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ICA Seconds Call for Strengthened Registrant Rights Statement by Philip Corwin
<http://www.internetcommerce.org/Stronger_Registrant_Rights>

New security solution for .au domain names
<http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/60225-new-security-solution-for-au-domain-names>

.NZ Moves One Step Closer To Second Level Registrations
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/06/13/nz-second-level-registrations/>

Late new gTLD objections ?not unfair?
<http://domainincite.com/13357-late-new-gtld-objections-not-unfair>

Microsoft objects to Google?s dotless domains plan
<http://domainincite.com/13376-microsoft-objects-to-googles-dotless-domains-plan>

DotConnectAfrica Suffers Final Blow In Bid For .AFRICA
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/06/12/dca-final-blow-in-africa-bid/>

NSA chief says U.S. infrastructure highly vulnerable to cyber attack
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-cybersecurity-idUKBRE95B10220130612>

The switch to IPv6 is on: Who?s out in front?
<http://gcn.com/articles/2013/06/10/virginia-tech-spawar-ipv6-switch.aspx>


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Understanding the New Frontier: Internet Governance Trade-Offs by Andrew Reddie, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program
The nation could be forgiven its current case of technological whiplash. Last week it learned that the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court had ordered Verizon to collect all of its customers? data between January and April of this year. Then came Ed Snowden?s claims of the massive breadth of the NSA?s PRISM program, and the news that Microsoft has, along with the FBI, neutralized over ten thousand botnets in ?Operation Citadel.? These revelations suggested that the boundaries between privacy and the surveillance state had shifted fundamentally, with profound legal, security, and social ramifications.
<http://blogs.cfr.org/patrick/2013/06/11/understanding-the-new-frontier-internet-governance-trade-offs/>

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Ombudsman Report on Late Objections
Introduction: This investigation began with a complaint about the objection process to the new gTLD Programme, and specifically a complaint that an objection was actually filed late, in that it was filed after midnight, and received late by the complainant (despite some amelioration of the strictness of the time limit).
<https://omblog.icann.org/?p=889>

Letter from Maguy Serad to Joel Chornik, Elserver SRL
Issue: Notice of Termination
<https://www.myicann.org/news/topics/13126/page/1/articles/28060>

ICA Seconds Call for Strengthened Registrant Rights Statement by Philip Corwin
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has endorsed and suggested additional improvements to the alternate statement of Registrants? Rights and Responsibilities (RRR) proposed by ICANN?s Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG). ICA?s comment was filed in regard to the ?Proposed Final 2013 RAA? (Registrar Accreditation Agreement); the RRR is one component of the RAA and all ICANN-accredited registrars will be required to link to it for the informational benefit of their customers.
<http://www.internetcommerce.org/Stronger_Registrant_Rights>

Trademarks, ICANN and domain names: First thoughts on the URS by Sarah Clayton
The Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) system was devised by the ICANN community, including trademark experts, registries and registrars, and those who favour free speech over rights protection, to offer brand owners a quick and inexpensive alternative to the well?known UDRP for cases of clear-cut infringement in new gTLDs.
<http://comlaudesarahc.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/first-thoughts-on-urs-uniform-rapid.html>

ICANN hires former ARI exec to head gTLD relations
Krista Papac, formerly chief strategy officer with AusRegistry and ARI Registry Services, has joined ICANN as gTLD registry services director.
<http://domainincite.com/13383-icann-hires-former-ari-exec-to-head-gtld-relations>

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New security solution for .au domain names
AusRegistry has launched a new security measure which it says provides an added level of protection against website hijacking, as well as unintended and self-inflicted technical mistakes for Australia?s 2.7 million .au domain names.
<http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/security/60225-new-security-solution-for-au-domain-names>

be: A great start for IDN
This morning at 10:00 CEST, the IDN functionality was added to the .be domain, allowing anybody to register .be domain names with accented letters. The launch started strong with already more than 3,000 registered IDN domain names in the first half hour.
<http://dns.be/en/a-great-start-for-idn>

DNS Belgium security policy producing results
.be domain names just keep on scoring better in terms of security. That much can be seen from the six-monthly phishing report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
<http://dns.be/en/dns-belgium-security-policy-producing-results>

.NZ Moves One Step Closer To Second Level Registrations
New Zealanders are being encouraged to comment on the proposed change to allow registrations at the second level. Currently under .NZ, registrants can only register domain names at the third level, such as .co.nz.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/06/13/nz-second-level-registrations/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/nz-moves-one-step-closer-to-second-level-registrations.html>

China pushes .pw to over 250,000 names
Directi?s .PW Registry has taken over 250,000 domain registrations in the two and a half months since it launched, largely thanks to growth in China.
<http://domainincite.com/13365-china-pushes-pw-to-over-250000-names>

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Late new gTLD objections ?not unfair?
ICANN Ombudsman Chris LaHatte has ruled that the decision to accept formal new gTLD objections sent one minute after the filing deadline ?does not create unfairness?.
<http://domainincite.com/13357-late-new-gtld-objections-not-unfair>

Microsoft objects to Google?s dotless domains plan
Microsoft has strongly urged ICANN to reject Google?s plan for a ?dotless? .search gTLD.
<http://domainincite.com/13376-microsoft-objects-to-googles-dotless-domains-plan>

DotConnectAfrica Suffers Final Blow In Bid For .AFRICA
The .africa bid by ZA Central Registry received a boost this week when a controversial rival application from DotConnectAfrica (DCA) was rejected by the Governmental Advisory Committee, with DCA being invited to withdraw its application, reports MyBroadband.co.za.
<http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=20470>
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/06/12/dca-final-blow-in-africa-bid/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/dotconnectafrica-suffers-final-blow-in-bid-for-africa.html>

.Africa domain battle win for SA
The ZA Central Registry?s (ZACR?s) bid to administer the .africa gTLD received a major boost after a competing bid by DotConnectAfrica was rejected.
<http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/79903-africa-domain-battle-win-for-sa.html>

Firms looking to boost their prominence in the capital race for .london address
The domain name of ?.london? has been registered by companies wanting to boost their prominence in the capital.
<http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2339876/Firms-looking-boost-prominence-capital-race-london-address.html>

London gets go-ahead to establish .london domain name
London & Partners have been given the go-ahead to create a new domain for London. Tourism agency London & Partners (L&P) says the domain will boost the city?s online identity and create a valuable revenue stream.
<http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/london-gets-go-ahead-to-establish-london-domain-name/201325650>

How to protect your brand in an era of new domains by Jeremiah Johnston, general council for Sedo.com
The Internet will undergo some major changes this summer, and business groups will voice some serious concerns over brand protection.
<http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/11/how-to-protect-your-brand-in-an-era-of-new-domains/>

Hong Kong telco drops dot-brand gTLD bid
Hong Kong Telecom has withdrawn its application for the new gTLD .????, the Chinese-script version of its brand.
<http://domainincite.com/13381-hong-kong-telco-drops-dot-brand-gtld-bid>

London gets go ahead for new ?.london? top level internet domain
The Mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed news that London has been given the green light to develop a TLD ? .london ? to boost the city?s online identity and create a valuable revenue stream.
<http://mydotlondon.com/2013/06/new-dot-london-internet-domain-approved/>

Directi launches pre-reg site for .host gTLD
Directi is to offer preregistration for its uncontested gTLD applications, and it?s starting with .host.
<http://domainincite.com/13373-directi-launches-pre-reg-site-for-host-gtld>

Uniregistry is too .sexy for new gTLD objection
.SX Registry has asked for its formal objection to Uniregistry?s .sexy gTLD application to be withdrawn, we understand.
<http://domainincite.com/13368-uniregistry-is-too-sexy-for-new-gtld-objection>

Donuts Loses 2 More Private Auctions As .Red Becomes 1st New gTLD To Be Withdrawn After IE
According to the ICANN website tonight Donuts has withdrawn two more applications as a result of the private auctions held last week. Donuts withdrew both its new gTLD applications for .Red and .Luxury
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/06/13/donuts-loses-2-more-private-auctions-as-red-becomes-1st-new-gtld-to-be-withdrawn-after-ie/>

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NSA chief says U.S. infrastructure highly vulnerable to cyber attack
U.S. critical infrastructure - which ranges from telecommunications to water to energy supplies - is not well prepared to handle a destructive cyber attack, the top U.S. general in charge of cybersecurity said on Wednesday.
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-cybersecurity-idUKBRE95B10220130612>
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/usa-cybersecurity-idINDEE95B0EL20130612>

NSA chief says data disrupted 'dozens' of plots
The US electronic spying chief has said massive surveillance programmes newly revealed by an ex-intelligence worker had disrupted dozens of terror plots.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22883078>

Obama's Cybersecurity Mandate Hits First Milestone
As federal authorities scramble to meet the first wave of milestones outlined in President Obama's February executive order on cybersecurity, administration officials are stressing that the government is seeking a collaborative approach and eschewing heavy-handed mandates for industry stakeholders.
<http://www.cio.com/article/734791/Obama_s_Cybersecurity_Mandate_Hits_First_Milestone>

Cyber war 'could kill millions' [AAP]
US cyber security expert Scott Borg has told a conference cyber attackers could completely destroy power generators using malicious software code
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/464441/cyber_war_could_kill_millions_/>

nz: Targeted cyberattacks can?t be prevented: ISACA
Enterprises must take the word ?prevent? out of the cybersecurity dictionary, says a short book published earlier this month by international ICT association ISACA and consultants Ernst & Young.
<http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/targeted-cyberattacks-cant-be-prevented-isaca>

Australia under attack from 'cyberspies' [AAP]
The cyberattacks on Australia are getting more frequent and more serious, according to one of the country's top security chiefs.
<http://www.zdnet.com/australia-under-attack-from-cyberspies-7000016720/>

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Company ordered to pay $5,000 after reverse domain name hijacking charge
Domain name attorney Zak Muscovitch has helped the owner of ClevelandCyclewerks.ca save his domain name in a cybersquatting arbitration case. Not only that, but the arbitration panel found the complainant guilty of reverse domain name hijacking and ordered it to pay $5,000.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/06/12/company-ordered-to-pay-5000-after-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-charge/>

Yu have one interesting UDRP?
All the facts of the UDRP for Yu.com point to an slam dunk, open-and-shut victory for the respondent. Yet getting to that determination ? a win for the respondent ? was apparently anything but simple.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/06/12/yu-have-one-interesting-udrp/>

YU.Com Saved In One Of The Strangest & Longest UDRP Rulings Of All Time
We finally have a decision on the UDRP for the domain YU.com, as the majority of a three member UDRP panel rejected the claim of the Two Way NV/SA of Waregem, Belgium.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/06/11/yu-com-saved-in-one-of-the-strangest-longest-udrp-rulings-of-all-time/>

How Can It Take Over 6 Months For A UDRP Decision? YU.com Is Still Pending
Last month we asked how could it take over 5 months for a UDRP decision. We were talking about the UDRP case for the highly valuable two letter domain name YU.com.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/06/11/how-can-it-take-over-6-months-for-a-udrp-decision-yu-com-is-still-pending/>

The Unic?de-Loving Expat Who's Cybersquatting on Vietnam's Google
There?s a saying among expats in Hanoi: ?Vietnam is the best party in the world, so long as you don?t question the party.? The threat of the hardline communist government raining down upon you with its iron fists is enough to ensure that most just keep their heads down and continue with their office jobs, sex tourism, animal abuse, or whatever it is that they're there to do.
<http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/vietnam-cybersquatter>

au: Brilliance Publishing, Inc. v. My Brilliance Pty Ltd / Ceinwen Schneider - Case No. DAU2013-0007
1. The Parties: The Complainant is Brilliance Publishing, Inc. of Michigan, United States of America represented by King & Wood Mallesons, Australia. The Respondent is My Brilliance Pty Ltd / Ceinwen Schneider of Western Australia, Australia, represented by IP Strategies International, Australia. 2. The Domain Names and Registrar: The disputed domain name <brillianceaudiocollections.com.au> and <brillianceaudio.com.au> (the ?Disputed Domain Names?) are registered with Crazy Domains Pty Ltd.
<http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2013-0007>

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The switch to IPv6 is on: Who?s out in front?
A year after the global launch of IPv6, traffic using the next generation of IP protocols has doubled, with some mobile networks, universities and government networks showing more than 30 percent of their traffic is IPv6.
<http://gcn.com/articles/2013/06/10/virginia-tech-spawar-ipv6-switch.aspx>

Seriously, you need to think about IPv6
Although everyone seems to ignore the inevitable, IPv6 will become a reality soon, so plan for it now
<http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-explosion/seriously-you-need-think-about-ipv6-220354>

A Year in the Life by Geoff Huston
On the 6th June 2012 we held the World IPv6 Launch Day. Unlike the IPv6 event of the previous year, World IPv6 Day, where the aim was to switch on IPv6 on as many major online services as possible, the 2012 program was somewhat different. This time the effort was intended to encourage service providers to switch on IPv6 and leave it on. What has happened since then? Have we switched it on and left it on? Who's been doing the work?
<http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2013-06/ipv6-365.html>

ng: Experts canvass ISPs, users? migration to IPv6
EXPERTS at the 2013 edition of the Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable have stressed the need for Nigerian Internet consumers to port their services to only ISPs, which are IPv6 compliant.
<http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124236>

Indian companies yet to upgrade to new internet address format
Many Indian enterprises are unprepared to shift to a new format of Internet addresses when the existing format of addresses runs out some time in 2014. Operators offering Internet connections and network devices alike will need to move to a new format of addresses (IPv6), much like changing from a seven to eight digit phone number.
<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/indian-companies-yet-to-upgrade-to-new-internet-address-format/articleshow/20563937.cms>

Forum Advises Nigerians to Patronise IPv6 Service Providers
Experts at the 2013 edition of the Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable have called on Nigerians to always identify with ISPs that are already offering services on the platform of IPv6.
<http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/forum-advises-nigerians-to-patronise-ipv6-service-providers/150207/>

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.CO Registry Lists Portfolio of Two-Character Premium Domain Names for Sale on the GoDaddy Platform
Effective immediately, the .CO Registry is listing its portfolio of two-character premium .CO domain names for sale with GoDaddy. The two-character .CO domain names are now available through GoDaddy?s Aftermarket, and soon-to-be via the domain availability check on the front of the website, making these premium digital assets widely available to GoDaddy?s customer base of SMBs and global businesses.
<http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/co-registry-lists-portfolio-two-character-premium-domain-names-sale-godaddy-pla>

Six-Figure Sales Drought Reaches 3 Weeks But Market's Mid-Range Continues to Bustle
... In that last column May 22 I noted that no six-figure sales were reported that week, snapping a string of seven consecutive weeks in which one more more sales at that lofty level had been reported. The drought continued over the past two weeks, leaving those high end sales missing in action for the third week in a row (I actually did hear about a legitimate 7-figure sale this week that I will likely be able to tell you more about soon, however the exact price is not going to be released, meaning the blockbuster transaction will have to go uncharted).
<http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2013/20130612.htm>

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NSA chief says U.S. infrastructure highly vulnerable to cyber attack
U.S. critical infrastructure - which ranges from telecommunications to water to energy supplies - is not well prepared to handle a destructive cyber attack, the top U.S. general in charge of cybersecurity said on Wednesday.
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-usa-cybersecurity-idUKBRE95B10220130612>
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/usa-cybersecurity-idINDEE95B0EL20130612>

NSA chief says data disrupted 'dozens' of plots
The US electronic spying chief has said massive surveillance programmes newly revealed by an ex-intelligence worker had disrupted dozens of terror plots.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22883078>

Cyber war 'could kill millions' [AAP]
US cyber security expert Scott Borg has told a conference cyber attackers could completely destroy power generators using malicious software code
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/464441/cyber_war_could_kill_millions_/>

Australia under attack from 'cyberspies' [AAP]
The cyberattacks on Australia are getting more frequent and more serious, according to one of the country's top security chiefs.
<http://www.zdnet.com/australia-under-attack-from-cyberspies-7000016720/>

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NSA surveillance: is it possible to exist online without casting a digital shadow?
Consumers worried about their internet privacy in the wake of the online snooping revelations have the option of using some alternatives to the likes of Google and can try to use more secure forms of communication ? if, that is, individuals believe maintaining their online security is worth it.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/10/nsa-surveillance-online-digital>

Internet anonymity is the height of chic
In this age of information overload, internet exhibitionism and NSA snooping, is it possible to make yourself unGoogleable? And does it earn you added credibility, as fashion designer Phoebe Philo and bands such as !!! suggest?
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/12/internet-anonymity-chic-google-hidden>

au: Privacy needs to be balanced with security: privacy commissioner
Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has defended the public?s right to privacy, but warned that privacy was not ?absolute? following revelations about a US surveillance program called PRISM.
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/464602/privacy_needs_balanced_security_privacy_commissioner/>

PRISM revives data sovereignty arguments in Australia
Revelations about surveillance activities by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US may fuel fears among Australian businesses about offshoring data, according to privacy advocates.
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/464445/prism_revives_data_sovereignty_arguments_australia/>

Australian government to review digital privacy protection
In the wake of the NSA PRISM scandal, Australian Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has called for the Australian Law Reform Commission to review privacy protection.
<http://www.zdnet.com/au/australian-government-to-review-digital-privacy-protection-7000016718/>

US surveillance program ? Statement from Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim
Reports on the surveillance of the communications and online activity of citizens by US intelligence agencies have raised a number of questions, including what this means for the privacy of individuals.
<http://www.oaic.gov.au/news-and-events/statements/privacy-statements/us-surveillance-program>

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Edward Snowden vows not to 'hide from justice' amid new hacking claims
The NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden vowed on Wednesday to fight any move by the US to have him extradited from Hong Kong, saying he was not there to "hide from justice" and would put his trust in its legal system.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/edward-snowden-us-extradition-fight>

Snowden revelations on NSA strain US-China relations, says Beijing
China has warned that revelations of electronic surveillance on a huge scale by American intelligence agencies will "test developing Sino-US ties" and exacerbate their "soured relationship" on cybersecurity.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/13/snowden-revelations-nsa-china-relations>

Google and Facebook ask DoJ for permission to publish Fisa requests
Google and Facebook have called for the US authorities to allow them to fully disclose the number of secret requests they receive to hand over users' data.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/11/google-doj-permission-publish-fisa-requests>

Microsoft and Twitter join rivals in seeking to disclose NSA requests
Microsoft and Twitter have joined calls by Google and Facebook to be able to publish more detail about how many secret requests they receive to hand over user data under the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa).
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/12/microsoft-twitter-rivals-nsa-requests>

3 Tech Giants Want to Reveal Data Requests
Google, Facebook and Microsoft on Tuesday asked the government for permission to reveal details about the classified requests they receive for the personal information of foreign users.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/technology/google-asks-to-reveal-details-about-classified-requests.html>

Google Requests More Transparency to Dispel PRISM Media Myths
Google?s chief legal officer addressed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller contesting recent media reports regarding the breadth of the National Security Agency?s surveillance programs and requesting that his company be allowed to publish more national security request data in order to quell media speculation.
<http://threatpost.com/google-requests-more-transparency-to-dispel-prism-media-myths/>

Google, Facebook call for leeway on sharing government requests for data
Facebook joined Google Tuesday in calling on the U.S. government to allow the tech giants to provide their users more information about the national security data requests they receive.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-asks-government-for-permission-to-publish-national-security-request-data/2013/06/11/59dc80fc-d2c7-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html>

Tech companies urge U.S. to ease secrecy rules on national security probes
Technology companies stung by the controversy over the National Security Agency?s sweeping Internet surveillance program are calling on U.S. officials to ease the secrecy surrounding national security investigations and lift long-standing gag orders covering the nature and extent of information collected about Internet users.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/tech-companies-urge-us-to-ease-secrecy-rules-on-national-security-probes/2013/06/11/01c489d2-d2bd-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_story.html>

Google Offers Some Detail About How It Transfers Data to the Government
Google has offered a few more details about how it shares user data with the government, including in response to national security requests.
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/google-offers-some-detail-about-how-it-transfers-data-to-the-government/>

Google Requests More Transparency to Dispel PRISM Media Myths
Google?s chief legal officer addressed a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller contesting recent media reports regarding the breadth of the National Security Agency?s surveillance programs and requesting that his company be allowed to publish more national security request data in order to quell media speculation.
<http://threatpost.com/google-requests-more-transparency-to-dispel-prism-media-myths/>

E.U. Official Pushes U.S. to Explain Its Surveillance
Amid a growing outcry over American snooping on foreigners that threatens to cloud European-U.S. trade talks and President Barack Obama?s visit to Berlin, the European Union?s top justice official has demanded in unusually sharp terms that the United States reveal what its intelligence is doing with personal information of Europeans gathered under the Prism surveillance program revealed last week.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/world/europe/eu-official-pushes-us-to-explain-its-surveillance.html>

Prism surveillance: spies thrive in the internet's legal free-for-all
His concerns were frightening prescient, if drily expressed. "National laws regulating what would constitute the necessary, legitimate and proportional state involvement in communications surveillance are often inadequate, or non-existent."
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/12/prism-surveillance-internet-william-hague>

N.S.A. Disclosures Put Awkward Light on Previous Denials
For years, intelligence officials have tried to debunk what they called a popular myth about the National Security Agency: that its electronic net routinely sweeps up information about millions of Americans. In speeches and Congressional testimony, they have suggested that the agency?s immense power is focused exclusively on terrorists and other foreign targets, and that it does not invade Americans? privacy.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/us/nsa-disclosures-put-awkward-light-on-official-statements.html>

ACLU files lawsuit challenging NSA surveillance [IDG]
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program targeting customers of Verizon Communications.
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2041428/aclu-files-lawsuit-challenging-nsa-surveillance.html>
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239979/ACLU_files_lawsuit_over_NSA_surveillance>

Suit Filed Against NSA, Obama Over Surveillance Program
A group of people, including a former federal prosecutor and the parents of a Navy SEAL sniper killed in action, have filed a class-action law suit against the National Security Agency, Verizon and President Obama over the NSA?s collection of cell phone data. The suit says the order that enabled the surveillance program is ?the broadest surveillance order to ever have been issued? and enables indiscriminate collection of data.
<http://threatpost.com/suit-filed-against-nsa-obama-over-surveillance-program/>

Comparing Two Secret Surveillance Programs
New details about two government programs used by the National Security Agency to gather telephone and Internet data provide insight into how surveillance programs that began under George W. Bush have been used under President Obama.
<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/07/us/comparing-two-secret-surveillance-programs.html>

Google details how it hands over data to federal officials
Google on Wednesday downplayed its role in a secret government surveillance program, detailing for the first time how it typically hands over data to federal officials.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-details-how-it-hands-over-data-to-federal-officials/2013/06/12/94671d26-d377-11e2-b05f-3ea3f0e7bb5a_story.html>

How Google Transfers Data To NSA
How does Google hand over data to the government? By old-fashioned secure ?file transfer protocol,? or FTP. And sometimes even by hand.
<http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/06/11/how-google-transfers-data-to-nsa/>

au: Greens unveil plan to require warrant to access phone and internet records
The Greens will try to force government agencies to get a warrant before they can access Australians? phone and internet records ? something law enforcers did almost 300,000 times in the last financial year after simply filling out a form.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/11/greens-warrant-phone-internet-records>

Interception Bill could harm Internet economy ? InternetNZ
InternetNZ says the Telecommunications Interception Capability and Security (TICS) Bill could harm the development of a stronger Internet economy in New Zealand if appropriate checks and balances aren?t included.
<http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/interception-bill-could-harm-internet-economy-?-internetnz-ck-141505>

Google tax whistleblower says he was motivated by Christian beliefs
A former Google employee turned whistleblower, whose evidence is crucial to a parliamentary report released on Thursday into the search engine's tax affairs, has explained that his decision to speak out was rooted in his Christian beliefs.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jun/12/google-tax-whistleblower-christian-beliefs>

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Cisco plans to double the speed of the Internet
If Internet traffic is going to triple over the next five years, as Cisco predicts, we're gonna need a bigger boat.
<http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/12/technology/enterprise/cisco-internet-speed/index.html>

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