Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the archive of the last 3 months of the news. And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** VeriSign Reports Now Over 100 million .COM & .NET Domains http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11984 VeriSign Reports 9% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in Second Quarter 2010; Company Achieves 4% Quarter-Over-Quarter Growth in Naming Services Deferred Revenue https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=647421&releasejsp=custom_97 U.S. doesn't have leadership, strategy to protect cyberspace globally http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100803_1185.php US Defense Report Reopens Debate Over Federal Cyber Roles http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/08/defense-report-reopens-debate.php The Impending Nightmare of IPv6 http://www.itworld.com/networking/116217/going-ipv6-isnt-going-be-easy Google Will Sell Brand Names as Keywords in Europe http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05google.html ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Progress towards a ".africa" at ICANN 38, in Brussels the Capital of Europe [news release] Brussels, the capital of the European Union (EU), a 27 member organization along with dotEU were host to the 38th meeting of ICANN, the California based nonprofit, which oversees the fate of the new Generic top-level-domains (gTLDs) such as the existing .com,.org. One of ICANN?s key mandates since it was founded in 1998 has been to create competition in the domain name market. Opening the top-level space beyond the existing twenty-four gTLDs is expected to encourage a new wave of innovation. http://www.prlog.org/10803421-progress-towards-africa-at-icann-38-in-brussels-the-capital-of-europe.html Google Now Enables International Targeting of .Co Domain Name Today Google finally enabled targeting the .co domain name to locations other than Colombia. .Co is the country code domain name for Colombia, so Google generally considered web sites on .co as targeted only to Columbia. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/04/google-now-enables-international-targeting-of-co-domain-name/ VeriSign Reports Now Over 100 million .COM & .NET Domains In reporting its financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June, 2010, VeriSign announced that it ended the quarter with approximately 101.5 million active domain names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=11984 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/08/03/verisign-reports-now-over-100-million-com-net-domains/ VeriSign Reports 9% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in Second Quarter 2010; Company Achieves 4% Quarter-Over-Quarter Growth in Naming Services Deferred Revenue VeriSign ... reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. ... VeriSign Naming Services ended the quarter with approximately 101.5 million active domain names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net, representing a 9% increase year-over-year; In the second quarter, VeriSign added 7.9 million new domain name registrations, representing a 13% increase year-over-year. https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=647421&releasejsp=custom_97 .Com and .Net Base Tops 100 Million Domain Names As forecasted, the total number of .com and .net domain names under management topped 100 million in the second quarter of 2010, reports VeriSign. The company ended the quarter with 101.5 million domains across the two top level domain names. VeriSign added 7.9 million new domain names in the quarter, representing 13% growth year-over-year. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/02/com-and-net-base-tops-100-million-domain-names/ Who registers the most .EU domains worldwide? The supervisory registry for .EU domains, EURid, has awarded 1&1 Internet Ltd, the world?s largest web host by known servers, as ?Best Seller Registrar?. According to EURid, 1&1 is the most successful registrar for this top level domain. Across all domain name suffixes, 1&1 currently manages over 11 million domains. http://www.tophosts.com/articles/010484.html 1&1 Internet Named Top Worldwide Seller of .EU Domains The supervisory registry for .EU domains, EURid, has named registrar 1&1 Internet its ?Best Seller Registrar? for the .EU top level domain. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/080410_11_Internet_Named_Top_Worldwide_Seller_of_EU_Domains ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** U.S. doesn't have leadership, strategy to protect cyberspace globally Federal auditors issued a report on Monday warning the United States is missing the leadership and strategy needed to protect national interests in governing and securing global cyberspace. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100803_1185.php US Defense Report Reopens Debate Over Federal Cyber Roles A panel chartered by Congress to review long-term threats to the United States has reopened a hotly contested debate on how the government should counter cyber attacks by calling for the Defense Department to expand its authority by defending all federal and key commercial computer networks, Nextgov.com reported. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/08/defense-report-reopens-debate.php US DHS quietly dispatching teams to test power plant cybersecurity The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is quietly creating specialized teams of experts to test industrial control systems at U.S power plants for cybersecurity weaknesses, according to a report published today by the Associate Press . http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180152/DHS_quietly_dispatching_teams_to_test_power_plant_cybersecurity http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080410-dhs-quietly-dispatching-teams-to.html Who really sets global cybersecurity standards? The 19 most influential cybersecurity organizations in the world Herding wild cats may be easier than settling issues or making over-arching decisions that affect international cybersecurity. This week in a report that was critical about how the US will face global cybersecurity events, the Government Accountability Office identified 19 global organizations" whose international activities significantly influence the security and governance of cyberspace." http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/who-really-sets-global-cybersecurity-standard http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/64514 ICANN CEO Remarks on Black Hat / Defcon by Rod Beckstrom Several ICANN staff members attended the Black Hat and Defcon conferences last week to launch DNSSEC to the global Internet security community. Black Hat is one of the world?s premier security conferences; it attracts about 5,000 onsite participants and many more online. Defcon is a hacker event, also attended by government and security types, and nearly 10,000 people registered for this year?s conference. These are important communities for ICANN. http://blog.icann.org/2010/08/ceo-remarks-on-black-hat-defcon/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Massive BackCountry.com UDRP case ignores rude typos Amusingly, a huge 41-domain typosquatting UDRP case just filed by BackCountry.com contains none of the obvious, profane typos. http://domainincite.com/massive-backcountry-com-udrp-case-ignores-rude-typos/ VeriSign may settle CFIT lawsuit VeriSign?s chief executive has not ruled out settling its potentially damaging lawsuit with the Coalition For ICANN Transparency out of court. http://domainincite.com/verisign-may-settle-cfit-lawsuit/ New York-New York wins trademark suit over Internet domain name MGM Resorts International has won a trademark infringement lawsuit involving its New York-New York hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, with MGM Resorts winning rights to the potentially valuable Internet domain name newyorknewyork.com. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/aug/04/ny-ny-wins-trademark-suit-over-internet-domain-nam/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** The Impending Nightmare of IPv6 Recently, I've been writing a lot about IPv6, the next generation of the Internet Protocol that makes the Internet and most home and business networks go. Now, like it or lump it, we, starting with our businesses and mobile devices and eventually our home networks, are all going to have to move to IPv6. http://www.itworld.com/networking/116217/going-ipv6-isnt-going-be-easy http://www.pcworld.com/article/202594/.html http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-08-04-020-35-NW A Look at IPv6 Allocations Since 1999 by Daniel Karrenberg In the previous graph and article published here two weeks ago, we showed that many ISPs in the RIPE NCC service region (Europe, the Middle East and parts of Central Asia) have not yet obtained IPv6 addresses from the RIPE NCC. Our latest graph demonstrates just how quickly this is changing. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100804_a_look_at_ipv6_allocations_since_1999/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Geographic and Specialty Names Dominate Proposed gTLDs Over 100 proposals have been publicly announced for when ICANN begins taking applications for new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) according to statistics compiled by Adrenaline TLD, themselves likely applicants for a number of sporting-related gTLDs such as .SKI, .BIKE and .SURF. http://www.ebrandservices.com/geographic-and-specialty-names.html ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Google Will Sell Brand Names as Keywords in Europe The Internet giant Google said on Wednesday that it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use as keywords terms that have been trademarked by others. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05google.html Google to Alter Keyword Ad Policy in Europe The Internet giant Google said Wednessday that it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use terms that have been trademarked by others as keywords. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05google.html Google to Allow Trademarked Keywords After EU Ruling [Bloomberg] Google Inc. will allow advertisers on its sites across Europe to use trademarked terms as "keywords" that link Internet searches to ads. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/04/AR2010080402028.html Google eases trademark ad policy in Europe The internet company is to allow brands in Europe to show advertisements alongside search results for competitors? trademarks for the first time http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e60a1c42-9fb7-11df-927b-00144feabdc0.html Total Value of 2Q-2010 Domain Sales Jumps 26% Over the Previous Quarter - Median Price Rises Too We have just finished breaking down our industry-wide reported domain sales data for the second quarter of 2010 to see how the latest quarter stacked up against the previous quarter as well as the same quarter last year (2Q-2009). http://dnjournal.com/newsletters/2010/may-july.htm ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Google and Verizon in Talks on Selling Internet Priority Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content?s creators are willing to pay for the privilege. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05secret.html Australian newspaper industry 'to bounce back by 2013' The author of a report on the media industry says speculation over the death of the newspaper is unfounded, despite a massive downturn in the sector last year. The report, by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, shows Australian newspaper market revenues fell by more than 11 per cent from 2008 to 2009. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/02/2970468.htm Murdoch takes a page out of The Times' net subscription Rupert Murdoch says last month's move by The Times of London to charge for access to its website will be a success. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/murdoch-takes-a-page-out-of-the-times-net-subscription/story-e6frg8zx-1225900804773 Consumer spending to grow Australian entertainment & media industry [news release] The Australian entertainment and media industry will grow 28 percent over the next five years, largely due to growth in consumer spending, especially on interactive gaming, internet access and subscription television according to a report released today. The Australian PricewaterhouseCoopers' Entertainment & Media Outlook 2010-2014 says the forecast growth will increase the revenue of the entertainment and media industry in Australia to $36.2 billion by 2014. http://pwc.com.au/media-centre/2010/em-outlook-aug10.htm Digital drugs: Some call i-dosing a drug substitute, while others say binaural beats fall flat Dangerous gateway drug that will lead your children to a sordid life of addiction? Or . . . New Age Enya soundtrack?! Teens, in pursuit of their inalienable right to try to get high off of anything that can be ingested, digested or harvested, are apparently now trying to get high off of MP3s. Put that in your PC and smoke it. But first, give it a trendy name. Call it "i-dosing." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080204842.html Opinion: What Wikileaks is really telling us Two important lessons emerge from last week's mostly predictable Wikileaks revelations about Nato's war in Afghanistan. The first is an obvious one we already knew about: no single democratic government can control a transnational website leaking secrets on the internet. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/opinion/stephen-glover/stephen-glover-what-wikileaks-is-really-telling-us-2041163.html Gates Cites Peril in Leak of Afghan War Logs by WikiLeaks Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said Sunday that an announcement by the Taliban that they were going through classified military dispatches from Afghanistan posted by the Web site WikiLeaks ?basically proves the point? that the disclosures put at risk the lives of Afghans who had aided American forces. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/world/02wiki.html Internet addicts more likely to develop depression Teenagers who spend excessive amounts of time on the Internet are one and a half times more likely to develop depression than moderate web users, a study in China has found. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6714KZ20100802 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/internet-addicts-more-likely-to-develop-depression-2042069.html Study: Obsessive Web Surfers Are More Depressed Spending hours on the Internet may trigger depression, say researchers from Australia and China. Numerous studies have documented the link between mental illness and pathological Internet use, though the majority have found that excessive online behavior tends to occur as a result of conditions such as anxiety and depression, either as a way to self-medicate or as a manifestation of the person's mental state. But what about the reverse? Could pathological Internet browsing lead to depression or other mental problems in people who are otherwise healthy? http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2008234,00.html Is your internet addiction ruining your holiday? [Relaxnews] We live in a wonderful world where our loved ones are just a few keystrokes away and where international businesses can be run from behind a computer screen, but when it comes time to switch off our laptops and disconnect our phones for a long-earned holiday most of us feel like we simply can't live without our gadgets and a reliable internet connection. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/is-your-internet-addiction-ruining-your-holiday-2042128.html Teen Internet addicts more likely to get the blues: study [AFP] Teenagers who are "addicted" to the Internet are more than twice as likely to become depressed than those who surf the Web in a more controlled manner, a study published Monday found. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/teen-internet-addicts-more-likely-to-get-the-blues-study-20100803-113kn.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/teen-internet-addicts-more-likely-to-get-the-blues-study-20100803-113kn.html us: 'Cyberchondriacs' jump to almost one-third of all adults The number of adults using the Internet to find health-related information leaped from 154 million in 2009 to 175 million this year, according to a Harris Interactive poll released today. It's the largest year-over-year increase since the poll began in 1998. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180147/_Cyberchondriacs_jump_to_almost_one_third_of_all_adults http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355845/_cyberchondriacs_jump_almost_one-third_all_adults/ http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080410-cyberchondriacs-jump-to-almost-one-third.html Bing and Google in a Race for Search Features Edwin Perello discovered that Bing, the Microsoft search engine, could find addresses in his rural Indiana town when Google could not. Laura Michelson, an administrative assistant in San Francisco, was lured by Bing?s flight fare tracker. Paul Callan, a photography buff in Chicago, fell for Bing?s vivid background images. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02google.html us: Most Internet time now spent with social networks, games Just in case you needed further confirmation that blogs, social networks, and games are overtaking everything else on the 'Net, Nielsen has released its latest statistics. They show that Americans now spend almost a quarter of their PC/laptop days and nights on social networking sites and blogs. That's a 43 percent jump from a year ago. http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/08/nielsen-social-networking-and-gaming-up-email-uncertain.ars us: Reagan son launches conservative email service Michael Reagan, the son of former American president Ronald Reagan, is launching ?the very first conservative email provider?. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7923828/Reagan-son-launches-conservative-email-service.html Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age At Rhode Island College, a freshman copied and pasted from a Web site?s frequently asked questions page about homelessness ? and did not think he needed to credit a source in his assignment because the page did not include author information. ... But these cases ? typical ones, according to writing tutors and officials responsible for discipline at the three schools who described the plagiarism ? suggest that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious misdeed. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/education/02cheat.html Rupert Murdoch says Apple's iPad is a 'game-changer' for news media Rupert Murdoch has lavished praise on Apple's iPad, describing the device as a "game changer" for news media and predicting that "hundreds and hundreds of millions" of similar tablet computers will eventually be sold around the world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/aug/05/ipad-rupert-murdoch-apple-newscorp nz: Online counselling help useful but 'risky' [The Press] Online therapy is now available at the click of a computer mouse or by cellphone, but experts warn users to check providers' credentials before committing to any treatment. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3992229/Online-counselling-help-useful-but-risky Australia online shoppers elude retail data crunchers Australia's official economic data is struggling to capture growing online sales as the country's consumers belatedly embrace e-commerce, suggesting that soft retail trade data is missing part of a fast-growing market. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50614720100804 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6730DC20100804 ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** In India, Using Facebook to Catch Scofflaw Drivers This city is famous for its snarled traffic and infamous for its unruly drivers ? aggressive rule-breakers who barrel through red lights, ignore crosswalks and veer into bicycle or bus lanes to find open routes. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/technology/02traffic.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ US DOJ report says child porn on the rise [AP] The spread of child pornography, fueled by technology and the Internet, is outpacing efforts to combat it, the Justice Department said Monday in a report to Congress that promises more arrests, prosecutions and better coordination among federal, state and local authorities. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/08/02/national/w113650D91.DTL http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2010/08/02/doj_report_says_child_porn_on_the_rise/ Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction Announcement [speech] Thank you, Ernie [Allen], and thank you all for being here. I?m pleased to be joined by several key leaders and partners in the federal government ?s fight to protect our children from exploitation and abuse: Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler, FBI Executive Assistant Director T.J. Harrington, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Alonzo Pena, Chief Postal Inspector Guy Cottrell and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz . We are also joined by Melissa, a courageous young woman who ?s here to share her own story of surviving abuse and to help us shine a light on the threats that our kids face and the responsibilities that we must fulfill. http://www.justice.gov/ag/speeches/2010/ag-speech-100802.html Department of Justice Releases First National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction [news release] Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that the Department of Justice released its first-ever National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction. The strategy also provides the first-ever comprehensive threat assessment of the dangers facing children from child pornography, online enticement, child sex tourism, commercial sexual exploitation and sexual exploitation in Indian Country, and outlines a blueprint to strengthen the fight against these crimes. The strategy builds upon the department?s accomplishments in combating child exploitation by establishing specific, aggressive goals and priorities and increasing cooperation and collaboration at all levels of government and the private sector. http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/August/10-opa-887.html us: Feds unveil national strategy to combat child porn Arrests in Gregg and Smith Counties of men charged with crimes connected to child pornography were featured in an announcement this week of a U.S. Marshals national strategy to address child exploitation. http://www.kilgorenewsherald.com/news/2010-08-04/Front_Page/Feds_unveil_national_strategy_to_combat_child_porn.html sg: Call for cyber wellness projects THE GOVERNMENT is offering financial support for projects that can help those facing cyber-bullying problems, as well as those that can teach youths the risks of taking sex videos of themselves with their handphones. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_561890.html http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_562234.html sg: Cash help for cyber wellness project To curb the trend of youth taking inappropriate videos and images of themselves, the Government is offering financial support for projects that can "encourage the positive use of the Internet and mobile technologies" among young Singaporeans. http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC100805-0000116/Cash-help-for-cyber-wellness-project Why Is Clive Owen in a David Schwimmer Movie About Sexual Predators? The trailer for Trust contains a riddle, and it is as follows: Why would so many talented people (Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Viola Davis, Tom McCarthy) sign on to make a ham-handed movie about cyber-stalking that appears to be, more or less, Taken for the Lifetime Movie Channel? http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/08/why_is_clive_owen_in_a_david_s.html Word of Mouth: 'Middle Men's' advertising takes an adult approach Hollywood studios don't advertise their movies on adult websites, but that might change if this indie about the rise of Internet pornography succeeds with the strategy. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-word-20100805,0,5930448.story ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** au: iiNet had power to stop downloads [AAP] Film studio lawyers say ISP iiNet had the technical ability and power to prevent customers from abusing its network for film piracy but failed to act. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/inet-had-power-to-stop-downloads/story-e6frgakx-1225900650837 iiNet spam policy perfect for copyright On day two of the appeal against the verdict in the landmark iiNet copyright trial, Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) barrister David Catterns said iiNet's "sophisticated" policy procedure for dealing with customers with malware and spam should apply to copyright breaches. http://www.zdnet.com.au/iinet-spam-policy-perfect-for-copyright-339304964.htm 'Considerable errors' in iiNet ruling: AFACT At the close of the first day of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) appeal against the iiNet copyright trial decision earlier this year, AFACT barrister David Catterns criticised the way Justice Cowdroy had gone about ruling the case. http://www.zdnet.com.au/considerable-errors-in-iinet-ruling-afact-339304952.htm iiNet appeal may not solve piracy issue [AAP] A Federal Court judge has questioned whether a decision by the court in the appeal between film studios and internet service provider iiNet will actually resolve the dispute over copyright infringement by internet users. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355862/iinet_appeal_may_solve_piracy_issue/ AFACT v iiNet: ISP questions infringement information reliability The information pertaining to copyright infringements delivered to Internet service provider iiNet by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) during 2008 was of questionable reliability, a Federal Court has heard. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355740/afact_v_iinet_isp_questions_infringement_information_reliability/ AFACT v iiNet: Second chance termination strains resources Suggestions by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) that ISPs terminate users after a single copyright infringement warning would be unsustainable, iiNet?s legal team has told a Federal Court this week. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355760/afact_v_iinet_second_chance_termination_strains_resources/ AFACT v iiNet: 'Reasonable belief' defence may be incorrect It has been revealed that iiNet?s defence of 'reasonable belief' against acting on evidence of copyright infringement was potentially based on a misinterpretation of relevant legislation. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355895/afact_v_iinet_reasonable_belief_defence_may_incorrect/ nz: Major ISP already targeting net pirates [NZPA] One major New Zealand internet service provider already processes copyright infringement notices, despite the lack of any law requiring them to, a parliamentary select committee was told today. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/3994385/Major-ISP-already-targeting-net-pirates ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Japan mobile phone makers to roll out 'augmented reality' [AFP] The "Terminator" had it, US fighter pilots use it and it's the next hot feature on Japanese smartphones - "augmented reality" which peppers the world around you with useful bits of information. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/japan-mobile-phone-makers-to-roll-out-augmented-reality-2041927.html Gulf states put the squeeze on BlackBerry There were concerns tonight that other governments could suspend BlackBerry data services including email and web browsing after the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia announced plans for bans over the weekend, citing security issues. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/aug/02/blackberry-internet-middle-east How BlackBerry developed its mobile phone and networks The decision of the United Arab Emirates to ban BlackBerry email, messenger and web browsing services goes to the heart of the way in which the handheld devices operate ? itself a consequence of the mobile market in which they were born. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/aug/02/blackberry-mobile-phone-market-network BlackBerry Maker Resists Governments' Pressure A top executive of Research In Motion, the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry smartphones, said on Tuesday that his company would not give in to pressure from foreign governments to provide access to its customers? messages. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/technology/04rim.html Indonesia joins countries mulling BlackBerry ban Indonesia said Wednesday it is considering following the lead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in banning BlackBerry services, adding to pressure on device maker Research in Motion Ltd. to give governments greater access to data. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/04/AR2010080403093.html Kuwait asks BlackBerry maker to block porn Kuwait has asked BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) to block pornographic sites though will not suspend services like other Gulf states have threatened to do, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6720PV20100803 U.A.E. Is to Bar BlackBerry E-Mail Over Security Issues The United Arab Emirates, citing security concerns, said Sunday that it would suspend BlackBerry mobile services like e-mail and text messaging beginning in October, the latest high-stakes clash between governments and communications providers over the flow of digital information. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/business/global/02berry.html UAE to block BlackBerry web features The United Arab Emirates is to block key features on BlackBerry smartphones because of national security concerns. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/01/united-arab-emirates-blackberry-block Nokia Will Play by Indian Rules on Push Mail [IDG] Nokia plans to comply with Indian government rules for its push mail services, even as the government moves to tighten security and interception rules in the country. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/202429/.html RIM to allow India to monitor Blackberry services - report Research in Motion has agreed to allow Indian security agencies to monitor its BlackBerry services, The Economic Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, after pressure from governments worried about national security. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50581120100803 Android steps up pace in mobile market share grab Google's Andoid mobile operating system has continued its growth in US market share, according to new figures, with a continued drop for Microsoft's Windows Mobile and waning loyalty among BlackBerry owners. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/aug/03/android-market-share-us Android Beats iPhone With New Subscribers By the end of 2011, there could be more smartphones in the United States than the less advanced feature phones, according to a report released Monday by the Nielsen Company, a market trends monitor. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/android-passes-iphone-for-new-subscribers/ nz: 2degrees launches 3G network Competition in the growing mobile internet market is hotting up with mobile phone newcomer 2degrees officially launching its 3G network today. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/3985623/2degrees-launches-3G-network EU Commission chose iPhone and HTC over BlackBerry The European Union Commission rejected Research in Motion's BlackBerry in favour of Apple's iPhone and HTC smartphones, a spokesman said, amid a spreading row about BlackBerry security. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6731UN20100804 EC chooses iPhone, HTC over BlackBerry This is turning out to be a rough week for BlackBerry maker RIM when it comes to international relations: the latest blow is that the European Commission has opted for the iPhone and HTC handsets over the BlackBerry to roll out to its employees. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20012596-94.html Google: 200,000 Android phones sold every day - CEO About 200,000 smartphones based on Google's Android operating system are sold every day, CEO Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday, underscoring the strong challenge to rivals like Apple's iPhone. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50638520100805 ********************** SPAM ********************** Spam Threat Growing, Getting Sneakier Spam is not only growing in volume, but it's also becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate email, according to an online survey of U.S. consumers by Harris Interactive. The survey was commissioned by Cloudmark, an anti-spam and email security firm. http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3896751/Spam-Threat-Growing-Getting-Sneakier.htm ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** U.S. doesn't have leadership, strategy to protect cyberspace globally Federal auditors issued a report on Monday warning the United States is missing the leadership and strategy needed to protect national interests in governing and securing global cyberspace. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100803_1185.php US Defense Report Reopens Debate Over Federal Cyber Roles A panel chartered by Congress to review long-term threats to the United States has reopened a hotly contested debate on how the government should counter cyber attacks by calling for the Defense Department to expand its authority by defending all federal and key commercial computer networks, Nextgov.com reported. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/08/defense-report-reopens-debate.php US DHS quietly dispatching teams to test power plant cybersecurity The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is quietly creating specialized teams of experts to test industrial control systems at U.S power plants for cybersecurity weaknesses, according to a report published today by the Associate Press . http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180152/DHS_quietly_dispatching_teams_to_test_power_plant_cybersecurity http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080410-dhs-quietly-dispatching-teams-to.html Who really sets global cybersecurity standards? The 19 most influential cybersecurity organizations in the world Herding wild cats may be easier than settling issues or making over-arching decisions that affect international cybersecurity. This week in a report that was critical about how the US will face global cybersecurity events, the Government Accountability Office identified 19 global organizations" whose international activities significantly influence the security and governance of cyberspace." http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/who-really-sets-global-cybersecurity-standard http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/64514 ICANN CEO Remarks on Black Hat / Defcon by Rod Beckstrom Several ICANN staff members attended the Black Hat and Defcon conferences last week to launch DNSSEC to the global Internet security community. Black Hat is one of the world?s premier security conferences; it attracts about 5,000 onsite participants and many more online. Defcon is a hacker event, also attended by government and security types, and nearly 10,000 people registered for this year?s conference. These are important communities for ICANN. http://blog.icann.org/2010/08/ceo-remarks-on-black-hat-defcon/ Web attack knows where you live One visit to a booby-trapped website could direct attackers to a person's home, a security expert has shown. The attack, thought up by hacker Samy Kamkar, exploits shortcomings in many routers to find out a key identification number. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10850875 US cyber snoops launch recruitment drive A secretive and elite United States cyber team that has tracked criminals on the internet for more than 10 years has used this year's DefCon hackers conference to recruit new members. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/02/2971217.htm Elite US cyber team courts hackers to fight terror [AFP] An elite US cyber team that has stealthily tracked Internet villains for more than a decade pulled back its cloak of secrecy to recruit hackers at a DefCon gathering. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/elite-us-cyber-team-courts-hackers-to-fight-terror-20100802-112nr.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/elite-us-cyber-team-courts-hackers-to-fight-terror-20100802-112nr.html Apple devices are vulnerable to attack, say German security officials Several Apple devices including the iPhone and iPad have two critical security weaknesses for which no patch exists, the German government warned last night. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/aug/05/apple-security-weakness-ipad-iphone German Agency Finds Flaws In Apple?s Mobile Software A German government agency warned citizens on Wednesday about two software vulnerabilities in Apple?s mobile operating system, iOS, which it said could be exploited to infect the company?s best-selling iPhone, iPad and iPod devices. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05apple.html iPhone at risk from security flaw Security firms are warning of a vulnerability in Apple's iOS for iPhone, iPad and iPod. Symantec said that it could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of a vulnerable device. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10865288 Criminals, spies swamp cyber world: experts [AFP] Finally the world has a hacker-proof communications device. The bad news? It's a brick in a glass case. The joke, told to a cyber conference this week in New York, illustrates what top US experts describe as the dire state of online security. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/criminals-spies-swamp-cyber-world-experts-20100805-11gr0.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/criminals-spies-swamp-cyber-world-experts-20100805-11gr0.html ************************** PRIVACY ************************** For E-Data, Tug Grows Over Privacy vs. Security The threat by the United Arab Emirates to shut down mobile services on BlackBerrys like e-mail and text messaging underscores a growing tension between communications companies and governments over how to balance privacy with national security. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/technology/03blackberry.html Facebook extends privacy controls to mobile Facebook has extended its privacy controls to mobile devices, meaning anyone can control what information is publicly seen about them on the site, while on the move. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/7926918/Facebook-extends-privacy-controls-to-mobile.html Facebook Privacy Controls Go Mobile In the face of rising concern and scrutiny about privacy issues, Facebook will make some of its privacy controls available from any mobile device through m.facebook.com, the company announced Wednesday. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/08/facebook-privacy-controls-go-m.php Facebook at risk of breaching privacy laws With over 400 million active users worldwide, Facebook is a force to be reckoned with. However, by collecting information about people who do not have a Facebook page, the popular social networking site could be contravening privacy laws. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=dd31e190-4406-4646-b770-a1415041b415 ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** The trouble with technology: from Google's mixed fortunes in China to Facebook's two-week ban in Pakistan and YouTube's problems in Turkey Last month India's internal security chief UK Bansal raised concerns with RIM over the data services that its handheld devices enable and the two sides were working on a solution. The government wants to be able to read emails and other electronic messages sent from BlackBerry devices. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/aug/02/trouble-with-technology Google's Hong Kong question page blocked in China A question-and-answer page on Google Hong Kong's website became inaccessible to some mainland Chinese users on Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's sensitivity about the Internet. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE66S65O20100803 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-50584020100803 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/googles-hong-kong-question-page-blocked-in-china-2042067.html th: Looking beyond the letter of the law Censorship is something that most of us detest but many more conservative factions seem to feel is a necessary part of modern civil society. The slippery slope, as they call it, starts from an almost universal acceptance of censorship of child pornography to hardcore pornography and so on and so forth, until in a hundred iterations later in some societies, seeing a single stray hair is construed as adultery and is punishable by building a wall to have it collapse on the woman involved. http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/techscoop/189370/looking-beyond-the-letter-of-the-law ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** US State AG probes Apple, Amazon over e-Book prices Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday he has launched investigations of Apple and Amazon for e-book pricing deals struck with publishers that appear to block competitors from offering better deals. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/08/state_ag_probes_apple_amazon_o.html Google Will Sell Brand Names as Keywords in Europe The Internet giant Google said on Wednesday that it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use as keywords terms that have been trademarked by others. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05google.html Google to Alter Keyword Ad Policy in Europe The Internet giant Google said Wednessday that it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use terms that have been trademarked by others as keywords. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05google.html Google to allow trade marks as keywords across Europe Google will let companies use competitors' trade marks as keywords to trigger search adverts in all European countries for the first time. The move will test the interpretation of a number of EU and national court rulings on the controversial practice. http://out-law.com/page-11278 Google changes trademark ad policy in Europe Google is set to allow advertisers in Europe to use rivals' trademarks when bidding for online ads in a move that will prevent big brand owners from controlling which ads appear during users' searches. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE67326920100804 Google to Allow Trademarked Keywords After EU Ruling [Bloomberg] Google Inc. will allow advertisers on its sites across Europe to use trademarked terms as "keywords" that link Internet searches to ads. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/04/AR2010080402028.html Google eases trademark ad policy in Europe The internet company is to allow brands in Europe to show advertisements alongside search results for competitors? trademarks for the first time http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e60a1c42-9fb7-11df-927b-00144feabdc0.html US challenges motives for BlackBerry plan Washington says the decision of the United Arab Emirates to suspend the services offered by the Research in Motion smartphone sets a ?dangerous precedent? for democracy and freedom of speech http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14de4468-9e59-11df-a5a4-00144feab49a.html uk: ISPA publishes its Roadmap for the Internet ISPA has launched its Internet Roadmap, which outlines how ISPA sees the Internet developing over the course of the current parliament and includes eight recommendations to Government on how they can help us achieve this. http://www.ispa.org.uk/news/page_831.html#2 Disconnection must go, says InternetNZ InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today made a presentation to Parliament's Commerce Select Committee, explaining its detailed submission on the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill and issuing a strong call for disconnection to be removed as a penalty. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2010/disconnection-must-go-says-internetnz nz: Internet account ban no worse than driving penalty The Law Society suggests courts should have the power to ban someone found guilty of a sufficiently serious on-line copyright breach from having any internet account for the period of an account disconnection penalty. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/internet-account-ban-no-worse-than-driving-penalty au: Gillard raids 'Gershon' IT fund JULIA Gillard will raid $448 million to help pay for election commitments from a savings scheme earmarked for IT projects. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/gillard-raids-gershon-it-fund/story-fn4htb9o-1225901276850 ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* VC fund to target S'pore, China digital media firms Worth US$73.9 million, new venture capital fund will identify early- and growth-stage digital media and technology companies in both countries, and support them efforts to penetrate either Asian market. http://www.zdnetasia.com/vc-fund-to-target-s-pore-china-digital-media-firms-62201814.htm ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Indian telecom rules spark backlash [AP] telecom companies and trade groups are urging India to soften tough new security regulations on foreign telecommunications companies - believed to be aimed at China - which they say could set a troubling global precedent for onerous security norms. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Money/Story/STIStory_561393.html http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/08/03/financial/f055732D19.DTL http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/08/03/tough_indian_telecom_rules_spark_foreign_backlash/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100803/ap_on_hi_te/as_india_telecom_security_1 Telecom NZ promises demerger for fibre Telecom New Zealand has today submitted an extensive proposal to Crown Fibre holdings, laying out an action plan for its inclusion in the building of New Zealand's National Broadband Network, the Ultra-Fast Broadband Initiative. http://www.zdnet.com.au/telecom-nz-promises-demerger-for-fibre-339304949.htm Structural separation a bonus, but transparency is vital now Telecom?s announcement on Monday that its revised bid to participate in the UFB project includes a structural separation of Chorus is a bonus, but not a panacea. http://internetnz.net.nz/news/blog/2010/structural-separation-bonus-transparency-vital-now Telecom NZ confirms plans to split [NZA] Telecom has submitted a refined plan for the Government's ultrafast broadband initiative predicated on the separation of its network division and integrating the initiative with the rural broadband initiative. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10663097 nz: Industry slams Telecom?s request for relief The telecommunications industry is almost united in opposing Telecom?s latest request to delay its operational separation undertakings. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/industry-slams-telecoms-request-for-relief NZ to regulate mobile phone rates The cost of calling a mobile phone looks set to fall after the Government agreed to regulate mobile termination rates. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10663492 Vodafone, MTN May Face Africa Price War on Cable Glut [Bloomberg] After a decade of too little Internet capacity, telecommunications companies in Africa including Vodafone Group Plc and MTN Group Ltd. may face a different challenge: too much. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-04/vodafone-mtn-may-face-africa-price-war-on-cable-glut.html Mobile spending to pass wired broadband by 2015 in US By 2015, the U.S. will spend more money annually on mobile than on all fixed-line communications, not counting enterprise services, Pyramid Research said Tuesday. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/355825/mobile_spending_pass_wired_broadband_by_2015/ ********************************** ARRESTS/COURT CASES FOR ONLINE CHILD PROTECTION ********************************** au: Man used NZ girl sex fantasy to escape, court told [NZPA] A former Canberra school teacher accused of grooming a fictitious 14-year-old New Zealand girl for sex said he engaged in "reprehensible" online chats to escape his lonely life. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10663584 au: Man guilty of luring NZ 'teenager' The trial of a Canberra man accused of using the internet to lure a New Zealand "teenager" for sex has found him guilty one charge but was unable to reach a verdict on a second charge. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10663730 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2010 --------- David Goldstein email: goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/ http://goldsteinreport.com/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - 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