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Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in the Introduction of New Domain Names
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jul13-en.htm>

NGPC Progress on Addressing GAC Beijing Advice on New gTLDs
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03jul13-en.htm>

New gTLD registry contract approved, but applicants left hanging by GAC advice
<http://domainincite.com/13615-new-gtld-registry-contract-approved-but-applicants-left-hanging-by-gac-advice>

Douglas Engelbart dies at age 88; computer visionary
<http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-douglas-engelbart-20130704,0,1651153.story>


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Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in the Introduction of New Domain Names
ICANN's New gTLD program has reached another milestone with passage of the 2013 Registry Agreement.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-03jul13-en.htm>

New Registry Agreement Approved by ICANN New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC)
I am delighted to report that we have achieved yet another major milestone in empowering the New gTLD program. The NGPC has now approved the New Registry Agreement following on the heels of the adoption of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) a few days ago. We now have the infrastructural tools and the means to start the contracting process, and continue the march toward delegation of New gTLDs. You can view the redline version of the Agreement here
<http://blog.icann.org/2013/07/ngpc-approves-new-ra/>

NGPC Progress on Addressing GAC Beijing Advice on New gTLDs
On 2 July 2013, the the ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) had its seventh meeting to discuss the GAC Beijing advice on New gTLDs. The Committee took the following actions:
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-03jul13-en.htm>

ICANN Initiates Contracting Phase of the New gTLD Program
ICANN will begin inviting applicants to commence the Registry Agreement contracting phase of the New gTLD Program (?Contracting?). Invitations will be sent, in prioritization draw order, only for applications that:
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-4-03jul13-en>

Draft Final Report ccNSO Study Group on the Use of Country and Territory Names as TLDs
Purpose (Brief): The treatment of country and territory names as TLDs is a topic that has been discussed by the ccNSO, GAC, GNSO, ALAC and the ICANN Board for a number of years.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/unct-final-02jul13-en.htm>

Affirmation of Commitments Accountability and Transparency Review: Independent Expert ? Request for Proposals
The Affirmation of Commitments (AOC) signed by ICANN establishes ongoing reviews of ICANN's Accountability and Transparency.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-02jul13-en.htm>

Replace WHOIS with the ARDS?
Many believed it couldn?t be done- achieve consensus on a solution to the WHOIS issue, after nearly a decade of debate in the ICANN community. In fact, that is what the Expert Working Group (EWG) has done in a remarkably short amount of time.
<http://blog.icann.org/2013/07/replace-whois-with-the-ards/>

New Initial Evaluation Results Released
Total number of passing applications now 1006 - view them here
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-03jul13-en>

African Union Commissioner to Address ICANN's Durban Public Meeting
Dr. Elham Ibrahim, the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, will address the welcoming session of ICANN47 on 15 July in Durban, South Africa.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-02jul13-en.htm>

Rebooting Whois by Michele Neylon
As regular readers probably know, I spend quite a bit of my time working on Internet policy related matters. Some of it may appear incredibly boring, but it matters. (If you really want me to explain why it matters I?d be happy to do so!) Since earlier this year I?ve been part of a small team of people drawn from the four corners of the globe and asked to re-examine ?whois?.
<http://blog.blacknight.com/rebooting-whois.html>

GNSO still breathing as ICANN retracts ?flawed? Trademark+50 thinking
ICANN?s Board Governance Committee has retracted a document related to new gTLD trademark protections that some on the GNSO Council believed spelled the end of the multistakeholder model as we know it.
<http://domainincite.com/13586-gnso-still-breathing-as-icann-retracts-flawed-trademark50-thinking>

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my: Breach of local internet domains being investigated
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) confirmed it has received reports that several domain names registered under the domain name '.com.my' (dot com dot my) have been compromised.
<http://www.thesundaily.my/news/758204>
<http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/mcmc-confirms-several-domains-have-been-compromised-17531>
<http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/07/02/MCMC-Breach-Domian.aspx>

ng: NIRA Moves to Drive Domain Name with Security Extension
Determined to increase the number of .ng Domain Name users from its current 40, 000 to 100, 000 by the end of the year, President of Nigeria Internet Group (NIRA), Mrs. Mary Uduma, has said the recent collaboration of NIRA with ICANN, will help achieve the goal.
<http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nira-moves-to-drive-domain-name-with-security-extension/152351/>

Firms Urged to Adopt Country's .rw Domain
Local institutions have been urged to adopt the country's .rw Internet domain to promote local content and enhance their presence online.
<http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15407&a=68316>
<http://allafrica.com/stories/201307030141.html>

uk: Nominet resurrects second-level namespace plan: 'Before you say no...'
Dot-UK registry Nominet has bounced back with another effort to bring second-level namespaces to life, after the Oxford-based company's previous proposal was largely greeted with indifference by Blighty businesses.
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/02/nominet_second_level_domain_registrations/>

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New gTLD registry contract approved, but applicants left hanging by GAC advice
ICANN has approved the standard registry contract for new gTLD registries after many months of controversy.
<http://domainincite.com/13615-new-gtld-registry-contract-approved-but-applicants-left-hanging-by-gac-advice>

Last Contractual Hurdle Cleared in New gTLDs Introduction With Board Approving Registry Agreement
The ICANN New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors has approved the 2013 Registry Agreement (RA) meaning the introduction of new gTLDs have moved a step closer.
<http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=20624>
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/03/registry-agreement/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/last-contractual-hurdle-cleared-in-new-gtlds-introduction-with-board-approving-registry-agreement.html>

ICANN Board Approves Registry Agreement for New gTLDs
The agreement focuses on trademark issues as ICANN clears one of the last hurdles before new gTLDS can be launched
<http://www.cio.com/article/735883/ICANN_Board_Approves_Registry_Agreement_for_New_gTLDs>
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240560/ICANN_board_approves_registry_agreement_for_new_gTLDs>

ICANN Board approves new TLD registry agreement
The New gTLD Program Committee of the ICANN Board of Directors has approved the registry agreement that will be signed by most new TLD operators.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/03/icann-board-approves-new-tld-registry-agreement/>

97 new gTLD applicants get pass from ICANN
ICANN has just released this week?s batch of Initial Evaluation results, with 97 passing applications to report.
<http://domainincite.com/13623-97-new-gtld-applicants-get-pass-from-icann>

GNSO still breathing as ICANN retracts ?flawed? Trademark+50 thinking
ICANN?s Board Governance Committee has retracted a document related to new gTLD trademark protections that some on the GNSO Council believed spelled the end of the multistakeholder model as we know it.
<http://domainincite.com/13586-gnso-still-breathing-as-icann-retracts-flawed-trademark50-thinking>

New gTLD Program Committee Tells ICANN Not To Contract With Apps For Strings In GAC Safeguard Advice
In a resolution tonight, the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) told ICANN to ?defer moving forward with the contracting process for applicants who have applied for TLD strings listed in the GAC?s Category 1 Safeguard Advice, pending a dialogue with the GAC?.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/07/04/new-gtld-program-committee-tells-icann-not-to-contract-with-apps-for-strings-in-gac-safeguard-advice/>

New York City gets .nyc domain name approval
New York City is to get its own domain name, enabling local businesses and residents to starting using .nyc.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23150658>

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Unique .NYC Web Address for New Yorkers and Businesses
Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot, Media & Entertainment Commissioner Katherine Oliver, Chief Information and Innovation Officer Rahul N. Merchant, Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh, and City Council Member Gale A. Brewer today announced that the City of New York has been approved for its own geographic TLD ? .nyc ? which will allow New Yorkers and visitors to easily find local businesses, services and information online.
<http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=A08875E3-C29C-7CA2-F8E280AAD98676BB>

Mayor Bloomberg Says New York Can Be Greatest City, Online and Off
One of the applications for a generic TLD that has passed its Initial Evaluation was .nyc, the gTLD applied for by New York City, for NYC residents and businesses.
<http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=20623>
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/03/new-york-nyc/>

Four new gTLD applications withdrawn, including one closed generic
Four new gTLD application were withdrawn overnight, including the first ?closed generic? bid to be dropped since ICANN implemented a freeze on such applications.
<http://domainincite.com/13602-four-new-gtld-applications-withdrawn-including-one-closed-generic>

InterNetX wins the eco Internet Award with gTLD Platform DomainShop
InterNetX?s DomainShop, a fully automated domain and hosting platform for new gTLD registries and domain resellers, won the eco Internet Award in the ?Domain & DNS? category it was announced last week at the eco Gala 2013 in Cologne.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/01/internetx-wins-eco-award/>
<http://www.domainnews.com/en/internetx-wins-the-eco-internet-award-with-gtld-platform-domainshop.html>

Donuts Expands Sales And Marketing Team, Opens New Office Ahead Of New gTLD Launch
Donuts is expanding in the lead-up to the launch of new gTLDs. The company applied for 307 strings and has announced it has now completed a round of hiring that further strengthens its sector-leading team of domain and Internet industry experts. Donuts also announced the opening of its new office in Calabasas, Calif., where sales and marketing efforts are based.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/01/donuts-expands/>

Google and Lego among speakers at new TLD conference
Representatives of Google and Lego will be among the speakers at the Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress in London this September.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/01/google-and-lego-among-speakers-at-new-tld-conference/>

'.kiwi' domain names incoming
ICANN has formally approved the new generic top-level internet domain designation '.kiwi'.
<http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d31c5a70-f5b9-4fee-a2c2-848e04cbe89c>

U.S. Wine group questions GAC advice on .wine and .vin domain names
A trade group for the California wine industry has sent an e-mail to ICANN Chairman of the Board Dr. Stephen Crocker questioning the GAC?s advice regarding the .wine and .vin domain names.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/03/u-s-wine-group-questions-gac-advice-on-wine-and-vin-domain-names/>

AllState Withdraws 2 New gTLD Applications
Two more new gTLD application were withdrawn today as reflected on the ICANN site. Allstate Insurance withdrew .carinsurance and .Autoinsurance
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/07/03/allstate-withdraws-2-new-gtld-applications/>

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Douglas Engelbart dies at age 88; computer visionary
Douglas Carl Engelbart, who in the 1960s envisioned the power of interconnected computers to accelerate the pursuit of knowledge and solve the world's increasingly complex problems, laying the foundation for the modern computing age and the Internet, died in his sleep at his home in Atherton, Calif., on Tuesday night. He was 88. ... In the early 1970s, his laboratory was one of those that hosted the ARPAnet, the forerunner of the Internet. It also hosted the Network Information Center, which would eventually become officially responsible for doling out Internet domain names.
<http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-douglas-engelbart-20130704,0,1651153.story>

Douglas Engelbart, computer visionary and inventor of the mouse, dies at 88
With fellow SRI engineer William English, Dr. Engelbart tested all of the pointing gadgets available at the time and decided a contraption that would roll around on a desktop was fastest and most accurate. Working with English, he developed a thick wooden block that rolled on metal wheels and connected to the computer via a cord. ... In the early 1970s, Dr. Engelbart?s laboratory was one of the four initial sites to host ARPAnet, the Internet precursor, and was the first to host the Network Information Center, which would eventually become responsible for allocating Internet domain names.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/douglas-engelbart-computer-visionary-and-inventor-of-the-mouse-dies-at-88/2013/07/03/1439b508-0264-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story_1.html>

DomainsBot to be ?at the heart? of new gTLD sales
DomainsBot, which powers the name suggestion feature on most major registrar storefronts, has unveiled a significant update designed to make selling new gTLD domains easier.
<http://domainincite.com/13587-domainsbot-to-be-at-the-heart-of-new-gtld-sales>

DomainsBot Announce Release of TLD Relevancy Suggestion Engine [news release]
DomainsBot, the provider of leading domain suggestion technology, proudly launches TLD Recommendation Engine, the first TLD recommendation service.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/07/01/domainsbot-tld-relevancy-suggestion-engine/>

Testing DomainsBot?s new TLD Recommendation Engine
DomainsBot announced its new TLD Recommendation Engine today.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/07/01/testing-domainsbots-new-tld-recommendation-engine/>

New DomainsBot Name Suggestion Tool is First to Recommend TLDs As Well As Keywords
Most of you are familiar with the name suggestion tools offered by many domain registrars (a service most often provided to them by Domainsbot.com).
<http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2013/dailyposts/20130701.htm>

PRISM scandal: internet exchange points as targets for surveillance
At least some of the data traffic coming through the German internet exchange point DE-CIX is diverted to German intelligence and other agencies. This was confirmed by an expert connected to the company that runs the internet exchange point, talking to The H's associates at heise online. The peak load at DE-CIX, which claims to be the world's largest internet exchange point, is currently measured at more than 2.5 Tbit/s. Over 500 peering partners, including most of the major internet providers, use the more than 700 10Gbit/s and 200 Gbit/s ports, and the peering platform is due to be expanded to 100 Gbit/s connections in the next few months.
<http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/PRISM-scandal-internet-exchange-points-as-targets-for-surveillance-1909989.html>

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Rackspace Hosting Partners with CERN for Hybrid Cloud Test Lab
Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced on Monday it has partnered with CERN openlab in a year-long collaboration, in which Rackspace will use its OpenStack-powered hybrid cloud solution to help CERN advance its mission by enabling more in-depth research into the origins of the universe.
<http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/rackspace-hosting-partners-with-cern-for-hybrid-cloud-test-lab>

Deutsche B?rse Partners to Launch Cloud Resource Exchange
Frankfurt stock exchange operator Deutsche B?rse announced on Tuesday its plans to launch a different kind of marketplace, one where businesses and public sector organizations can buy and sell spare cloud capacity.
<http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/deutsche-borse-partners-to-launch-cloud-resource-exchange>

1&1 Internet Launches New TLD Portal, Dynamic Cloud Server
Web hosting provider 1&1 Internet announced on Monday it has launched a new portal offering pre-reservation for the new gTLDs, along with its new cloud server package, 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server.
<http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/11-internet-launches-new-tld-portal-dynamic-cloud-server>

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Trek.com is Star of This Week's Domain Sales Show After Changing Hands for 6 Figures in One of the Year's 5 Biggest Transactions
No question about who was this week's star in the domain aftermarket. Broker Peter Ejtel of SharedReviews.com closed a $245,000 deal with the Trek Bicycle Corporation for Trek.com - a transaction that ranks among the five biggest sales reported so far this year. The bike company has been operating from TrekBikes.com and their new prize possession - Trek.com - already redirects to their current site.
<http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2013/20130703.htm>

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INTERNET USE
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Yahoo to shut down pioneering AltaVista search site
Pioneering search engine AltaVista is due to be shut down on 8 July.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23127361>

AltaVista. What?s That?
There?s an alternate universe where someone would ask you a question you don?t know the answer to and you would respond, ?I don?t know, why don?t you AltaVista it?? Instead, in the real world, you reply, ?Why don?t you Google it??
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/altavista-whats-that/>

au: Survey finds home phone is dying
THIRTY per cent of Australians now make calls over the internet and one in seven don?t have a home phone, according to research by CoreData.
<http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/telecommunications/survey-finds-home-phone-is-dying/story-fn4iyzsr-1226674092892>

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How algorithms rule the world
The NSA revelations highlight the role sophisticated algorithms play in sifting through masses of data. But more surprising is their widespread use in our everyday lives. So should we be more wary of their power?
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/01/how-algorithms-rule-world-nsa>

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Number of UK paedophiles ?live-streaming? abuse films soars, warns CEOP
British paedophiles are paying to watch the live streaming of child sex abuse after conducting overseas ?fact-finding? trips to identify the vulnerable, protection experts said on Monday.
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/number-of-uk-paedophileslivestreaming-abuse-films-soars-warns-ceop-8682488.html>

Live streaming identified as prime child sex abuse threat
Child sexual abuse streamed live over the internet has been highlighted as an emerging threat by monitors of exploitation.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jul/02/live-streaming-child-abuse-threat>

New trends in child sexual abuse offending reported by CEOP [news release]
New trends in child sexual abuse offending and the growing availability of the internet in the developing world are likely to exacerbate the threat to children, the latest findings from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre warn.
<http://ceop.police.uk/Media-Centre/Press-releases/2013/New-trends-in-child-sexual-abuse-offending-reported-by-CEOP/>

Modified online children's privacy rules take effect in US [IDG]
Some websites and mobile app developers are confused about how to comply with revised rules governing the online collection of personal information from children that took effect in the U.S. Monday, critics said.
<http://www.cio.com/article/735785/Modified_online_children_39_s_privacy_rules_take_effect_in_US>
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240490/Modified_online_children_39_s_privacy_rules_take_effect_in_US>
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/070113-modified-online-children39s-privacy-rules-271447.html>

Revised Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Goes Into Effect Today [news release]
The Federal Trade Commission?s revised Children?s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule took effect today, giving parents greater control over the online collection of their children?s personal information. The revised COPPA rule culminates more than two years of review by the agency to modernize the rule.
<http://ftc.gov/opa/2013/07/coppa.shtm>

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Beware the Internet and the danger of cyberattacks
If I could, I would repeal the Internet. It is the technological marvel of the age, but it is not ? as most people imagine ? a symbol of progress. Just the opposite. We would be better off without it. I grant its astonishing capabilities: the instant access to vast amounts of information, the pleasures of YouTube and iTunes, the convenience of GPS and much more. But the Internet?s benefits are relatively modest compared with previous transformative technologies, and it brings with it a terrifying danger: cyberwar. Amid the controversy over leaks from the National Security Agency, this looms as an even bigger downside.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/robert-samuelson-of-internet-threats-and-cyberattacks/2013/06/30/df7bd42e-e1a9-11e2-a11e-c2ea876a8f30_story.html>

uk: Army reserves to become specialists in intelligence and cyber security under sweeping reforms
Reservists in the British Army will become specialists in cyber security, chemical-biological warfare and intelligence under sweeping reforms being carried out to transform the force in preparation for future conflicts, The Independent has learnt.
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/exclusive-army-reserves-to-become-specialists-in-intelligence-and-cyber-security-under-sweeping-reforms-8684012.html>

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Are We Prepared for a Massive Cyberattack on U.S. Systems? [CSO]
There is no debate in the security community that the nation needs to protect its critical infrastructure (CI) from cyber attacks. But not everybody agrees that all infrastructure sectors are equally critical.
<http://www.cio.com/article/735775/Critical_Infrastructure_Protection_Are_We_Prepared_for_a_Massive_Cyberattack_on_U.S._Systems_>

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US military blocks entire Guardian website for troops stationed abroad
The US military has blocked access to the Guardian?s website for troops in the Middle East and south Asia, after disclosures about widespread US surveillance.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/01/us-military-blocks-guardian-troops>

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Google faces EC showdown over antitrust remedies
Google faces a day of reckoning with the European Commission, after a coalition of competitors roundly rejected its proposals to change the presentation of search results to Europeans in the face of monopoly complaints.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/01/google-ec-antitrust-remedies>

Prism leak indicates real-time surveillance, says paper
Fresh details about Prism have emerged after the Washington Post published four more leaked slides detailing the US internet surveillance programme.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23125509>

FAQ: The NSA Metadata and PRISM Programs
The details of extensive government surveillance of U.S. citizens through collection of cell phone metadata, and email and Internet activities through the PRISM program has raised a lot of questions and caused quite a bit of confusion about what?s actually happening. To help users sort through the mess, Threatpost put together an FAQ about the revelations, the implications and what steps users can take to protect their privacy.
<http://threatpost.com/faq-the-nsa-metadata-and-prism-programs/>

Regulator in France Raids Office of Apple
Authorities searched the French offices of Apple and some affiliated companies as part of an investigation into retailing practices, a spokesman for the French competition regulator said on Tuesday.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/technology/french-regulator-raids-offices-of-apple-and-affiliates.html>

New Zealand Spy Legislation Draws Critics
New Zealand's government faces criticism from opposition lawmakers and civil rights groups over a plan to give the nation's foreign intelligence agency more power to spy on its citizens.
<http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-266248/>
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323297504578578931916097320.html>

Kim Dotcom has fiery exchange with New Zealand PM at surveillance inquiry
The internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has exchanged caustic words with New Zealand's prime minister at a parliamentary committee hearing submissions on proposed changes to surveillance laws.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/03/kim-dotcom-new-zealand-spying-nsa>

GCSB Bills threaten ICT jobs [news release]
New spying laws before Parliament not only have the potential to significantly compromise our privacy, they risk future job creation and the growth of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in New Zealand, the Green Party said today.
<http://www.greens.org.nz/press-releases/gcsb-bills-threaten-ict-jobs>

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Computer mouse inventor Doug Engelbart dies at 88
The inventor of the computer mouse, Doug Engelbart, has died aged 88.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23174052>

Doug Engelbart, inventor of computer mouse, dies at 88
Doug Engelbart, a visionary who invented the computer mouse and developed other technology that has transformed the way people work, play and communicate, has died. He was 88.
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jul/04/doug-engelbart-computer-mouse-dies>

Computer Visionary Who Invented the Mouse
Douglas C. Engelbart was 25, just engaged to be married and thinking about his future when he had an epiphany in 1950 that would change the world.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/technology/douglas-c-engelbart-inventor-of-the-computer-mouse-dies-at-88.html>

The Mouse Inventor?s Vision of Computing
Beginning in the 1950s, when computing was in its infancy, Douglas C. Engelbart set out to show that progress in science and engineering could be greatly accelerated if researchers, working in small groups, shared computing power. He called the approach ?bootstrapping.?
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/the-mouse-inventors-vision-of-computing/>

Douglas Engelbart, computer visionary and inventor of the mouse, dies at 88
With fellow SRI engineer William English, Dr. Engelbart tested all of the pointing gadgets available at the time and decided a contraption that would roll around on a desktop was fastest and most accurate. Working with English, he developed a thick wooden block that rolled on metal wheels and connected to the computer via a cord.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/douglas-engelbart-computer-visionary-and-inventor-of-the-mouse-dies-at-88/2013/07/03/1439b508-0264-11e2-9b24-ff730c7f6312_story_1.html>

Douglas Engelbart, inventor of computer mouse and so much more, dies at 88
If you?ve used a mouse to click this article, you can thank Douglas Engelbart. The longtime inventor passed away in the late hours of July 2 at his home in Atherton, California. He was 88 years old.
<http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/douglas-engelbart-inventor-of-computer-mouse-and-so-much-more-dies-at-88/>

Carter confirmed as new InternetNZ boss
InternetNZ has appointed its former policy manager and one-time Labour Party candidate Jordan Carter as chief executive.
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/technology/8872787/Carter-confirmed-as-new-InternetNZ-boss/>
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/8872787/Carter-confirmed-as-new-InternetNZ-boss>
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/8873715/Carter-confirmed-as-new-InternetNZ-boss>

InternetNZ appoints new Chief Executive
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan Carter as its new Chief Executive. Carter has held the Acting Chief Executive role since January 2013. His permanent appointment fills the gap left by former CE Vikram Kumar.
<https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2013/InternetNZ-appoints-new-Chief-Executive>

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It?s the Internet Age, but Pacific Islands Struggle With Slow Speeds and Poor Connections
The opening line on the Kingdom of Tonga?s tourism website reads, ?Welcome to life in the slow lane.? It could be the national motto. The Polynesian nation of 176 far-flung islands ? but just 105,000 people ? has a long tradition of sitting on the sidelines of world affairs. Alone among island nations of the Pacific, Tonga was never colonized by a foreign power, mostly because foreign powers saw no compelling reason to extend their empires some 2,000 miles east of Australia. An unbroken succession of local chiefs and kings has ruled over the islands for more than a thousand years. But there are downsides to Tonga?s state of restful isolation.
<http://world.time.com/2013/07/02/its-the-internet-age-but-pacific-islands-struggle-with-slow-speeds-and-poor-connections/>

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