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IAB Urges Developers to Encrypt by Default
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ISOC Will Not Participate in NETmundial Initiative
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German Court Holding Domain Registrar Responsible for Its End User Actions
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U.S. Court Overrules Attempt to Seize Iran's, Syria's and North Korea's Domains
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Featured Blogs Measuring the Pulse of Our Networked Society
Ericsson has released its latest Mobility Report, providing a wealth of analysis and insights into current communications traffic and market trends. As one of the leading mobile infrastructure providers, Ericsson has performed in-depth data traffic measurements since the earliest days of mobile broadband, leveraging its large base of live networks in all regions of the world. more »
Nov 18, 2014 - by Mark Goldberg - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Broadband, Mobile, Wireless Cable & Wireless US$3B Deal to Acquire Columbus Exposes Vulnerabilities in Caribbean Telecom Sector
When Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) announced an agreement to acquire Columbus International, news of the deal sparked widespread concerns about the impact of reduced competition on consumer pricing, infrastructure investment and wider economic development in the Caribbean. If approved, the deal will make CWC the Caribbean's largest wholesale and retail broadband service provider. At the same time, it will return several Caribbean territories into monopoly or near-monopoly markets... more »
Nov 18, 2014 - by Bevil Wooding - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Access Providers, Broadband, Mobile, Policy & Regulation, Telecom Content - The Next Regulatory War Zone
At the 2014 TelSoc Charles Todd Oration the former Chair of the ACCC, Graeme Samuel, warned against the looming content monopoly... "There is a constant risk that the exclusive tie-up of rights to content for new and emerging markets will allow the right holders to shut out competition across a wide range of services delivered over new networks." He didn't think that the current telcos have the right expertise to enter the content market... more »
Nov 17, 2014 - by Paul Budde - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Access Providers, Net Neutrality, Policy & Regulation, Telecom Anti-Cybersquatting Lessons from IP Strategy
The post reconsiders a cooperative solution to cybersquatting that I proposed in 2007. I also draw on examples of success and failure of legal actions to protect intellectual property (IP) licensing. Cybersquatting has gone unabated with the new gTLDs despite the introduction of new protection instruments such as the Trademark Cleaning House (TMCH) database and the availability of Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) services, as well as declarations by registries of their intentions to block unauthorized registrations. more »
Nov 17, 2014 - by Alex Tajirian - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Cybersquatting, Domain Names Government of Quebec Ends Its Participation in .Quebec TLD Days Before Launch
According to ici.radio-canada.ca, the Government of Quebec has decided to end its participation in the new gTLD .Quebec, just days before .Quebec launches. According to the story the Government has decided not to change Government websites to .Quebec and will instead retain all of its Website to end in .gouv.qc.ca... "The news will no doubt be received as a cold shower by PointQuébec organization, which is the company that is operating .Quebec registry. more »
Nov 16, 2014 - by Michael Berkens - Comments: 2
Related Topics: Top-Level Domains New .WINE and .VIN Are Now Political Tools
The more I follow the .WINE & .VIN opera, the more I start to believe that the idea is either to kill both new gTLD applications to free space in Round 2 of the ICANN new gTLD program or make this subject a political tool "only" to increase Europe's presence in ICANN decisions. If there still is a wish from the European Commission to help .WINE and .VIN to become the strongest identity European wines could ever have on Internet, I would like to understand why the situation is still blocked... more »
Nov 14, 2014 - by Jean Guillon - Comments: 0
Related Topics: ICANN, Internet Governance, Policy & Regulation, Top-Level Domains Combating Counterfeit and Substandard ICT Devices
Counterfeiting is a negative activity that is affecting almost all areas of economies, incidentally it has become a menace in the Internet world. Apart from selling of fake products online, the production and sale of imitated or counterfeit products create huge market for products that hurt the producers of the genuine goods and also create a menancing health risk to the users. more »
Nov 14, 2014 - by Gideon Rop - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Policy & Regulation Why We Don't "Stick to Our Knitting": auDA's Role in the Internet Governance Landscape
Last Friday, following three weeks of dazzling diplomacy, the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference came to a conclusion in Busan, South Korea. For those unfamiliar with the event, the "Plenipot" is the ITU's most significant gathering... At the Plenipot, ITU members elect new office-bearers, set general policies and determine the Union's strategic plans and activities for the next four years. It is this last part that is of most interest to stakeholders in the Internet community... more »
Nov 13, 2014 - by Paul Szyndler - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Domain Names, ICANN, Internet Governance Does the Internet Need "Governance"?
It's remarkable to me that there are now two powerful agencies fighting to "govern" the Internet -- the ITU and the FCC. On any given day, it's hard to tell whether they are on the same side or different sides. The ITU process apparently began in earnest with the World Summit for the Information Society (WSIS) meetings, where the concept of "Internet Governance" became an urgent goal. The FCC process began when incumbent Internet Access Providers (IAPs) argued that "Net Neutrality" was a stalking horse for government control... more »
Nov 13, 2014 - by David P. Reed - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Internet Governance, Law, Policy & Regulation ccTLDs Might Be Property
The long-running saga of victims who are pursuing 'state sponsors of terrorism' via ICANN has taken yet another turn. Some time back the Plaintiffs in Rubin & ors -v- Islamic Republic of Iran & ors managed to obtain Writs of Attachment in the Federal court district in Washington (D.C.) courts ordering that the ccTLDs of those respective countries be seized in part-payment of the damages they are owed. ICANN, fairly predictably, became involved at this point. more »
Nov 13, 2014 - by Nigel Roberts - Comments: 0
Related Topics: DNS, Domain Names, ICANN, Law, Policy & Regulation, Top-Level Domains The EFF and Hanlon's Razor
The EFF has just posted a shallower than usual deeplink alleging an "email encryption downgrade attack" by ISPs intent on eavesdropping on their customers. They, along with VPN provider Golden Frog, have additionally complained to the FCC reporting this. Here, they've just noticed something that's common across several hotel / airport wifi networks... more »
Nov 12, 2014 - by Suresh Ramasubramanian - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Censorship, Email, Net Neutrality, Spam Domain Name Abuse Is a 4 Letter Word
There has been a lot of back and forth recently in the ICANN world on what constitutes domain abuse; how it should be identified and reported AND how it should be addressed. On one side of the camp, we have people advocating for taking down a domain that has any hint of misbehaviour about it, and on the other side we have those that still feel Registries and Registrars have no responsibility towards a clean domain space. (Although that side of the camp is in steady decline and moving toward the middle ground). more »
Nov 12, 2014 - by Michael Young - Comments: 1
Related Topics: Domain Names, Registry Services, Security, Top-Level Domains If It Doesn't Exist, It Can't Be Abused
A number of outlets have reported that the U.S. Post Service was hacked, apparently by the Chinese government. The big question, of course, is why. It probably isn't for ordinary criminal reasons: The intrusion was carried out by "a sophisticated actor that appears not to be interested in identity theft or credit card fraud," USPS spokesman David Partenheimer said. ... But no customer credit card information from post offices or online purchases at usps.com was breached, they said. more »
Nov 12, 2014 - by Steven Bellovin - Comments: 0
Related Topics: Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Security GTLDs Valuation Components That You Must Not Overlook
This post outlines the valuation pitfalls that need to be avoided when competing for the acquisition of a new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD). The most widely used financial tools to determine the economic viability of a capital investment project, such as bidding for a new gTLD, are the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and the Net Present Value (NPV), which measures the expected additional value a project would create if undertaken. more »
Nov 11, 2014 - by Alex Tajirian - Comments: 0
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