Mistakes and Oversights in the Internet

The Internet, as of 29 October, is now 45 years old. On that day the first two nodes were connected. A few more computers have been added since then. The Internet isn't an Edsel, but it is showing its age and there are some design features that may have seemed useful or innocuous in the beginning that now cause problems.

In this talk we will look at various Internet, computer, programming, and world wide web (www) features that now cause regrets due to the fact that they are leading to more difficult/expensive development, slower operation, and security problems (viruses/worms, SPAM, trolls, etc.) We will also look into why these issues haven't or can't be solved.

Speaker: Greg Edwards