Brazil looks to break from US-centric Internet
I'm glad I hit refresh and saw that the sensationalist title was edited, but even without that I think this article is a bit over the top. What they're doing is simple-<p>* Building more direct connections between themselves and other countries, to reduce the amount of traffic going through the US.<p>* Encouraging companies to host data directly in Brazil, so their privacy laws can be enforced for their citizens.<p>* Developing an encrypted email service to reduce US spying.<p>It's not surprising, and it's certainly not going to balkanize the internet. What it could do is cost US companies a ton of money in lost revenue as services move out of the country.