*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Update: Enhancing ICANN Accountability by Theresa Swinehart < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-enhancing-icann-accountability> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-enhancing-icann-accountability> In Case Over Attempts To Seize Iran's ccTLD, ICANN Tells Court ccTLDs Are Not Property < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/31/icann-cctlds-are-not-property/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/31/icann-cctlds-are-not-property/> ICANN's .IR Response Opens Legal Can of Worms by Philip S. Corwin < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/icanns-ir-response-opens-legal-can-of-worms/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/icanns-ir-response-opens-legal-can-of-worms/> NIGHTLIFE.LONDON Tops Applications As .LONDON Priority Period Draws To A Close < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/28/nightlife-london-tops-applications/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/28/nightlife-london-tops-applications/> ICM buys .sex for up to $3 million < <http://domainincite.com/17142-icm-buys-sex-for-up-to-3-million> http://domainincite.com/17142-icm-buys-sex-for-up-to-3-million> Stephen Colbert Scoops Up Sarah Palin?s Domain Name < <http://time.com/3059181/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-domain/> http://time.com/3059181/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-domain/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Deciding Who Will Govern the Internet In March the United States announced that it would relinquish its oversight of ICANN. ICANN is an enormously important organization that administers the Internet. There is an emerging consensus that international governance of ICANN is coming but there are many unanswered questions. < <http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2014/07/30-icann-internet-governance> http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2014/07/30-icann-internet-governance> Commission Seeks New Ways to Govern the Internet Innovative approaches to governing the internet are needed, say experts from a new global internet policy commission set up to find and propose such solutions to governments over the next two years. < <http://www.scidev.net/global/icts/news/commission-seeks-new-ways-to-govern-the-internet.html> http://www.scidev.net/global/icts/news/commission-seeks-new-ways-to-govern-the-internet.html> < <http://allafrica.com/stories/201407301487.html> http://allafrica.com/stories/201407301487.html> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Update: Enhancing ICANN Accountability by Theresa Swinehart On March 14th 2014, the U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced its intent to transition its stewardship over key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. During introductory discussions around the transition, a broader topic of the impact of the transition on ICANN accountability was raised. The result was the launch by ICANN of a parallel, interrelated process to determine whether and how ICANN's accountability mechanisms should be strengthened once its historical contractual relationship with the U.S. Government expires. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-enhancing-icann-accountability> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/update-enhancing-icann-accountability> Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP) Report on Public Interest Registry's Request to Implement Technical Bundling in .NGO and .ONG Purpose (Brief): To obtain community input on the Registry Services Technical Evaluation Panel (RSTEP) report regarding Public Interest Registry's (PIR) request to implement technical bundling of second level domains for .NGO and .ONG. PIR defines technical bundling as a set of two different gTLDs, with identical second level labels for which certain parameters are shared. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-29-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-07-29-en> Correction: ICANN Updates Specification 13 Process And Application Form NOTE REGARDING CORRECTION: This announcement is being re-issued to correct the criteria by which ICANN will assess whether an applicant that applies for qualification as a .BRAND TLD may qualify for an extension to execute the Registry Agreement. The announcement issued on 15 July 2014 specified that in order to qualify for an extension to execute the Registry Agreement, "[t]he applicant must meet the definition of a .BRAND TLD as per Section 7 of Specification 13. This is inaccurate. The statement should instead read: < <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-29jul14-en> http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-29jul14-en> Cherine Chalaby, Chair, New gTLD Program Committee | ICANN, to Steve DelBianco Singular and plural versions of the same string in new gTLD applications < <https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/chalaby-to-delbianco-2014-07-24-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/correspondence/chalaby-to-delbianco-2014-07-24-en> Fadi Chehad? Speaking at Mobile World Congress 2014 ICANN's CEO and President speaks to audience at Mobile World Congress, February 2014. < <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EH4iljY9zw> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EH4iljY9zw> In Case Over Attempts To Seize Iran's ccTLD, ICANN Tells Court ccTLDs Are Not Property ICANN has told a US federal court in the District of Columbia, that a ccTLD cannot be considered "property," and thus cannot be attached by plaintiffs in a lawsuit, who are trying to obtain the assets of countries that they argued have supported terrorism. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22715> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22715> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/31/icann-cctlds-are-not-property/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/31/icann-cctlds-are-not-property/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/icann-cctlds-are-not-property.html> http://www.domainnews.com/icann-cctlds-are-not-property.html> ICANN's .IR Response Opens Legal Can of Worms by Philip S. Corwin ICANN has filed its initial response to writs of attachment issued by U.S. Courts that seek to have ICANN transfer control of the ccTLDs of Iran, Syria and North Korea to plaintiffs in various legal actions. The lawsuits were brought under a U.S. law that permits victims of terrorism and their family survivors to seek the assets of governments that provided support or direction of the terrorist acts. < <http://www.internetcommerce.org/icanns-ir-response-opens-legal-can-of-worms/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/icanns-ir-response-opens-legal-can-of-worms/> Terror victims try to seize five ccTLDs ICANN is fighting a US court action that could see the ccTLDs of Iran, Syria and Korea being seized by victims of terrorism. < <http://domainincite.com/17008-terror-victims-try-to-seize-five-cctlds> http://domainincite.com/17008-terror-victims-try-to-seize-five-cctlds> ICANN to plaintiffs: No, you can?t have all of Iran?s domains The global body in charge of domain names, ICANN, has asked a federal court to prevent the handover of the ccTLD of North Korea, Syria, and Iran as part of a terrorism lawsuit dating back over a decade. Those would include the .KP, .SY and .IR names. < <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/icann-to-plaintiffs-no-you-cant-have-all-of-irans-domains/> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/icann-to-plaintiffs-no-you-cant-have-all-of-irans-domains/> True Lawfare ? The Fight to Seize Iran?s Domain Name Continues A month ago, we wrote about an effort by several plaintiff?s lawyers, representing terrorist victims, to seize the Iran domain name (.IR). Turns out there was even more to it than we were aware of at the time, as the same group of lawyers have filed similar writs of attachment against Syria (.SY) and North Korea (.KP). < <http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/07/true-lawfare-the-fight-to-seize-irans-domain-name-continues/> http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/07/true-lawfare-the-fight-to-seize-irans-domain-name-continues/> Country Web domains can't be seized [AFP] The Internet's regulatory authority said Wednesday that country-specific Web domains cannot be seized in court proceedings, as it sought to quash an effort to recover assets in terrorism-related lawsuits. < <https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/24591890/country-web-domains-cant-be-seized/> https://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/a/24591890/country-web-domains-cant-be-seized/> ICANN tells court ccTLDs aren?t property, can?t be awarded to plaintiffs ICANN has responded to the U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia, arguing that ccTLDs are not property and can?t be awarded to plaintiffs in a case involving terrorism. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/30/icann-court-cctlds/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/30/icann-court-cctlds/> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** New expiry date for .eu domain names as of 15 September 2014 On 15 September 2014, EURid will launch its new registration platform. Thereafter, newly registered .eu domain names will no longer expire at the end of the month but rather at the end of their registration term, calculated in years starting on the registration date and ranging from one (1) to ten (10) years. Domain names registered on 29 February will always expire on 28 February. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jul-2014/new-expiry-date-eu-domain-names-15-september-2014> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jul-2014/new-expiry-date-eu-domain-names-15-september-2014> < <http://www.domainnews.com/eurid-new-expiry-date-for-eu-domains.html> http://www.domainnews.com/eurid-new-expiry-date-for-eu-domains.html> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/31/eurid-new-expiry-date-eu/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/31/eurid-new-expiry-date-eu/> .eu Registration Policy updated We have updated the .eu registration policy to include the French island of Mayotte as a .eu-eligible region, effective immediately. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jul-2014/eu-registration-policy-updated> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/jul-2014/eu-registration-policy-updated> IEDR Results Show Registration and Profit Increases in 2013 The IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the not-for-profit public organisation that manages Ireland?s top level Internet domain, .ie, today reported a positive trading performance for 2013. Its annual results showed total volume growth of 17.6% in new .ie domain registrations, a 5.8% increase in profit after tax to almost ?300,000 and an 8.3% increase in Members? Funds to ?3.9 million, leaving IEDR on solid financial footing at year end. < <https://www.iedr.ie/2014/07/iedr-results-show-registration-profit-increases-2013/> https://www.iedr.ie/2014/07/iedr-results-show-registration-profit-increases-2013/> There were 32,154 new .ie websites last year ? and most are business-related THE IRISH WEBSITE domain registry IEDR saw 32,154 new .ie websites in 2013, contributing to a growth of 18% over the last 12 months. < <http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/irish-web-domain-registration-1596176-Jul2014/> http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/irish-web-domain-registration-1596176-Jul2014/> Domain registry reports after-tax profit of almost ?300,000 More than 30,000 new domain names were registered with the Irish domain registry agency (IEDR) last year, bringing the total number of registered .ie domains to 187,269. < <http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/domain-registry-reports-after-tax-profit-of-almost-300-000-1.1882486> http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/domain-registry-reports-after-tax-profit-of-almost-300-000-1.1882486> Downsize your domain with .UK The past month has presented customers and businesses across the country with the opportunity to register their shorter, sharper domain names in the new TLD. Within hours of the launch, Nominet revealed that 50,000 individuals and businesses in the industry had done so, testament to the valuable role domains play in scoping out personality and digital identity. < <http://www.b2bmarketing.net/blog/posts/2014/07/28/downsize-your-domain-uk> http://www.b2bmarketing.net/blog/posts/2014/07/28/downsize-your-domain-uk> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** NIGHTLIFE.LONDON Tops Applications As .LONDON Priority Period Draws To A Close As the close of the priority phase draws near, the most popular .london domains applied for have been announced. With four days to go until the end of the three-month .london launch period London's property and entertainment industries are proving to be the most popular choice for new .london domains. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22700> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=22700> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/28/nightlife-london-tops-applications/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2014/07/28/nightlife-london-tops-applications/> < <http://www.domainnews.com/nightlife-london-tops-applications.html> http://www.domainnews.com/nightlife-london-tops-applications.html> Crazy housing market reflected in .london landrush The world?s insatiable appetite for property in London is being reflected in applications for domain names during .london?s landrush, according to the registry. < <http://domainincite.com/17134-crazy-housing-market-reflected-in-london-landrush> http://domainincite.com/17134-crazy-housing-market-reflected-in-london-landrush> London firms given one-week .london web domain deadline London businesses have been warned they have just one week left of priority registration for the new .london web suffix, ahead of its wider launch on Thursday. < <http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2357450/london-firms-given-one-week-london-web-domain-deadline> http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2357450/london-firms-given-one-week-london-web-domain-deadline> A Financial Back-Up to Win .WINE? by Jean Guillon Still want to protect wine Geographical Indications (GIs)? A hot potato! Where the bucket ends is still to be found and the launching of both .WINE and .VIN new gTLDs is still an issue. At least some of the three applicants are following the ICANN new gTLD applicant guidebook, working with parties interested in bringing better protection mechanism to protect wine GIs. There seems to have been an attempt which has not worked. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140729_a_financial_back_up_to_win_wine/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140729_a_financial_back_up_to_win_wine/> New TLDs -- Great Opportunity for Realignment or Entry Therefore, in response to the demand for more available domain names, ICANN announced that it will be delegating new gTLDs. This process is already in progress, and many new TLDs such as .marketing, .industries, .company, .services and .business are being introduced into the marketplace. < <http://www.b2bmarketing.net/blog/posts/2014/07/29/new-tlds-great-opportunity-realignment-or-entry> http://www.b2bmarketing.net/blog/posts/2014/07/29/new-tlds-great-opportunity-realignment-or-entry> Report: New TLDs Cause Confusion As a flood of new TLDs enters the marketplace, providing websites with the equivalent of vanity license plates, a new report suggests it?s all too confusing for consumers and businesses. < <http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=182753> http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=182753> .London?s unique ?SunPriorityRush? period ends tomorrow The .London domain name is launching, and it?s very different from previous domain name launches. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/30/dot-london-domain/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/30/dot-london-domain/> Google beats Microsoft to .docs Google and Microsoft seem to have settled their contention set for the .docs new gTLD, with Google emerging the victor. < <http://domainincite.com/17141-google-beats-microsoft-to-docs> http://domainincite.com/17141-google-beats-microsoft-to-docs> ICM buys .sex for up to $3 million ICM Registry, the .xxx domain name registry, may have paid as much as $3 million for the .sex gTLD. < <http://domainincite.com/17142-icm-buys-sex-for-up-to-3-million> http://domainincite.com/17142-icm-buys-sex-for-up-to-3-million> .XYZ now has over 400,000 domain name registrations .XYZ domain nameThe .XYZ domain name now has over 400,000 registrations, according to zone file reports. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/xyz-now-has-over-400000-domain-name-registrations/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/xyz-now-has-over-400000-domain-name-registrations/> Finally, well-targeted new TLD marketing A couple weeks ago I wrote about how Sedo did a new TLD promotion that registrars should be doing. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/finally-well-targeted-new-top-level-domain-name-marketing/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/finally-well-targeted-new-top-level-domain-name-marketing/> ICM Registry Operator of .XXX Wins Rights to The New gTLD .Sex ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry has won the right to operate the .Sex new gTLD. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/30/icm-registry-operator-of-xxx-wins-rights-to-the-new-gtld-sex/> http://www.thedomains.com/2014/07/30/icm-registry-operator-of-xxx-wins-rights-to-the-new-gtld-sex/> Hindi domain leads India in its transition to Bharat [PTI] India may finally have domain names in its own script beginning with the Devanagari script of Hindi from next month. < <http://www.asianage.com/business/hindi-domain-leads-india-its-transition-bharat-922> http://www.asianage.com/business/hindi-domain-leads-india-its-transition-bharat-922> < <http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140729/business-market/article/hindi-domain-leads-india-its-transition-bharat> http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140729/business-market/article/hindi-domain-leads-india-its-transition-bharat> 27 of top 50 websites protecting their brands on new Donuts domain names How are brands protecting themselves with new TLDs? Many are, but there are some surprises. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/28/brand-protection-new-tlds-2/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/28/brand-protection-new-tlds-2/> New domain names: a golden opportunity for brands With today?s online global economy now worth trillions of dollars, it is hard to believe that the first public domain name was registered just 30 years ago. Today there are over 270 million domain names, representing some of the world?s biggest brands whose business models are based around a single domain keyword such as Amazon, eBay and Google. < <http://www.b2bmarketing.net/blog/posts/2014/07/28/new-domain-names-golden-opportunity-brands> http://www.b2bmarketing.net/blog/posts/2014/07/28/new-domain-names-golden-opportunity-brands> A ?slow? week for new TLD launches There?s not much on the docket this week for new TLD launches. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/28/a-slow-week-for-new-tld-launches/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/28/a-slow-week-for-new-tld-launches/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Internet Of Things Contains Average Of 25 Vulnerabilities Per Device New study finds high volume of security flaws in such IoT devices as webcams, home thermostats, remote power outlets, sprinkler controllers, home alarms, and garage door openers. < <http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/internet-of-things-contains-average-of-25-vulnerabilities-per-device/d/d-id/1297623> http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/internet-of-things-contains-average-of-25-vulnerabilities-per-device/d/d-id/1297623> Phishing: What Once Was Old Is New Again Symantec just recently released its Internet Security Threat Report for 2014. It?s a review of 2013?s threats, a comparison with earlier years, and a look into the crystal ball for the current year with a nod to the direction of trends beyond that. < <http://www.darkreading.com/operations/phishing-what-once-was-old-is-new-again-/a/d-id/1297634> http://www.darkreading.com/operations/phishing-what-once-was-old-is-new-again-/a/d-id/1297634> Homeland Security wants corporate board of directors more involved in cyber-security Setting corporate cyber-security policy and taking actions around it must be a top concern for the board of directors at any company, not just the information-technology division, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicated as a high-level official there backed a private-sector effort to raise awareness at the board level. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2458975/security0/homeland-security-wants-corporate-board-of-directors-more-involved-in-cyber-security.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2458975/security0/homeland-security-wants-corporate-board-of-directors-more-involved-in-cyber-security.html> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Stephen Colbert Scoops Up Sarah Palin?s Domain Name Two competing Sarah Palin websites have launched in recent days. The first is called ?Sarah Palin Channel,? and it offers subscribers a 24-hour newsfeed of pure, unmediated Palin for $99.95 a year. The second is called ?The Sarah Palin Channel? (emphasis ours), and it promises to be ?The only Sarah Palin Channel on the internet with a definite article in the address!? (emphasis theirs). < <http://time.com/3059181/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-domain/> http://time.com/3059181/stephen-colbert-sarah-palin-domain/> Stephen Colbert Buys TheSarahPalinChannel.com, Promises His Own 'Angry Echo Chamber' Sarah Palin just learned a valuable lesson about starting your own web channel: make sure to buy up any similar domain names, such as, say, one that simply puts "The" in front of your URL. < <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/30/colbert-buys-thesarahpalinchannel-sarah-palin_n_5633642.html> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/30/colbert-buys-thesarahpalinchannel-sarah-palin_n_5633642.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Four 6-Figure Transactions Totaling Over $1.1 Million Top This Week's Domain Sales Chart Someone mist have missed the "summer doldrums" memo! Four high end sales lit up the domain aftermarket this week with three of those not only topping our latest weekly all-extension Top 20 Sales Chart, but also crashing the top 20 sales for the entire Year to Date. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140730.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2014/20140730.htm> Benefits of Premium Domain Names Video by Heritage Auctions Aron Meystedt shared this video with me, and I want to share it with you. The video that was created by Heritage Auctions to educate its clientele about domain names and why they might be interested in spending significant sums of money to buy the best domain names. I would imagine a good portion of HA?s clients are well-educated and savvy investors, and this video may shed some light onto the value of investing in exceptional domain names. < <http://www.domaininvesting.com/benefits-premium-domain-names-video-heritage-auctions/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/benefits-premium-domain-names-video-heritage-auctions/> Heritage Auctions Video about premium domain names Heritage Auctions had another solid domain name auction last week, selling about $775k in domain names during bidding. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/28/heritage-auctions-video-about-premium-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/28/heritage-auctions-video-about-premium-domain-names/> Domain Sales Continue To Heat Up - Domain Holdings Reports 2Q-2014 Sales Three Times Higher Than the Previous Quarter After a long recession, we've been seeing reported domain sales rebound nicely in 2014 and further evidence came today when Domain Holdings reported their 2Q-2014 domain sales nearly tripled from the previous quarter. The Delray Beach, Florida based company's sales rocketed from $3,381,634 in 1Q-2014 to $9,935,618 in the recently concluded second quarter of the year. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140729.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2014/dailyposts/20140729.htm> Domain Holdings nearly triples sales in second quarter Domain name brokerage Domain Holdings had a big second quarter, turning in almost 3x the sales of its first quarter. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/domain-holdings-nearly-triples-sales-in-second-quarter/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/domain-holdings-nearly-triples-sales-in-second-quarter/> Company wants to trademark the term ?Domain Auction? A Florida company has filed two trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for ?Domain Auction? and ?Domains Auction?. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/company-wants-to-trademark-the-term-domain-auction/> http://domainnamewire.com/2014/07/29/company-wants-to-trademark-the-term-domain-auction/> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** Australians embracing the internet - but as a supplement to TV The internet will soon take over from TV as Australia?s favourite entertainment source as the country reaches the ?digital tipping point?. < <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/30/australians-embracing-the-internet-but-as-a-supplement-to-tv> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/30/australians-embracing-the-internet-but-as-a-supplement-to-tv> Australians prefer digital devices over television for media consumption: survey The growing use of digital devices has ended television's unrivalled dominance of Australian entertainment, a media consumption survey has found. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-30/australians-prefer-digital-over-television-for-media-consumption/5636434> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-30/australians-prefer-digital-over-television-for-media-consumption/5636434> Internet to usurp TV as preferred entertainment source About one-quarter of Australians plans to subscribe to an online ?television ?service in the next 12 months and in the next year, online will ?overtake TV as the preferred source of entertainment, a Deloitte Media ?Consumer ?Survey shows. < <http://www.afr.com/p/technology/internet_to_usurp_tv_as_preferred_R6mE2Plg90HE8n1qti4ixH> http://www.afr.com/p/technology/internet_to_usurp_tv_as_preferred_R6mE2Plg90HE8n1qti4ixH> ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* au: ACMA signs online child abuse notification scheme with police The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has signed formal agreements with state, territory and federal police for the reporting of online child abuse material in Australia. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551103/acma_signs_online_child_abuse_notification_scheme_police/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551103/acma_signs_online_child_abuse_notification_scheme_police/> au: New national network for reporting online child sexual abuse content Australian efforts against the trade in online child sexual abuse material have been significantly strengthened with the finalisation of formal agreements between the Australian Communications and Media Authority and the police forces of Queensland and Victoria. < <http://acma.gov.au/Citizen/Stay-protected/My-online-world/Staying-safe-online/acma-and-australian-police-cement-national-network-for-reporting-online-child-sexual-abuse-content> http://acma.gov.au/Citizen/Stay-protected/My-online-world/Staying-safe-online/acma-and-australian-police-cement-national-network-for-reporting-online-child-sexual-abuse-content> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** au: Illegal downloading is simply theft: Turnbull CHRIS UHLMANN: Australians are among the world's most prolific downloader's of illegal videos and music and the Government looks likely to ask internet service providers to do more to crack down on piracy. < <http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s4057661.htm> http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2014/s4057661.htm> au: Malcolm Turnbull: ISPs should not have to sanction illegal downloaders The owners of television and movie content should take illegal downloaders to court, but internet service providers should not be required to impose sanctions, the communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has said as the Abbott government discusses how it will crack down on internet piracy. < <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/malcolm-turnbull-isps-should-not-have-to-sanction-illegal-downloaders> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/malcolm-turnbull-isps-should-not-have-to-sanction-illegal-downloaders> au: Cheers and jeers over anti-piracy laws Federal government proposals to amend copyright laws have drawn support from rights holders and copyright organisations but some aspects of the enforcement regime outlined in a discussion paper released yesterday have raised concerns among ISPs and consumer advocates. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551319/cheers_jeers_over_anti-piracy_laws/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551319/cheers_jeers_over_anti-piracy_laws/> ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** Smart home kit proves easy to hack, says HP study A study of some of the most popular app-controlled devices for the home suggests the majority of the products tested were vulnerable to hackers. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28569342> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28569342> Internet of Things devices contain high number of vulnerabilities, study finds [IDG] A security audit of 10 popular Internet-connected devices - components of the so-called Internet of Things - identified an alarmingly high number of vulnerabilities. < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551285/internet_things_devices_contain_high_number_vulnerabilities_study_finds/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551285/internet_things_devices_contain_high_number_vulnerabilities_study_finds/> Tor attack may have unmasked dark net users Developers of software used to access Tor - an otherwise hard-to-reach part of the internet - have disclosed that an attack on the network may have unmasked users for five months. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28573625> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28573625> Tor hints at possible U.S. government involvement in recent attack Hackers attacked the infrastructure of Tor, the anonymizing service, earlier this month in an incident that may have compromised a number of hidden services, according to an announcement posted today by the Tor Project's director, Roger Dingledine. < <http://www.networkworld.com/article/2459667/security0/tor-hints-at-possible-u-s-government-involvement-in-recent-attack.html> http://www.networkworld.com/article/2459667/security0/tor-hints-at-possible-u-s-government-involvement-in-recent-attack.html> < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551286/tor_hints_possible_u_government_involvement_recent_attack/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/551286/tor_hints_possible_u_government_involvement_recent_attack/> Tor Sniffs Out Attacks Trying to Deanonymize Hidden Services Users For a little more than six months, attackers were on the Tor network trying to deanonymize users who operate or use Tor hidden services. < <http://threatpost.com/tor-sniffs-out-attacks-trying-to-deanonymize-hidden-services-users/107514> http://threatpost.com/tor-sniffs-out-attacks-trying-to-deanonymize-hidden-services-users/107514> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** The internet of things - the next big challenge to our privacy If there?s a depressing slogan for the early era of the commercial internet, it?s this: ?Privacy is dead ? get over it.? < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/28/internet-of-things-privacy> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/28/internet-of-things-privacy> au: Data retention plan will cost consumers $100 a year, warns iinet Internet service provider iinet has warned of significant costs and privacy concerns with a mandatory data retention regime that is currently being considered by the federal government. < <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/29/data-plan-cost-consumers-100-a-year-iinet> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/29/data-plan-cost-consumers-100-a-year-iinet> au: Online piracy crackdown barks up the wrong tree The Coalition?s discussion paper on curbing online piracy, which is yet to see the light of day, is the latest example of how rhetoric continues to trump common sense in this ongoing debate. < <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/29/technology/online-piracy-crackdown-barks-wrong-tree> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/29/technology/online-piracy-crackdown-barks-wrong-tree> ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** au: Mandatory data retention is a rort Federal Attorney-General George Brandis is actively considering a mandatory data retention scheme under which ISPs and telcos would be forced to keep information (metadata) about customers? phone and online activities for up to two years, for access by law enforcement agencies. < 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