[DNS] domain name news - 12 July

From: David Goldstein <david> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:36:37 +1000 · This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Sat Sep 09 2017 - 22:00:11 UTC

Don't forget to check out http://www.auda.org.au/domain-news/ for the archive of the last 3 months of the news.

And see my website - http://GoldsteinReport.com/ - for daily updates in between postings.

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WIPO to ICANN: On URS ?Summits?, It?s Our Way or the Highway by Philip Corwin
http://internetcommerce.org/WIPO2ICANN_URS_Summits

.ME Fastest Growing European ccTLD Shows Centr Report
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/09/me-european-cctld-centr-report/

AuDA Seeks Comments on .AU Accountability and Transparency Framework
http://www.domainnews.com/en/auda-seeks-comments-on-au-accountability-and-transparency-framework.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/09/auda-accountability-transparency/

.ORG Seventh TLD To Pass Ten Millionth Registration Milestone
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/12/org-seventh-tld-ten-million-registration/

Africa fumbles in Internet land grab
http://www.techcentral.co.za/africa-fumbles-in-internet-land-grab/33362/

Guarding the Torch: The IOC Stranglehold on Olympic-Related Domains by Dan Duval :: Sedo Legal Staff
https://sedo.com/us/news/3083/The-Brief-Case---July-2012-(sponsored-by-ICA)/

The IPv6 Bandwagon has Left the Station, but Who is Onboard?
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2012/071112-ipv6-260825.html

Father of Australian Internet Warns of Address Crunch
http://www.wired.com/business/2012/07/father-of-australian-internet-warns-of-address-crunch/

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GOVERNANCE
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Who changes, wins
The organization that can keep pace with the Internet is destined to walk away with the rights to govern the global network
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/07/11/time-change

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DOMAIN NAMES
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ICANN Proposal to Perform IANA Functions Now Posted
ICANN posted a redacted version of its 31 May 2012 proposal to provide the IANA functions.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-09jul12-en.htm

Proposed Modifications to GNSO Operating Procedures
Purpose (Brief): The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Standing Committee on Improvements Implementation (SCI) has recommended adding a new section to the GNSO Operating Procedures outlining a procedure for a consent agenda as well as updating the GNSO Council Voting Results Table to bring it in line with the GNSO voting thresholds in the ICANN Bylaws which were recently updated as a result of the recent approval of the revised GNSO Policy Development Process (PDP). As required by the ICANN Bylaws, a public comment forum is hereby initiated on the proposed changes.
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-09jul12-en.htm

WIPO to ICANN: On URS ?Summits?, It?s Our Way or the Highway by Philip Corwin
Overview: Timely implementation of the URS, a required RPM for new gTLDs, is critical to the success of the program as well as to the adequacy of registrant rights ? for now just at new gTLDs, but with its possible extension to incumbent gTLDs sure to be a subject of future debate.
http://internetcommerce.org/WIPO2ICANN_URS_Summits

ICANN Shows Safe Decisions Aren't Always the Right Decisions by Richard Schreier
When ICANN selected Deloitte and IBM to provide technical database administration services for a key part of its new gTLD program, it became quickly clear that the choice was not made on whose proposals scored highest, but rather it was based on which partner presented the least perceived business risk but at a much higher than necessary cost. I know this because I wrote a response to the original RFP and as a result am pretty familiar with what the original specification required.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120710_icann_shows_safe_decisions_arent_always_the_right_decisions/

Atallah: We assumed a lot of things were being taken care of [sub req'd]
ICANN's COO and acting CEO talks TAS, digital archery, his old friend the new CEO and how he will make the organization function better
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/07/11/atallah-we-assumed-lot-things

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.ME Fastest Growing European ccTLD Shows Centr Report
The Montenegrin ccTLD .ME is the fastest growing of all European ccTLDs while there are there are roughly 59 million domain names registered in Europe the latest Centr DomainWire Stat Report shows.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18164
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/09/me-european-cctld-centr-report/

AuDA Seeks Comments on .AU Accountability and Transparency Framework
AuDA, the .AU policy and regulatory body, is seeking public comment on a draft Accountability and Transparency Framework from members, stakeholders and other interested parties.
http://www.domainnews.com/en/auda-seeks-comments-on-au-accountability-and-transparency-framework.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/09/auda-accountability-transparency/

.ORG Seventh TLD To Pass Ten Millionth Registration Milestone
There are now ten million .ORG domain names registered the Public Interest Registry (PIR) has announced, with the milestone passed on 24 June.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18194
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/12/org-seventh-tld-ten-million-registration/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/org-seventh-tld-to-pass-ten-millionth-registration-milestone.html

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Africa fumbles in Internet land grab
In mid-June 2012, when the big Internet players revealed their cards in the highest stakes game in Web history, the best Africa could come up with was four predictable geographic gTLDs, namely .joburg, .durban, .capetown and .africa. There were also a few applications from our pals over at M-Net and MultiChoice, covering their brand names.
http://www.techcentral.co.za/africa-fumbles-in-internet-land-grab/33362/
http://allafrica.com/stories/201207110059.html

.radio applicant slams GAC ?conflict of interest?
BRS Media, one of the four applicants for the .radio gTLD, claims ICANN?s Governmental Advisory Committee has a ?direct conflict of interest? over the gTLD.
http://domainincite.com/9732-radio-applicant-slams-gac-conflict-of-interest

Christian group opposes .sex, .porn, .adult
Morality In Media, one of the groups that fought the approval of .xxx for years, has launched a letter-writing campaign against the proposed .sex, .porn and .adult TLDs.
http://domainincite.com/9728-christian-group-opposes-sex-porn-adult

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Obama signs order outlining emergency Internet control
A new executive order addresses how the country deals with the Internet during natural disasters and security emergencies, but it also puts a lot of power in the government's hands.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57469950-93/obama-signs-order-outlining-emergency-internet-control/

White House order on emergency communications riles privacy group
An executive order issued by the White House last Friday seeks to bolster the government's ability to keep its emergency communications capabilities intact during national emergencies.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228950/White_House_order_on_emergency_communications_riles_privacy_group

Smart Energy Grids Need Protection From Cyber Attacks, ENISA Says [IDG]
Smart grids, upgraded versions of electricity networks with two-way digital communication, should make the European energy system more efficient. But their dependency on computer networks, applications and the Internet makes society more vulnerable to malicious cyber attacks with potentially devastating results, European Network and Information Security Agency said in a report published on Tuesday.
http://www.cio.com/article/710391/Smart_Energy_Grids_Need_Protection_From_Cyber_Attacks_ENISA_Says

Playing war games to prepare for a cyberattack: A poor response can be far more damaging than the attack itself.
?Can it happen to us?? All over the world, technology executives have been fielding this question from boards of directors and CEOs in the wake of highly publicized cyberattacks on large, well-respected companies and public institutions.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Business_Technology/BT_Organization/Playing_war_games_to_prepare_for_a_cyberattack_2994

US must adopt cyberattack law, says NSA chief
The US must adopt a law to protect the country from cyber-attacks, the head of the National Security Agency said on Monday, insisting that it would respect privacy.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9388099/US-must-adopt-cyberattack-law-says-NSA-chief.html

US urged to recruit master hackers to wage cyber war on America's foes
Instead of prosecuting elite computer hackers, the US government should recruit them to launch cyber-attacks against Islamist terrorists and other foes, according to a leading military thinker and government adviser.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/10/us-master-hackers-al-qaida

U.S. spy agencies say won't read Americans' email for cybersecurity
The head of the U.S. spy agency that eavesdrops on electronic communications overseas sought on Monday to reassure Americans that the National Security Agency would not read their personal email if a new cybersecurity law was enacted to allow private companies to share information with the government.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/us-usa-security-cyber-idUKBRE86901620120710

The Internet Apocalypse That Wasn?t
So much for the Internet apocalypse. Several security experts and media reports predicted that Monday, July 9, would be remembered as the day millions lost their Internet connections ? and possibly their livelihoods. Those concerns did not play out.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/the-internet-apocalypse-that-wasnt/

'Internet Doomsday' virus fizzles, web traffic flows
Fears that a computer virus might cut Internet access around the world appeared to be overblown on Monday after U.S. authorities removed a safety net that had protected infected machines for months.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/09/oukin-uk-internet-outage-idUKBRE86419B20120709
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/09/internet-doomsday-virus-idINDEE8680CI20120709

DNSChanger malware causes internet blackout in over 42,000 computers
Early Monday morning, at least 40,000 computers infected with the DNSChanger malware lost their connection to the internet after the FBI shut down a temporary safety net for users connected to the infected servers.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/09/dnschanger-malware-internet-blackout-fbi

DNSChanger impact less than expected in Australia
Australia has been spared the brunt of the DNSChanger malware internet blackout, according to reports from major ISPs.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/430201/dnschanger_impact_less_than_expected_australia_/

Symantec report finds that more than a third of global targeted attacks are aimed against small businesses [news release]
Symantec Corp. announced the findings of its June 2012 Symantec Intelligence Report, which shows 36 percent of all targeted attacks (58 per day) during the last six months were directed at businesses with 250 or fewer employees. As reported in the recent ISTR, this figure was 18 percent at the end of December 2011.
http://www.symantec.com/about/news/release/article.jsp?prid=20120710_01

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Guarding the Torch: The IOC Stranglehold on Olympic-Related Domains by Dan Duval :: Sedo Legal Staff
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been busy lately, and not only with planning the Summer Olympics in London. The IOC also has been on the lookout for domain owners, and anyone else, who uses a word or phrase that could be construed as being sponsored by the IOC or any of its affiliates.
https://sedo.com/us/news/3083/The-Brief-Case---July-2012-(sponsored-by-ICA)/

WIPO supported Draconian cybersquatting reform
Domain name owners who do not respond to cybersquatting complaints could automatically have their domains suspended, if the World Intellectual Property Organization gets its way.
http://domainincite.com/9719-wipo-supported-draconian-cybersquatting-reform

Verisign ?Domain Exchange? patent application says service would be useful for typosquatters
Application filed shortly after pulling ICANN request admits a domain exchange service could be a boon for typosquatters.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/09/verisign-domain-exchange-patent-application-says-service-would-be-useful-for-typosquatters/

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The IPv6 Bandwagon has Left the Station, but Who is Onboard?
The IPv6 movement has been years in the making. So many years, in fact, that it has hardly been a movement at all. While a handful of regions, primarily in Asia and pockets of Europe, have embraced IPv6, it has been otherwise largely ignored, something to be considered later while we exhaust IPv4 assets. This thinking has clearly stunted the growth of IPv6, presenting opportunities to early adopters and IPv6 facilitators and indigestion for the procrastinators.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2012/071112-ipv6-260825.html
http://www.cio.com/article/710570/The_IPv6_Bandwagon_has_Left_the_Station_but_Who_is_Onboard_
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/430304/ipv6_bandwagon_has_left_station_who_onboard_/

Father of Australian Internet Warns of Address Crunch
Geoff Huston was born the year television arrived in Australia. But his parents wouldn?t let him watch. While he sometimes snuck away to friends? houses with TV, Huston says his deprivation forced him to read. Through books, he developed a love of words, a love that oddly enough led him to become the father of the internet in Australia.
http://www.wired.com/business/2012/07/father-of-australian-internet-warns-of-address-crunch/

How Failure To Maintain IPv6 Is Hindering Law Enforcement by Michael Darer
Recently, the FBI, DEA and even the Canadian Mounted Police have suggested that the switch to IPv6 is making it more difficult to track criminals online, those who would traffic in things such as drugs or child pornography, in addition to hackers, botnets, kidnappers and terrorists. Under IPv4, it wasn't very difficult to find offenders online via their IP addresses. The American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN) would hand out the address and internet providers would log them into the public WHOIS database.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120711_how_failure_to_maintain_ipv6_is_hindering_law_enforcement/

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Update on Assigning 32-bit ASNs by Mirjam Kuehne
As mentioned in Assigning 32-bit ASNs published one year ago, 16-bit Autonomous System Numbers are becoming a scarce resource just like 32-bit IP addresses. In 2007, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) addressed this scarcity by developing a new format: 32-bit AS Numbers (RFC 4893), which increased the supply of ASNs to four billion.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120709_update_on_assigning_32_bit_asns/

IP Addresses and Privacy Sensitive Data - A Level Playing Field Needed by Wout de Natris
Reading Peter Olthoorn's book on Google (a link is found here), I ran into a passage on IP addresses. Where Google states that it does not see an IP address as privacy sensitive. An IP address could be used by more than one person, it claims. The Article 29 Working Party, the EU privacy commissioners, states that it is privacy sensitive as a unique identifier of a private person. It got me wondering whether it is this simple. Here is a blog post meant to give some food for thought and debate. I invite you to think about the question 'how private is an IP address'?
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120710_ip_addresses_privacy_sensitive_data_a_level_playing_field_needed/

GoDaddy.com adds two factor authentication
GoDaddy.com has added two factor authentication capabilities for U.S. customers. The feature appears to have been added within the past couple days.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/09/godaddy-com-adds-two-factor-authentication/

Would free domains upend the retail domain market?
There will be plenty of free and low cost domain registration options, but don?t expect them to have a big impact on the domain registration market.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/11/would-free-domains-upend-the-retail-domain-market/

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At least 23 domain companies heading to HostingCon next week
In many ways the domain industry and web hosting industry are one. The world?s largest domain name registrar is also the world?s largest shared web hosting provider, and that?s not by coincidence.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/09/23-domain-companies-at-hostingcon/

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What Afternic?s expanded deal with Go Daddy means for domainers
This morning Afternic announced an expanded deal with Go Daddy to distribute its non-fixed price domain sales listings through the registrar.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/10/what-afternics-expanded-deal-with-go-daddy-means-for-domainers/

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Bruce Schneier's book: The Internet has created 'the largest trust gap' in history
Technology, often made possible through networks, grants new powers to communicate and learn, to travel, to make decisions of critical importance, to make things, provide services, sell them and buy them. In a modern society, it's all done against a backdrop of trust not only that the technology is reliable and secure, but that the people involved in every process, whether we meet them face-to-face or not, are trustworthy. That trust is largely created by societal pressures -- ranging from codes of moral behavior and laws, plus worries about reputation, for example. 
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/071012-schneier-260784.html
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/430126/bruce_schneier_book_internet_has_created_largest_trust_gap_history/

How the first photo was posted on the Web 20 years ago
A British singer with a CERN laboratory music group appears in the first picture posted to the World Wide Web (WWW) two decades ago, it has emerged.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9391110/How-the-first-photo-was-posted-on-the-Web-20-years-ago.html

nz: Studies show economy gains from the Internet [news release]
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) today released two studies from Wellington consulting houses NZIER and Infometrics exploring the impact the Internet is having on New Zealand?s economy.
http://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2012/Studies-show-economy-gains-Internet

Opportunity knocks for NZ firms on net, say reports
The opportunities New Zealand companies can derive from the internet are worth more than the competition threat it presents to local firms, says an economist.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/internet/news/article.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=10818704

NZ a better place thanks to the internet - report
Thinking of turning back time and getting rid of the internet? It is probably not a good idea, according to two reports commissioned by InternetNZ.
http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/nz-better-place-thanks-internet-report-4962900
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/7252327/NZ-a-better-place-thanks-to-the-net-report

NZ's internet economy is warm but fuzzy
The first broad-ranging studies of the internet?s effect on the New Zealand economy, by two leading consultancy firms find a variety of marked potential positive effects.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/nzs-internet-economy-is-warm-but-fuzzy

InternetNZ releases studies on internet impact
New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has released two studies that explore the impact the internet is having on New Zealand's economy.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/internetnz-releases-studies-on-internet-impact

Germans buck trend with love of newspapers
The news: Americans love to publicly debate it, British people hardly ever pay for it online and Germans prefer to get theirs through more traditional means, according to a survey about media consumption released on Monday.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/09/media-survey-news-online-idINDEE86809K20120709

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Facebook Not Linked To Depression, University Of Wisconsin Study Finds
Despite all its merits in keeping people connected, Facebook has been suspected of leading to unfortunate side effects, such as jealousy, low self-esteem or divorce. But new research out of the University of Wisconsin suggests people should think twice before tacking depression onto that list.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/facebook-not-linked-to-depression-university-of-wisconsin_n_1662384.html

NZ's burgeoning social media industry
Social media is exploding and smart young Waikato companies are cashing in on the burgeoning industry of building marketing strategies for social media platforms.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7253932/NZs-burgeoning-social-media-industry

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uk: Is regulation required to stop IAP abuse in apps for kids?
A year on from the first high-profile controversy around children and in-app purchases (IAP) in apps ? the Smurfs' Village game on iOS ? some elements of the apps industry still haven't learned the lessons.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2012/jul/09/regulation-iap-apps-for-kids

Anonymous has a new target: Pedophiles
Over the weekend, the hacktivist group Anonymous apparently grew tired of pedophilia and decided to launch Operation PedoChat (#OpPedoChat). Several websites used by pedophiles to trade questionable images and videos of children have already been taken down.
http://www.zdnet.com/anonymous-has-a-new-target-pedophiles-7000000524/

Anonymous turns its attention to child porn sites
HACKING group Anonymous has a new enemy, turning its focus away from government websites. 
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/anonymous-turns-its-attention-to-child-porn-sites/story-fn7celvh-1226423480565

us: Cuomo signs new law against cyberbullying [AP]
School districts will be required to establish protocols to curb online bullying or harassment of students under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but "cyberbullying" won't constitute a specific criminal charge.
http://www.chron.com/business/article/Cuomo-signs-new-law-against-cyberbullying-3693905.php

sg: Tighter laws against cyberbullying?
The government is considering whether it needs to tighten the laws to target cyberbullying more explicitly.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1212739/1/.html

Austria and Germany?s youth panels on the go!
A few days before the beginning of the summer holidays, 15 young people were invited by Saferinternet.at (the Austrian Awareness Centre) to join the annual two-day youth panel meeting in Vienna. For the second time, the event was organised jointly by the awareness centre and the helpline (147 Rat auf Draht). It was, however, the first time that they welcomed guests from abroad: three members of the German youth panel ? Andrea, Florentina and Silvia ? also joined the meeting.
http://www.saferinternet.org/web/guest/blog?p_p_id=homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=4&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_action=detail&_homeBlog_WAR_insafeportlet_articleId=382681

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ONLINE TV & MUSIC
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Europe Moves to Aid Digital Music Industry
The European Commission plans to introduce legislation on Wednesday to bolster the digital music market in Europe by streamlining the methods of agencies that collect royalties on behalf of copyright holders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/business/global/europe-moves-to-aid-digital-music-industry.html

Tech and Media Elite Are Likely to Debate Piracy
It?s not often moguls admit they made a mistake. But lately some of the highest-paid executives at the world?s largest media companies have talked a lot about the lessons they learned from a failed industrywide attempt to pass antipiracy legislation six months ago.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/10/business/media/tech-and-media-elite-are-likely-to-debate-piracy.html

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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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Samsung tablet not 'cool' says UK judge
Samsung has won a UK High Court case against Apple over the design of the firms' respective tablet computers.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18773690

Samsung's tablet 'not as cool as iPad'
Samsung won a victory over Apple in the UK high court as part of its world-spanning battle over intellectual property and design after a judge ruled the design of its Galaxy Tab isn't cool enough to be confused with an iPad.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/09/samsung-apple-cool-ipad-tablet

ITU to address surge in litigation over standards-essential patents [IDG]
Concern is building up over the use of litigation over standards-essential patents to block sales of products, with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) planning to hold a conference that will address what the U.N. agency described as a "worldwide surge in patent litigation and the growing lack of adherence to standards bodies' existing patent policies."
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9228918/ITU_to_address_surge_in_litigation_over_standards_essential_patents

Android dominates China's smartphone market
Beijing-based Analysys International reckons Android took 76.7 percent of China's smartphones sales in the first quarter of 2012, while Charlie Wolf of Needham & Company says Android took 69.5 percent in the second quarter. Either way, Android has grown rapidly to take the majority of sales.
http://www.zdnet.com/android-dominates-chinas-smartphone-market-7000000634/

Android rules U.S. and Europe smartphone sales
For the first time ever, Android has dominated smartphone sales in several major markets, including the U.S., Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia, according to data released today by market analysis firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57470746-94/android-rules-u.s-and-europe-smartphone-sales/

nz: Are you addicted to your smart phone?
It's a common scenario. You're having out at a caf? having a conversation with a friend when you hear the familiar beep.
http://tvnz.co.nz/lifestyle-news/you-addicted-your-smart-phone-4961206

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SPAM
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Series Of Convincing Spam Runs Part Of One Massive Advanced Attack Campaign
Recent widespread spam runs posing as convincing-looking email messages from LinkedIn, Facebook, ADP, American Express, US Airways, the U.S. Postal Service, UPS, and several other high-profile organizations are all part of a single, orchestrated attack campaign using the Blackhole exploit kit and aimed at stealing victims' online financial credentials, Dark Reading has learned.
http://www.darkreading.com/advanced-threats/167901091/security/attacks-breaches/240003573/series-of-convincing-spam-runs-part-of-one-massive-advanced-attack-campaign.html

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ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL
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us: Accused of downloading porn, Kentucky woman sues the pornographers
Jennifer Barker picked up her telephone in May 2012 to find, on the other end of the line, a woman who said her name was Stephanie Hansen. Hansen was calling to settle a lawsuit against Barker?all over the illicit downloading of pornography via BitTorrent back in December 2011.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/accused-of-downloading-porn-kentucky-woman-sues-the-pornographers/

Ky. woman fights porn companies' anti-piracy suits [AP]
It's a common tactic for pornography producers trying to protect their product from online piracy: They sue unknown "John Does" who illegally download movies, then go to Internet providers to learn their true identities and collect.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ky-woman-fights-porn-companies-antipiracy-suits-20120711-21vyp.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7268127/Fighting-porn-companies-anti-piracy-suits
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/ky-woman-fights-porn-companies-antipiracy-suits-20120711-21vyp.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/porn-sue-illegal-downloaders-and-seek-settlements-while-ky-woman-caught-in-web-sues-back/2012/07/11/gJQAFJmUcW_story.html

EU citizens concerned by security of personal information and online payments [news release]
A new Eurobarometer survey shows that Internet users are very concerned about cyber security: 89% avoid disclosing personal information online, and 74% agree that the risk of becoming a victim of cybercrime has increased in the past year.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/751

au: Growth of internet like 'steroids for scammers'
The Australian Crime Commission says the internet has been the equivalent of steroids for investment scams.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-07-09/acc-says-fraud-soars-in-the-internet/4118934

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SECURITY
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Obama signs order outlining emergency Internet control
A new executive order addresses how the country deals with the Internet during natural disasters and security emergencies, but it also puts a lot of power in the government's hands.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57469950-93/obama-signs-order-outlining-emergency-internet-control/