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Global Internet Governance Forum 2013 Bali will definitely go ahead

< <http://igf2013.or.id/global-internet-governance-forum-2013-bali-will-definitely-go-ahead/> http://igf2013.or.id/global-internet-governance-forum-2013-bali-will-definitely-go-ahead/>

 

Publication of the Dotless Domain Name Study

< <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05aug13-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05aug13-en.htm>

 

A Better New gTLD Program ? With A Little Help From Our Friends by Akram Atallah

< <http://blog.icann.org/2013/08/a-better-new-gtld-program/> http://blog.icann.org/2013/08/a-better-new-gtld-program/>

 

gTLD Security Study Released ? Delays Up Ahead

< <http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/gtld-security-study-released-?-delays-up-ahead> http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/gtld-security-study-released-?-delays-up-ahead>

 

The Long Gestation and Afterlife of New gTLDs by Antony Van Couvering

< <http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2013/08/06/the-long-gestation-and-afterlife-of-new-gtlds> http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2013/08/06/the-long-gestation-and-afterlife-of-new-gtlds>

 

The Internet's Suffix 'Dot-com' Was Almost 'Dot-cor'

< <http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/dot-com-the-most-ubiquitous-suffix-on-the-internet-was-almost-dot-cor/278455/> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/dot-com-the-most-ubiquitous-suffix-on-the-internet-was-almost-dot-cor/278455/>

 

 

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Global Internet Governance Forum 2013 Bali will definitely go ahead

Today a letter was sent to the United Nations (UNDESA) from the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) confirming that Host Country Agreement is agreed in principle and will be signed formally by 20 August 2013 after the end of the major Indonesian National Holiday of Idul Fitri.

< <http://igf2013.or.id/global-internet-governance-forum-2013-bali-will-definitely-go-ahead/> http://igf2013.or.id/global-internet-governance-forum-2013-bali-will-definitely-go-ahead/>

 

Luanda Hosts Forum on Internet Governance

Luanda will host on Monday the second forum on internet governance of the Southern Africa, dubbed Supporting Basis for Regional Integration of SADC, Angop has learnt.

< <http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/ciencia-e-tecnologia/2013/7/31/Luanda-hosts-forum-internet-governance,12f30e16-353d-43ff-9662-dac076898d8f.html> http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/ciencia-e-tecnologia/2013/7/31/Luanda-hosts-forum-internet-governance,12f30e16-353d-43ff-9662-dac076898d8f.html>

< <http://allafrica.com/stories/201308050839.html> http://allafrica.com/stories/201308050839.html>

 

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Publication of the Dotless Domain Name Study

ICANN is pleased to announce the publication of the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report by IT Security firm, Carve Systems LLC.

< <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05aug13-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-05aug13-en.htm>

< <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-05aug13-en> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-05aug13-en>

 

Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements

Purpose (Brief): The operational requirements for implementation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims processes in new gTLDs, and a set of community-proposed revisions, are being posted for comment to give an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on these requirements.

< <http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/rpm-requirements-06aug13-en.htm> http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/rpm-requirements-06aug13-en.htm>

 

Volunteers Needed for Task Force on Arabic Script IDNs

ICANN invites interested individuals and experts from its stakeholder groups to volunteer for the Task Force on Arabic Script Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). An action item on the implementation plan of ICANN?s Middle East Strategy Working Group (MESWG), the Task Force will look into technical issues and explore solutions related to the secure deployment and use of Arabic script IDNs. Among the issues the Task Force will be considering are:

< <http://blog.icann.org/2013/08/volunteers-needed-for-task-force-on-arabic-script-idns/> http://blog.icann.org/2013/08/volunteers-needed-for-task-force-on-arabic-script-idns/>

 

A Better New gTLD Program ? With A Little Help From Our Friends by Akram Atallah

The evolution of the New gTLD Program over the last several years has brought with it a unique and diverse set of ideas, proposals and challenges ? all of them aimed at improving the program. While the ensuing community discussions may have slowed the development and launch of the New gTLD Program beyond what many of us anticipated, they have only served to make the program better.

< <http://blog.icann.org/2013/08/a-better-new-gtld-program/> http://blog.icann.org/2013/08/a-better-new-gtld-program/>

 

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pl: Nask terminates agreement with Domain Silver

Polish domain registry Nask effectively blocked the operations of several tens of domains used to distribute malicious programmes and spam.

< <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/nask-terminates-agreement-with-domain-silver--959547> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/nask-terminates-agreement-with-domain-silver--959547>

 

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New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis

< <http://techreports.verisignlabs.com/tr-lookup.cgi?trid=1130008&rev=1> http://techreports.verisignlabs.com/tr-lookup.cgi?trid=1130008&rev=1>

 

gTLD Security Study Released ? Delays Up Ahead

The results of a new study on the security risks of proposed gTLD names likely will lead to delays of many new gTLD applications by at least four months. The majority of new gTLDs are "low risk" and got the green light to proceed, although these "low risk" applicants must still wait 120 days after signing their contracts before they can activate any domain names in their gTLDs. Higher risk applications could be delayed longer.

< <http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/gtld-security-study-released-?-delays-up-ahead> http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/gtld-security-study-released-?-delays-up-ahead>

 

Amazon's Domain Name Troubles Threaten ICANN Program

A recommendation made last month by a committee from ICANN, the nonprofit organization that coordinates Internet domains, to reject Amazon.com Inc.?s application for the domain ?.amazon? may end up undermining the largest-ever expansion of domains suffixes, which are also known as gTLDs.

< <http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202614276487> http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202614276487>

 

Trademarks still trump founders in latest TMCH spec

New gTLD applicants and ICANN seem to have failed to reach an agreement on how new registries can roll out founders programs when they launch.

< <http://domainincite.com/14031-trademarks-still-trump-founders-in-latest-tmch-spec> http://domainincite.com/14031-trademarks-still-trump-founders-in-latest-tmch-spec>

 

Verisign: We Will Delegate New gTLD?s To The Root If The NTIA Tells Us To

Some bloggers here and here, have raised the alarm that Verisign may not Delegate new gTLD?s based on a letter Verisign send to the U.S. NTIA back in March.

< <http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/07/verisign-we-will-delegate-new-gtlds-to-the-root-if-the-ntia-tells-us-to/> http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/07/verisign-we-will-delegate-new-gtlds-to-the-root-if-the-ntia-tells-us-to/>

 

The Long Gestation and Afterlife of New gTLDs by Antony Van Couvering

ICANN continues to flail, pointlessly. The latest in a series of missteps that could easily have been avoided is its recommendations on what to do about a report on the potential for confusion and misaddressing when someone's internal network names match the name for a new gTLD, and they have misconfigured their routers and/or DNS to the extent that someone typing in a new gTLD name might end up in the middle of someone else's network.

< <http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2013/08/06/the-long-gestation-and-afterlife-of-new-gtlds> http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2013/08/06/the-long-gestation-and-afterlife-of-new-gtlds>

 

Further gTLD delays proposed as ?risk to internet? revealed

Responding to research that highlights the risk of collision between applied-for gTLD strings and non-delegated TLDs, ICANN has proposed mitigation measures for the different risk profiles applications fall into. The result? Uncertainty, additional work and potential delays for applicants.

< <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=b0f5494b-475b-4185-86f3-1b518c5663c9> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=b0f5494b-475b-4185-86f3-1b518c5663c9>

 

Dotless domains ?dangerous?, security study says

An independent security study has given ICANN a couple dozen very good reasons to continue outlaw ?dotless? domain names, but stopped short of recommending an outright ban.

< <http://domainincite.com/13995-dotless-domains-dangerous-security-study-says> http://domainincite.com/13995-dotless-domains-dangerous-security-study-says>

 

We have a winner! Del Monte wins .delmonte LRO

No sooner did I predict the new gTLD Legal Rights Objection would not produce any prevailing complainants in this application round, then I?ve been proved wrong.

< <http://domainincite.com/14015-we-have-a-winner-delmonte-wins-delmonto-lro> http://domainincite.com/14015-we-have-a-winner-delmonte-wins-delmonto-lro>

 

Retailers Fail To Derail ICANN?s ?Express? Train To More Top-Level Domains

There's no denying it: The Internet domain name system poses serious challenges for trademark owners. Domain name cybersquatting was the original trademark Internet twist. And the current explosive expansion in TLDs will create new trademark conflicts, and possibly new twists in Internet trademark law, as two very recent cases involving the retailers Express and The Limited illustrate.

< <http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/256646/> http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/256646/>

 

NTIA alarmed as Verisign hints that it will not delegate new gTLDs

Verisign has escalated its war against competition by telling its government masters that it is not ready to add new gTLDs to the DNS root, raising eyebrows at NTIA.

< <http://domainincite.com/13979-ntia-alarmed-as-verisign-hints-that-it-will-not-delegate-new-gtlds> http://domainincite.com/13979-ntia-alarmed-as-verisign-hints-that-it-will-not-delegate-new-gtlds>

 

Move aside, .com: .wed, other domains will make Internet more crowded

Adrienne McAdory, a Washington military contractor, remembers exactly when she learned the Internet was about to get a lot bigger. She was at work, at the Pentagon in 2011, and she saw an article about a nonprofit group called ICANN, which oversees the Internet. She saw that ICANN was going to expand the number of gTLDs from fewer than 20 to what ultimately became nearly 2,000 and that visiting the Web was never going to be the same again. And she knew she wanted a piece of it.

< <http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/move-aside-com-wed-other-domains-will-make-internet-more-crowded/2013/08/05/b389ca0c-fa21-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html> http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/move-aside-com-wed-other-domains-will-make-internet-more-crowded/2013/08/05/b389ca0c-fa21-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html>

 

New gTLDs are the new Y2K: .corp and .home are doomed and everything else is delayed

The proposed gTLDs .home and .corp create risks to the internet comparable to the Millennium Bug, which terrorized a burgeoning internet at the turn of the century, and should be rejected.

< <http://domainincite.com/13994-new-gtlds-are-the-new-y2k-corp-and-home-are-doomed-and-everything-else-is-delayed> http://domainincite.com/13994-new-gtlds-are-the-new-y2k-corp-and-home-are-doomed-and-everything-else-is-delayed>

 

Donuts, Uniregistry and Famous Four respond to ICANN?s new gTLD security bombshell

Following the shock news this morning that ICANN wants to delay hundreds of new gTLD applications due to potential security risks, we pinged a few of the biggest applicants for their initial reactions.

< <http://domainincite.com/14016-donuts-uniregistry-and-famous-four-respond-to-icanns-new-gtld-security-bombshell> http://domainincite.com/14016-donuts-uniregistry-and-famous-four-respond-to-icanns-new-gtld-security-bombshell>

 

After sweeping it under the rug, Name Collisions come back to haunt new TLD program

Everyone in the executive suite at Verisign must have been smiling this morning. That?s because ICANN dropped a bombshell, delaying a big portion of new TLDs due to ?name collisions?.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/06/after-sweeping-it-under-the-rug-name-collisions-come-back-to-haunt-new-tld-program/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/06/after-sweeping-it-under-the-rug-name-collisions-come-back-to-haunt-new-tld-program/>

 

ICANN Publishes Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report & Recommends More Studies

ICANN released the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report tonight which was prepared by Carve Systems.

< <http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/05/icann-publishes-dotless-domain-name-security-and-stability-study-report-recommends-more-studies/> http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/05/icann-publishes-dotless-domain-name-security-and-stability-study-report-recommends-more-studies/>

 

Afilias forecasts 5,000 to 50,000 domains for its new TLDs after three years

For the most part, new TLD applicants have remained quiet about their registration projections.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/afilias-forecasts-5000-to-50000-domains-for-its-new-tlds-after-three-years/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/afilias-forecasts-5000-to-50000-domains-for-its-new-tlds-after-three-years/>

 

Uniregistry not happy about Donuts-Tucows deal

Uniregistry would never have withdrawn its applications for .media and .marketing if it had known that Tucows would later take money from Donuts to also withdraw, according to CEO Frank Schilling.

< <http://domainincite.com/13989-uniregistry-not-happy-about-donuts-tucows-deal> http://domainincite.com/13989-uniregistry-not-happy-about-donuts-tucows-deal>

 

Donuts says Tucows deal ?just another type of private auction?

Donuts has confirmed that it paid Tucows for the rights to the .media and .marketing new gTLDs, but says it was actually ?just another type of private auction?.

< <http://domainincite.com/13986-donuts-says-tucows-deal-just-another-type-of-private-auction> http://domainincite.com/13986-donuts-says-tucows-deal-just-another-type-of-private-auction>

 

Now.com owner Starbucks (HK) Limited loses dispute over .now

Company that owns now.com loses the first of many objections it filed over the .now TLD.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/now-com-owner-starbucks-hk-limited-loses-dispute-over-now/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/now-com-owner-starbucks-hk-limited-loses-dispute-over-now/>

 

First .Now Legal Rights Objection Rejected By WIPO

Another day another losing Legal Rights Objection (LRO) but the first case to be decided on the new gTLD .Now

< <http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/05/first-now-legal-rights-objection-rejected-by-wipo/> http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/05/first-now-legal-rights-objection-rejected-by-wipo/>

 

New gTLD SSR-2: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis (Part 5 of 5) by Danny McPherson

Throughout this series of blog posts we've discussed a number of issues related to security, stability, and resilience of the DNS ecosystem, particularly as we approach the rollout of new gTLDs. Additionally, we highlighted a number of issues that we believe are outstanding and need to be resolved before the safe introduction of new gTLDs can occur - and we tried to provide some context as to why, all the while continuously highlighting that nearly all of these unresolved recommendations came from parties in addition to Verisign over the last several years.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130806_new_gtld_ssr_2_exploratory_consumer_impact_analysis_part_5_of_5/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130806_new_gtld_ssr_2_exploratory_consumer_impact_analysis_part_5_of_5/>               

 

Del Monte v. Del Monte: first new TLD objection to be upheld

If you look at the list of filed Legal Rights Objections for new TLDs, only a few stand out as plausible cases. One of those was Del Monte Corporation v. Del Monte International GmbH for .delmonte.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/06/del-monte-v-del-monte-first-new-tld-objection-to-be-upheld/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/06/del-monte-v-del-monte-first-new-tld-objection-to-be-upheld/>

 

Verisign Publishes ?New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis?

Verisign issued its fifth and last chapter in its five part series ?New gTLD Security, Stability, Resiliency Update: Exploratory Consumer Impact Analysis?; issues related to security, stability, and resilience of the DNS ecosystem, particularly as we approach the rollout of new gTLDs.?

< <http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/06/verisign-publishes-new-gtld-security-stability-resiliency-update-exploratory-consumer-impact-analysis/> http://www.thedomains.com/2013/08/06/verisign-publishes-new-gtld-security-stability-resiliency-update-exploratory-consumer-impact-analysis/>

 

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Researchers release tool to pickup the SLAAC in Man-In-The-Middle attacks using IPv6 [CSO]

A group of researchers from Neohapsis Labs released a tool last weekend during DEF CON that drops the time needed for a Man-in-the-Middle attack using IPv6 (SLAAC Attack), from hours down to minutes or less. 

< <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/080613-researchers-release-tool-to-pickup-272574.html> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/080613-researchers-release-tool-to-pickup-272574.html>

 

Network Solutions Shut Down Three Iranian Websites, Web.com Disclosure Says

Web.com, parent company of domain registrar Network Solutions, disclosed in an earnings statement released on Friday that it shut down three Iranian websites due to the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/network-solutions-shut-down-three-iranian-websites-web-com-disclosure-says> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/network-solutions-shut-down-three-iranian-websites-web-com-disclosure-says>

 

Google Chrome security flaw offers unrestricted password access

A serious flaw in the security of Google's Chrome browser lets anyone with access to a user's computer see all the passwords stored for email, social media and other sites, directly from the settings panel. No password is needed to view them.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/07/google-chrome-password-security-flaw> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/07/google-chrome-password-security-flaw>

 

Black Hat Aftermath: A Broken, Battered Internet

The security of the Web is looking a little like Al Bundy right about now (look it up kids). Granted Black Hat is fresh on our minds and you always come away from that event less willing to use the Internet, but this year seemed especially bad in terms of new attacks?or new twists on old attacks?that leave you associating just one word with the Internet right about now: Broken!

< <http://threatpost.com/black-hat-aftermath-a-broken-battered-internet/101616> http://threatpost.com/black-hat-aftermath-a-broken-battered-internet/101616>

 

Tor Users Hit With Firefox Exploit, But No Large Compromise of Network Seen

The vulnerability in Firefox that was being used to exploit some users of Tor in recent days was fixed in a previous Firefox release and the exploit in circulation only works against people running Firefox 17. Over the weekend, word spread that the exploit was in the wild and that the Tor network itself had been compromised, however Tor officials said that was not the case and it was one specific hosting provider who hosts some Tor Hidden Services servers that had been targeted.

< <http://threatpost.com/tor-users-hit-with-firefox-exploit-but-no-large-compromise-of-network-seen/101578> http://threatpost.com/tor-users-hit-with-firefox-exploit-but-no-large-compromise-of-network-seen/101578>

 

TOR Project: Stop Using Windows, Disable Javascript [IDG]

The TOR Project is advising that people stop using Windows after the discovery of a startling vulnerability in Firefox that undermined the main advantages of the privacy-centered network.

< <http://www.cio.com/article/737671/TOR_Project_Stop_Using_Windows_Disable_Javascript> http://www.cio.com/article/737671/TOR_Project_Stop_Using_Windows_Disable_Javascript>

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/522910/tor_project_stop_using_windows_disable_javascript/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/522910/tor_project_stop_using_windows_disable_javascript/>

< <http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/080613-tor-project-stop-using-windows-272556.html> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/080613-tor-project-stop-using-windows-272556.html>

 

Network Security: How Attackers Gain Access from Inside by Josh Wilson

Most people - mistakenly - believe that they are perfectly safe behind a firewall, network address translation (NAT) device or proxy. The fact is quite the opposite: if you can get out of your network, someone else can get in. Attackers often seek to compromise the weakest link in a network and then use that access to attack the network from the inside, commonly known as a "pivot-and-attack."

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130805_network_security_how_attackers_gain_access_from_inside/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130805_network_security_how_attackers_gain_access_from_inside/>

 

Black Hat 2013: What Have We Learned

The Black Hat conference is one of the best opportunities each year to see new and innovative research, commune with some of the smartest folks in the industry and generally get a sense of where things stand and where they?re going. This year?s conference was one of the larger in history, both in terms of number of attendees and volume of presentations, and there was a lot to see and hear. With 11 research tracks, keynotes and press conferences happening from morning till night, it was impossible to see it all, even for the most motivated and caffeinated person.

< <http://threatpost.com/black-hat-2013-what-have-we-learned/101591> http://threatpost.com/black-hat-2013-what-have-we-learned/101591>

 

FBI Likely Behind New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity, say Researchers

Security researchers are thoroughly studying a new malware that exploits a Firefox security flaw to identify some users of the privacy-protecting Tor anonymity network, according to a report by Wired.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/fbi-likely-behind-new-malware-that-attacks-tor-anonymity-say-researchers> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/fbi-likely-behind-new-malware-that-attacks-tor-anonymity-say-researchers>

 

Malware threatens Aussie online bankers

Australians are the third most common victims of malicious software that steals online banking information, a new report shows.

< <http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/08/07/16/02/malware-threatens-aussie-online-bankers> http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/08/07/16/02/malware-threatens-aussie-online-bankers>

 

Australia hosts world?s highest botnet C&C concentration outside US: study

Australian computers host more malware command-and-control (C&C) servers than any other country except the United States, figures from Trend Micro?s latest security-trends analysis have concluded.

< <http://www.cso.com.au/article/523050/australia_hosts_world_highest_botnet_c_c_concentration_outside_us_study/> http://www.cso.com.au/article/523050/australia_hosts_world_highest_botnet_c_c_concentration_outside_us_study/>

 

Trend Micro's Q2 Threat Roundup Reveals Android Susceptibility, Increase in Online Banking Malware

Android vulnerabilities, increased online banking threats and availability of sophisticated, inexpensive malware toolkits are among the growing concerns cited in Trend Micro's Q2 2013 Security Roundup Report. This report is a quarterly analysis by the Trend Micro Threat Analysis Team that describes cyber-security threats from the previous quarter combined with analysis to evaluate and anticipate emerging attacks.

< <http://newsroom.trendmicro.com/index.php?s=43&year=0&type=current&news_item=1067> http://newsroom.trendmicro.com/index.php?s=43&year=0&type=current&news_item=1067>

 

NZ needs whole-of-government approach to security: IITP

New Zealand needs to adopt a whole-of-government approach to security, according to Paul Matthews. The CEO of the Institute of IT Professionals says his organisation is advocating the creation of a chief information security officer position to oversee government security and provide a single point of reporting for vulnerabilities within government systems.

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/523151/nz_needs_whole-of-government_approach_security_iitp/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/523151/nz_needs_whole-of-government_approach_security_iitp/>

 

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This is funny: SM.net UDRP claims domain couldn?t be related to porn

Spanish education publishing company Fundaci?n Santa Mar?a-Ediciones SM has lost a UDRP it filed against the owner of SM.net.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/this-is-funny-sm-net-udrp-claims-domain-couldnt-be-related-to-porn/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/this-is-funny-sm-net-udrp-claims-domain-couldnt-be-related-to-porn/>

 

Research in Motion Limited v. TechWorks Pty Ltd. - Case No. DAU2013-0016

1. The Parties: The Complainant is Research in Motion Limited of Ontario, Canada, represented by Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia. The Respondent is TechWorks Pty Ltd. of Queensland, Australia, represented internally. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <blackberry.com.au> is registered with Ziphosting Pty Ltd. (the ?Registrar?).

< <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2013-0016> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2013-0016>

 

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IPv6 is latest tool for stealing credit card numbers and passwords

A gap in the adoption of the IPv6 protocol could be leaving users prone to attack, researchers have warned.

< <http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2286734/ipv6-is-latest-tool-for-stealing-credit-card-numbers-and-passwords> http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2286734/ipv6-is-latest-tool-for-stealing-credit-card-numbers-and-passwords>

 

Lack of IPv4 hampers broadband development

CMC Telecoms and FPT Telecoms have complained about the lack of available IPv4 addresses, so they cannot attract new subscribers, saying that the reserved addresses do not relate to current growth and the broadband market share.

< <http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/80888/lack-of-ipv4-hampers-broadband-development.html> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/science-it/80888/lack-of-ipv4-hampers-broadband-development.html>

 

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The Internet's Suffix 'Dot-com' Was Almost 'Dot-cor'

If things had gone just a little bit differently ? if different people had been in the room, if a conversation had taken a different tangent, if a butterfly had fluttered its wings at just a slightly different rate ? you might be reading this story on TheAtlantic.cor. Yes, dot-cor. As in "corporate."

< <http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/dot-com-the-most-ubiquitous-suffix-on-the-internet-was-almost-dot-cor/278455/> http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/dot-com-the-most-ubiquitous-suffix-on-the-internet-was-almost-dot-cor/278455/>

 

Russia seeking Snowden's help on data security

The upper house of Russia's parliament will invite ex-National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden to participate in a probe of how the privacy of Russian citizens is being violated by big Internet companies who, according to Mr. Snowden, allow the personal data of users of Facebook, Yahoo, Google, and other big global Internet companies to be accessed by a "third party." ... As part of this doctrine, Russia joined China and a few other countries in pushing a radical proposal to take governance of the Internet away from the US-based ICANN at a meeting in Dubai of the 150 countries that belong to the International Telecommunications Union last December.

< <http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0806/Russia-seeking-Snowden-s-help-on-data-security> http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2013/0806/Russia-seeking-Snowden-s-help-on-data-security>

 

When an IP Address Does Not Equal Individual Culpability - Breaking Glass Pictures v Does, DAZ 2013 by Robert Cannon

Something bad happens online. I can tie that something-bad back to an IP address. Do I know who did the bad thing? According to the Federal District Court in Arizona, I don't. An IP address may identify the owner of an Internet access account; it does not identify who was online at that particular time and who may be responsible for the actions in question. In Breaking Glass Pictures v Does, DAZ 2013, Plaintiff brought a claim for copyright infringement, wants early discovery, but the court is refusing.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130807_when_an_ip_address_does_not_equal_individual_culpability/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130807_when_an_ip_address_does_not_equal_individual_culpability/>

 

Verisign gets patent for non-existent domain traffic analysis

The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to Verisign that covers analysis of traffic to non-existent domain names.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/07/verisign-gets-patent-for-non-existent-domain-traffic-analysis/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/07/verisign-gets-patent-for-non-existent-domain-traffic-analysis/>

 

Infographic Shows Largest Porn Hosting Countries, States

?Family-friendly? software developer Metacert has released its infographic listing the countries and states that host the most porn sites.

< <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=167033> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=167033>

 

Interesting: Network Solutions? invisible pricing

Web.com customers who use Network Solutions or Register.com are not very price sensitive (or price knowledgeable).

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/interesting-network-solutions-invisible-pricing/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/05/interesting-network-solutions-invisible-pricing/>

 

Network Solutions Shut Down Three Iranian Websites, Web.com Disclosure Says

Web.com, parent company of domain registrar Network Solutions, disclosed in an earnings statement released on Friday that it shut down three Iranian websites due to the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/network-solutions-shut-down-three-iranian-websites-web-com-disclosure-says> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/network-solutions-shut-down-three-iranian-websites-web-com-disclosure-says>

 

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Name.com Partners with CloudLinux to Improve Shared Hosting Stability

Domain name registrar Name.com announced on Tuesday that it is now using the CloudLinux OS in order to improve load times, stability and the customer experience of its shared hosting services.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/name-com-partners-with-cloudlinux-to-improve-shared-hosting-stability> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/name-com-partners-with-cloudlinux-to-improve-shared-hosting-stability>

 

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What the heck is a ?premium domain??

Just like grade inflation, the quality of what people are labeling a ?premium domain? has been slipping in recent years. That?s because anyone can call their domains premium.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/06/what-the-heck-is-a-premium-domain/> http://domainnamewire.com/2013/08/06/what-the-heck-is-a-premium-domain/>

 

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Announces New Miami Beach Venue for 2014 and Hints of a New Conference Role for DNForum Owner Adam Dicker 

T.R.A.F.F.I.C.'s traditional fall show in Florida will end a three-year run at the Ritz Carlton on Fort Lauderdale Beach with the next show that opens there October 20, 2013. This morning, show co-founder Rick Schwartz announced that beginning in the fall of 2014, T.R.A.F.F.I.C.'s eastern show will move to the historic Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach (it will follow the western show, that will return to the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas in late spring 2014).

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2013/dailyposts/20130806.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2013/dailyposts/20130806.htm>

 

Igloo & DomainNameSales Team Up For $600,000 Sale as Domain Market's Hot Streak Continues

So much for the summer doldrums! This is the 6th week in a row we have had at least one (in this week's case, two) six-figure (or higher) domain sales to report. Just before this week's deadline we received word that Igloo.com and DomainNameSales.com teamed up to close a $600,000 sale for ReverseMortgages.com. That news comes on the heels of Tuesday's report that Sedo sold DJI.com for $300,000 in a deal handled by their veteran senior broker Dave Evanson.

< <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2013/20130807.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2013/20130807.htm>

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INTERNET USE

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Study Reveals Significant Adoption of YouTube by Global Brands

Pixability has just released a comprehensive industry study, The Top 100 Global Brands: Key Lessons for Success on YouTube, which details how global brands are successfully driving video and digital marketing success.

< <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2287600/study-reveals-significant-adoption-of-youtube-by-global-brands> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2287600/study-reveals-significant-adoption-of-youtube-by-global-brands>

 

Infographic Shows Largest Porn Hosting Countries, States

?Family-friendly? software developer Metacert has released its infographic listing the countries and states that host the most porn sites.

< <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=167033> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=167033>

 

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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us: Older adults warm up to social networking [IDG]

A rising percentage of older adults are using social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+ too, according to a Pew study.

< <http://www.techhive.com/article/2045964/older-adults-warm-up-to-social-networking.html> http://www.techhive.com/article/2045964/older-adults-warm-up-to-social-networking.html>

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/522860/older_adults_warm_up_social_networking/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/522860/older_adults_warm_up_social_networking/>

 

us: 72% of Online Adults are Social Networking Site Users

Overview: The Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project has been studying online adults? social networking site use since 2005, and has seen substantial growth since then. Today, 72% of online adults use social networking sites. Although younger adults continue to be the most likely social media users, one of the more striking stories about the social networking population has been the growth among older internet users in recent years. Those ages 65 and older have roughly tripled their presence on social networking sites in the last four years?from 13% in the spring of 2009 to 43% now.

< <http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/social-networking-sites.aspx> http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/social-networking-sites.aspx>

 

For Twitter, Free Speech Is a High-Wire Act: As Micro-Blogging Site Expands Globally, It Gets Flak From Many Sides

Twitter Inc.'s growing ambitions are making it harder to carry the Internet's free-speech banner.

< <http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323997004578643883120559180.html> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323997004578643883120559180.html>

 

Twitter a driver for television ratings, study finds

That's the word from Nielsen, which found that the more Twitter activity there is surrounding a show, the higher its ratings. At the same time, the Nielsen study showed that popular shows spawn tweets.

< <http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57597202-93/twitter-a-driver-for-television-ratings-study-finds/> http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57597202-93/twitter-a-driver-for-television-ratings-study-finds/>

 

Internet killed the dieting star: Why Weight Watchers is floundering.

Weight Watchers, the world?s oldest and most recognized diet program, has had a bad run lately. After rebounding from the recession, its stock and earnings have been declining since 2011. This past week, it announced particularly bad results, and its CEO of four years departed to ?pursue other opportunities.?

<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/04/internet-killed-the-dieting-star-why-weight-watchers-is-floundering/>

 

Twitter Ads Have Come a Long Way, Baby

Twitter's advancements in the ad platform combined with a still growing number of active users means that there's opportunity for any size advertiser for direct response or social media growth.

< <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2286740/twitter-ads-have-come-a-long-way-baby> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2286740/twitter-ads-have-come-a-long-way-baby>

 

Twitter promises new security feature is better, easier to use

Twitter announced Tuesday that it is updating the way it handles security for its social network, introducing a new security option that it promises is both more secure and easier-to-use than its current two-factor authentication system.

< <http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/twitter-promises-new-security-feature-is-better-easier-to-use/2013/08/06/25ceb406-fec8-11e2-96a8-d3b921c0924a_story.html> http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/twitter-promises-new-security-feature-is-better-easier-to-use/2013/08/06/25ceb406-fec8-11e2-96a8-d3b921c0924a_story.html>

 

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Future tablet market will outstrip PCs - and reach 900m people, Forrester says

When unveiling the first iPad in January 2010, Steve Jobs suggested that it would fill a gap between the smartphone and the PC - one that at the time was being taken on by netbooks. "The problem is netbooks aren't better at anything," Jobs said at the time. "They're just cheap laptops. And we don't think they're a third category of device."

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/07/tablet-market-future-forrester-pc> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/07/tablet-market-future-forrester-pc>

 

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Children's Advocacy Group Faults Learning Apps for Babies

The Walt Disney Company?s ?Baby Einstein? videos do not turn babies into prodigies. And despite marketing claims by Fisher-Price, its popular ?Laugh & Learn? mobile apps may not teach babies language or counting skills, according to a complaint filed on Wednesday with the Federal Trade Commission.

< <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/childrens-advocacy-group-faults-learning-apps-for-babies/> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/07/childrens-advocacy-group-faults-learning-apps-for-babies/>

 

Child abuse sites on Tor compromised by malware

A service accused of helping distribute child abuse images on a hidden part of the internet has been compromised.

< <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23573048> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23573048>

 

Tor 'deep web' servers go offline as Irish man is held over child abuse images

Freedom Hosting, linked by the FBI to child abuse images, has gone offline, as the FBI sought the extradition of a 28-year-old suspect from Ireland.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/05/tor-deep-web-servers-offline-freedom-hosting> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/05/tor-deep-web-servers-offline-freedom-hosting>

 

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SPAM

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Matt Cutts: Does the Google webspam team fight spam in non-US markets such as India?

Is the webspam team taking the same measures to counter spam in international markets like India like they do in the US market? It just seems like there are a lot of junk sites that come up in the first page of results when searching on google.co.in.

< <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMVOymEjZ20> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMVOymEjZ20>

 

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NSA snooping could cost U.S. tech companies $35 billion over three years

U.S. cloud providers have already lost business over the NSA leaks, but now the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has a report putting a dollar amount on the short-term costs: $21.5 to $35 billion over the next three years.

< <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/07/nsa-snooping-could-cost-u-s-tech-companies-35-billion-over-three-years/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/07/nsa-snooping-could-cost-u-s-tech-companies-35-billion-over-three-years/>

 

 

 

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