Check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/dn-news for the latest domain news. Within 24 hours of this news being posted, a more recent edition of the news will normally be posted to the auDA web site. The domain name news is supported by auDA. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Phishers using DNS servers to lure victims Online thieves looking for personal data may be moving to more active measures by redirecting people from legitimate sites to malicious ones, security experts said this week. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39183847,00.htm http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5604555.html http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNCID=37&CIaNID=18164 http://www.vnu.co.uk/news/1161743 au: Companies warned against .biz bluff Overseas internet operator Michael Goodall uses images of the US flag and a presidential-looking seal that bears the legend: "In God We Trust". http://theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/07/1110160754019.html NZ company victor in domain dispute New Zealand polling company DigiPoll has gained control of the domain name digipoll.com, more than three years after it was registered by someone else in the US. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=3&ObjectID=10114039 Australian Domain Price War: The Gloves are off & Domain Prices Have Crashed in 2005 The retail price for com.au domains has never been this low! Premium full service registrars such as MelbourneIT and Bottle Domains sell a 2-year license for com.au domains at $140 and $99 respectively. You can now register the same com.au domain at Domain Central for only $49. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=11683 Australian domain administrator warns against .biz scam The administrator of .au domain names is warning Australian businesses to be wary of contacts from an organisation it believes is falsely positioning itself as the global domain name administrator. http://www.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=11671 uk: Domain seller leaves thousands in limbo Thousands of UK domain owners have been left in limbo by the actions of Cambridge-based registrar Firevision. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/08/firevision_domain_customess_in_limbo ICANN Strategic Plan ICANN has released for public comment a draft of the three year ICANN Strategic Plan. The public comment period began 16 November, 2004 and has been extended until 28 February, 2005. ICANN encourages all members of the community to participate in this public comment forum. http://icann.org/strategic-plan/strategic-plan.html GNSO Council Teleconference Agenda - 17 March 2005 http://gnso.icann.org/meetings/agenda-gnso-17mar05.htm GNSO Council Election for ICANN Board seat 14 - Procedure for Seconding Nominations http://gnso.icann.org/announcements/announcement-07mar05.htm us: Domain Owners Lose Privacy As facts unfold, and the NTIA's decision to take away our privacy comes to light, it is interesting to see the NTIA struggling to explain its decision. Keep in mind that an "as yet to be identified" bureaucrat made this decision to take away your privacy, did it without notice, and without holding hearings. Those affected were not given an opportunity to explain how the loss of privacy would negatively affect them. Quite simply, this is NOT how our government is supposed to work. We should be outraged. http://www.circleid.com/article/953_0_1_0_C .US Domain Owners to Lose Anonymity Owners of .us domain names are unable to have their name and contact information details withheld from public view. http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=5705 Being Canadian Online More Popular Than Ever (news release) The 500,000th dot-ca Internet domain name was registered according to figures released today by the CIRA. http://www.cira.ca/news-releases/143.html http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2005/08/c2281.html ***************** WSIS & GOVERNANCE ***************** tn: Preparing for the World Summit on Information Society starts with violence and arrests of human rights defenders and peaceful demonstrators Amnesty International is concerned about the recent escalation in intimidation and violence against peaceful demonstrators in Tunisia, a few months before the country is due to host the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS), an inter-governmental and civil society meeting organized by the United Nations in November. http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE300022005 Preparatory Committee of WSIS Registered Azerbaijan’s Contributions Members of the delegation of Azerbaijan having participated at the Second meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the WSIS held a news conference at the UN Baku Representation. http://azertag.com/en/index.shtml?language=english&catid=&news_year=&news_month=&news_day=&newsid=98642 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sources include Quicklinks <http://qlinks.net/> and BNA Internet Law News <http://www.bna.com/ilaw/>. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2005 David Goldstein address: 2/4 Dundas Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David§yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 0015 - home Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! 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