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 *************************************************** Enhanced Cooperation Task Force For Internet Governance? http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/07/12/enhanced-cooperation-task-force-for-internet-governance/ UN passes resolution: Voila! Internet freedom is secure by Milton Mueller http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/07/09/un-passes-resolution-voila-internet-freedom-is-secure/ Domain Registrations Continue To Outgrow Chinese Economy As Total Registrations Grow To 233m http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/14/domain-registrations-outgrow-chinese-economy/ With The Domain Space Only Growing By 17 Million A Year, Where Will All The Registrations For New gTLD?s Come From? http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/12/with-the-domain-space-only-growing-by-17-million-a-year-where-will-all-the-registrations-for-new-gtlds-come-from/ au: A domain by any other name... http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/a-domain-by-any-other-name When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Scare Tactics Aren't Convincing Americans to Sacrifice Privacy https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/when-it-comes-cybersecurity-scare-tactics-arent-convincing-americans-sacrifice US Seizes Another 70 Domains Selling Counterfeit Goods http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/13/us-seizes-domains-selling-counterfeit-goods/ Kids.us Another Online Safety Tool Loses Out To Big Business http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/16/kids-us/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Enhanced Cooperation Task Force For Internet Governance? An unconventional proposal to solve the international fight around internet governance has been put forward that would create multi-stakeholder working groups to tackle tough issues. http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/07/12/enhanced-cooperation-task-force-for-internet-governance/ UN passes resolution: Voila! Internet freedom is secure by Milton Mueller The UN last week passed a resolution on ?The promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet.? The resolution reaffirms the human rights and fundamental freedoms already enshrined in existing UN instruments, and goes on to affirm that ?the same rights people have offline must also be protected online, in particular freedom of expression.? The resolution invokes the great words of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, supporting freedom of information ?regardless of frontiers.? It also recognizes the ?global and open nature of the internet? as something that ?accelerates progress towards development in its various forms.? http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/07/09/un-passes-resolution-voila-internet-freedom-is-secure/ Patterns of Legalization in the Internet: Do We Need a Constitutional Theory for Internet Law? by Osvaldo Sald?as [HIIG Discussion Paper] Abstract: The paper acknowledges a growing web of legal norms that regulate governance aspects of the Internet. Some of these norms are legally binding; others are closer to what some scholars call soft law. In order to take stock of these developments, I propose an explorative typology that can bring some systematic order into the plurality of Internet norms. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2104296 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** FY13 Operating Plan and Budget Adopted by Board in Prague On 23 June 2012 in Prague, the ICANN Board approved the FY13 Operating Plan and Budget which was then posted to the ICANN Financials page on 26 June 2012. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-13jul12-en.htm Period of 12 ? 22 July 2012: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date The Following Public Comment periods have Recently Opened or are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates, 12 ? 22 July 2012. As a member of the ICANN community, your timely feedback is critical to our accountability and transparency efforts. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-13jul12-en.htm Tell Us What You Think: Meeting Guide Survey ICANN staff publishes a printed meeting guide for each of its three annual public meetings. We are reviewing this practice and want your feedback. If you attended ICANN 44 in Prague, we ask that you please fill out this short survey on how useful you find the printed guide. http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-13jul12-en.htm Letter from Stacy Burnette, Director, Contractual Compliance, ICANN to Andrei Taame, Name for Name Notice of Breach http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/burnette-to-taame-12jul12-en Letter from Stacy Burnette, Director, Contractual Compliance, ICANN, to Smita Pahwa, Net 4 India Notice of Breach http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/burnette-to-pahwa-13jul12-en Letter from Stacy Burnette, Director, Contractual Compliance, ICANN, to Phillip Parker, Ynot Domains Notice of Breach http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/burnette-to-parker-13jul12-en Atallah: We assumed a lot of things were being taken care of [subscription] ICANN's COO and acting CEO talks TAS, digital archery, his old friend the new CEO and how he will make the organization function better http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/07/11/atallah-we-assumed-lot-things 6 Issues & Challenges Faced by the New ICANN CEO ... Below are 6 top issues and challenges that ICANN?s new CEO will be inheriting come October 1, 2012: http://dotyou.biz/6-issues-challenges-faced-by-the-new-icann-ceo/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Domain Registrations Continue To Outgrow Chinese Economy As Total Registrations Grow To 233m The registration of domain names continue to be one of the few industries globally that outperform the Chinese economy, with a growth rate of 11 per cent year-on-year, or 23 million, to the end of quarter one, 2012, making the total number of domain names registered over 233 million. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18217 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/14/domain-registrations-outgrow-chinese-economy/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/domain-registrations-continue-to-outgrow-chinese-economy-as-total-registrations-grow-to-233m.html Internet Grows to More Than 233 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2012 More than seven million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2012, bringing the total number of registered domain names to more than 233 million worldwide across all domains, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, published by VeriSign, Inc. http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/news-events/press-room/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cHM6Ly9wcmVzcy52ZXJpc2lnbi5jb20vZWFzeWlyL2N1c3RvbXJlbC5kbz9lYXN5aXJpZD1BRkMwRkYwREI1QzU2MEQzO3ZlcnNpb249bGl2ZTtwcmlkPTkwODkyOTtyZWxlYXNlanNwPWN1c3RvbV85Nw%3D%3D Celebrating 25 years of .CA - Internet domain has become integral to Canada?s identity The Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the organization that manages the .CA Internet domain, is celebrating .CA?s pivotal role in bringing Canadians together online and building Canada?s digital brand abroad. http://www.cira.ca/news/news-releases/celebrating-25years/ Canada's Web domain celebrates 25 years John Demco volunteered to start the dot-ca registry in 1987 at the University of British Columbia. Today it has nearly 2 million Web sites registered. http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=68236 Start to Invest in .CN Domain Name In the next wave of global online business, Chinese domain(.cn) represents institutions everywhere with an opportunity to be successful in the Chinese market or social life. It is a crucial time for companies or organizations to protect their internet identities in .CN. This secures the gate to China's huge marketplace. http://bx.businessweek.com/china/view?url=http%3A%2F%2Fiisp.hk%2Fnews%2Fmessview.php%3FID%3D7853 ?dotINFO? Summer Spotting Contest launches today Afilias Limited, the operator of the .INFO TLD, today announced the start of the Summer 2012 .INFO Spotting Contest. http://www.afilias.info/news/2012/07/12/?dotinfo?-summer-spotting-contest-launches-today http://info.info/content/?dotinfo?-summer-spotting-contest-launches-today no: Thousands of domain names get deactivated this summer ... Since 2 May some 20 000 domain name holders have been notified that their domains risk deletion because the organization the domain is registered to, has been deleted from The Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Enhetsregisteret), and thus no longer exist. Because of this, there is no longer a basis for the domain registration. In many cases, the domains are still in use, the holder has simply forgotten to update the registration after mergers, sales, etc. http://www.norid.no/nytt/databasevask.en.html ru: Internet growth and security widely discussed at Seliger 2012 The Coordination Center has partnered with Seliger 2012 International Youth Forum for its Innovation and Enterprise block. From July 1 to July 9, 2012, the Coordination Center representatives, as well as those of the CC's partners, engaged in a number of sessions with reports on current state of the Internet, its growth prospects and principles of using the Internet safely and effectively. http://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=3926 SaudiNIC started implementing the the process of Renew Domains Information SaudiNIC started implementing the the process of Renew Domains Information, in the coming days and periodically, SaudiNIC will send reminders to the Administrative Contact of each domain name registered with SaudiNIC and assigned to an account. http://nic.sa/view/news_143 .UY Opens Up Registrations At Second Level Registrations of .UY domain names at the second level were opened to all eligible registrants on 10 July. http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/13/uy-registrations-second-level/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/uy-opens-up-registrations-at-second-level.html ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** With The Domain Space Only Growing By 17 Million A Year, Where Will All The Registrations For New gTLD?s Come From? We know that .com/.net registrations as of the last report sits at 116 million registrations is growing at the rate 8 million new registrations a year. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/12/with-the-domain-space-only-growing-by-17-million-a-year-where-will-all-the-registrations-for-new-gtlds-come-from/ Religious wars brewing in ICANN gTLD expansion Religious convictions are emerging as the key battle line in the massive domain name expansion currently in progress at internet addressing overlord ICANN. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/07/12/icann_gtld_expansion_religious_war/ au: A domain by any other name... The release of a list of gTLDs is expected to spark a range of new cyber-squatting disputes. http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/a-domain-by-any-other-name ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Scare Tactics Aren't Convincing Americans to Sacrifice Privacy This week, comments from Democratic Senators, a panel of witnessses, and the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) called on the Senate to enact cybersecurity legislation. But a new poll shows that Americans don't want to sacrifice civil liberties by allowing unfettered data exchanges between corporations and the government. Discussions this week were part of an effort to break the partisan stalemate over the Cybersecurity Act, a bill that would allow Internet companies to monitor the sensitive communications of users and pass that data to the government without any judicial oversight. The Cybersecurity Act would also give companies the right to "modify or block data packets" if they do it with "defensive intent," while offering little in the way of liability for companies that overstep their authority. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/when-it-comes-cybersecurity-scare-tactics-arent-convincing-americans-sacrifice Tridium?s Niagara Framework: Marvel of connectivity illustrates new cyber risks ... At least 11 million devices and machines in 52 countries, including security and surveillance systems in homes, have been linked to the Internet through Niagara, most of them in the past two years. But behind that success is a looming threat: an unknown number of Niagara-run networks are vulnerable to attacks from hackers, an examination by The Washington Post has found. http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/tridiums-niagara-framework-marvel-of-connectivity-illustrates-new-cyber-risks/2012/07/11/gJQARJL6dW_story.html What will online security look like in year 2025? CYBER operations units will soon sit alongside the army, navy and air force as a major wing of Australia's defence forces, an online security expert says. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/smartphones/what-will-online-security-look-like-in-year-2025/story-fn5tbzvc-1226424668860 How to report a cyber threat to Australian police Three steps that will ensure your security compromise gets investigated by the relevant law enforcement agency http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/430537/how_report_cyber_threat_australian_police/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** ICE-led IPR Center seizes 70 websites duping consumers into buying counterfeit merchandise U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) -led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) seized 70 websites that were illegally selling counterfeit merchandise. http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1207/120712washington.htm US Seizes Another 70 Domains Selling Counterfeit Goods Another 70 domain names allegedly involved in selling counterfeit merchandise were seized by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18211 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/13/us-seizes-domains-selling-counterfeit-goods/ U.S. ICE Seizes 70 More Websites for Alleged Copyright Infringement [IDG] U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has seized 70 websites accused of selling products that infringe copyright, bringing the number of websites seized by ICE in the last two years to 839. http://www.cio.com/article/710725/U.S._ICE_Seizes_70_More_Websites_for_Alleged_Copyright_Infringement http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/430462/us_ice_seizes_70_more_websites_alleged_copyright_infringement/ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/259145/us_ice_seizes_70_more_websites_for_alleged_copyright_infringement.html US Officials Seize 70 Domains Citing Counterfeiting, Fake SSL Certificates US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials shut down 70 copyright infringing websites on Thursday, as part of a broader crackdown on the selling of counterfeit goods online. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/us-officials-seize-70-domains-citing-counterfeiting-fake-ssl-certificates U.S. Officials Seize 70 Websites Federal officials said Thursday they have seized 70 websites that allegedly offered counterfeit merchandise as part of an ongoing effort targeting sites that infringe intellectual property. https://mashable.com/2012/07/12/officials-seize-websites/ NBA Demands Domain From Porn Stars Offering Fans Oral Sex Porn stars Sara Jay and Angelina Castro have promised Miami Heat fans oral sex if their team won a championship, setting up a Twitter account and website with the rules and regulations of the offer should they win. But they have fallen afoul of the National Basketball Association who have demanded the domain name and Twitter account saying they breach the NBA's intellectual property. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18212 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/13/nba-demands-domain/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/nba-demands-domain-from-porn-stars-offering-fans-oral-sex.html NBA Trying to Block Porn Stars Sara Jay & Angelina Castro Free BJ Day for Heat Fans ... In a letter, the NBA has demanded the following by Monday, July 9: ?It has come to our attention that [you] are using NBA Intellectual Property without authorization, including on the website http://www.teambjnba.com and Twitter page https://twitter.com/#!/teambjnba (collectively the ?Websites?), to promote an event by including references to the Miami Heat and its players. The Websites incorporate the ?NBA? trademark in the domain name and account name and prominently feature NBA Intellectual Property ? including the Heat team logo. http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2012/07/nba-trying-to-block-porn-stars-sara-jay-angelina-castro-free-bj-day-for-heat-fans/ NBA Attempts to Thwart Porn Stars' Blowjob Offer to Miami Heat Fans ... Black Sports Online reports that the NBA sent the follow letter to Jay and Castro: "It has come to our attention that [you] are using NBA Intellectual Property without authorization, including on the website http://www.teambjnba.com and Twitter page https://twitter.com/#!/teambjnba (collectively the "Websites"), to promote an event by including references to the Miami Heat and its players. The Websites incorporate the "NBA" trademark in the domain name and account name and prominently feature NBA Intellectual Property -- including the Heat team logo. http://blogs.laweekly.com/afterdark/2012/07/porn_stars_offer_blowjobs_to_v.php Intel gets two strikes in Mexico Big brands occasionally lose cybersquatting disputes. But two in a row with similar circumstances? That?s what happened to Intel south of the border. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/12/intel-gets-two-strikes-in-mexico/ nz: Typing slip takes savers to porn site One slip up when typing in a website address, and those looking to save for their retirement could instead be looking at semi-nude women. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10819208 Default judgement issued against Paris in domain fight, damages hearing on tap A Texas district court has filed an entry of default against Ville de Paris in a domain name squabble. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/13/default-judgement-issued-against-paris-over-domain-fight-damages-hearing-on-tap/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** How Failure To Maintain IPv6 Is Hindering Law Enforcement by Michael Darer Recently, the FBI, DEA and even the Canadian Mounted Police have suggested that the switch to IPv6 is making it more difficult to track criminals online, those who would traffic in things such as drugs or child pornography, in addition to hackers, botnets, kidnappers and terrorists. Under IPv4, it wasn't very difficult to find offenders online via their IP addresses. The American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN) would hand out the address and internet providers would log them into the public WHOIS database. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120711_how_failure_to_maintain_ipv6_is_hindering_law_enforcement/ ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** It?s Domaining 6.0 & It?s Is All About Branding I promised I would be writing a few post this week about the new gTLD?s, the current state of the domain industry where its has been and where it?s going. As far as I can see we are now in the age of Domaining 6.0 Before trying to figure out where we are going, lets do a quick recap of where we have been. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/09/its-domaining-6-0-its-is-all-about-branding/ Kids.us Another Online Safety Tool Loses Out To Big Business One of the challenging aspects of child safety online is the multitude of tools available and getting people to use them. There are many worthwhile projects that have come and gone, or just never really made it. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18220 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/16/kids-us/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/kidsus-another-online-safety-tool-loses-out-to-big-business.html American government kills off .kids.us The US government is killing off the failed .kids.us domain, ten years after it was created by Congress. http://domainincite.com/9746-american-government-kills-off-kids-us A Rare Look at What the Death of a Domain Extension Looks Like: Government Agency Shuts Down Kids.us R.I.P. Kids.us. The rarely used extension that was created by an Act of Congress in 2003 with the idea of providing a safe place for kids on the web is suspending operations effective July 27, 2012 (the domains sold were actually sub-domains of kids.us, for example toys.kids.us). http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20120713.htm Vignes out as CEO of OpenRegistry OpenRegistry?s founding CEO, Jean-Christophe Vignes, left the position to join a Paris-based law firm last month. http://domainincite.com/9743-vignes-out-as-ceo-of-openregistry Proposal for New RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Model In response to feedback from RIPE NCC members and the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme Task Force, the RIPE NCC Executive Board has developed a proposal for a new Charging Scheme model. In very broad terms, this model creates a simplified fee structure where the majority of members pay the same fee. The income derived from these membership fees covers the majority of the RIPE NCC?s operational costs. http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/proposal-for-new-ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-model In New Ad, GoDaddy Upgrades Its Image GoDaddy recently surprised Madison Avenue by hiring an advertising agency to develop a more professional image for the company, which became notorious for commercials, created internally, that featured scantily clad ?GoDaddy Girls? and double entendres. A commercial that is the first work for the client from the agency, Deutsch New York, suggests that GoDaddy is trying to grow up in a hurry. http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/godaddy-the-web-hosting-provider-seeks-to-upgrade-its-image/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Market's Mid-Range Continues to Hum With Top 20 Sales Totaling Over $440,000 For the second week is a row no six-figure sales were reported but action remained strong in the market's mid-range. The top 20 sales averaged over $22,000 apiece with the GoDaddyAuctions $64,980 sale of Britt.com setting the pace. GoDaddyAuctions went on to claim half of the entries our new all extension Top 20 Sales Chart, including 8 of the top 10. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2012/20120711.htm Class Action Suit Filed Against Microsoft For Overcharging For Pay Per Click Ads On Parked Domain Names MediaPost.com is reporting that Microsoft has ?been hit with a potential class-action lawsuit for allegedly overcharging marketers for pay-per-click ads?. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/13/class-action-suit-filed-against-microsoft-for-overcharging-for-pay-per-click-ads-on-parked-domains/ Richard Lau Guest Post: RL.com ? An Inside View of The Million Dollar Battle One of the first things I did as a domainer was put in the countless hours cold-calling, cold-emailing and making offers. Unrelated to my new ?work?, my sister lent me a book about a Skip Tracer who used his skills to track down missing children. In the book were many hints, tips and anecdotes about finding people who, for whatever reason, didn?t want to be found. http://www.elliotsblog.com/richard-lau-guest-post-rl-com-4864 How It Could Have Been: Escrow.com Rebrands As Finera Most of you reading this right now would salivate at the chance to acquire a category-killing name like Escrow.com, simply for the reg fee. For anyone who has ever settled a court case, bought and sold real estate or an expensive car or boat, the word "escrow" has clear meaning and strong resonance. Hand-registering Escrow.com is exactly what Fidelity Title did in 1999, when they believed escrow services would mesh nicely with their title business. http://fragerfactor.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/how-it-could-have-been-escrowcom.html Thick Skin Is Necessary When Selling Domain Names To End Users During the last couple of years, I?ve sold quite a few domain names to ?end user? buyers. From my perspective, an end user buyer is a person or company in the field or industry related to the domain name you are selling, and the buyer of the domain name will use the name as a part of their business. http://www.elliotsblog.com/thick-skin-is-necessary-when-selling-domain-names-to-end-users-6923 ********************** SOCIAL NETWORKING ********************** nz: Facebook snoopers to be exposed Facebook fans beware - the days when you could snoop through your friends, former partners' and work colleagues' pages anonymously are due to end. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10819849 nz: 'Who's viewed your Facebook page' feature coming The New Zealand Herald reports the website's announced it will soon let users see group pages they're associated with. But already there are suggestions that Facebook may unfurl the technology across the site. ... Netsafe director Martin Cocker says the move adds transparency to Facebook and should be praised. http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbint/748801709--who-s-viewed-your-facebook-page--feature-coming ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* Kids.us Another Online Safety Tool Loses Out To Big Business One of the challenging aspects of child safety online is the multitude of tools available and getting people to use them. There are many worthwhile projects that have come and gone, or just never really made it. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18220 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/16/kids-us/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/kidsus-another-online-safety-tool-loses-out-to-big-business.html American government kills off .kids.us The US government is killing off the failed .kids.us domain, ten years after it was created by Congress. http://domainincite.com/9746-american-government-kills-off-kids-us A Rare Look at What the Death of a Domain Extension Looks Like: Government Agency Shuts Down Kids.us R.I.P. Kids.us. The rarely used extension that was created by an Act of Congress in 2003 with the idea of providing a safe place for kids on the web is suspending operations effective July 27, 2012 (the domains sold were actually sub-domains of kids.us, for example toys.kids.us). http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20120713.htm Social networks scan for sexual predators Facebook and other technology giants are automatically scanning online chats for criminal activity such as child grooming and alerting police, preventing crime from occurring in the first place. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/social-networks-scan-for-sexual-predators-20120716-224wp.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/social-networks-scan-for-sexual-predators-20120716-224wp.html Children and computers: State of play Young children are naturals with computers, leaving their parents baffled. Should we be worried? ... According to Dr Livingstone, there are two common areas of worry for parents. First: how long their child spends playing games. Second: the content of those games. "Parents focus on the fact that the game involves football, or killing. But the point for the children is the skill levels, competition, gaining points, beating others. It's not the content, not really. Children have a lot of skills they have to master: like reading and writing, maths, eating with a knife and fork. With games there are skills they choose to master." ... Her advice for parents is two-fold. First, get online with your children when they're little, to help them figure out how to manage their internet use. "And second," she says, "less shouting at the kid to get off the computer and more, 'Let's go to the park.' We're a busy bunch of parents and it's easy to put them in front of a game while we get on with stuff we need to do. All kids say computer use is a time filler ? a way of avoiding boredom." http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/15/children-computers-state-of-play ********************** ONLINE TV & MUSIC ********************** U.S. Pursuing a Middleman in Web Piracy Richard O?Dwyer, an enterprising 24-year-old college student from northern England, has found himself in the middle of a fierce battle between two of America?s great exports: Hollywood and the Internet. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/technology/us-pursues-richard-odwyer-as-intermediary-in-online-piracy.html us: Web Video Inflames Fight Over TV Fees The disappearance of Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central from the TV sets of 20 million American homes on Wednesday marked a line in the sand drawn by one of the biggest pay-TV distributors in a dispute over programming fees with a major entertainment company. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303740704577520483726195726.html ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** us: Privacy groups question NTIA's focus on mobile privacy transparency [IDG] The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration's first step toward developing a consensus on mobile privacy standards may be the wrong step, privacy advocates said. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229063/Privacy_groups_question_NTIA_39_s_focus_on_mobile_privacy_transparency http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/071212-privacy-groups-question-ntia39s-focus-260857.html ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** au: One million credit card crimes THE online shopping boom has spawned a surge in credit card crime, with more than a million cases of card fraud in Australia last year and total losses blowing out to a record $278 million ? almost double the level of two years earlier. http://www.theage.com.au/national/one-million-credit-card-crimes-20120712-21yyj.html ********************** SECURITY ********************** When It Comes to Cybersecurity, Scare Tactics Aren't Convincing Americans to Sacrifice Privacy This week, comments from Democratic Senators, a panel of witnessses, and the director of the National Security Agency (NSA) called on the Senate to enact cybersecurity legislation. But a new poll shows that Americans don't want to sacrifice civil liberties by allowing unfettered data exchanges between corporations and the government. Discussions this week were part of an effort to break the partisan stalemate over the Cybersecurity Act, a bill that would allow Internet companies to monitor the sensitive communications of users and pass that data to the government without any judicial oversight. The Cybersecurity Act would also give companies the right to "modify or block data packets" if they do it with "defensive intent," while offering little in the way of liability for companies that overstep their authority. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/when-it-comes-cybersecurity-scare-tactics-arent-convincing-americans-sacrifice Tridium?s Niagara Framework: Marvel of connectivity illustrates new cyber risks ... At least 11 million devices and machines in 52 countries, including security and surveillance systems in homes, have been linked to the Internet through Niagara, most of them in the past two years. But behind that success is a looming threat: an unknown number of Niagara-run networks are vulnerable to attacks from hackers, an examination by The Washington Post has found. http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/tridiums-niagara-framework-marvel-of-connectivity-illustrates-new-cyber-risks/2012/07/11/gJQARJL6dW_story.html What will online security look like in year 2025? CYBER operations units will soon sit alongside the army, navy and air force as a major wing of Australia's defence forces, an online security expert says. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/smartphones/what-will-online-security-look-like-in-year-2025/story-fn5tbzvc-1226424668860 How to report a cyber threat to Australian police Three steps that will ensure your security compromise gets investigated by the relevant law enforcement agency http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/430537/how_report_cyber_threat_australian_police/ ********************** PRIVACY ********************** Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users Another month, another major security breach. Yahoo confirmed Thursday that about 400,000 user names and passwords to Yahoo and other companies were stolen on Wednesday. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/yahoo-breach-extends-beyond-yahoo-to-gmail-hotmail-aol-users/ ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Internet content blocking travels downstream, affects unwary users A team of Canadian researchers have uncovered an unusual new example of ?upstream filtering,? where online content in one country is blocked in another country due to filtering that happens in transit. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/internet-content-blocking-travels-downstream-affects-unwary-users/ FCC head Genachowski criticizes Russia?s new Internet law A top U.S. official on Thursday criticized the new Internet law in Russia that won approval in the lower house of the Parliament Wednesday, saying it could limit free speech and civil rights. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/fcc-head-genachowski-criticizes-russias-new-internet-law/2012/07/12/gJQABxnCfW_blog.html FCC Chairman Criticizes 'Dangerous' Russian Website Blocking Plan Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski late on Wednesday called Russian legislation to blacklist certain websites a "troubling and dangerous" direction for Internet freedom. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/07/fcc-chairman-criticizes-danger.php Tech companies continue protests after Russia adopts online 'censorship' bill [IDG] The Russian legislature's lower house on Wednesday adopted a bill that, according to tech companies in the country, could lead to Internet censorship. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/071212-tech-companies-continue-protests-after-260854.html http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/259153/tech_companies_continue_protests_after_russia_adopts_online_censorship_bill.html Russia Tightens its Grip On the Net Russia?s lower house of parliament passed a bill on Wednesday that critics say represents a big step toward the installation of a Chinese-style Internet censorship apparatus. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428500/russia-tightens-its-grip-on-the-net/ Russian Duma Approves Internet Blacklist Bill The Russian Duma overwhelmingly approved the controversial Internet regulation Bill ? 89417-6. 441. A total of 441 out of 450 deputies representing all four party factions within the Duma, voted to support the bill. The regulations set forth within the bill, including the creation of a national blacklist and legal partnership with a content-monitoring bureau, are expected to go into effect in January after President Putin signs the bill into law. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/update-russian-duma-approves-internet-blacklist-bill ru: Freedom of information threatened by website blacklisting and recriminalization of defamation The lower house of the Russian parliament, the Duma, yesterday approved a bill on third reading that will allow the authorities to compile a website blacklist, fuelling concern about Internet filtering and censorship. The bill will have to be passed by the upper house and ratified by President Vladimir Putin before it takes effect. http://en.rsf.org/russia-freedom-of-information-threatened-13-07-2012,43019.html Tajikistan launches crackdown on Internet critics Tajikistan plans to create a volunteer-run body to monitor Internet use and reprimand those who openly criticise President Imomali Rakhmon and his government, the head of the Central Asian country's state-run communications service said on Friday. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/13/tajikistan-internet-idINDEE86C0CF20120713 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/13/oukin-uk-tajikistan-internet-idUKBRE86C0MV20120713 ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** uk: Snooping errors twice led to wrongful detention, watchdog reveals The police have wrongly accused and detained two people in separate cases as a result of mistakes made in the disclosure of their personal communications data, a watchdog has revealed. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/13/snooping-errors-wrongful-detention-watchdog Wikipedia not afraid to go dark to protect Internet Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on Thursday he hopes the online encyclopaedia would never have to go dark again, but it would if necessary to protect the Internet from draconian policies that would harm everyday users. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/oukin-uk-wikipedia-internet-freedoms-idUKBRE86B1E220120712 http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/wikipedia-internet-freedoms-idINDEE86B0J720120712 us: House Quietly Reintroduces a Piece of SOPA Even after millions rallied against the passage of SOPA/PIPA, the House is still quietly trying to pass a related bill that would give the entertainment industry more permanent, government-funded spokespeople. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/house-quiety-reintroduces-piece-sopa au: Government defends web spy powers The Gillard government has defended a plan to force telcos to store the internet and phone data of all Australians for up to two years, saying it is needed to allow our intelligence and police agencies to effectively target organised criminals and terrorists. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/government-defends-web-spy-powers-20120712-21yvu.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/government-defends-web-spy-powers-20120712-21yvu.html au: Intelligence community calls for expanded powers Internet freedom and rights expert Jon Lawrence discusses the proposed expansion and changes to powers of Australia's intelligence community. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-12/intelligence-community-calls-for-expanded-powers/4126898 nz: Copyright laws are good enough, says Judge New Zealand?s copyright laws are sufficient to protect the property of rights holders, but the attitudes of copyright holders and the legislature need to evolve with the times, says District Court Judge David Harvey. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/copyright-laws-are-good-enough-says-judge ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Greenpeace Urges Apple to Think Cleaner Greenpeace International said in a new report on Thursday that Apple was making progress with its clean energy efforts, but not enough to satisfy the environmental group. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/greenpeace-urges-apple-to-think-cleaner/ Apple?s clean energy plans still cloudy despite coal-free pledge Apple?s clean energy policies have significantly improved, but the company still gets low scores for its energy choices when compared with sector leaders, according to a new Greenpeace International analysis released today. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/makingwaves/apples-clean-energy-plans-still-cloudy/blog/41359/ Apple Backtracks on Withdrawal From Environmental Ratings Apple has changed its mind about not participating in a government-backed rating system that assesses the environmental friendliness of electronic products. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/apple-backtracks-on-withdrawal-from-environmental-ratings/ Apple Reverses Stance on EPEAT Environmental Rating System Apple is back in EPEAT. Reversing a move made earlier in the week, when it pulled out of the government-backed registration of environmentally friendly electronics, Apple announced that it will continue to participate in the EPEAT program. http://allthingsd.com/20120713/apple-reverses-stance-on-epeat-environmental-rating-system/ The web needs more women builders Digital Flash NYC, a marketing agency, recently published a handy infographic reinforcing what we already know: women are more active users of social networking sites than men, racking up 99m more visits than men every month. Buried among the stats revealing that 58% of Facebook users and 64% of Twitter users are female was one forcing us to give up lazy preconceptions of gamers as sweaty teenagers hunched over laptops in bedrooms, and older women as sad loners, shovelling in the oven chips while glumly watching the household budget disappear on bingo sites. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/13/web-needs-more-women-builders InternetNZ announces election results and awards fellowships InternetNZ has announced the results of its council elections and the appointment of two new InternetNZ Fellows. http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/internetnz-announces-election-results-and-awards-fellowships-ck-123541 New councillor, fellows at InternetNZ Advocacy group InternetNZ has announced the results of this year?s council elections at its AGM, with four councillors re-elected to their positions and one new councillor to take up a three year term. http://www.techday.co.nz/telecommunicationsreview/news/new-councillor-fellows-at-internetnz/24167/6/ On feeding the trolls, and a new NBR comments system On Thursday at InternetNZ?s Nethui, Peter Griffin ran a session on ?trolling?, or how to handle abusive commenters whose whole purpose in life is to bait others http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/feeding-trolls-and-new-nbr-comments-system ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** EU sides with big telcos on fiber broadband plan European regulators backed away from forcing big telecom operators to charge smaller rivals less for renting space on their networks, changing tack in their efforts to spur the buildout of fiber broadband. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/12/us-telecoms-eu-regulations-idUKBRE86B0X420120712 Brussels backs down on telecoms pricing Neelie Kroes, Europe?s digital commissioner, has given the large European telecoms groups a boost by backing down on a threat to cut pricing of their networks to encourage investment in European infrastructure. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ad82cdbe-cc02-11e1-aac1-00144feabdc0.html Chinese telecom firm ZTE probed for alleged sale of U.S. surveillance equipment to Iran Federal investigators are probing a major Chinese telecom firm and its U.S. subsidiary for allegedly selling banned U.S. surveillance equipment to Iran, according to a newly disclosed document. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/chinese-telecom-firm-zte-probed-for-alleged-sale-of-us-surveillance-equipment-to-iran/2012/07/13/gJQA6mKUiW_story.html FBI 'probes' ZTE trade deals with Iran The FBI is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment-maker ZTE over allegations it sold banned US computer gear to Iran, according to a report. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18827211 Analysis: U.S. criminal inquiry puts much at risk for ZTE ZTE Corp, the world's fifth-biggest telecommunications equipment maker, could face steep fines and restrictions on its U.S. operations if it is found to have illegally sold U.S. computer products to Iran. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/16/uk-zte-us-investigation-idUKBRE86E01U20120716 ------ David Goldstein email: david at goldsteinreport.com web: http://goldsteinreport.com/ http://davidgoldstein.tel/ 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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