[DNS] auDA domain news - 25 August

[DNS] auDA domain news - 25 August

From: David Goldstein <david>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:37:50 +1000
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Is the U.S. handing over control of the internet?

<
<https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/23/comment-iana-sullivan.aspx?platform=hoo
tsuite>
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/23/comment-iana-sullivan.aspx?platform=hoot
suite>

 

How the Internet's Transition from US Control Is Making Law Firms Richer

<
<http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/08/24/how-the-internets-transition-f
rom-us-control-is-making-law-firms-richer/>
http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/08/24/how-the-internets-transition-fr
om-us-control-is-making-law-firms-richer/>

 

ICANN Hires Top Security Expert

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-22-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-22-en>

 

uk: Mapping the new internet: A guide to the latest online neighbourhoods

<
<http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-new-internet-guide-latest-online-neighbourhoo
ds/>
http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-new-internet-guide-latest-online-neighbourhood
s/>

 

Hit-And-Run Tactics Fuel Growth In DDoS Attacks

<
<http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/hit-and-run-tactics-fuel-growth
-in-ddos-attacks/d/d-id/1326709>
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/hit-and-run-tactics-fuel-growth-
in-ddos-attacks/d/d-id/1326709>

 

Asian companies have world's worst cybersecurity says study

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37163076>
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37163076>

 

Facebook, Akamai Pass Major Milestone: Over 50% IPv6 from US mobile networks

<
<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2016/08/facebook-akamai-pass-
major-milestone-over-50-ipv6-from-us-mobile-networks/>
http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2016/08/facebook-akamai-pass-m
ajor-milestone-over-50-ipv6-from-us-mobile-networks/>

 

 

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GOVERNANCE

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Is the U.S. handing over control of the internet?

Some recent headlines might lead one to believe that the internet is about
to undergo some giant change. People talk about the U.S. "giving away" the
internet, and even the 2016 Republican Party platform objects to
"surrendering U.S. control of the root zone of web names and addresses."

<
<https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/23/comment-iana-sullivan.aspx?platform=hoo
tsuite>
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/23/comment-iana-sullivan.aspx?platform=hoot
suite>

 

How the Internet's Transition from US Control Is Making Law Firms Richer

When it comes to understanding how the internet works or what controls it,
most people are in the dark. But plenty of law firms are cashing in as one
of the world's most valuable resources prepares for a controversial
transition away from the oversight of the U.S. government.

<
<http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/08/24/how-the-internets-transition-f
rom-us-control-is-making-law-firms-richer/>
http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2016/08/24/how-the-internets-transition-fr
om-us-control-is-making-law-firms-richer/>

 

EBU welcomes US decision to cede power of the internet's naming system

... The EBU, along with the UN and various governments throughout the world,
has been campaigning for this change and for a global and shared governance
of the Internet since the World Summit on the Information Society in 2003.
EBU Director General Ingrid Deltenre said: "The governance of the internet
is too important a thing to be left solely in the hands of one country which
is why we are delighted to see this announcement."

<
<http://www.ebu.ch/news/2016/08/ebu-welcomes-us-decision-to-cede-power-of-th
e-internets-naming-system>
http://www.ebu.ch/news/2016/08/ebu-welcomes-us-decision-to-cede-power-of-the
-internets-naming-system>

 

Ceding ICANN And Internet Control To Globalists

It does not take a great amount of brain power to comprehend that for the
U.S. to surrender the final oversight of ICANN that the internet as it has
functioned with relative acceptance of political emancipation is
fundamentally at risk to end as we know it. In this campaign cycle of
American First Nationalism vs. Internationalist Global Despotism, the stakes
are most clear. Where is the public indignation and anger that a cornerstone
of most people's lives is about to be ceded with little or no outrage?

<
<http://right.is/conservative-opinion/2016/08/ceding-icann-and-internet-cont
rol-to-globalists-5466.html>
http://right.is/conservative-opinion/2016/08/ceding-icann-and-internet-contr
ol-to-globalists-5466.html>

 

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ICANN

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ICANN Hires Top Security Expert

Mark Jardina, an expert in global security and health and safety, has joined
ICANN as Vice President of Security Operations.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-22-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-22-en>

 

Creating the Services You Want by Chris Gift

Ashwin Rangan, ICANN's Head of Engineering, and I have been talking for some
time now about how to provide everyone with continuous visibility into our
engineering work.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/creating-the-services-you-want>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/creating-the-services-you-want>

 

Letter from Statton Hammock, Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs |
United TLD Holdco Ltd. (trading as Rightside Registry), to the ICANN Board

Status of .GAY Applications

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/hammock-to-icann-board
-24aug16-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/hammock-to-icann-board-
24aug16-en.pdf>

 

Registries rebel against ICANN's Whois upgrade decree

Registry operators are challenging an ICANN decision to force them to launch
a new Whois-style service, saying it will cost them too much money.

<
<http://domainincite.com/20882-registries-rebel-against-icanns-whois-upgrade
-decree>
http://domainincite.com/20882-registries-rebel-against-icanns-whois-upgrade-
decree>

 

16375: An Interview With Steve Crocker

UnknownIn a special interview, Steve Crocker, Chair of the Board of ICANN
talks about his organization, its future, and the future of the Internet.

< <http://managefeed.djaghe.com/> http://managefeed.djaghe.com/>

 

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ccTLDs & gTLDs

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40% of banks in the US have registered a .bank domain

When ICANN paved the way for new gTLDs, a group of banks and financial
service trade associations formed fTLD Registry Services to run a new .bank
gTLD.

<
<https://econsultancy.com/blog/68214-40-of-banks-in-the-us-have-registered-a
-bank-domain/>
https://econsultancy.com/blog/68214-40-of-banks-in-the-us-have-registered-a-
bank-domain/>

 

Are You a Registered .catholic?

What's in a domain? The Catholic Church is about to find out. Each year in
early August, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles sponsors "C3TC," the Catholic
Communication Collaboration Technology Conference, which brings in dozens of
speakers to offer workshops on different tech-related issues for absolutely
anyone in the archdiocese.

<
<http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/are-you-registered-catholic>
http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/are-you-registered-catholic>

 

.Guru After Hitting a High of Almost 85K Domains is Now Under 60K

.Guru which hit a high of over 84,000 domain names on April 1, 2015 now has
less than 60,000 domains.

<
<http://www.thedomains.com/2016/08/24/guru-hitting-high-almost-85k-domains-n
ow-60k/>
http://www.thedomains.com/2016/08/24/guru-hitting-high-almost-85k-domains-no
w-60k/>

 

.Shop Heading For 1,000 Domain Names In Sunrise

.Shop is sitting firmly among the top new gTLD Sunrise phases, and with
seven days still remaining (from the day of the last count), over 850 domain
names have been applied putting .shop ahead of .london that was the most
successful (non-adult) new gTLD Sunrise in the program so far.

<
<http://onlinedomain.com/2016/08/24/domain-name-news/shop-heading-1000-domai
n-names-sunrise/>
http://onlinedomain.com/2016/08/24/domain-name-news/shop-heading-1000-domain
-names-sunrise/>

 

uk: Mapping the new internet: A guide to the latest online neighbourhoods

We're in the midst of an unprecedented expansion of the spaces available
online. In previous years, choice of online address was restricted to a few
after-the-dot options: .com, .net and so on, alongside country-code domain
names like .uk or .de. Now, the options are theoretically endless - from
.london to .luxury, .bbc to .blog. Over 1,000 have launched to date.

<
<http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-new-internet-guide-latest-online-neighbourhoo
ds/>
http://www.nominet.uk/mapping-new-internet-guide-latest-online-neighbourhood
s/>

 

Nominet Publishes New GTLDs Map

Nominet, the registry best known for .uk and now also .wales and .cymru, has
published an interesting map of new gTLDs showing the top 250 new gTLDs that
are publicly available, and selected others such as brands that aren't.

<
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/24/nominet-new-generic-top-level-domains
-map/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/24/nominet-new-generic-top-level-domains-
map/>

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24836>
http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24836>

 

Confused by new gTLDs? Allow this Nominet infographic to make your brain
explode

There are over 1,000 new gTLDs out there right now, and figuring out what's
going on in the marketplace can be difficult.

<
<http://domainincite.com/20887-confused-by-new-gtlds-allow-this-nominet-info
graphic-to-make-your-brain-explode>
http://domainincite.com/20887-confused-by-new-gtlds-allow-this-nominet-infog
raphic-to-make-your-brain-explode>

 

uk: From Nightclubs To Networking - Priorities Shift For British Students

Far from heading straight to parties and pubs, over a third (36%) of the
UK's most recent graduates kick-started their career the moment they set
foot on campus. That's according to new research from The UK Domain and is
encouraging young people to get online and get ahead.

<
<http://www.nominet.uk/nightclubs-networking-priorities-shift-british-studen
ts/>
http://www.nominet.uk/nightclubs-networking-priorities-shift-british-student
s/>

 

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NEW TLDS

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New gTLD AFRICA Appeal: DCA Trust Answering Brief vs ICANN & ZACR

... DotConnectAfrica Trust, appellee, has filed its Appellate Answering
Brief together with Supplemental Excerpts of the Record, in response to
briefs filed by appellants ICANN and ZA Central Registry.

< <http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/08/new-gtld-africa-appeal-dca-trust.html>
http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/08/new-gtld-africa-appeal-dca-trust.html>

 

Now, get your email address in Hindi

Startup Data Xgen Technologies has started a paid email address service in
Hindi characters or Devanagari script, and plans to roll out free
registration of such IDs on the lines of Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo soon.

< <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/53830034.cms>
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/53830034.cms>

<
<http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/now-get-a-gmail-outlook-or-yaho
o-email-address-in-hindi/story/236448.html>
http://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/now-get-a-gmail-outlook-or-yahoo
-email-address-in-hindi/story/236448.html>

 

ICANN Board Defers Consideration of .GAY Community Application

ICANN's Board ended its meeting on August 9, 2016 without making a decision
on the fate of the .GAY domain space. A positive decision for dotgay LLC was
expected in light of the recent Dot Registry v ICANN IRP Panel decision and
the recommendation of ICANN's Ombudsman that the ICANN Board act immediately
to correct the unfair treatment given by the Economist Intelligence Unit and
ICANN to dotgay's application and grant it community priority status.

<
<https://www.facebook.com/notes/dotgay-llc/icann-board-defers-consideration-
of-gay-community-application/1135727443131250>
https://www.facebook.com/notes/dotgay-llc/icann-board-defers-consideration-o
f-gay-community-application/1135727443131250>

 

DotGay LLC Creates Video Going Against ICANN Over .Gay

DotGay LLC is the originator of a proposal to create a .gay domain space on
the Internet. Formed to garner support for a .gay TLD and advance a mandate
for delivering tangible financial and strategic benefits for the LGBTQIA.
dotgay's proposal is based on:

<
<http://onlinedomain.com/2016/08/24/domain-name-news/dotgay-llc-creates-vide
o-going-icann-gay/>
http://onlinedomain.com/2016/08/24/domain-name-news/dotgay-llc-creates-video
-going-icann-gay/>

 

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DNS SECURITY

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Hit-And-Run Tactics Fuel Growth In DDoS Attacks

Many threat actors behind DDoS attacks against enterprises appear to be
increasingly employing hit-and-run tactics to make their campaigns more
effective.

<
<http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/hit-and-run-tactics-fuel-growth
-in-ddos-attacks/d/d-id/1326709>
http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/hit-and-run-tactics-fuel-growth-
in-ddos-attacks/d/d-id/1326709>

 

Ransomware Costs Enterprises $209M In 1H 2016

New report from Trend Micro shows the addition of ransomware families in
first half of the year nearly doubled numbers for new families found in all
of 2015.

<
<http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/ransomware-costs-enterprises-$209m-in-1
h-2016/d/d-id/1326707>
http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/ransomware-costs-enterprises-$209m-in-1h
-2016/d/d-id/1326707>

 

Asian companies have world's worst cybersecurity says study

Many Asian organisations are badly defended against cyber-attacks, a
year-long investigation by US security company Mandiant indicates.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37163076>
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37163076>

 

nz: CERT Establishment Advisory Board appointed

A highly skilled group of people from the private sector have been named as
the CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) Establishment Advisory Board by
Communications Minister Amy Adams.

<
<https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/cert-establishment-advisory-board-appoi
nted>
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/cert-establishment-advisory-board-appoin
ted>

 

nz: $2m fund launched to support IT law policy

The NZ Law Foundation has launched the Information Law and Policy Project, a
$2 million research fund that aims to support projects that develop law
policy on IT, data, information and cyber security.

<
<http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/2m-fund-launched-support-it-law-policy-193314>
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/2m-fund-launched-support-it-law-policy-193314>

 

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DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES

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Mystery over entertainment tycoon's web of trademarks, domains and business
names

Eyebrows have been raised over recent trademark filings by businesses linked
to prolific domain owner and entertainment entrepreneur Michael Gleissner.

<
<http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?g=7162f528-1cf7-4c5b-a
ac5-b82a54edef84>
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?g=7162f528-1cf7-4c5b-aa
c5-b82a54edef84>

 

Challenging UDRP Awards in Courts of Competent Jurisdiction by Gerald M.
Levine

The UDRP is not an exclusive forum for the resolution of domain names
accused of cybersquatting even though registration agreements use the word
"mandatory" in the event of third-party claims. The UDRP is mandatory only
in the sense that respondents are "obliged by virtue of the [registration]
agreement to recognize the validity of a proceeding initiated by a
third-party claimant."

<
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160822_challenging_udrp_awards_in_courts_of
_competent_jurisdiction/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160822_challenging_udrp_awards_in_courts_of_
competent_jurisdiction/>

 

nz: Porn problem for New Plymouth District Council website

New Plymouth District Council has a porn problem, but it might not be the
type of problem you're thinking. The domain name to the council's website is
perilously close to a name of another website that will take the user to the
well known pornography site PornHub.

<
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83568133/porn-problem-for-new-plymouth-dist
rict-council-website>
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83568133/porn-problem-for-new-plymouth-distr
ict-council-website>

 

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REGISTRAR & WEBHOSTING

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GoDaddy Joins Path Forward Return-to-Work Program; Offers Internships for
Mid-Career Professionals

GoDaddy Inc. ... announced its participation in the Path Forward Return To
Work program. The program reinforces GoDaddy's commitment toward building a
diverse and inclusive workforce, while also identifying incredible talent.

<
<https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/20
16/GoDaddy-Joins-Path-Forward-Return-to-Work-Program-Offers-Internships-for-
Mid-Career-Professionals/default.aspx>
https://aboutus.godaddy.net/newsroom/news-releases/news-releases-details/201
6/GoDaddy-Joins-Path-Forward-Return-to-Work-Program-Offers-Internships-for-M
id-Career-Professionals/default.aspx>

 

GoDaddy launches app for domain investors in India

The GoDaddy Investor app, launching on iOS and Android, will allow investors
to watch and bid on domains at auction and stay on top of their current bids
all from their mobile device.

<
<http://www.computerworld.in/media-releases/godaddy-launches-app-domain-inve
stors-india>
http://www.computerworld.in/media-releases/godaddy-launches-app-domain-inves
tors-india>

 

Buy a domain name from the Office 365 admin center

If you don't already have your own domain, you can easily buy one from
Office 365, or from another domain reseller or registrar.

<
<https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Buy-a-domain-name-from-the-Office-
365-admin-center-1561140a-16a9-4a02-822d-a989250e479d>
https://support.office.com/en-ie/article/Buy-a-domain-name-from-the-Office-3
65-admin-center-1561140a-16a9-4a02-822d-a989250e479d>

 

LogicBoxes Launches the New Elite Reseller Program

LogicBoxes, the leading provider of web presence automation solutions for
Web Hosts, Domain Resellers and ICANN Registrars, today announced the launch
of its new Elite Reseller Program. This program lays a strategic focus on
fast growing Web Hosting Providers.

<
<https://blog.logicboxes.com/2016/08/24/press-release-logicboxes-launches-ne
w-elite-reseller-program/>
https://blog.logicboxes.com/2016/08/24/press-release-logicboxes-launches-new
-elite-reseller-program/>

 

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IPv4/IPv6

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Mobile IPv6 Milestone: More Than Half of Mobile Requests Now IPv6

A mobile IPv6 network milestone was passed last week as Facebook and Akamai
reported that more than half the requests from the four largest U.S. mobile
networks were IPv6-based.

<
<http://www.telecompetitor.com/mobile-ipv6-milestone-more-than-half-of-mobil
e-requests-now-ipv6/>
http://www.telecompetitor.com/mobile-ipv6-milestone-more-than-half-of-mobile
-requests-now-ipv6/>

 

uk: Sky now at 80% IPv6 coverage, BT rollout coming early 2017

Sky has successfully enabled dual-stack IPv6 connections for about 80
percent of its broadband customers.

<
<http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/08/sky-will-push-all-s
ubscribers-onto-ipv6-network-by-summer-2016/>
http://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2016/08/sky-will-push-all-su
bscribers-onto-ipv6-network-by-summer-2016/>

 

Facebook, Akamai Pass Major Milestone: Over 50% IPv6 from US mobile networks

Wednesday was a major milestone for Facebook. For the first time, more
people connected over IPv6 than IPv4 from the four major US mobile networks!

<
<http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2016/08/facebook-akamai-pass-
major-milestone-over-50-ipv6-from-us-mobile-networks/>
http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2016/08/facebook-akamai-pass-m
ajor-milestone-over-50-ipv6-from-us-mobile-networks/>

 

IPv6 On Its Way To Dominating IP Traffic

IPv6 became the dominant protocol for traffic from the United States' four
major mobile providers in July, and growth of IPv6 traffic continues apace.

<
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/23/ipv6-on-its-way-to-dominating-ip-traf
fic/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/08/23/ipv6-on-its-way-to-dominating-ip-traff
ic/>

 

IPv6 tipping point

IPv6 has hit a major tipping point: it now accounts for more than 50 per
cent of the traffic carried by US mobile networks.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/22/ipv6_tipping_point/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/22/ipv6_tipping_point/>

 

POTRAZ is asking for your input on Zimbabwe's draft IPv4 to IPv6 migration
strategy

IP addresses are a fundamental element in the way we use the internet,
providing the basis for identifying every device that is connected online.

<
<http://www.techzim.co.zw/2016/08/potraz-asking-input-zimbabwes-draft-ipv4-i
pv6-migration-strategy/>
http://www.techzim.co.zw/2016/08/potraz-asking-input-zimbabwes-draft-ipv4-ip
v6-migration-strategy/>

 

AFRINIC, NiRA, ATCON Harp on Importance of IPV6 Adoption

AFRINIC in partnership with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association,
Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria and the University of Ibadan,
have urged the Internet Service Providers and content producers in Nigeria
to migrate from the IPV4 to IPV6 in order to deepen internet penetration in
the country.

<
<http://www.nigeriatoday.ng/2016/08/afrinic-nira-atcon-harp-on-importance-of
-ipv6-adoption/>
http://www.nigeriatoday.ng/2016/08/afrinic-nira-atcon-harp-on-importance-of-
ipv6-adoption/>

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

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Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com - DNW Podcast #98

Escrow.com GM Jackson Elsegood provides data on the domain name market and
explains how the company is improving customer service response times.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/22/jackson-elsegood-escrow-com-dnw-podcas
t-98/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/22/jackson-elsegood-escrow-com-dnw-podcast
-98/>

 

5 With. Paul Stahura

... I asked Paul a series of five questions covering topics related to the
new gTLD domain names and his company. If you have additional questions you
would like Paul to answer, I invite you to post them in the comment section
and perhaps he will find some time to answer them.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/5-with-paul-stahura/>
http://www.domaininvesting.com/5-with-paul-stahura/>

 

Escrow.com handles over US$200 million in payments in H1, buys domain name
for A$1 million

Escrow.com's parent company recently reported financial results for the
first half of 2016 and disclosed a major domain name purchase.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/24/escrow-results/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/24/escrow-results/>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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Wave.com domain name sold for $420,000

The owner of SendWave.com now owns Wave.com after spending $420,000 to buy
the domain name in a bankruptcy auction.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/22/wave-com-domain-name-sold-420000/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/22/wave-com-domain-name-sold-420000/>

 

Divyank Turakhia sells Media.net for $900 million

Divyank Turakhia, who co-founded Directi with his brother, has struck again.
Turakhia sold his AdTech company Media.net to a Chinese consortium for $900
million, making him a billionaire at the age of 34.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/22/divyank-turakhia-sells-media-net-900-m
illion/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/22/divyank-turakhia-sells-media-net-900-mi
llion/>

 

Domain names that get around: are they worth less?

We've seen a new phenomenon in domain names in the past couple years: domain
names that get around.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/24/domain-names-get-around-worth-less/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/24/domain-names-get-around-worth-less/>

 

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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TransPacific research network upgraded to 100Gbps

Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN), REANNZ and the Australian Academic and
Research Network (AARNet) have upgraded the Southern Cross Trans-Pacific
Optical Research Testbed (SXTransPORT) network linking Australia, New
Zealand and the US from 40Gbps to 100Gbps to accommodate traffic growth
driven by data-intensive science.

<
<http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/605708/transpacific-research-network
-upgraded-100gbps/>
http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/605708/transpacific-research-network-
upgraded-100gbps/>

 

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PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE

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Ashley Madison parent broke Canada, Australia privacy laws

The parent company of infidelity dating website Ashley Madison was
responsible for numerous violations of privacy laws at the time of a massive
release of customer data in a cyber attack last year, privacy watchdogs in
Canada and Australia said on Tuesday.

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http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-ashley-madison-cyber-idUKKCN10Y23C>

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How Google Fights Piracy report details how war on piracy will reach
unprecedented heights

Your days of downloading the latest Game of Thrones episodes might be short
lived if Google has anything to do with it. In the tech giant's updated How
Google Fights Piracy report, it announced its war on piracy is being taken
to unprecedented heights.

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port-details-how-war-on-piracy-will-reach-unprecedented-heights/news-story/e
3473a97ff08590deee51abb2fa75b0b>
http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/piracy/how-google-fights-piracy-rep
ort-details-how-war-on-piracy-will-reach-unprecedented-heights/news-story/e3
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Juha Saarinen: How New Zealand could solve Australia's Netflix problem

Australia's really struggling these days, not just on the rugby pitch but
with getting to grips with technology. The latest calamity across the Tasman
involves Netflix, which has had to submit on Australia's proposed digital
convergence law update to point out that applying the old way of doing
things just isn't going to work in in the internet age.

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au: Experts criticise 'paternalistic' response to schoolgirls sharing
explicit images

The response of education departments around the country to teenagers taking
explicit images of themselves and sharing them has been "woefully
inadequate", outdated and overly paternalistic, youth development experts
say.

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ternalistic-response-to-schoolgirls-sharing-explicit-images>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/aug/24/experts-criticise-pat
ernalistic-response-to-schoolgirls-sharing-explicit-images>

 

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