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Experts Gather In Toronto To Assess ICANN And Internet Governance
http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/10/07/experts-gather-in-toronto-to-assess-icann-and-internet-governance/

Human rights at ICANN: A civil society policy conference at ICANN Toronto by Milton Mueller
http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/10/03/human-rightsicann-a-civil-society-policy-conference-at-icann-toronto/

USG Wants New Trademark Protections at .Com and a Default Judgment URS
http://internetcommerce.org/NTIA_URS_at_dotcom

auDA CEO Chris Disspain on ABC Mid North Coast
http://blog.auda.org.au/2012/10/04/auda-ceo-chris-disspain-on-abc-mid-north-coast/

Strickling urges ICANN to bolster trademark protection for all gTLDs
http://domainincite.com/10700-strickling-urges-icann-to-bolster-trademark-protection-for-all-gtlds

18,000 Websites Seized In Global Illicit Online Pharmacy Crackdown
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/10/05/18000-websites-global-illicit-online-pharmacy-crackdown/

Global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies [news release]
http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News-media-releases/2012/PR077

au: Most government agencies to adopt IPv6 by year's end: AGIMO
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438322/most_government_agencies_adopt_ipv6_by_year_end_agimo/

Go Daddy Identifies Causes of September 10 Outage in Detailed Postmortem Post
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/go-daddy-identifies-causes-of-september-10-outage-in-detailed-postmortem-post


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Experts Gather In Toronto To Assess ICANN And Internet Governance
Public interest groups will join government officials, academics, attorneys, industry representatives and others in Toronto, Canada, on Friday, 12 October alongside the meeting of ICANN to discuss ICANN?s involvement in internet governance issues such as security and freedom online.
http://www.ip-watch.org/2012/10/07/experts-gather-in-toronto-to-assess-icann-and-internet-governance/

Human rights at ICANN: A civil society policy conference at ICANN Toronto by Milton Mueller
Public interest groups involved in ICANN will gather on Friday 12 October 2012 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada. The event, ?ICANN & Internet Governance: Security & Freedom in a Connected World,? is sponsored by the Noncommercial Users Constituency (NCUC), the voice of civil society in ICANN. The policy conference will focus on key ICANN policy issues like the need to promote both cyber-security and human rights in the development of global Internet policies.
http://www.internetgovernance.org/2012/10/03/human-rightsicann-a-civil-society-policy-conference-at-icann-toronto/

nz: Govt urged to resist changes to internet governance
InternetNZ will be approaching the government to secure its vote against a shift in internet governance that the International Telecommunications Union is set to promote at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai this December.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/internetnz-to-ask-govt-to-resist-internet-governance-changes
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=CF415D19-CB7D-0271-F92980F4EEE7F0B4
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/internet/3402176/govt-urged-resist-changes-internet-governance/

in: Ministry, NSA agree on balancing security concerns with freedom of expression
Speaking with one voice, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Telecom Secretary R. Chandrashekhar and Deputy National Security Advisor Vijay Latha Reddy on Thursday advocated the need for the government to embrace a consensual, democratic, transparent and evolving structure through a multi-stakeholder dialogue for handling Internet issues, without impinging on individual freedom of expression in any way.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ministry-nsa-agree-on-balancing-security-concerns-with-freedom-of-expression/article3965816.ece

in: Leave the Net alone
The Internet is working well and governments around the world should keep away from regulating it, experts said at the India Internet Governance Conference.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3965538.ece

Everyone has a stake in it by Subimal Bhattacharjee
The seventh meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will be held in Azerbaijan in November, will address some serious issues that affect cyberspace today.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/ColumnsOthers/Everyone-has-a-stake-in-it/Article1-940445.aspx

The Evolution of the ITU's Views on Internet Governance (2006-2012) by Veni Markovski
Someone was talking the other day about the ITU and what they think about the issue of Internet Governance. I know what the ITU Secretariat wrote in a paper some years ago (Bulgaria was one of the governments heavily criticizing the errors and flaws in the ITU paper), but also decided it might be interesting to show how this question has evolved in the words of the ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure, by finding out how his positions on that issue, and on the role of the ITU have changed through the years.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121004_the_evolution_of_itu_views_on_internet_governance_2006_2012/

E-governance is passe, i-governance is in
Some weeks ago, I wrote about what I call s-governance, or social governance. This was essentially about the need for governments to go beyond e-governance to render public services to citizens to actually using social media to manage social tensions and offer political accountability.
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NMadhavan/E-governance-is-passe-i-governance-is-in/Article1-941232.aspx

International Internet Governance, Innovation & The International Telecommunications Union by Jonathan Sallet
Abstract: The 19th Century telegraph and the 20th Century telephone are relatively simple mechanisms of communication. A single technology, widely deployed, with content supplied by its users. The Internet ecosystem is much more complex ? bringing together divergent technologies of transmission (mobile and fixed), usage, storages, hardware and software ? empowering very divergent forms of content, personalized on each device that is connected to the network of networks.
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2155669

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Letter from Lawrence Strickling, The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, United States Department of Commerce to Steve Crocker
Re: New gTLD Program
http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/strickling-to-crocker-04oct12-en
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/letter-icann-new-gtlds

Accountability & Transparency Review Team 2 (ATRT 2): Call for Volunteer ATRT Members: Representing ICANN Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations; and Serving as Independent Experts
As prescribed by the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC), ICANN is to organize a review of its accountability and transparency commitments no less frequently than every three years.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05oct12-en.htm

USG Wants New Trademark Protections at .Com and a Default Judgment URS
On the eve of ICANN?s 45th public meeting in Toronto -- the last such meeting for the next half year until the April 2013 Beijing event -- the United States government has urged ICANN to consider adding new trademark protections at .com and other incumbent gTLDs, and to adopt a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) model that includes a default judgment procedure. These proposals could dramatically alter the balance between complainants and registrants in both UDRP and URS cases involving domains at new and existing gTLDs, and ICA intends to fully engage in the ensuing debate.
http://internetcommerce.org/NTIA_URS_at_dotcom

ICANN Advertising For Director of gTLD Registry Services
ICANN currently has a number of job vacancies open, which isn?t that surprising for an organisation of its size. One of them, however, caught my eye: Director, gTLD Registry Services, Los Angeles, United States. Reading the job description this sounds very like the role formerly held by Kurt Pritz (well ? one of his roles .. ):
http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/04/icann-advertising-for-director-of-gtld-registry-services/

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auDA CEO Chris Disspain on ABC Mid North Coast
CEO Chris Disspain talked to ABC Mid North Coast presenter Katya Quigley about the upcoming Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF), censorship, regulation and balancing security with privacy.
http://blog.auda.org.au/2012/10/04/auda-ceo-chris-disspain-on-abc-mid-north-coast/

be: Second legal dossier
Earlier this year DNS.be started drafting a series of legal reports dealing with a number of law-related topics for different target groups. Below you will find more details of the second legal dossier.
http://dns.be/en//second_legal_dossier

be: What does the Cookie Act mean for online users and webmasters?
As from 1 October, the new Telecommunications Act, passed in the Belgian Parliament in June, becomes effective. The new Act also includes a number of requirements in relation to cookies and the way they are used on the Internet. When it comes to tracking cookies, online users are required to give explicit permission.
http://dns.be/en//what_does_the_cookie_act_mean_for_online_users_and_webmasters

Domain Transfer Fee Eliminated for .CL Domains
.CL logoNIC Chile has announced the ?Change of Domain Holder? (Transfer) fee for .CL domain names was eliminated as of 1 October.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/10/08/cl-domain-transfer-fee-eliminated/

NIC Chile announces elimination of charges for Change of Domain Holder
NIC Chile announces that the procedure "Change of Domain Holder" (Transfer) for domain names under .CL will change, effective October 1st, 2012, becoming an operation free of charge.
http://nic.cl/anuncios/2012-10-01-eng.html

Chilean Registry Drops Registrant Update Fee
NIC Chile has updated their domain transfer policies. Changing the registrant / holder of a .cl domain name is no longer a billable action effective October 1 2012.
http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/02/chilean-registry-drops-registrant-update-fee/

cz: TV Spots to Raise Awareness about the Internet
Today Czech Television starts broadcasting a series of educational videos What?s Internet For.
http://www.nic.cz/page/1177/tv-spots-to-raise-awareness-about-the-internet-/

IEDR Data Dump
As regular readers probably know, I run Blacknight. Blacknight is Ireland?s largest hosting provider and domain name registrar. We?re also the only Irish company to ever have been accredited with ICANN. And we?re the single largest registrar of .ie domain names on the planet.
http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/04/iedr-data-dump/

.ME Registry Announces Comedy Cagematch Competition & Sweepstakes
Sixteen emerging standup comedians, armed with their best jokes, are scheduled to go head-to-head in a ?Comedy Cagematch? on Facebook.
http://www.domain.me/me-registry-announces-comedy-cagematch-competition-sweepstakes

NiRA Challenges FG on Local IP Registry
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the body managing Nigeria?s ccTLD, the dot ng domain name, has called on the Federal Government to establish local Internet Protocol (IP) Registry for the country.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nira-challenges-fg-on-local-ip-registry/126758/
http://allafrica.com/stories/201210040235.html

uk: ?6m donation to Nominet Trust and September Communiqu?
Following another year of strong financial performance, Nominet has made a ?6m charitable donation to Nominet Trust.
http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/%C2%A36m-donation-nominet-trust-and-september-communiqu?

uk: Nominet Sucking Up To Law Enforcement With New Proposals?
Nominet, the registry for *.uk, has opened a public consultation on the re-introduction of .uk domain names ie. domains directly under .uk such as businessname.uk The proposals from the registry, however, sound like they?re heavily influenced by the law enforcement ?asks? during the current RAA negotiations.
http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/01/nominet-sucking-up-to-law-enforcement-with-new-proposals/

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Strickling urges ICANN to bolster trademark protection for all gTLDs
US Department of Commerce assistant secretary Larry Strickling has called on ICANN to create more trademark protection mechanisms across new and existing gTLDs.
http://domainincite.com/10700-strickling-urges-icann-to-bolster-trademark-protection-for-all-gtlds

Strickling To Crocker ? ICANN Needs To Do More To Protect IP
This time it?s about new TLDs, the RAA, law enforcement and trademark protections in new TLDs. By the tone and choice of words it sounds like the US Department of Commerce either assumes that ICANN will be able to force registrars to agree to the LEA demands or is happy with the concessions agreed on so far.
http://www.internetnews.me/2012/10/05/strickling-to-crocker-icann-needs-to-do-more-to-protect-ip/

IP interests should join the Trademark Clearinghouse meeting on Tuesday
ICANN is to hold a webcast and teleconference next week to discuss alternative models for the new gTLDs Trademark Clearinghouse.
http://domainincite.com/10694-ip-interests-should-join-the-trademark-clearinghouse-meeting-on-tuesday

.cialis and .chatr new gTLD bids dumped
ELi Lilly & Co has dropped its bid for .cialis and Rogers Communications has withdrawn its .chatr application.
http://domainincite.com/10691-cialis-and-chatr-new-gtld-bids-dumped

When are .vlaanderen and .brussels coming?
You will have been keeping a close eye on developments and as you know, the Internet will shortly be expanded by a whole load of new extensions. Two of these will be managed by DNS.be: .vlaanderen and .brussels. More information about the timing.
http://dns.be/en//when_are_vlaanderen_and_brussels_coming

Playing the New Name Game
This week, a few members of the FairWinds team are off in London to meet with some clients and friends across the pond. Of course, no matter where we are, we?ve always got new gTLDs on the brain. That?s why this picture (below) got us thinking:
http://www.gtldstrategy.com/marketing-strategies/playing-the-new-name-game

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Verisign files patent application for way of transfering hosting on DNSSEC Domains
Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) bring all sorts of security benefits, but it can make changing hosting providers more challenging.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/10/05/verisign-files-patent-application-for-way-of-transfering-hosting-on-dnssec-domains/

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18,000 Websites Seized In Global Illicit Online Pharmacy Crackdown
A global operation coordinated by Interpol spanning 100 countries saw 18,000 websites and linked to illicit online pharmacies being identified and shut down, the suspension of payment facilities of online rogue pharmacies, and the disruption of a massive number of spam emails and social networking messages.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18897
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/10/05/18000-websites-global-illicit-online-pharmacy-crackdown/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/18000-websites-seized-in-global-illicit-online-pharmacy-crackdown.html

Biggest ever clampdown on fake drugs
Police and regulators around the world have closed 18,000 online pharmacy sites in the past few days, in the largest ever clampdown on criminal gangs selling unauthorised medicines online.... Much of the Pangaea V work focused on tracing those who control the sites referenced in spam emails. Police then contacted those in charge of the relevant domain names to have them closed down. That includes many in the Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean, registered as ?.cx.cz? addresses.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/341b629c-0e06-11e2-8d92-00144feabdc0.html

U.S. Agencies Seize 686 Websites Accused of Selling Fake Drugs [IDG]
Two U.S. agencies have seized 686 websites accused of selling counterfeit and illegal medicines as part of an international crackdown on online sales of fake drugs.
http://www.cio.com/article/718047/U.S._Agencies_Seize_686_Websites_Accused_of_Selling_Fake_Drugs
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232066/US_agencies_seize_686_websites_accused_of_selling_fake_drugs

Global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies [news release]
A global operation spanning 100 countries aimed at disrupting the organized crime networks behind the illicit online sale of medicines has resulted in some 80 arrests and the worldwide seizure of 3.75 million units of potentially life-threatening medicines worth USD 10.5 million.
http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News-media-releases/2012/PR077

us: HSI seizes 686 websites selling counterfeit medicine to unsuspecting consumers [news release]
In the largest operation of its kind, 100 countries took part in an international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in coordination with the Department of Justice, seized 686 websites this week that were illegally selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals. The seizures were part of Project Bitter Pill, the current effort under of Operation In Our Sites (IOS). Bitter Pill was part of the INTERPOL-led Operation Pangea V.
http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1210/121004washingtondc.htm

Cybersquatting Costs Trademark Holders More than $1M Per Brand: NetNames Whitepaper
UK domain name management and online security provider NetNames has released a whitepaper that makes a case for domain management services, and illustrates the importance of protecting a brand online.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/cybersquatting-costs-trademark-holders-more-than-1m-per-brand-netnames-whitepaper

uk: Topless Duchess of Cambridge spins web of intrigue
Website featuring topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge is pulled from the internet amid much mystery.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9591575/Topless-Kate-Middleton-spins-web-of-intrigue.html

WIPO Panel Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, Without Domain Holder Asking For It
A one member panel just found Pick Enterprises, Inc. of Yarmouth, Maine, guilt of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name womantowomanhealthcenter.com
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/10/04/wipo-panel-finds-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-without-domain-holder-asking-for-it/

The Domain Name That Refuses to Die
If you have fond (well, perhaps, any) memories of the original dot-com boom (and bust), circa 1997-2001, you might enjoy this UDRP case: a decision involving the domain name <kozmo.com>. ... Eleven years later, a UDRP dispute over <kozmo.com> shows that ?the history of the Disputed Domain Name remains unclear,? as the UDRP panelist wrote.
http://isenbergondomains.com/2012/10/04/the-domain-name-that-refuses-to-die/

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Botnet Spotted Silently Scanning IPv4 Address Space For Vulnerable VoIP
A large peer-to-peer botnet known for its resilience was spotted sniffing out potential victim voice-over-IP (VoIP) servers using an advanced stealth technique of camouflaging its efforts to recruit new bots.
http://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/167901121/security/vulnerabilities/240008526/botnet-spotted-silently-scanning-ipv4-address-space-for-vulnerable-voip.html

US Federal Government Makes Huge Strides in IPv6 Deployment
The US Federal Government, like many large IT organizations and other national governments recognizes the important of transition their networks to support IPv6. On Sept 2010 a memo on the transition to IPv6, was issued by then Federal CIO; Vivek Kundra, outlining the government?s commitment and rational behind expediting the operational deployment and use of IPv6.
http://blogs.cisco.com/news/us-federal-government-makes-huge-strides-in-ipv6-deployment/

au: Most government agencies to adopt IPv6 by year's end: AGIMO
The Australian government says agencies have made "good progress" toward enabling IPv6 by year end. However, Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) President Narelle Clark said she has doubts that this will happen without a formal mandate like the one in the US.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438322/most_government_agencies_adopt_ipv6_by_year_end_agimo/

The Internet of Things: Talking socks and RFID trash
There are enough unique IPv6 addresses to assign an IP address to every item in the world, natural and man made. But how will we manage the conversation with our newly intelligent things?
http://www.zdnet.com/the-internet-of-things-talking-socks-and-rfid-trash-7000005179/

Indian IPv6 Market Reviewed by Netscribes in New Study Recently Published at MarketPublishers.com [news release]
New market research study ?IPv6 Market in India 2012? worked out by Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. According to the report, India?s IPv6 market is expected to gain significant traction in the coming years.
http://news.yahoo.com/indian-ipv6-market-reviewed-netscribes-study-recently-published-174028641.html

Hilco Streambank Continues As Leading IPv4 Market-Maker With Newest Assignment to Sell An Entire Class A (/8) Block of 16 Million Addresses
Hilco Streambank has recently been retained by a major U.S. corporation to sell its rights to an entire ?legacy? /8 block of 16.7 million IPv4 addresses. Hilco was also recently retained through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware to sell a /16 block of more than 65,000 addresses for Chapter 11 debtor RG Steel.
http://www.hilcostreambank.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=336

Achieving PCI Compliance When Using IPv6
The PCI DSS was written with IPv4 in mind and it requires that NAT be used to protect servers containing cardholder information. IPv6 networks do not need NAT and, in fact, use of NAT is less than ideal. The PCI DSS does not address the use of IPv6 some organizations have concerns that their PCI auditor will require them to perform NAT when they start using IPv6.
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/81553

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Verisign wants patent on ?non-existent domain? analysis tools
Verisign has made great strides in opening up its treasure trove of data related to traffic to non-existent domain names.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/10/04/verisign-wants-patent-on-non-existent-domain-analysis-tools/

The Value of Cleaning Our Own Backyard
Looking over the hotlist of deleting domains today at one of the popular domain drop catching services, it?s almost hard to believe they are showcasing what is clearly a trademark (TM) domain. One of the domains listed there as of this morning is a two-word .com domain, of which the first word is ?Google?.
http://www.domainanimal.com/the-value-of-cleaning-our-own-backyard/

RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2013
At the General Meeting on 26 September 2012, the RIPE NCC membership voted to approve the RIPE NCC Charging Scheme 2013 - Option A. Members voted on three options, with Option A receiving the most votes from the membership.
http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/ripe-ncc-charging-scheme-2013

RIPE Elects Dmitry Kohmanyuk to NRO NC
Dmitry Kohmanyuk was elected to the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) at a Plenary session of the RIPE 65 Meeting on 28 September 2012.
http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/ripe-elects-dmitry-kohmanyuk-to-nro-nc

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Go Daddy Identifies Causes of September 10 Outage in Detailed Postmortem Post
Web hosting provider Go Daddy explained the combination of events that led to the its significant and widely-covered DNS outage September 10 in a 1,500-word post to the company?s technology blog made Thursday by chief information officer Auguste Goldman, identifying a ?perfect storm? combination of network failures as the cause, and dismissing again the notion that the company?s systems were hacked.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/go-daddy-identifies-causes-of-september-10-outage-in-detailed-postmortem-post

Chinese cybercrime site cleans up
A Chinese company that ran a web-hosting firm that was a favourite among cybercriminals has agreed to clean up its act.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19844158

Netcraft October 2012 Web Server Survey
In the October 2012 survey we received responses from 620,480,777 sites, an increase of 350K sites since last month's survey.
http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2012/10/02/october-2012-web-server-survey.html

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Sedo?s new Big Data Pricer Offers Smarter, Fair Market Value Price Suggestions
Today, leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider Sedo announced the launch of an improved price suggestion tool, the Big Data Pricer. Using similar methodology to domain pricing index IDNX, the Big Data Pricer provides Sedo users with improved, fair market price suggestions for their domains.
https://sedo.com/presse/presse.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=e&id=512

Domain Brokers: How to Choose One and What it Takes to Be a Successful One 
The domain brokerage business is heating up as more and more domain owners turn to sales as a way to replace PPC revenues that evaporated in recent years.
http://dnjournal.com/cover/2012/august-september.htm

How Do I Get More Organic Traffic?
If you?re familiar with Google?s recent algorithm updates, you might feel like you?re visiting an online zoo. Panda was first, coined as homage to Navneet Panda, an engineer at Google who helped design the update that affected more than 12 percent of search results.
http://www.name.com/blog/startmybiz/2012/10/how-do-i-get-more-organic-traffic/

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Internet firms driving information technology industry growth, says OECD [news release]
Internet firms continue to drive growth and job creation in the IT industry, with fast-rising demand for mobile services helping to boost revenue and investment in research and development, according to a new OECD report.
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/internetfirmsdrivinginformationtechnologyindustrygrowthsaysoecd.htm
http://www.oecd.org/internet/internetfirmsdrivinginformationtechnologyindustrygrowthsaysoecd.htm

Number of Internet connected devices to reach 28 billion by 2020: report
About 75% of the connected devices comprise, ?existing connected devices? including fixed and mobile communications, computers, and consumer electronics
http://telecoms.cbronline.com/news/number-of-internet-connected-devices-to-reach-28-billion-by-2020-report-051012

Bitcoin Foundation hopes to revive reputation of online currency
It was an idea that first emerged at the end of the heyday of cyber-utopianism: Bitcoin, the virtual and universal currency that could be exchanged for goods and services online, the brainchild of a mysterious pseudonymous cryptographer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/03/bitcoin-foundation-online-currency

Internet NZ's number 1 first world problem
Snail-paced internet is New Zealanders' biggest "first world problem", a new survey has found. UNICEF NZ, with UMR Research, today released its First World Problems Survey, which shows 80 per cent of 1000 respondents complain about the slow internet.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7783827/Internet-NZs-number-1-first-world-problem
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/7783827/Internet-NZs-number-1-first-world-problem/

Kiwis complain about 'first world problems'
Slow internet access is New Zealand's number one "first world problem", a survey has found.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10839171

Snail-paced internet NZ's top 'First World Problem'
Bad haircuts, mushy apples and unreliable television remotes have been named among New Zealand's top ten 'First World Problems' in an online survey from Unicef New Zealand.
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/snail-paced-internet-nz-s-top-first-world-problem-5121152

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au: Facebook warned to respect right to fair trial
Victoria's Attorney-General has warned that Facebook could face legal action if it failed to remove material that could jeopardise legal trials.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-warned-to-respect-right-to-fair-trial-20121008-278g3.html

au: Police chief blasts Facebook over hate pages [AAP]
Victoria's police chief has blasted social media giant Facebook as an operation that places profits ahead of social responsibility, undermining the criminal justice system in the process.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/police-chief-blasts-facebook-over-hate-sites/story-e6frg6nf-1226489241875

au: Facebook lacks 'social responsibility', says top cop
Victoria's top policeman has savaged Facebook, declaring that the social media giant has incited hatred and undermined the state's legal system by hosting pages that could prejudice the trial of the man who allegedly raped and murdered Jill Meagher.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-lacks-social-responsibility-says-top-cop-20121005-273lk.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-lacks-social-responsibility-says-top-cop-20121005-273lk.html

au: Attorneys-general to discuss social media regulation [AAP]
The nation's Attorneys-general are meeting in Brisbane to discuss concerns about social media sites in the wake of Jill Meagher's death.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/attorneys-general-to-discuss-social-media-regulation/story-fndo2j43-1226488988294

Sex? No thanks, baby, I'm hitting Facebook instead
Turns out that when you think of Facebook, you may be feeling a hunka-hunka burning love.
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-social-media-sex-20121005,0,5772952.story

Facebook surpasses one billion users as it tempts new markets
Facebook now has more than one billion people using it every month, the company has said.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19828855

Facebook hits 1 billion users a month
Facebook is now used by 1 billion people every month ? 14% of the global population of about 7 billion ? its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has confirmed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/04/facebook-hits-billion-users-a-month

A Billion Users Raise Stakes at Facebook for Revenue
China. India. And now Facebook? The company said Thursday that it had a billion users worldwide who logged into Facebook at least once a month. The number is all the more remarkable considering that Facebook was created only seven years ago and has doubled its user base in the last two years alone. It took McDonald?s about 40 years to attract a billion customers.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/facebook-passes-1-billion-active-users/

Facebook crosses billion threshold, on quest for growth
Facebook Inc passed the 1 billion user mark in September, a level of global penetration that is a remarkable achievement for an 8-year-old social network and a heightened challenge to its quest for sustained growth.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/uk-facebook-billion-idUKBRE8931F620121005
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/04/facebook-billion-users-idINDEE89307P20121004

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CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY
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pl: To protect or educate? European experts on ensuring the safety of children online
57 speakers, nearly 600 participants from over 20 countries. On 20-21 September, for the sixth time already, Warsaw hosted experts from all over Europe, who are dealing with issues of using the Internet by kids and children.
http://www.nask.pl/newsID/id/805

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY
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Pirate Bay accused of collecting users' IP addresses
Torrent file and Magnet link sharing site The Pirate Bay has been accused of logging potentially identifiable information about its users, including email and IP addresses.
http://www.zdnet.com/pirate-bay-accused-of-collecting-users-ip-addresses-7000005328/

Swedish ISP confirms police raid targeted illegal file-sharing
Swedish police raided Web host PRQ earlier this week but it wasn't clear what they were after. Now, the ISP's owner is saying that the authorities seized servers for Web sites that allegedly dealt in illegal file-sharing.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57525679-93/swedish-isp-confirms-police-raid-targeted-illegal-file-sharing/

US court to rule on ReDigi's MP3 digital music resales
A US court is to consider a case that could determine whether digital media files can be resold.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19842851

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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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Authentication takes center stage for mobile device security [Content Works]
Imagine that your smartphone is lost, or your tablet is stolen. Aside from the cost of the device itself, what else is at risk? How much sensitive personal data do you have stored on your smartphone or tablet? 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2011294/authentication-takes-center-stage-for-mobile-device-security.html

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ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL
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18,000 Websites Seized In Global Illicit Online Pharmacy Crackdown
A global operation coordinated by Interpol spanning 100 countries saw 18,000 websites and linked to illicit online pharmacies being identified and shut down, the suspension of payment facilities of online rogue pharmacies, and the disruption of a massive number of spam emails and social networking messages.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18897
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/10/05/18000-websites-global-illicit-online-pharmacy-crackdown/

Biggest ever clampdown on fake drugs
Police and regulators around the world have closed 18,000 online pharmacy sites in the past few days, in the largest ever clampdown on criminal gangs selling unauthorised medicines online.... Much of the Pangaea V work focused on tracing those who control the sites referenced in spam emails. Police then contacted those in charge of the relevant domain names to have them closed down. That includes many in the Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean, registered as ?.cx.cz? addresses.
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/341b629c-0e06-11e2-8d92-00144feabdc0.html

U.S. Agencies Seize 686 Websites Accused of Selling Fake Drugs [IDG]
Two U.S. agencies have seized 686 websites accused of selling counterfeit and illegal medicines as part of an international crackdown on online sales of fake drugs.
http://www.cio.com/article/718047/U.S._Agencies_Seize_686_Websites_Accused_of_Selling_Fake_Drugs
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232066/US_agencies_seize_686_websites_accused_of_selling_fake_drugs

Global crackdown on illicit online pharmacies [news release]
A global operation spanning 100 countries aimed at disrupting the organized crime networks behind the illicit online sale of medicines has resulted in some 80 arrests and the worldwide seizure of 3.75 million units of potentially life-threatening medicines worth USD 10.5 million.
http://www.interpol.int/News-and-media/News-media-releases/2012/PR077

us: HSI seizes 686 websites selling counterfeit medicine to unsuspecting consumers [news release]
In the largest operation of its kind, 100 countries took part in an international week of action targeting the online sale of counterfeit and illegal medicines. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in coordination with the Department of Justice, seized 686 websites this week that were illegally selling counterfeit pharmaceuticals. The seizures were part of Project Bitter Pill, the current effort under of Operation In Our Sites (IOS). Bitter Pill was part of the INTERPOL-led Operation Pangea V.
http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/1210/121004washingtondc.htm

uk: Sniffing out the internet drug barons
On a drizzly, north London street last week, two police officers and three investigators from the medicines regulatory agency began ringing doorbells on a large red-brick Victorian house. This was a drugs bust ? albeit a good-mannered one. The investigators were not after crack cocaine but illicit supplies of Modafinil, a pill taken by students to help them stay up all night writing their essays.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/04/internet-drugs-police
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/04/drugs-raids-target-websites

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SECURITY
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EU and banks stage DDoS cyber-attack exercise
The European Union is hosting what it describes as its biggest cybersecurity exercise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19828855

Europe joins forces in Cyber Europe 2012 [news release]
Today, more than 300 cyber security professionals across Europe join forces to counter a massive simulated cyber-attack in the 2nd pan-European Cyber Exercise, Cyber Europe 2012.
http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/europe-joins-forces-in-cyber-europe-2012

Britain in talks on cybersecurity hotline with China and Russia
Britain has begun tentative talks with China and Russia about setting up a hotline to help prevent cyber-emergencies from spiralling out of control.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/oct/04/britain-cybersecurity-hotline-china-russia

Major banks, telecoms companies and governments join forces in EU-wide cyberattack exercise [news release]
Hundreds of cyber security experts from across the EU are testing their readiness to combat cyber-attacks in a day-long simulation across Europe today. In Cyber Europe 2012, 400 experts from major financial institutions, telecoms companies, internet service providers and local and national governments across Europe are facing more than 1200 separate cyber incidents (including more than 30 000 emails) during a simulated distributed denial of service (DDoS) campaign.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/1062

Cyber Europe 2012: Governments and industry run joint exercise
25 EU member states ran an emergency drill: on Thursday, decision makers from government institutions and, for the first time, from private businesses attempted to tackle a large-scale DDoS attack
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Cyber-Europe-2012-Governments-and-industry-run-joint-exercise-1724050.html

Cybercriminals plot massive banking Trojan attack
An international gang of cyber crooks is plotting a major campaign to steal money from the online accounts of thousands of consumers at 30 or more major U.S. banks, security firm RSA warned.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232117/Cybercriminals_plot_massive_banking_Trojan_attack
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/100512-cybercriminals-plot-massive-banking-trojan-263116.html

In Cyberattacks on Banks, Evidence of a New Weapon
How were amateur hackers able to take down some of America?s largest banks? And who were they? Those were some of the bigger mysteries of last week?s cyberattacks on Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, PNC, the New York Stock Exchange and others, that caused intermittent Internet outages and delays in online banking.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/in-cyberattacks-on-banks-evidence-of-a-new-weapon/

Cyber criminals plan attack on major U.S. banks [CSO]
A cyber gang thought to be based in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is recruiting dozens of people to participate in a scheme to steal millions of dollars from 30 major U.S. banks, according to RSA.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/100512-cyber-criminals-plan-attack-on-263120.html

4G LTE could spur DDoS, mobile data theft
The rise of 4G LTE networks can bring about security incidents such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on corporate and home networks, and data theft on mobile devices, industry watchers say.
http://www.zdnet.com/4g-lte-could-spur-ddos-mobile-data-theft-7000005106/

DDoS attacks: 150Gb per second and rising
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, favoured tactic of hacktivists and extortionists alike, are getting bigger, more numerous, and even smarter.
http://www.zdnet.com/ddos-attacks-150gb-per-second-and-rising-7000005075/

Vulnerabilities in Canadian IT systems are nothing to joke about [Postmedia News]
When a federal cyber-security expert gave his colleagues a rundown of the hacktivist collective Anonymous, his coworkers were impressed with his expertise ? so impressed they jokingly became suspicious.
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Vulnerabilities+Canadian+systems+nothing+joke+about/7320810/story.html

Microsoft Reaches Settlement with Nitol Botnet Host 3322.org
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with Chinese host 3322.org. As part of the settlement, the owner of 3322.org, Peng Yong, will cooperate with Microsoft in cleaning up computers infected with the Nitol botnet.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/microsoft-reaches-settlement-with-nitol-botnet-host-3322-org

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PRIVACY
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Default browser 'do not track' setting will result in less online content, say advertisers
Internet users will have access to less content on the internet if Microsoft follows through with its policy of automatically preventing advertisers from tracking the online activity of users of its web browser, a US advertising industry body has said.
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/october/default-browser-do-not-track-setting-will-result-in-less-online-content-say-advertisers/

A copycat Canadian privacy suit against Gmail by John Levine
In July, several people filed attempted class action suits against Google, on the peculiar theory that Gmail was spying on its own users' mail. One of the suits was in Federal court, the other two in California state court, but the complaints were nearly identical so we assume that they're coordinated.
http://jl.ly/Internet/cangoog.html

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CENSORSHIP
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In Brazil, Google is in the middle of a battle over free speech
Here?s a quiz: Google received more than 1,900 requests from governments worldwide to remove content from its various services last year. Which country led the planet in this dubious category, with 418 such demands?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/in-brazil-google-is-in-the-middle-of-a-battle-over-free-speech/2012/10/03/716a7522-09a4-11e2-a10c-fa5a255a9258_story.html

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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Manila's Political Cyber Bullies - The Philippines' new cybercrime law threatens to silence politicians' critics.
The Philippines has enacted a law to stamp out online bullying, which sounds like a good thing. But the supposed victims are top politicians, and they are using draconian penalties and a vaguely worded definition of the crime to silence critics.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443768804578036064127537342.html

A Dark Day for the Philippines as Government Passes Cybercrime Act
The government of the Philippines today has passed the troubling Cybercrime Prevention Act. The Act covers a range of offenses, but?as we wrote last month?is particularly problematic because of a libel provision that criminalizes anonymous online criticism.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/dark-day-philippines-government-passes-cybercrime-act

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Huawei Is Security Threat, U.S. Lawmakers Say After Probe
U.S. companies should avoid business with Huawei Technologies Co., China?s largest phone-equipment maker, to guard against intellectual-property theft and spying, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee chairman said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-05/huawei-is-security-threat-u-s-lawmakers-say-after-probe.html

nz: High-speed internet bypasses small towns
Foxton and Shannon are likely to miss out on the $1.5 billion ultrafast broadband rollout, with a date for the arrival of high-speed internet in the towns unknown.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7774406/High-speed-internet-bypasses-small-towns

Italy's Wind calls for mobile network sharing
Italy's third-largest mobile phone company Wind called for peers to share their frequencies and antennas to help roll out a superfast network.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/wind-network-idUKL6E8L5J1D20121005


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