The United States government has crossed off one item on its endless to-do list. On Saturday the government ceded its oversight responsibilities of the internet to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a global non-profit organization. ICANN will now have control over the internet’s “root zone” where new online domains

Source: Hot Hardware – US Hands Over Control Of The Internet To ICANN As Global Non-Profit Organization For Oversite