United States to give up its oversight on domain name assignment

In the wake of an NSA spying scandal which has shaken the faith of many in the United States’ dedication to digital privacy, the U.S government has announced that it will be ceding its oversight of ICANN – the organization which manages domain name assignment for every site on the internet.

According to a press release from the NTIA, a branch of the U.S Department of Commerce, the United States seeks to turn over this authority to an international group which will have its structure and administration determined over the course of next year.