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. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** au: 'Uncertain' future for the world wide web http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-11/uncertain-future-for-the-world-wide-web/4308414 au: Data retention plans slammed by IGF panel http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438905/data_retention_plans_slammed_by_igf_panel/ Open Internet governance urged at Australian Internet Governance Forum http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438800/open_internet_governance_urged_australian_internet_governance_forum/ au: Is ?Internet governance? an oxymoron? http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/56994-is-?internet-governance?-an-oxymoron "Sickening" NomCom must be reformed, says ex-chair http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/sickening-nomcom-must-be-refor ICANN says EU registrars could be exempt from stringent new Whois rules http://domainincite.com/10734-icann-says-eu-registrars-could-be-exempt-from-stringent-new-whois-rules Council of Europe has Whois privacy concerns too http://domainincite.com/10744-council-of-europe-has-whois-privacy-concerns-too Internet governance world meets in Toronto amid new domains controversy: by Michael Geist http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1271154--internet-governance-world-meets-in-toronto-amid-new-domains-controversy-geist On Internet rules, India now more willing to say ICANN http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/on-internet-rules-india-now-more-willing-to-say-icann/article3994985.ece .AU (Australia) joins CENTR as an Associate Member http://centr.org/news/auda/10-08-2012/2380/au-australia-joins-centr-associate-member 2012 ANZIA Award Winners Announced http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-111012/ Company files for injunction against 189 new gTLDs http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-gtlds Getting your priorities straight: ICANN COO explains the new new gTLD batching system http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/getting-your-priorities-straig ICANN?s New Batching Proposal: Back to Basics http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/icann?s-new-batching-proposal-back-to-basics New gTLD winners will be decided by lottery after all http://domainincite.com/10729-new-gtld-winners-will-be-decided-by-lottery-after-all Panetta Warns of Dire Threat of Cyberattack on U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/world/panetta-warns-of-dire-threat-of-cyberattack.html au: Domain names kick goals in Grand Final marketing, social media benched by Adrian Kinderis http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/domain-names-kick-goals-in-grand-final-marketing-social-media-benched-22747/ Credit.com.au sells for $18,190.00 http://www.coopermills.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2012/10/credit-com-au-sells-for-18190-00/ ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** The London Process Arrived in Budapest: Another Travel Circus for the Internet Community? by Wolfgang Kleinw?chter The Budapest Conference on Cyberspace brought together nearly 20 heads of states and ministers plus 700 high level experts from various stakeholder groups from 60 countries. However, after two days of discussion there is less clarity where the so-called "London Process" - established by the British Foreign Minister William Hague in November 2011 in London - will go. The next meeting is scheduled for October 2013 in Seoul. Another flying circus for another Internet Governance talking shop? http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121013_london_process_budapest_another_travel_circus_internet_community/ au: 'Uncertain' future for the world wide web An international gathering of experts in Canberra has painted an alarming and very uncertain picture for the future of the internet. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-11/uncertain-future-for-the-world-wide-web/4308414 http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology/news/article/-/15097345/uncertain-future-for-the-world-wide-web/ au: Data retention plans slammed by IGF panel The Federal Government?s proposed two year data retention legislation has received a drubbing from legal and privacy experts who pointed out that groups like Anonymous use encryption and IP proxy techniques to avoid detection online. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438905/data_retention_plans_slammed_by_igf_panel/ http://www.cio.com.au/article/438905/data_retention_plans_slammed_by_igf_panel/ http://www.techworld.com.au/article/438905/data_retention_plans_slammed_by_igf_panel/ Open Internet governance urged at Australian Internet Governance Forum Closed-door talks and excessive self-interest in governance hurts the Internet, said a Google official and other Internet stakeholders on a panel this morning at the Australian Internet Governance Forum. The secret Trans-Pacific Partnership talks received particular criticism. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438800/open_internet_governance_urged_australian_internet_governance_forum/ http://www.cio.com.au/article/438800/open_internet_governance_urged_australian_internet_governance_forum/ http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/tech-industry/3404786/open-internet-governance-urged-at-australian-internet-governance-forum/ au: Is ?Internet governance? an oxymoron? The cream of Australia?s Internet industry are meeting in Canberra yesterday and today to discuss the vexed issue of Internet governance. They are talking about privacy, data retention, security and regulation. That is what they are referring to as ?governance?. http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/56994-is-?internet-governance?-an-oxymoron ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Expired Registration Recovery Policy Purpose (Brief): ICANN is opening a Public Comment Period for the draft Expired Registration Recovery Policy. Members of the Internet Community are asked to provide feedback on the proposed document. The proposed Policy is based on recommendations from the Generic Names Supporting Organization Council related to Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery ("PEDNR") http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/draft-errp-policy-11oct12-en.htm Registry Stakeholder Group Charter Revisions (Sep 2012) Purpose (Brief): The GNSO's Registry Stakeholder Group (RySG) has alerted the ICANN Staff to a number of revisions to its Charter. This is the first instance where the Staff or the Board have been alerted to any amendments or revisions to a formally approved charter by a GNSO Stakeholder Group or Constituency since the latest round of GNSO independent review improvements was implemented. http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/rysg-charter-11oct12-en.htm "Sickening" NomCom must be reformed, says ex-chair The ex-chair of ICANN's Nominating Committee has called for an "open and frank" discussion to reform what he says is a fatally flawed, even corrupt, process that selects half of the organization's Board members. http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/sickening-nomcom-must-be-refor The Draw: ICANN and a Severe Case of Virus Infection by Werner Staub I propose calling it Values Disorder Syndrome (VDS). It is a virus affecting groups of people. Though rational as individuals, sufferers acting in groups display an inexplicable addiction to the thrill of impunity. That behavior is totally irrational and unrelated to any perspective of gain or purpose... It is certainly a virus, and we know it goes around in ICANN circles. The proof is that the ICANN board has caught it. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121013_the_draw_icann_severe_case_of_virus_infection/ Fadi Chehad? on the Equitable Prioritization of New gTLD Applications An Explanation from Fadi Chehad? on the Equitable Prioritization of New gTLD Applications http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MLrknbzUDw ICANN says EU registrars could be exempt from stringent new Whois rules Registrars based in the European Union could be let off the hook when it comes to the Whois verification requirements currently under discussion at ICANN. http://domainincite.com/10734-icann-says-eu-registrars-could-be-exempt-from-stringent-new-whois-rules Council of Europe has Whois privacy concerns too The Council of Europe has expressed concern about the privacy ramifications of ICANN?s proposed changes to Whois requirements in the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. http://domainincite.com/10744-council-of-europe-has-whois-privacy-concerns-too Internet governance world meets in Toronto amid new domains controversy: by Michael Geist The Internet governance world gathers in Toronto this week as ICANN ... holds one of its meetings in Canada for only the third time. The Toronto ICANN meeting comes at a particularly tumultuous time for the organization with mounting criticism over its process for creating new domain name extensions that could reshape the Internet. http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1271154--internet-governance-world-meets-in-toronto-amid-new-domains-controversy-geist On Internet rules, India now more willing to say ICANN India has reinvented its position on Internet governance, hoping to become a new voice of reason in what has so far been a deeply polarised global debate. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/on-internet-rules-india-now-more-willing-to-say-icann/article3994985.ece ICANN Toronto: what to expect? ICANN?s 2012 Annual General Meeting is about to get under way in Toronto, Canada. These international meetings are a key part of the Internet?s technical governance. ICANN?s main prerogatives are threefold: to manage the Internet numbering system (IP addresses), naming system (domain names) and the protocols that go with both. http://www.netnames.com/blog/2012/10/icann-toronto-what-to-expect/ Hey, domainers, watch Frank Schilling tell you why ICANN is cool I think this is the first time I?ve seen noted domainer Frank Schilling appearing in an ICANN-related video. http://domainincite.com/10749-hey-domainers-watch-frank-schilling-tell-you-why-icann-is-cool CIRA Hosting ICANN 45 Forum in Toronto Several technology leaders will be in Toronto next week for ICANN 45 meetings and panel sessions on the operation, security and infrastructure of the Internet. http://www.digitalhome.ca/2012/10/cira-hosting-icann-45-forum-in-toronto/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** .AU (Australia) joins CENTR as an Associate Member The CENTR General Assembly held in Brussels last week voted in favour of the application to Associate Membership from the Australian ccTLD (.au) overseen by auDA. http://centr.org/news/auda/10-08-2012/2380/au-australia-joins-centr-associate-member 2012 ANZIA Award Winners Announced The 2012 ANZIA Awards recognizing excellence in businesses, organisations and individuals to the development and use of the Internet in Australia and New Zealand were presented last night at the Old Parliament House in Canberra. http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-111012/ be: Second legal dossier Earlier this year DNS.be started drafting a series of legal reports dealing with a number of law-related topics for different target groups. Below you will find more details of the second legal dossier. http://dns.be/en//second_legal_dossier ca: ... Internationalized Domain Names coming soon Internationalized Domain Names ("IDNs") may be made available in early January 2013. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority ("CIRA") has started to develop the policies for the implementation of, and the technology to implement, IDNs. http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/201032/ Latest Afnic figures show close connection between start-ups and .fr namespace 72% is the correlation between start-ups and the creation of domain names with the .fr, according to the latest edition of the Domain Name Industry Report http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6349/show/latest-afnic-figures-show-close-connection-between-start-ups-and-fr-namespace.html CMC Seeks to Host (.Iraq) Project CMC held at its headquarters on Monday a meeting with a delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Communications on CMC readiness to manage and operate the Arabic TLD (.Iraq), which is an Arabic domain name within Iraq's ccTLD (.IQ). http://www.cmc.iq/en/morenews/index421.html Update - .nz registrations at the second level The Domain Name Commission (DNCL) is consulting with the New Zealand public on a proposal to extend the .nz domain name space by allowing registrations directly at the ?second-level?. http://dnc.org.nz/second_level_proposal_c1_update Extending the .nz domain space The Domain Name Commission says there is no clear consensus among the large number of submissions it received over the proposal to extend the .nz domain space. http://www.ajpark.com/media-centre/2012/10/extending-the-nz-domain-space/ Direct.uk consultation update - dates for the diary As part of our consultation on a proposed new direct.uk service, we are hosting a number of meetings and events to encourage people to put forward their views and comments. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/directuk-consultation-update-dates-diary uk: Nominet chair rebuts ?skewed and inaccurate? whistleblower claims Nominet chair Baroness Rennie Fritchie has apologized for ?embarrassment? caused by leaked emails that suggested Nominet and UK officials tried to avoid freedom of information laws. http://domainincite.com/10737-nominet-chair-rebuts-skewed-and-inaccurate-whistleblower-claims Nominet wants .UK domain to tighten consumer protection Nominet has proposed a change to the way websites are named that will give consumers a clear signal on which sites are truly based in the UK. http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/news/2216714/nominet-wants-uk-domain-to-tighten-consumer-protection ICM Registry: Search.xxx Traffic Data a Key Selling Tool .XXX operator ICM Registry next week plans on releasing scores of premium generic names the registrar has reserved. http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=155204 ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** Company files for injunction against 189 new gTLDs Alternate root player Name.Space has sued ICANN for trademark infringement and anti-competitive behavior, saying ?insiders? have conspired to keep it out of the new gTLD program. http://domainincite.com/10754-company-files-for-injunction-against-189-new-gtlds Getting your priorities straight: ICANN COO explains the new new gTLD batching system A break-through, a fudge, or the best of a bad job? We spoke to ICANN's Chief Operating Officer Akram Atallah about the new proposal to hold a special draw sometime in December to decide which new gTLD applications will go first. http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/10/12/getting-your-priorities-straig ICANN?s New Batching Proposal: Back to Basics The last time we wrote about new gTLD application batching (or metering or sequencing) here on the gTLD Strategy blog was over a month ago, when we discussed some of the comments applicants had submitted to ICANN on the matter. Now, according to an announcement made in the early hours of the morning, ICANN is proposing a new plan for prioritizing applications through the steps leading up to launch. And much to everyone?s surprise, it involves a lottery ? and a surprisingly old school lottery, at that. http://www.gtldstrategy.com/policy-updates/icann?s-new-batching-proposal-back-to-basics New gTLD winners will be decided by lottery after all ICANN will use a lottery to decide the order in which to process new gTLD applications, after a surprising U-turn. http://domainincite.com/10729-new-gtld-winners-will-be-decided-by-lottery-after-all ARI Registry Services expands Top-Level DNS services with bold plans ARI Registry Services is today formally announcing the public launch of a service to offer TLD DNS services for new TLD applicants and country code TLD operators. http://www.ariservices.com/news-ari_launches_tld_dns_services.php ARI Registry Services Announces Top-Level DNS Services To gTLD Applicants And ccTLDs ARI Registry Services last week announced the launch of a service to offer TLD DNS services for new TLD applicants and ccTLD operators. http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/10/15/ari-dns-services-gtld-applicants/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/ari-registry-services-announces-top-level-dns-services-to-gtld-applicants-and-cctlds.html ARI Registry Services to Launch Top Level Domain DNS Services ARI Registry Services announced on Friday its new service to offer TLD DNS services for new TLD applicants and country code TLD operators. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/ari-registry-services-to-launch-top-level-domain-dns-services Why Fortune 1000 Companies Need to Pay Attention to the New TLDs ? With Jennifer Wolfe Why should Fortune 1000 companies be concerned with the new gTLDs, and how do the new gTLDs fit into a company?s overall brand strategy? http://www.domainsherpa.com/jennifer-wolfe-wolfedomain-interview/ A brief history of new top level domains: Where they came from and why you should care As Orwellian as it may seem, the first gTLDs left the factory floor in 1984. Those were all the well-known TLDs we?ve come to love over the years: .com; .edu; .gov; and .org (.mil was in this group as well, but we?re willing to bet many of you haven?t used it). http://www.name.com/blog/general/2012/10/a-brief-history-of-new-top-level-domains-where-they-came-from-and-why-you-should-care/ What's Next for gTLD Applicants? by Michael Salazar Applicants will have some considerable work to do over the next several months as the Evaluation Panels consider application comments and pose clarifying questions, the GAC concludes its review for Early Warnings, and Objections are filed. In addition, Applicants have an opportunity to help ICANN with their timelines by settling string contention as soon as practical. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121012_whats_next_for_gtld_applicants/ UnitedDomains.com Asks ICANN To Remove Lawfirm?s Comment On Donuts New gTLD Application A letter sent to ICANN by UnitedDomains.com asks ICANN to remove comments posted by the law firm of McCarter & English against the new gTLD applications of Donuts, Inc. http://www.thedomains.com/2012/10/12/uniteddomains-com-asks-icann-to-remove-lawfirms-comment-on-donuts-new-gtld-application/ ICANN?s bombshell: new TLDs sooner than expected thanks to a lottery New TLD applicants will likely applaud plan ? after they try to massage it to their best interests. It?s still just a plan open to comment, but ICANN today released big news related to the orderly delegation of new TLDs. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/10/11/icanns-bombshell-new-tlds-sooner-than-expected-thanks-to-a-lottery/ ICANN to Replace Digital Archery Program with gTLD Domain Raffle [IDG] ICANN has proposed holding an old-fashioned raffle to determine which applications for new TLDs should be handled first. To make the lottery legal, the organization hopes to use a loophole in Californian law. http://www.cio.com/article/718659/ICANN_to_Replace_Digital_Archery_Program_with_gTLD_Domain_Raffle http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232326/ICANN_to_replace_Digital_Archery_program_with_gTLD_domain_raffle Sedo Unveils Full Suite of Services to Help Launch, Promote and Grow New Domain Name... Sedo ... announced several services for new gTLD applicants, such as sunrise and landrush auctions, premium reserve list selection, and private string contention auctions, in addition to its well-known premium auction and sales services. These services are built on over a decade of experience in which Sedo has established the premium domain market, consulted with businesses on domain strategies and developed scientific expertise on domain name value. https://sedo.com/presse/presse.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=e&id=514 Move over .com: one company wants an internet domain for all things gay An American company is staking its claim in the future of the gay online presence. http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Move_over_com-12663.aspx Emerging Cyber-Security Threats and Implications for the Private Sector by Sophia Bekele The new gTLD program will have a profound impact on the private sector's increasing dominance over Internet information resources and ownership of critical registry technical infrastructure assets. It is already anticipated that only the private sector will take full advantage of the commercial possibilities... However, the successful introduction of new gTLDs will also create new challenges of security for the private sector. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121013_emerging_cybersecurity_threats_and_implications_for_private_sector/ ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Panetta Warns of Dire Threat of Cyberattack on U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned Thursday that the United States was facing the possibility of a ?cyber-Pearl Harbor? and was increasingly vulnerable to foreign computer hackers who could dismantle the nation?s power grid, transportation system, financial networks and government. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/world/panetta-warns-of-dire-threat-of-cyberattack.html US defense chief says pre-emptive action possible over cyber threat The U.S. military could act pre-emptively if it detects an imminent threat of cyber attack, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, urging stronger action to bolster America's defenses against such plots. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/usa-cyber-threat-pentagon-idINDEE89B02220121012 Ahead of Spyware Conference, More Evidence of Abuse This week, at ISS World Americas, an annual surveillance trade show in Washington, law enforcement agents from around the world will gather to learn about the latest in computer spyware. What they will not hear is how, in several cases, that software is being used by oppressive governments to keep tabs on political activists. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/ahead-of-spyware-conference-more-evidence-of-abuse/ Security Monitoring An Elixir For Intrusion Costs? Companies that want to reduce the cost of detecting, responding and recovering from cyberattacks should invest in technologies designed to give businesses better visibility into the security of their networks and systems, according to a recent Ponemon Institute survey tallying the cost of cybercrime. http://www.darkreading.com/security-monitoring/167901086/security/security-management/240008880/security-monitoring-an-elixir-for-intrusion-costs.html ?Project Blitzkrieg? Promises More Aggressive Cyberheists Against U.S. Banks Last week, security firm RSA detailed a new cybecriminal project aimed at recruiting 100 botmasters to help launch a series of lucrative online heists targeting 30 U.S. banks. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/project-blitzkrieg-promises-more-aggressive-cyberheists-against-u-s-banks/ U.S. Suspects Iran Was Behind a Wave of Cyberattacks American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that Iran was the origin of a serious wave of network attacks that crippled computers across the Saudi oil industry and breached financial institutions in the United States, episodes that contributed to a warning last week from Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta that the United States was at risk of a ?cyber-Pearl Harbor.? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/world/middleeast/us-suspects-iranians-were-behind-a-wave-of-cyberattacks.html in: Government to rope in private players in cyber security Signs of potential private sector participation in cyber security has opened new and unchartered territory in India?s national security regime. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-to-rope-in-private-players-in-cyber-security/article3997165.ece in: Centre to rope in private players in cyber security Signs of potential private sector participation in cyber security has opened new and unchartered territory in India?s national security regime. The first hint of such collaboration came from Deputy National Security Adviser Vijay Latha Reddy, who, in her opening remarks at an Internet governance conference last week, spoke of a deeper engagement with the private sector in cyber security issues. Details of the partnership are likely to be unveiled early this week. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/centre-to-rope-in-private-players-in-cyber-security/article3997792.ece ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Everything You?ve Ever Wanted to Know About UDRP ? With David Weslow Domain name disputes are happening more frequently every day. Why? And how can a UDRP impact you as an entrepreneur or domain name investor? http://www.domainsherpa.com/david-weslow-udrp-interview/ Pizza Puzzler Misspelling a domain name is a common mistake. Most of the time you'll end up on a page that doesn't resolve or a pay-per-click page. Sometimes, if the site you're trying to get to has a strong domain portfolio, you'll get to your intended destination via a redirect. One outcome that you don't expect, however, is to end up on the page of a competitor. http://www.domainnamestrategy.com/2012/10/12/pizza-puzzler Manwin Defendant Faces Looming Default Judgment Manwin is getting closer to winning a default judgment against Nicholas Bulgin, who allegedly registered Manwin.net, Manwin.co, Brazzer.us, ManwinSucks.com and other sites in an effort to make extortion attempts against the company. http://newswire.xbiz.com/view.php?id=155146 Say what?? It?s not reverse domain hijacking if you admit it upfront. Some UDRP cases should be clear cut cases of reverse domain name hijacking. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/10/12/reverse-domain-name-hijacking-case/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** New Internet protocol to boost Infoblox revenue in 2013 Network automation company Infoblox Inc expects the widespread adoption of the latest Internet protocol, which regulates Internet addresses, to drive revenue growth significantly toward the end of 2013, its chief executive said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/uk-infoblox-interview-idUKBRE89A1FY20121011 New IPv6 tools from "The Hacker's Choice" German hacking group "The Hacker's Choice" (THC) has significantly expanded its THC IPv6 Attack Toolkit with the release of version 2.0 of the suite. http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/New-IPv6-tools-from-The-Hacker-s-Choice-1727876.html APNIC Processes First Inter-RIR IPv4 Transfer from ARIN A /24 block of IPv4 addresses has been transferred from the ARIN region to an APNIC Member under the inter-RIR transfer process. The APNIC Whois database and reverse DNS have been updated to reflect these changes, making this transfer a success. http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2012/apnic-processes-first-inter-rir-ipv4-transfer-from-arin ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** au: Domain names kick goals in Grand Final marketing, social media benched by Adrian Kinderis During the AFL and NRL Grand Finals, we witnessed two brilliant games. However, while most viewers grabbed a cold one during the commercial breaks, I sat glued to the box keenly watching each advertisement and analysing its content. And it wasn?t because I?m a mad footy head from way back, there was method to my madness. http://www.marketingmag.com.au/blogs/domain-names-kick-goals-in-grand-final-marketing-social-media-benched-22747/ Marketing insights from Australian Football Finals - Domain Names v Social Media In the recent football grand finals in Australian on the last weekend in September, ARI Registry Services' CEO Adrian Kinderis did an analysis of the 67 television commercials that aired in the Melbourne televised editions. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18954 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/10/12/marketing-insights-domain-names-v-social-media/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/marketing-insights-from-australian-football-finals-domain-names-v-social-media.html Profiting from your online presence ? the hidden benefits of staying one step ahead with corporate domain strategy The online space today is a different world from 1994-5. In 1994-5 there were only two real concerns for a business to worry about: (1) what TLD should I register? and (2) what should I do with it? http://www.netnames.com/blog/2012/10/profiting-from-your-online-presence-?-the-hidden-benefits-of-staying-one-step-ahead-with-corporate-domain-strategy/ Successful CENTR 48th General Assembly in Brussels CENTR, the European ccTLD organization held a successful 3 day meeting in Brussels, Belgium on 3-5 October 2012. A High Level workshop discussed the future of the DNS with and beyond the introduction of new gTLDs. http://centr.org/news/10-08-2012/2387/successful-centr-48th-general-assembly-brussels CENTR Report from RIPE65 Amsterdam Available CENTR has released their report from the RIPE65 Meeting recently held in Amsterdam http://centr.org/news/ripe/10-09-2012/2390/centr-report-ripe65-amsterdam-available A Perspective on Verisign's Patent Application on Domain Name Transfers by Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro As the battle rages over threats to the Internet architecture, a recent publication over the Patent Application for Domain Name Transfers by Verisign is disturbing for those who advocate an open and free Internet. The Application is based on an immediate and direct threat towards an open and free Internet. Just in case people are tempted to think that this was a prank given that they filed it on the 1 April 2011, searches at the United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO) reveals that this is a legitimate application. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121011_perspective_on_verisign_patent_application_on_domain_transfers/ Could Twitter identify the best domain registrars? A few weeks ago TechCrunch wrote about Kevin Ohashi?s new web hosting review site ReviewSignal.com. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/10/11/could-twitter-identify-the-best-domain-registrars/ ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** Web Host Tenzing Launches DDoS, DoS Mitigation Service Managed hosting provider Tenzing Managed IT Services announced on Thursday it has released its denial-of-service protection service DoS Assure, which enables users to protect themselves from potential DoS and DDoS attacks as well as other online threats. http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/web-host-tenzing-launches-ddos-dos-mitigation-service ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Keep Playing the Music . . . Really, The Ship?s Not Sinking, Part 2 Over 4 years ago, I wrote a post about the results of the 2008 TRAFFIC auction. That auction did over $4.3 million in sales. Can you imagine? Back then the entire industry was looking for a barometer of the state of the business during a tough time, and the results were considered dismal with a total sale volume of ONLY $4.3 million. Times sure have changed! http://www.domainnamenews.com/domain-auction/keep-playing-the-music-really-the-ships-not-sinking-part-2/12166 Barack Obama and Mitt Romney go to head to head on the web - Even U.S presidents need to stay one step ahead online with cybersquatters ... And what about domain names? Well, at the time of writing there were 74 gTLD domain names with the ?presidential debate? string. This is not surprising as there is little in the way of intellectual property enshrined in a common two word string, which means would-be domain name speculators are not exposed to the usual consequences of perpetrating IP infringements in this instance. http://www.netnames.com/blog/2012/10/barack-obama-and-mitt-romney-go-to-head-to-head-on-the-web/ Targeted TRAFFIC 2012 Award Winners And here are the winners of the 2012 Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Awards as they were announced at a Brunch during the Targeted T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show this morning: http://www.domainnamenews.com/events/targeted-traffic-2012-award-winners/12152 Domain Brokers: How to Choose One and What it Takes to Be a Successful One The domain brokerage business is heating up as more and more domain owners turn to sales as a way to replace PPC revenues that evaporated in recent years. http://dnjournal.com/cover/2012/august-september.htm Closing Day Photos & Highlights from the 2012 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Conference on Fort Lauderdale Beach The 2012 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference closed Wednesday morning (October 10) with a Farewell Breakfast at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Florida's Fort Lauderdale Beach. In my last post from the Ritz I left off with the names of those who won the 2012 T.R.A.F.F.I.C Awards that were handed out Tuesday morning. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20121011.htm Sumptuous Meal for MostWantedDomains - $150,000 Tab For RestaurantSupply.com Gives Them Top Spot on This Week's Chart The domain aftermarket enjoyed a very solid week led by a pair of six-figure sales and 43 other transactions that reached five figures. RestaurantSupply.com sits in the top spot on our new all extension Top 20 Sales Chart after being sold for $150,000. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2012/20121010.htm Credit.com.au sells for $18,190.00 In spirited bidding in today?s Netfleet auction, credit.com.au sold for $18,190.00. http://www.coopermills.com.au/wordpress/index.php/2012/10/credit-com-au-sells-for-18190-00/ ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** Fixed and Mobile Networks: Substitution, Complementarity and Convergence This report examines the convergence of fixed and mobile (wireless) networks and services. It considers these developments against a long standing question of whether they are complementary or competitive. The report concludes that they are both. Mobile providers have garnered a very large share of traditional services, such as telephony, over the past decade. http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/fixed-and-mobile-networks_5k91d4jwzg7b-en Privacy and Modern Advertising: Most US Internet Users Want 'Do Not Track' to Stop Collection of Data about their Online Activities by Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Jennifer M. Urban & Su Li [Amsterdam Privacy Conference, 2012] Abstract: Most Americans have not heard of 'Do Not Track,' a proposal to allow Internet users to exercise more control over online advertising. However, when probed, most prefer that Do Not Track block advertisers from collecting data about their online activities. This is a much more privacy-protective approach for Do Not Track than what has been proposed by the advertising industry. http://ssrn.com/abstract=2152135 ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** ITU releases latest global technology development figures [news release] New figures released today by ITU show that information and communication technology (ICT) uptake continues to grow worldwide, spurred by a steady fall in the price of telephone and broadband Internet services. http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2012/70.aspx UN says world has 6 billion mobile phone subscribers, 2.3 billion Internet users [AP] The world now has nearly as many cell phone subscriptions as inhabitants. The U.N. telecom agency says there were about 6 billion subscriptions by the end of 2011 ? roughly one for 86 of every 100 people. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/un-says-world-has-6-billion-cell-phone-subscribers-23-billion-internet-users/2012/10/11/c7c05cbc-1394-11e2-9a39-1f5a7f6fe945_story.html A third of the world's population has internet: UN [AFP] More than a third of the world's population is online while mobile phone uptake increased by more than 600 million in 2011 to around six billion, according to a UN agency. http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/a-third-of-the-worlds-population-has-internet-un-20121012-27gr6.html http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/a-third-of-the-worlds-population-has-internet-un-20121012-27gr6.html Google Wants to Join the Party, Not Crash It ... But if Ms. Cericola was content with how quickly she ended the debate, Google and other technology companies are not. They know they are the uninvited guests at social gatherings everywhere, and they want to ingratiate themselves with the hosts by figuring out new, less intrusive ways to join the party ? as varied as voice search, Internet-connected glasses and other wearable computers, or dining room tables outfitted with screens. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/technology/google-devices-integrated-daily-lives.html Recalibrating Therapy for Our Wired World Speed, instant gratification, accessibility ? these are a few of the appealing hallmarks of digital technology. It?s no coincidence that we love our smart wireless devices: Humans are a notoriously impatient species, born with a preference for immediate rewards. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/health/recalibrating-therapy-for-a-wired-world-the-digital-doctor.html ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** What's a Facebook Follower Worth? As Businesses Build Marketing Programs Around the Social Network, Some Balk at Paying a Fee to Promote Their Posts Figuring out the value of a Facebook fan has become more complex for many small-business owners, ever since the social-media giant began asking businesses to pay to "promote" their posts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444657804578048750390978708.html Browser Tools Can Help Block Tracking by Social Networks Those small buttons on Web sites that are designed to let you share what you?ve read with your social networks have an equally important function: They let the social networks track your travels on the Web, whether or not you click on them. Now, there are a growing number of start-ups offering tools that help consumers keep that kind of tracking at bay. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/browser-extensions-can-help-block-tracking-by-social-networks/ au: Outrage is the new democracy Chris Berg of the libertarian Institute of Public Affairs calls it the ?outrage economy?. This is not a bad description of an environment in which a sort of cyber frenzy has descended on the public debate in the past week or so ? and will not go away. http://www.afr.com/p/national/outrage_is_the_new_democracy_fUP37CWA1kKVcmQ5ggb1bO 2.2m Kiwis join Facebook nation Almost half of the country is on Facebook and one in five of those New Zealanders spends more than an hour on the social networking site every day. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10840496 nz: Under happy smiles is addiction's ugly face New Zealand's Facebook army now totals an estimated 2.7 million users. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/7808930/Under-the-happy-smiles-is-addictions-ugly-face/ ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* Japan's child porn addiction A nation that openly sexualises youngsters has become the world hub for a dark, booming industry. Now police have decided to tackle the culture of abuse http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japans-child-porn-addiction-8208043.html nz: Telcos make it hard to block cyber-bullies Young people are putting up with barrages of unwanted text messages because of phone companies' hesitation to block bullies' numbers, according to cyber safety experts. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7812375/Telcos-make-it-hard-to-block-cyber-bullies http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7808930/Under-the-happy-smiles-is-addictions-ugly-face ca: What parents can do to stop cyberbullying A number of high-profile incidents in recent years have demonstrated that cyberbullying ? through email, texts or social networking sites like Facebook ? can lead to grave consequences if not handled properly. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/10/12/cyberbullying-strategies-parents-q-a.html ca: Protecting children from bullying requires more cyber-safety education say experts A single photo changed her life. ?I can never get that photo back. It?s out there forever.? Those were the words of 15-year-old Amanda Todd, who committed suicide in her Port Coquitlam, B.C. home on Wednesday after a years-long battle with bullying http://www.globalmontreal.com/amanda+todd/6442732593/story.html us: Operator of Celebrity Fan Websites to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges that It Illegally Collected Children's Information Without Their Parents' Consent The operator of fan websites for music stars Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children?s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by improperly collecting personal information from children under 13 without their parents? consent. http://ftc.gov/opa/2012/10/artistarena.shtm ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Digital divide closing, but still significant, says United Nations telecoms agency [news release] The international ?digital divide? is closing as a steady fall in worldwide costs of telephone and broadband Internet services has enabled a number of developing countries to expand their access to information and communication technology (ICT), the United Nations telecoms agency says in a report released today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43265 Apple's iPhone patent war nothing new at Patent Office No one ever accused Google Chairman Eric Schmidt of threatening to throw the late Steve Jobs down a flight of stairs. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/apples-iphone-patent-war-nothing-new-at-patent-office-8210562.html Phone texts don?t die: they hide The computer forensics expert who recovered the text messages that brought down parliamentary Speaker Peter Slipper has warned that any messages or files you think you have deleted from your smartphone are still there if someone really wants to find them. http://www.afr.com/p/technology/phone_texts_don_die_they_hide_KuKPtcloe1Wp9BFBkbjGVO Google in industry's "defining fight" with Apple, Schmidt says Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt expects more than a billion mobile devices around the world to be running its Android software within a year, intensifying a battle with Apple Inc that he called a "defining fight" of the industry. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/google-android-idINDEE89A01720121011 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/11/uk-google-android-idUKBRE89A02X20121011 US Senator: Use of Location Data Not Well-disclosed [IDG] Mobile carriers and app providers do not consistently or clearly disclose to customers how they use location information and other personal data, according to a new report from government auditor the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). http://www.cio.com/article/718589/US_Senator_Use_of_Location_Data_Not_Well_disclosed us: Industry Survey Finds Major Jump in Wireless Data Use Americans can't seem to get enough of mobile data services, whether it be checking their Facebook status on their smart phone or texting their friend. A new survey released Thursday by the wireless industry group CTIA found that wireless mobile data use more than doubled in the last year, increasing by 104 percent between July 2011 and June 2012. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/10/industry-survey-finds-major-ju.php Telef?nica to sell 'insights' gleaned from anonymised mobile phone location data Telef?nica is to sell "analytical insights" about individuals' behaviour in shopping centres and other areas on the basis of location data it gleans from its mobile network customers, the company has announced. http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/october/telefonica-to-sell-insights-gleaned-from-anonymised-mobile-phone-location-data/ Smartphone Users Should Be Aware Of Malware Targeting Mobile Devices And Safety Measures To Help Avoid Compromise [news release] The IC3 has been made aware of various malware attacking Android operating systems for mobile devices. Some of the latest known versions of this type of malware are Loozfon and FinFisher. http://www.ic3.gov/media/2012/121012.aspx U.S. court clears Samsung phone, hands Apple setback A U.S. appeals court overturned a pre-trial sales ban against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy Nexus smartphone, dealing a setback to Apple Inc in its battle against Google Inc's increasingly popular mobile software. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/uk-apple-samsung-idUKBRE89A19220121012 Microsoft to sue Google with Motorola in German patent row Microsoft Corp said on Friday it plans to add Google Inc as a defendant in Germany in one of its patent actions against Google's phone maker, Motorola Mobility, the first time the two tech giants have come into direct legal conflict over Google's Android mobile software. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/uk-microsoft-motorola-idUKBRE89B19O20121012 http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/microsoft-motorola-idINDEE89B0FO20121012 2.5 million Kiwis using mobile Internet More than half of Kiwis are now going online on their mobile phones, Statistics New Zealand says. http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7808200/2-5-million-Kiwis-using-mobile-Internet Mobile Internet access booming in New Zealand More than half of New Zealanders are now accessing the Internet through their mobile phones, the government statistics agency announced Friday. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2012-10/12/c_131902008.htm India, Pakistan in talks for allowing mobile roaming The two Governments are in talks to remove all hurdles to enable operators to offer roaming services according to senior functionaries in the Ministry of Commerce. The Department of Telecom is backing the proposal but the Home Ministry is yet to give clearance on the Indian side. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/india-pakistan-in-talks-for-allowing-mobile-roaming/article3991978.ece Indian smartphone users spend more on 3G services than those in China Third generation (3G) mobile services may not have lived up to the hype but Indian mobile operators are now beginning to get good returns. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/indian-smartphone-users-spend-more-on-3g-services-than-those-in-china/article3991981.ece Indian mobile users prefer unlimited Internet data plans: Survey [PTI] Majority of mobile phone users in India prefer unlimited Internet data plans to usage-based plans, a survey by Ernst & Young has found. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/indian-mobile-users-prefer-unlimited-internet-data-plans-survey/article3996719.ece ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** Jail Terms for Online Trolls Lead U.K. to Reexamine Rules You may remember a court case in the U.K. that became known, absurdly but accurately, as the Twitter Joke Trial. It involved a guy who jokingly tweeted that he was going to blow his local airport ?sky high.? He was prosecuted and found guilty, but a few months ago he appealed and had the conviction quashed. http://gigaom.com/europe/spate-of-jail-terms-for-online-trolls-leads-uk-to-re-examine-rules/ http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-10-11/jail-terms-for-online-trolls-lead-u-dot-k-dot-to-reexamine-rules au: Court bans internet postings over Meagher case A Melbourne court has moved to try to curb damaging material on the internet relating to the alleged murder of ABC staffer Jill Meagher. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-10-11/court-bans-internet-postings-over-meagher-case/4308048 au: Court orders internet ban on Meagher accused A magistrate today ordered any damaging material about the man accused of raping and murdering Jill Meagher be removed from the internet. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/court-orders-internet-ban-on-meagher-accused-20121011-27f51.html ********************** SECURITY ********************** Panetta Warns of Dire Threat of Cyberattack on U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta warned Thursday that the United States was facing the possibility of a ?cyber-Pearl Harbor? and was increasingly vulnerable to foreign computer hackers who could dismantle the nation?s power grid, transportation system, financial networks and government. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/world/panetta-warns-of-dire-threat-of-cyberattack.html US defense chief says pre-emptive action possible over cyber threat The U.S. military could act pre-emptively if it detects an imminent threat of cyber attack, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, urging stronger action to bolster America's defenses against such plots. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/usa-cyber-threat-pentagon-idINDEE89B02220121012 Ahead of Spyware Conference, More Evidence of Abuse This week, at ISS World Americas, an annual surveillance trade show in Washington, law enforcement agents from around the world will gather to learn about the latest in computer spyware. What they will not hear is how, in several cases, that software is being used by oppressive governments to keep tabs on political activists. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/10/ahead-of-spyware-conference-more-evidence-of-abuse/ Security Monitoring An Elixir For Intrusion Costs? Companies that want to reduce the cost of detecting, responding and recovering from cyberattacks should invest in technologies designed to give businesses better visibility into the security of their networks and systems, according to a recent Ponemon Institute survey tallying the cost of cybercrime. http://www.darkreading.com/security-monitoring/167901086/security/security-management/240008880/security-monitoring-an-elixir-for-intrusion-costs.html ?Project Blitzkrieg? Promises More Aggressive Cyberheists Against U.S. Banks Last week, security firm RSA detailed a new cybecriminal project aimed at recruiting 100 botmasters to help launch a series of lucrative online heists targeting 30 U.S. banks. http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/project-blitzkrieg-promises-more-aggressive-cyberheists-against-u-s-banks/ U.S. Suspects Iran Was Behind a Wave of Cyberattacks American intelligence officials are increasingly convinced that Iran was the origin of a serious wave of network attacks that crippled computers across the Saudi oil industry and breached financial institutions in the United States, episodes that contributed to a warning last week from Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta that the United States was at risk of a ?cyber-Pearl Harbor.? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/world/middleeast/us-suspects-iranians-were-behind-a-wave-of-cyberattacks.html in: Government to rope in private players in cyber security Signs of potential private sector participation in cyber security has opened new and unchartered territory in India?s national security regime. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/government-to-rope-in-private-players-in-cyber-security/article3997165.ece in: Centre to rope in private players in cyber security Signs of potential private sector participation in cyber security has opened new and unchartered territory in India?s national security regime. The first hint of such collaboration came from Deputy National Security Adviser Vijay Latha Reddy, who, in her opening remarks at an Internet governance conference last week, spoke of a deeper engagement with the private sector in cyber security issues. Details of the partnership are likely to be unveiled early this week. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/centre-to-rope-in-private-players-in-cyber-security/article3997792.ece WINZ kiosk security issues may extend to other agencies: Expert The Privacy Commissioner?s office is this afternoon in talks with the Ministry of Social Development about its own internal investigation into the WINZ kiosk security breach and how this will dovetail with the Commissioner?s investigation. http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/winz-kiosk-security-issues-may-extend-to-other-agencies-expert NZ government network leaking data like a sieve A row has broken out in New Zealand after a blogger exposed serious security flaws in that country?s job-seeker network. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/14/nz_mnd_leaks_data/ NZ child-protection details were open to public download New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development has shut down its public kiosks after a blogger discovered he could use them to access the ministry's corporate network. http://www.zdnet.com/nz-child-protection-details-were-open-to-public-download-7000005735/ ********************** PRIVACY ********************** eu: Do Not Track standard needs action says commissioner European commissioner Neelie Kroes has accused members of the online industry of watering down a standard designed to protect consumers' privacy on the web. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19908880 Do Not Track? Advertisers Say ?Don?t Tread on Us? The campaign to defang the ?Do Not Track? movement began late last month. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/technology/do-not-track-movement-is-drawing-advertisers-fire.html Ad Industry's Assault on "Do Not Track" Continues at the W3C Amsterdam Meeting For more than a year, the W3C Tracking Protection Working Group has been hard at work developing a standard called Do Not Track to provide users with a simple way to opt out of increasingly pervasive and invisible tracking on the web. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/10/ad-industrys-assault-do-not-track-continues-w3c-amsterdam-meeting European Commissioner concerned about "Do Not Track" standard Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner responsible for the Digital Agenda for Europe, has sharply criticised the W3C for the delays and the chosen way of handling the standardisation of the "Do Not Track" header http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/European-Commissioner-concerned-about-Do-Not-Track-standard-1728303.html Google German Criminal Street View Probe Said to Be Dropped German prosecutors will drop a criminal probe into whether Google Inc. illegally gathered wireless-network data for its Street View mapping service, two people familiar with the issue said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/google-german-criminal-street-view-probe-said-to-be-dropped-1-.html us: Senator Opens Investigation of Data Brokers The multibillion-dollar data brokerage industry, a growing force in online marketing, is drawing intensified government scrutiny. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/11/technology/senator-opens-investigation-of-data-brokers.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** S'pore racist saga shows online self-policing works Amy Cheong episode is proof the local online community can no longer be said to "squander opportunity" to move toward "a more responsible, greater self-regulatory regime". http://www.zdnet.com/sg/spore-racist-saga-shows-online-self-policing-works-7000005664/ Shut up and play nice: How the Western world is limiting free speech Free speech is dying in the Western world. While most people still enjoy considerable freedom of expression, this right, once a near-absolute, has become less defined and less dependable for those espousing controversial social, political or religious views. The decline of free speech has come not from any single blow but rather from thousands of paper cuts of well-intentioned exceptions designed to maintain social harmony. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/shut-up-and-play-nice-how-the-western-world-is-limiting-free-speech/2012/10/12/e0573bd4-116d-11e2-a16b-2c110031514a_story.html ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Drafting Antitrust Case, F.T.C. Raises Pressure on Google The Federal Trade Commission is raising the ante in its antitrust confrontation with Google with the commission staff preparing a recommendation that the government sue the search giant. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/13/technology/ftc-staff-prepares-antitrust-case-against-google-over-search.html FTC moving closer to Google antitrust case - sources The majority of top decision-makers at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission believe that an antitrust case should be brought against Google Inc, meaning the search giant could soon be headed into tough negotiations, three people familiar with the matter said. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/uk-google-ftc-antitrust-idUKBRE89B16V20121012 Google Antitrust Suit Said to Be Urged by FTC Staffers U.S. Federal Trade Commission investigators are circulating an internal draft memo that recommends suing Google Inc. for abusing its dominance of Internet search in violation of antitrust laws, three people familiar with the matter said. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/google-antitrust-suit-said-to-be-urged-by-ftc-staffers.html uk: Facebook: The antisocial network branded 'disinenuous and immoral' Facebook was accused last night of "disingenuous and immoral" tax avoidance after a new analysis of its UK business suggested the social networking giant paid just ?238,000 in corporation tax in Britain last year. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/facebook-the-antisocial-network-branded-disinenuous-and-immoral-8206123.html Last Chance: Consultation on Net Neutrality in EU Back in July, I wrote about a consultation on net neutrality from the EU, entitled On-line public consultation on "specific aspects of transparency, traffic management and switching in an Open Internet". Just to remind you, here's the background: http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/10/last-chance-eu-consultation-on-net-neutrality/index.htm au: Data retention: Who wants it, who doesn't and why The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is currently conducting an inquiry into reforms to Australia?s interception and security legislation. http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/438813/data_retention_who_wants_it_who_doesn_t_why/ au/nz: Google eyes treaty benefits for off-shore clouds Google Australia's head of public policy has welcomed some aspects of the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) treaty as facilitating the ability to move data and services across international borders. ... Flynn?s comments followed scathing criticisms of the closed-door negotiations by Vikram Kumar CEO of Internet NZ, who described them as ?eating away like corrosive acid?. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/318856,google-eyes-treaty-benefits-for-off-shore-clouds.aspx ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Anonymous distances itself from WikiLeaks: says has become the 'Julian Assange show' The computer hacker collective Anonymous has distanced itself from WikiLeaks, claiming the whistleblowers' site has become too focused on the personal tribulations of its founder, Julian Assange. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/oct/12/anonymous-distances-itself-wikileaks Agility To Make Cloud Really Work: NPS-Demand Engineering ... Cloud matters. The Cisco Cloud Index predicts that global cloud IP traffic will account for more than one-third (34%) of total data center traffic by 2015 and is expected to reach 1.6 zettabytes of cloud IP traffic. There are predictions about how gaming will shift to the cloud, further contributing to cloud IP traffic. http://blogs.cisco.com/sp/agility-to-make-cloud-really-work-nps-demand-engineering/ ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Huawei and ZTE: Two big Chinese telecoms firms come under fire in America A new congressional report about Huawei and ZTE, two of China?s largest telecoms firms, appears to have been written for vegetarians. At least, there is not much meat in it. The study, which was published on October 8th by the Intelligence Committee of the US House of Representatives, declares the firms a threat to America?s national security. Yet it presents little hard evidence to support its recommendations. http://www.economist.com/node/21564585 ------ David Goldstein email: david at goldsteinreport.com web: http://goldsteinreport.com/ http://davidgoldstein.tel/ phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9665 5773 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim FlanneryReceived on Mon Oct 15 2012 - 03:40:10 UTC
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