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 *************************************************** ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs Competition http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09nov10-en.htm The Wall between Registries and Registrars Comes Tumbling Down http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/11/the-wall-between-registries-and-registrars-comes-tumbling-down/ Vertical Integration for New gTLD Applicants? TICK! http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=609 ICANN Votes To Allow Cross Ownership Of Registries, Registrars http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/icann-votes-to-allow-cross-own.php .nxt Conference To Discuss Everything On gTLD Expansion http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12762 Disspain joins ICANN board http://www.itwire.com/it-people-news/people/42995-disspain-joins-icann-board Colombian domain challenges .com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11720728 .CO Passes 600,000 Registrations With Big Goals http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12761 European cyber defences 'must improve', tests show http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11726671 Europe hobbled by lack of cyber-contact knowledge http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/11/10/europe-hobbled-by-lack-of-cyber-contact-knowledge-40090823/ Interim findings of CYBER EUROPE 2010; a successful ?cyber stress test? for Europe [news release] http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/cyber-europe-2010-a-successful-2019cyber-stress-test2019-for-europe Australia, US aim for cyber shields, not weapons http://www.zdnet.com.au/oz-us-aim-for-cyber-shields-not-weapons-339307113.htm au: Lord mayor takes club hours battle to Keneally http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/lord-mayor-takes-club-hours-battle-to-keneally-20101109-17m2i.html au: Yola, Inc. v. Aaron John Peter Johnson / Aaron Johnson - result: transfer http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2010-0017 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Changes to International Internet Control by Paul Budde It was inevitable that the Internet would slowly be brought under the management of the United Nations. The ITU's Plenipotentiary 2010 conference in Mexico accepted a Russian resolution confirming the ITU's application for the international management of the Internet. The ITU membership agreed to a study to investigate how the ITU could best become involved, and what changes were needed to its constitution to make this work. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20101110_changes_to_international_internet_control/ ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLD Competition New gTLD Registrars and Registries will Compete for the Benefit of Consumers ICANN?s Board of Directors has voted to allow new gTLD registries to own registrars, while opting not to create new rules prohibiting registrars from applying for or operating new gTLD registries. http://icann.org/en/news/releases/release-09nov10-en.pdf ICANN Board Votes to Enhance New gTLDs Competition ICANN's Board of Directors voted to allow new gTLD registries to own registrars, opting not to create new rules prohibiting registrars from applying for or operating new gTLD registries. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-09nov10-en.htm Public Comment: Proposed Bylaws Amendments on Board Member Term Transitions The Board Review Working Group (BRWG), in its final report, recommended that the current timing of appointments to the Board be altered so that all incoming Board members are sat at an ICANN Public Meeting. Currently, only Board members appointed by the Nominating Committee are seated at a Public Meeting. The BRWG recommendation would facilitate the seating of Board members selected by the ICANN Supporting Organizations and the At-Large Community occur at a mid-year Public Meeting (Meeting) to facilitate Board member transition. Presently, these Board seats transition in between public meetings; the BRWG recommendation will allow for a more orderly, face-to-face transition. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-2-08nov10-en.htm Public Comment: Proposed Bylaws Amendment to Create a Non-Voting Chair-Elect to the Nominating Committee Explanation/Background: On 28 October 2010, the Board approved in principle the recommendation of the Board?s NomCom Review Finalization Working Group that the Board identify a non-voting Chair-Elect to the Nominating Committee, to serve for a year in the Nominating Committee prior to be appointed as Chair. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-10nov10-en.htm The Wall between Registries and Registrars Comes Tumbling Down The ICANN Board has just voted to get rid of all co-ownership restrictions between registries and registrars. This is major news, with far-reaching consequences. ... This is the only principled decision the ICANN Board could have come to, and they deserve a lot of credit for doing it. By ?principled,? I mean taking ICANN?s stated institutional principles and following them to their logical conclusion. http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2010/11/the-wall-between-registries-and-registrars-comes-tumbling-down/ Vertical Integration for New gTLD Applicants? TICK! In a major announcement hot off the ICANN Press, the Board has voted to eliminate all restrictions on the cross ownership of New gTLDs by Registrars. In a major surprise for many industry participants, this decision is a significant decision by the Board and will undoubtedly be a hot topic at the next ICANN Conference in Cartagena in December. http://www.ausregistry.com/blog/?p=609 ICANN Votes To Allow Cross Ownership Of Registries, Registrars The group that manages the Internet's address system Wednesday announced changes that would allow the firms or organizations that operate the databases of new top-level domain names to also own the companies that sell Internet address registrations to the public. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/icann-votes-to-allow-cross-own.php Vertical Integration of gTLDs Registries and Registrars Now Permitted by Elisa Cooper While many were expecting a decision of strict Registry/Registrar separation, in an unexpected ruling, it was announced that ICANN will not restrict cross-ownership between Registries and Registrars. While the current set of agreements prohibits Registries from acquiring Registrars, they do not prohibit Registrars from applying for or operating TLDs. The Board Resolutions also made note of the fact that while individually negotiated contracts have included restrictions on Registry ownership of Registrars, cross-ownership provisions have varied over time and no formal "policy" on this topic has ever been recommended by the GNSO or adopted by ICANN. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20101110_vertical_integration_of_gtlds_registries_registrars_now_permitted/ ICANN drops the bomb ? registries can buy registrars ICANN has just authorized the biggest shake-up of the domain name industry in a decade, lifting all the major cross-ownership restrictions on registrars and registries. http://domainincite.com/icann-drops-the-bomb-?-registries-can-buy-registrars/ First reactions to ICANN?s VI bombshell Shortly before 8am UTC today, ICANN announced that it plans to blur the lines between domain name registries and registrars by eliminating cross-ownership restrictions and enabling vertical integration of the two functions. http://domainincite.com/first-reactions-to-icanns-vi-bombshell/ .nxt Conference To Discuss Everything On gTLD Expansion The expansion of top level domains (TLDs) is the focus of an upcoming conference in San Francisco in February 2011. The .nxt conference is aimed to discuss the proliferation of new generic TLDs and examine all aspects of this new piece of internet infrastructure from applying for a gTLD and running the necessary technical systems to finding investors, marketing and differentiating the new extension. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12762 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/11/nxt-conference-to-discuss-everything-on-gtld-expansion/ Trademark clearinghouse signs up 40 registrars The ClearingHouse for Intellectual Property, CHIP, is signing up one or two domain name registrars to its system every day, according to its chief architect, attorney Bart Lieben. http://domainincite.com/trademark-clearinghouse-signs-up-40-registrars/ Arab League calls for ICANN recognition Back in September, I reported that the League of Arab States had asked ICANN to officially recognize the Arab region, in a letter from its secretary-general, Amre Moussa. http://domainincite.com/correction-arab-league-calls-for-icann-recognition/ New TLD firms to ICANN: ?Get on with it? A number of prospective domain name registries have called on ICANN to shorten the window for its first round of new top-level domain applications. http://domainincite.com/new-tld-firms-to-icann-get-on-with-it/ Will the new TLD guidebook provide answers? ICANN is due to publish an Applicant Guidebook for new top-level domain registries tomorrow, and there are still big question marks over its contents. http://domainincite.com/will-the-new-tld-guidebook-provide-answers/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Disspain joins ICANN board The CEO of .au Domain Administration (auDA) has been elected to the board of ICANN. Chris Disspain will take up the seat in June 2011. http://www.itwire.com/it-people-news/people/42995-disspain-joins-icann-board Net growth of domain names reached 1,069 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan has registered 3,272 domain names since the beginning of the year. http://abc.az/eng/news/main/49316.html CIRA to engage Canadians on the role of the Internet in their lives In November 2010, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) will host a series of consultations across Canada on how Canadians view the role of the Internet in their lives and the economy. http://www.cira.ca/cira-to-engage-canadians-on-the-role-of-the-internet-in-their-lives/ Colombian domain challenges .com A domain name owned by the Colombian government is proving popular in the increasingly crowded space of web addresses. ... Since being launched in July, the .co domain name has attracted nearly 600,000 registrations and is being seen as a challenger to .com. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11720728 .CO Passes 600,000 Registrations With Big Goals As the .CO ccTLD continues its impressive growth in registrations, the registrar .CO Internet has breathlessly claimed .CO is challenging .COM. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=12761 http://www.domainpulse.com/2010/11/10/co-passes-600000-registrations-with-big-goals/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/co-passes-600000-registrations-with-big-goals.html Afilias Announces Winners of the 2010 .INFO Awards [news release] Today, Afilias announced the winner of its 2010 .INFO Awards Program. The Awards Program highlighted some of the best .INFO sites of 2010 and awarded the top three .INFO sites with cash prizes totaling over US$15,000. http://www.afilias.info/news/2010/11/08/afilias-announces-winners-2010-info-awards http://www.info.info/news/2010/11/08/afilias-announces-winners-2010-info-awards Russians can now register sites in .ru zone Domain name registration, in the first Cyrillic Internet zone will start at noon today. So, getting an address on the Internet in Russian, is now possible for every Russian. http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/11/11/33230419.html ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** European cyber defences 'must improve', tests show Europe needs to do more to prepare itself for cyber attacks, an EU report has concluded. The judgement follows a simulation of how member states would deal with a sustained attack on their networks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11726671 Europe hobbled by lack of cyber-contact knowledge European member states did not perform well at providing key communications information in a recent simulated cyberattack, according to interim findings. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/11/10/europe-hobbled-by-lack-of-cyber-contact-knowledge-40090823/ http://www.zdnetasia.com/europe-hobbled-by-lack-of-cyber-contact-knowledge-62204365.htm Interim findings of CYBER EUROPE 2010; a successful ?cyber stress test? for Europe [news release] Interim findings of CYBER EUROPE 2010, the First Pan-European Cyber Security Exercise; a successful ?cyber stress test? for Europe. http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/cyber-europe-2010-a-successful-2019cyber-stress-test2019-for-europe UK needs cyberattack capability, says defence minister The UK needs to have the capability to attack in response to cyber-assaults on critical national infrastructure, according to defence minister Nick Harvey. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/security-bullet-in-10000166/uk-needs-cyberattack-capability-says-defence-minister-10021019/ us: Observers recommend broader role for government in cybersecurity Public service campaigns to promote safe Web surfing and developing best practices for fending off cyberattacks are not constructive activities for the government, a panel of cybersecurity experts told Federal Communications Commission officials on Friday. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101108_4659.php http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/experts-urge-broader-role-for.php Australia, US aim for cyber shields, not weapons In an interview yesterday, Australian Minister of Defence Stephen Smith said that Australia will be taking a defensive stance towards cybersecurity. http://www.zdnet.com.au/oz-us-aim-for-cyber-shields-not-weapons-339307113.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/australia-us-aim-for-cyber-shields-not-weapons-62204305.htm UK Defence Minister Nick Harvey to set out cyber battle Defence Minister Nick Harvey is due to highlight the cyber attack threat facing Britain in a speech to a leading think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11715177 Internet policing hinges on transnational cyber crime China, as a major victim of computer hacking, urgently needs to collaborate with the United States to combat cyber crime, an official of the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/7194523.html Kaminsky To Release 'Phreebird' For Easy DNSSEC Renowned researcher Dan Kaminsky tomorrow at Black Hat Abu Dhabi will release a free toolkit that lets organizations test-drive DNSSEC deployment and also demonstrates his claims that the protocol is simple to implement. http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228200646 Afilias improves security for .IN Domain with DNSSEC Afilias ... announced that it has enabled Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) for the .IN country code top-level domain (TLD) for the country of India, improving global security for this domain which houses over 700,000 .IN domains. http://www.afilias.info/news/2010/11/09/afilias-improves-security-domain-dnssec ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** au: Lord mayor takes club hours battle to Keneally Sydney's lord mayor, Clover Moore, has urged the Premier, Kristina Keneally, not to bow to pressure from the hotels lobby and revoke a council planning proposal to crack down on the trading hours of pubs and clubs. ... The Herald reported on Monday a group of venue owners and promoters had launched an anonymous campaign via the website nannastate.com.au against the proposals. The site portrays Cr Moore as a wicked witch who is trying to ''close Sydney at midnight''. The domain name is registered to George Mihailovski, the former promoter of DCM nightclub. The council already has received more than 2000 emails objecting to the changes. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/lord-mayor-takes-club-hours-battle-to-keneally-20101109-17m2i.html Dallas Cowboys Forget to Renew Team Web Site As if Sunday wasn?t bad enough, as 19.4 million people watched the Dallas Cowboys get blown out by the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football, there was a behind-the-scenes scramble in the early morning hours that day to make sure the team renewed the registration of its Web site. http://www.cnbc.com/id/40091955 au: Yola, Inc. v. Aaron John Peter Johnson / Aaron Johnson - result: transfer ... From these facts, the Panel considers that it is improbable that the Respondent would not have been aware of the Complainant and its name or mark when it obtained registration of the disputed domain name in April 2009. It is difficult to avoid the impression that the Respondent registered the disputed domain name for the purposes described in paragraph 4(b)(iv) of the Policy which are: that the Respondent has used the disputed domain name to intentionally attempt to attract, for commercial gain, Internet users to the Respondent?s web site, by creating a likelihood of confusion with the Complainant?s name or mark. http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2010-0017 ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Elliot Silver Launches Domain Q&A Site DomainQuestions.com Elliot Silver of ElliotsBlog.com launched a new site for the domain name industry today ? DomainQuestions.com. The site makes it easy for domainers to ask questions and get answers from the community, including Elliot himself. http://domainnamewire.com/2010/11/10/elliot-silver-launches-domain-qa-site-domainquestions-com/ Should Poker Companies Shift .NET to .CO? If you watched the World Series of Poker (or any professional poker tournament on television for that matter), you?ve probably seen all the big poker companies imploring wannabe poker players to visit their .NET websites instead of the flagship .COM sites. http://www.elliotsblog.com/should-poker-companies-shift-net-to-co-9841 Domain strategies for successful online marketing The right domain name can change the game for your business. Sedo presents tips, tricks, and insight for developing a domain strategy that works for your company. http://www.imediaconnection.com/summits/coverage/27996.asp ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** News in the Internet Age: New Trends in News Publishing The economics of news production and distribution is in a state of radical change. After very profitable years, newspaper publishers in most OECD countries face declining advertising revenues and significant reductions in titles and circulation. About 20 out of 30 OECD countries face declining newspaper readership, which is now at its lowest among younger people. http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?sf1=identifiers&st1=932010031P1 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Internet and mobile web use on the increase Three in four Australians have the internet at home, with two-thirds connected to broadband, new figures from the media regulator reveal. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/internet-and-mobile-web-use-on-the-increase/story-e6frg996-1225952108394 ACMA research highlights increased internet use New research from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) suggests that Australians are embracing the digital economy, with growth in the volume of data downloaded and online activities since June 2009. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/367710/acma_research_highlights_increased_internet_use/ http://www.cio.com.au/article/367710/acma_research_highlights_increased_internet_use/ http://www.techworld.com.au/article/367710/acma_research_highlights_increased_internet_use/ ACMA: Australians getting online in record numbers The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is reporting record levels of Internet users getting online with social media like Facebook becoming a driving force. http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/367706/acma_australians_getting_online_record_numbers/ Increased internet use underpinning Australians' engagement with the digital economy [news release] Research from the Australian Communications and Media Authority shows that Australians are embracing the digital economy, with big increases in the volume of data downloaded, time spent online and activities undertaken online. http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_312357 26% of web users prefer online chats to time with friends More than a quarter (26 percent) of web users spend more time online communicating with their friends than in person, says Yazino. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3247891& http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/367417/26_web_users_prefer_online_chats_time_friends/ ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** au: Pressure on Facebook after tributes sites vandalised Facebook will come under immense pressure from state and federal governments to do more to stamp out widespread incidents of grotesque vandalism of tribute pages for young people who have died. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/pressure-on-facebook-after-tributes-sites-vandalised-20101110-17ml4.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/pressure-on-facebook-after-tributes-sites-vandalised-20101110-17ml4.html http://www.watoday.com.au/technology/technology-news/pressure-on-facebook-after-tributes-sites-vandalised-20101110-17ml4.html Facebook Urges User Responsibility After a company fired an employee for criticizing her supervisor on Facebook, among other reasons, the social media giant has weighed in saying that users must take responsibility for their online actions. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/facebook-urges-user-responsibi.php Web Browsing Takes a Social Turn Silicon Valley is awash in tales of the ?PayPal Mafia,? the tight-knit group of PayPal alumni who have helped one another start and finance a crop of new companies. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/technology/08browser.html Facebook and Google in data sharing spat Facebook has responded to Google's decision to block the export of contact information from Gmail by offering users a work-around solution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11717448 Google waging talent war with Facebook Google Inc, which is facing an increasing threat from Facebook for Web surfers' time online, is fighting Facebook for engineering talent as well. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52827020101111 Ghoulish Facebook vandals mock Aus law Facebook tribute pages of the Melbourne teenager who died yesterday and the family murdered in South Australia have been defaced with vulgar messages and sickening photographs. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/ghoulish-facebook-vandals-mock-australian-laws-20101109-17lku.html http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/ghoulish-facebook-vandals-mock-australian-laws-20101109-17lku.html ************************************************ CHILD PROTECTION, FILTERING & CONTENT REGULATION ************************************************ INTERPOL launches Internet crime prevention tool to block online access to child abuse material [news release] INTERPOL has launched an international initiative which will see the world police body provide a list of Internet domains containing severe child sexual abuse content to Internet Access Service Providers (ASPs) voluntarily participating in the scheme to reduce the availability of such material on the Web. Under the scheme, Internet users attempting to access severe child abuse material on the web will be re-directed away, either to an INTERPOL stop page or to an error page. http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/PressReleases/PR2010/PR080.asp Interpol offers "worst of" list to Australian ISPs Australian authorities have welcomed an INTERPOL initiative to provide a list of Internet domains containing severe child sexual abuse content to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) voluntarily participating in a scheme to reduce the availability of such material on the Web. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/238055,interpol-offers-worst-of-list-to-australian-isps.aspx http://www.crn.com.au/News/238055,interpol-offers-worst-of-list-to-australian-isps.aspx uk: Police had 'serious doubts' about child porn database evidence Police had ?serious doubts? about the quality of evidence that led to the conviction of thousands of men for looking at child pornography online, it is claimed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8124277/Police-had-serious-doubts-about-child-porn-database-evidence.html uk: Case could clear names of hundreds of men accused of child pornography Hundreds of men who say they were wrongly accused of child pornography offences could have their names cleared after a case to be heard in the court of appeal tomorrow. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/10/child-pornography-accused-could-be-cleared uk: Ceop sees a rise in children reporting problems on net The police unit that protects children while they are on the internet says there has been a large increase in the number of reports it has received. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11700219 ie/uk: New child protection scheme hailed A new cross-border child protection scheme for Ireland north and south has been hailed as a world first. Northern Ireland Assembly health minister Michael McGimpsey and Irish Government minister for children Barry Andrews have launched the new online project in Newry. The North South Child Protection Hub will allow professionals to share a wealth of expertise including court judgments, serious case reviews plus details on policies and best practice. http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/national-news/new-child-protection-scheme-hailed-2414818.html ie/uk: New child protection internet facility The Government and the Stormont Executive have launched a new online child protection internet facility. The resource, believed to be the first of its kind, will be available for use by child protection professionals in the Republic and Northern Ireland. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1110/children.html ie/uk: Ireland-wide Child Protection Hub On-line Ireland-wide Child Protection Hub On-lineThe task of protecting children from on-line 'predators' has gone all-Ireland with news of an new initiative. The Stormont Social Services Minister and the D?il Minister for Children and Youth Affairs have launched a new on-line child protection Internet resource. http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=119004 ie/uk: Cross border internet child protection scheme launched A new cross border internet child protection resource has been launched that aims to provide an online facility for child protection professionals in which they can access vital information. The ?North South Child Protection Hub? has been set up in order to provide child protection professionals with a facility that is updated daily and provides a range of issues for staff working with children, including court judgments, detailed case reviews and details on policies and best practice. http://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/item/18868-cross-border-internet-child nz: Cyber safety organisaton advoctes text-blocking Cyber safety organisation Netsafe hopes other telecommunication companies will follow Vodafone's lead in introducing a new text-blocking service. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/61347/cyber-safety-organisaton-advoctes-text-blocking Electronic dating violence is ugly reality for teens In a survey of kids ages 11 to 18, one in 20 boys admits to having uploaded or shared a humiliating or harassing photo of their romantic partner online. Roughly 10 percent of both boys and girls claim to have received a threatening cell-phone message from a romantic partner. Teens are using their ever-present technology for such maliciousness that a new term had to be coined for it: "electronic dating violence." http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/26/5356424-electronic-dating-violence-is-ugly-reality-for-teens us: Government help to stopping bullies Schools, colleges and universities across the country recently received a letter from the Department of Education to support educators in combating bullying, particularly as it applies to discrimination issues. There also are plans for a national summit next year. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2013377488_webbully11.html us: Children's Digital Privacy Issues Stir Emotions Privacy experts traded barbs Tuesday during a tense panel discussion on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which revealed just how difficult legislating privacy issues can be. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/childrens-digital-privacy-issu.php Risk Reduction Strategies on Facebook by Danah Boyd Sometimes, when I?m in the field, I find teens who have strategies for managing their online presence that are odd at first blush but make complete sense when you understand the context in which they operate. These teens use innovative approaches to leverage the technology to meet personal goals. Let me explain two that caught my attention this week. http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2010/11/08/risk-reduction-strategies-on-facebook.html Amazon under fire over paedophile manual [AFP] Online retail giant Amazon is under fire for selling a self-published digital book called The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/11/3063270.htm ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** Battling over the future of TV When AT&T last week had to renew its contract with Scripps, the owner of popular lifestyle shows such as Rachael Ray and "House Hunters," it made a demand that the media company thought went too far: Exclusive rights to broadcast the content on iPads and other mobile devices. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/09/AR2010110903411.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Billions at stake in the smartphone patent wars When a dauntingly technical lawsuit thumped onto the tables of a small district court in Wisconsin today, the global mobile phone industry sat up and took notice. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/09/smartphone-patent-wars Leading mobile phone makers lose market share The world's leading mobile phone makers are losing market share to non-brand manufacturers, according to research. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11725411 Nokia hit by no-brand vendors success -Gartner Nokia and other established handset makers are quickly losing global market share to a push by Chinese no-brand vendors into emerging markets, research firm Gartner said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6A921S20101110 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52802720101110 Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 35 Percent in Third Quarter 2010; Smartphone Sales Increased 96 Percent [news release] Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled 417 million units in the third quarter of 2010, a 35 percent increase from the third quarter of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc. Smartphone sales grew 96 percent from the third quarter last year, and smartphones accounted for 19.3 percent of overall mobile phone sales in the third quarter of 2010. http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1466313 Content producers should contribute to mobile internet costs, says O2 chief Consumer fees alone are not enough to pay for the infrastructure needed to deliver content to mobile phones, according to O2 chief executive Ronan Dunne, hinting at an erosion of the principle known as network neutrality. http://out-law.com/page-11537 Nokia takes back control of Symbian software Nokia Oyj will assume full control of the Symbian operating system, retaking management of a key asset which it had given to the open source community to run only a few years ago. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52753320101108 http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6A737420101108 Motorola Mobility sues Microsoft over patents Motorola Inc intensified a legal battle over intellectual property with Microsoft Corp on Wednesday, accusing the software company of infringing 16 of its patents. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52826720101111 ************************** ONLINE CRIME, SECURITY & LEGAL ************************** Women most likely to fall for internet scams Professional women aged 25-34 are most likely to fall victim of online scams, according to new research published today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/nov/10/internet-scam-female-victims European cyber defences 'must improve', tests show Europe needs to do more to prepare itself for cyber attacks, an EU report has concluded. The judgement follows a simulation of how member states would deal with a sustained attack on their networks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11726671 Europe hobbled by lack of cyber-contact knowledge European member states did not perform well at providing key communications information in a recent simulated cyberattack, according to interim findings. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/security/2010/11/10/europe-hobbled-by-lack-of-cyber-contact-knowledge-40090823/ http://www.zdnetasia.com/europe-hobbled-by-lack-of-cyber-contact-knowledge-62204365.htm Interim findings of CYBER EUROPE 2010; a successful ?cyber stress test? for Europe [news release] Interim findings of CYBER EUROPE 2010, the First Pan-European Cyber Security Exercise; a successful ?cyber stress test? for Europe. http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/cyber-europe-2010-a-successful-2019cyber-stress-test2019-for-europe UK needs cyberattack capability, says defence minister The UK needs to have the capability to attack in response to cyber-assaults on critical national infrastructure, according to defence minister Nick Harvey. http://www.zdnet.co.uk/blogs/security-bullet-in-10000166/uk-needs-cyberattack-capability-says-defence-minister-10021019/ us: Observers recommend broader role for government in cybersecurity Public service campaigns to promote safe Web surfing and developing best practices for fending off cyberattacks are not constructive activities for the government, a panel of cybersecurity experts told Federal Communications Commission officials on Friday. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101108_4659.php http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/experts-urge-broader-role-for.php Australia, US aim for cyber shields, not weapons In an interview yesterday, Australian Minister of Defence Stephen Smith said that Australia will be taking a defensive stance towards cybersecurity. http://www.zdnet.com.au/oz-us-aim-for-cyber-shields-not-weapons-339307113.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/australia-us-aim-for-cyber-shields-not-weapons-62204305.htm UK Defence Minister Nick Harvey to set out cyber battle Defence Minister Nick Harvey is due to highlight the cyber attack threat facing Britain in a speech to a leading think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11715177 Internet policing hinges on transnational cyber crime China, as a major victim of computer hacking, urgently needs to collaborate with the United States to combat cyber crime, an official of the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/7194523.html Kaminsky To Release 'Phreebird' For Easy DNSSEC Renowned researcher Dan Kaminsky tomorrow at Black Hat Abu Dhabi will release a free toolkit that lets organizations test-drive DNSSEC deployment and also demonstrates his claims that the protocol is simple to implement. http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228200646 Internet Shaming: Too many cooks Crowds have wisdom. But they turn ugly, too. Even when the cause seems just, mass action can suppress free expression or bypass due process. And on the internet, nobody knows you're a dog, but there's little to save you from being hunted down by the whole pack, either. The current case in point involves Cooks Source [sic], a small-circulation publication delivered to homes in Massachusetts. It runs short recipes and articles alongside local advertisements. It is being hunted. http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2010/11/internet_shaming Singapore to host Interpol hi-tech crime centre [AFP] The global police organisation Interpol approved at its general assembly in Qatar the creation of a new Singapore-based anti-crime centre. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/singapore-to-host-interpol-hi-tech-crime-centre/story-e6frgakx-1225950902331 http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/interpol-approves-new-hitech-crime-centre-in-singapore-20101110-17mc7.html http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/interpol-approves-new-hitech-crime-centre-in-singapore-20101110-17mc7.html Internet firms must be accountable for data: execs Internet companies need to be more accountable for the mass of personal data collected from users to guard against cybercrime, industry executives said on Tuesday. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52797320101110 http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/it-telcos/4331949/Internet-firms-must-be-accountable-for-data-execs nz: Police try to take down 'scam' e-commerce site [Dominion Post] Police are working to take down the website of a Greymouth-based online electronics and outdoor equipment store believed to have left customers thousands of dollars out of pocket. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/4317900/Police-try-to-take-down-scam-e-commerce-site Nigerian jailed for defrauding Queenslander A Nigerian court has convicted a man of using an internet dating scam to steal more than $20,000 from a Queensland man. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/11/10/3062845.htm ************************** PRIVACY ************************** uk: ICO accused of sending 'non-technical' staff to investigate Google data breach The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is facing renewed criticism for sending two 'non-technical' members of staff to investigate Google's illegal collection of data from Wi-Fi connections in July. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/10/google-wifi-street-view-ico Stage Set for US Showdown on Online Privacy After ?do not call? lists became popular, more than 90 percent of people who signed up reported fewer annoying telemarketing calls. Now, privacy advocates are pushing for a similar ?do not track? feature that would let Internet users tell Web sites to stop surreptitiously tracking their online habits and collecting clues about age, salary, health, location and leisure activities. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/business/media/10privacy.html Websites Rein In Tracking Tools: Publishers Seek to Keep Lucrative Data on Visitors for Themselves?and Avoid Privacy Gaffes Major websites are moving to limit the number of tracking technologies like "cookies" spreading on their sites, hoping to keep lucrative data about visitors for themselves?and avoid privacy risks. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703957804575602730678670278.html US FCC looks at Google's Street View data grab The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is looking into Google Inc's "Street View" maps service, to see if the company's collection of emails and other private information violated federal laws. http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-52820520101110 FCC investigating Google 'Street View' data harvest [AFP] US government telecom regulators said Wednesday they are investigating the collection of private wireless data by Google's "Street View" mapping service. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/fcc-investigating-google-street-view-data-harvest-20101111-17o5b.html http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/fcc-investigating-google-street-view-data-harvest-20101111-17o5b.html U.S., European regulators do not share Google Street View concerns As recently reported by the Washington Post and others, the FTC has ended an inquiry into privacy concerns over Google's Street View service after Google pledged to stop gathering email, passwords, and other information from residential WiFi networks as its Street View cars creep through neighborhoods with computers on and cameras rolling. http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=81f9eee3-a96d-4104-a100-71b624250076 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Europe Takes Up Debate on Universal Internet Access The global debate over how access to the Internet should be determined and paid for has attracted free speech advocates, telephone network operators and big online businesses like Google and Facebook. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/technology/08iht-neutral.html Commission urged to force transparency on network traffic shaping The European Commission has been told that it should force companies to define themselves either as neutral internet service providers or as 'managed services' that give priority to content providers that they are in a business relationship with. http://out-law.com/page-11539 Digital Agenda: consultation reveals near consensus on importance of preserving open internet [news release] There is a near consensus on the importance of preserving the openness of the internet, according to the results of a public consultation launched on 30th June by the European Commission on the open internet and net neutrality. A total of 318 stakeholders at every level of the value chain provided input to the consultation. These included BEREC, the body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications, operators, internet service providers, Member States' authorities, consumer and civil society organisations as well as individuals. The consultation did not reveal a widespread call for further EU legislation, but there is an expectation that additional guidance may be needed in the future. Discussions will continue on 11th November at the "Net neutrality summit" at which the Commission and the European Parliament will discuss a forthcoming Commission report on net neutrality. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1482 EU Net Neutrality Review Suggests No Action, For now While the policy landscape in the United States remains largely unsettled, the European Commission indicated Tuesday that a consultation with stakeholders on net neutrality does not suggest a need for new European Union rules at this time but action might be needed in the future to preserve the openness of the Internet. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/eu-net-neutrality-review-sugge.php ACTA Meeting Set For Late November Countries involved in negotiating a trade agreement aimed at curbing international piracy and counterfeiting are set to meet at the end of month in Sydney for a final "technical meeting," according to documents from the European Commission. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2010/11/acta-meeting-set-for-late-nove.php UK ISPs get Digital Economy Act judicial review TalkTalk and BT have been granted judicial review of the Digital Economy Act by the High Court. A judge will now scrutinise whether the act is legal and justifiable, and could make wide-ranging recommendations. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11724760 BT and TalkTalk granted judicial review of Digital Economy Act BT and TalkTalk today won the right to a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, throwing controversial government proposals to tackle illegal filesharing into uncertainty. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/nov/10/bt-talktalk-digital-economy-act Digital Economy Act to be reviewed by courts and Parliament The Digital Economy Act is to be the subject of a judicial review and a Parliamentary Inquiry. The news is the latest blow to the controversial law, which opponents said was rushed through the dying days of the last Parliament without proper scrutiny. http://out-law.com/page-11538 UK telecoms groups win review of online piracy rules A High Court judge has granted permission for a judicial review into the Digital Economy Act, controversial legislation designed to stem online copyright infringement that was passed in the dying days of the Labour government. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/501fc8a6-ecd5-11df-88eb-00144feab49a.html TalkTalk and BT win review of online piracy law BT and TalkTalk have won their battle for a judicial review of the controversial Digital Economy Act designed to crackdown on music and video piracy. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/8124356/TalkTalk-and-BT-win-review-of-online-piracy-law.html uk: Google should not manage anti-terror database, privacy watchdog warns [sub req'd] Google cannot be trusted to manage Britain?s...Commissioner, told The Times that involving Google would be flawed after he found the company responsible...attention with what?s been going on with Google. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/defence/article2798596.ece at: New amendments to data protection law In early 2010 substantial revisions to the Data Protection Act entered into force. Among other things, the revised act introduced to the data protection regime a notification duty requiring every data controller in Austria to inform data subjects accordingly should they become aware of systematic and seriously unlawful misuses of personal data. http://www.internationallawoffice.com/?i=2707127&l=7EQ2KQM New Zealand P2P proposal: guilty until proven innocent Say you have a DSL connection at home. Should you be liable for big fines over infringements committed using your connection... even if you had nothing to do with them? And should rightsholder complaints carry the assumption of accuracy? New Zealand politicians say yes. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/new-zealand-p2p-proposal-guilty-until-proven-innocent.ars nz: Risk in turning back regulatory clock Bill English's response to New Zealand's third placing in the World Bank's survey of the best countries to do business in was instructive. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10686481 nz: Uncertainty around file sharing bill continues "If an account holder submits evidence or gives reasons ...the rights owner must satisfy the Tribunal that the particular presumption or presumptions are correct." http://www.cio.de/news/cio_worldnews/2253634/index2.html nz: New unjust copyright law alert: you are guilty until you prove your innocence Despite Labour and various lobby groups patting themselves on the back, saying a compromise has been reached that makes the amended copyright law workable and fair, it looks like things have in fact taken a turn for the worse. http://www.geekzone.co.nz/juha/7454 Uncertainty around NZ file sharing bill continues InternetNZ is concerned a new section of the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Bill, suggested by the Commerce Select Committee, reverses the usual principle of innocence until guilt has been proved. http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=15842 InternetNZ flags problems with Telecom separation plan New Zealand-based internet advocacy group InternetNZ has released the cross-submission it lodged with the Ministry of Economic Development. http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internetnz-flags-problems-with-telecom-separation-plan ********************************* MISCELLANEOUS ********************************* China's Tencent Should Tread More Lightly Wielding the heft of China's state-owned companies, but lacking the government's backing, China's Internet companies need to tread ever more carefully. Instant-messaging giant Tencent offers the latest illustration. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635704575603973101416314.html nz: Free software awards honour IRD, Ihaka, Silverstripe The NZ Open Source Awards 2010 were handed out at an event at Wellington's Intercontinental hotel last night, with Mark Cubey, producer of Saturday Morning with Kim Hill on Radio New Zealand, as MC. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/free-software-awards-honour-ird-ihaka-silverstripe-132923 ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Report: NZ phone line costs highest in OECD Kiwis who make only a handful of calls from their home line a month are paying the highest line rental in the OECD, because of a lack of competition in the market, a new study shows. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10686412 CSIRO introduces Wi-Fi to your TV antenna The CSIRO will tomorrow unveil a breakthrough in wireless technology that will allow multiple users to upload content at the same time while maintaining a data transfer rate of 12 megabits per second (Mbps), all over their old analog TV aerial. http://www.zdnet.com.au/csiro-introduces-wi-fi-to-your-tv-antenna-339307025.htm Broadband coming wirelessly to the bush through CSIRO breakthrough [news release] A major CSIRO breakthrough in wireless technology designed to bring broadband to people living beyond the optical fibre network, will be unveiled in Sydney tomorrow. http://www.csiro.au/news/Broadband-coming-wirelessly-to-the-bush.html Vodafone launches multimedia offensive Vodafone is transforming itself into a multimedia powerhouse in a bid to offset slower growth in voice and texting in key European markets. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/nov/09/vodafone-launches-multimedia-offensive Vodafone Selling Its Stake in Softbank The Vodafone Group said on Tuesday that it expected ?3.1 billion ($5 billion) from the sale of its stake in the Japanese mobile carrier Softbank. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/11/09/vodafone-sells-softbank-stake-and-raises-outlook/ nz: Telecom could face million-dollar claims from ISPs Telecom could be hit with compensation claims from providers, after the Commerce Commission clarified that Telecom Wholesale couldn?t charge access seekers different rates for its sub-loop extension service (SLES) and unbundled bitstream access (UBA) than it does for its retail division. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/telecom-could-face-million-dollar-claims-from-isps +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (c) David Goldstein 2010 --------- David Goldstein email: goldstein_david§yahoo.com.au web: http://davidgoldstein.tel/ http://goldsteinreport.com/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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