pfoundation.net http://socialmediaclassroom.com "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition." - Carl Sagan