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 *************************************************** Global row as UN body vies for internet control http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-12/internet-ownership/4366508 United Nations wants control of web kill switch http://www.news.com.au/technology/united-nations-wants-control-of-web-kill-switch/story-e6frfro0-1226515006898 ICANN CEO Announces Expanded Partnership Initiatives at Close of IGF [ICANN news release] http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/11/10/icann-partnership-initiatives/ Kiwi power sends .nz domain soaring over half-million mark http://www.cpaglobal.com/5313/kiwi_power_sends_nz_domain_soa nz: ... SITE SIGHT http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10846129 ICANN, Verisign and NTIA ?ready for 100 new gTLDs per week? http://domainincite.com/10961-icann-verisign-and-ntia-ready-for-100-new-gtlds-per-week Trademark Clearinghouse ?breakthrough? at private Brussels meeting http://domainincite.com/10951-trademark-clearinghouse-breakthrough-at-private-brussels-meeting ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** First National Study of Internet Governance Arrangements in Kenya Detailed in New Internet Society Report In response to the growing complexity and significance of the Internet governance environment, the Internet Society has released two new reports on national Internet governance arrangements. The reports provide findings from the first national study of Internet governance in Kenya, along with a framework for national Internet governance assessments. http://www.internetsociety.org/news/first-national-study-internet-governance-arrangements-kenya-detailed-new-internet-society 2012 IGF in Baku The Seventh Annual IGF will be held this week in Baku, Azerbaijan from 6-9 November 2012. The main theme for this IGF is "Internet Governance for Sustainable Human, Economic and Social Development". http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2012/2012-internet-governance-forum-igf-in-baku Magid: Government regulation of Internet a bad idea I'm writing from Baku, Azerbaijan, where I'm speaking at the IGF, a United Nations conference for representatives of governments, industry and nonprofit groups to discuss Internet policy issues. It's not a rule making body but a forum for conversation where every delegate -- including young people from several countries -- exchange views on how -- or whether -- to "govern" the Internet. http://www.contracostatimes.com/columns/ci_21958433/magid-government-regulation-internet-bad-idea Global row as UN body vies for internet control A global row has broken out over who should control and profit from the internet after a draft proposal by a United Nations body was published online. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-12/internet-ownership/4366508 United Nations wants control of web kill switch An unfettered internet, free of political control and available to everyone could be relegated to cyber-history under a contentious proposal by a little known United Nations body. http://www.news.com.au/technology/united-nations-wants-control-of-web-kill-switch/story-e6frfro0-1226515006898 http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/united-nations-wants-control-of-web-kill-switch/story-fn7bsi21-1226515006898 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/united-nations-wants-control-of-web-kill-switch/story-fn7celvh-1226515006898 ********************** REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS ********************** The growing tension between copyright and personal data protection on an online environment: The position of Internet Service Providers according to the European Court of Justice by Maria Ioanna Rantou Abstract: Online piracy is one of the most interesting, complex and topical issues relating to copyright today. It is engaging because it appeals to academics as much as it does to the general public, and it is as crucial for the governments as it is for the stakeholders involved. Moreover, from a legal perspective, it presents a multitude of interesting aspects to explore. http://ejlt.org//article/view/103 Battling Botnets with Digital Rights in Mind by Aaron Martin, Norberto Nuno Gomes de Andrade Abstract: New ISP-led approaches to proactively combating botnets must engage privacy and access concerns from the outset or else run afoul of both the law and public opinion http://ejlt.org//article/view/158 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** Letter from ICANN, NTIA, and Verisign to the ICANN Board and SSAC Regarding SSAC Letter Dated 2 July 2012 Recommendation 2 http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/icann-et-al-to-icann-board-ssac-05nov12-en ICANN CEO Announces Expanded Partnership Initiatives at Close of IGF [ICANN news release] ICANN Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehad? has announced a series of working partnerships that have sprung out of this week's IGF in Azerbaijan. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=19167 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/11/10/icann-partnership-initiatives/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/icann-ceo-announces-expanded-partnership-initiatives-at-close-of-internet-governance-forum.html Remarks by Fadi Chehad? | Opening Ceremony at the 7th Annual IGF Meeting | Baku | 6 Nov 2012 Remarks by Fadi Chehad? at the Opening Ceremony of the 7th Annual Meeting of the IGF in Baku, Azerbaijan | 6 Nov 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9xCD-tRjfY Letter from Jonathan Robinson, GNSO Council, to the ICANN Board WHOIS Review Team Final Report http://www.icann.org/en/news/correspondence/robinson-to-icann-board-07nov12-en https://www.myicann.org/news/topics/2/page/1/articles/16714 ICANN Clarifying Questions - How to Respond (Part 2 of 3) by John Matson In the first part of this series on ICANN's impending Clarifying Questions period, I outlined what you can expect in terms of question structure. Here I would like to outline how the points work and provide some advice on how to answer questions for best success. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121108_icann_clarifying_questions_how_to_respond_part_2_of_3/ ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** aeDA hosts Workshop to promote .ae and Arabic dot emirate domains aeDA, the regulatory body and registry operator for the .ae domain, a subsidiary of the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), this week hosted a workshop at TRA's Dubai office helping public and private-sector stakeholders register and manage their .ae and Arabic dot emarat domains. http://tra.gov.ae/news_aeDA_Hosts_Workshop_to_Promote_.ae_and_Arabic_Dot_Emirate_Domains-461-1.php fr: Entrepreneurs, Afnic assists you in selecting your domain name. On 21 and 22 November, Afnic will use its presence at the French trade fair for entrepreneurs in Nantes to hold a special workshop. http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6407/show/entrepreneurs-afnic-assists-you-in-selecting-your-domain-name.html IEDR admits blame for hack that brought down Google and Yahoo IEDR, the Irish ccTLD registry, has admitted that an attack on its own web servers was responsible for google.ie and yahoo.ie being hijacked last month. http://domainincite.com/10965-iedr-admits-blame-for-hack-that-brought-down-google-and-yahoo IEDR Issue Statement About Security Incident IEDR issued a statement yesterday in relation to the hijacking of google.ie and yahoo.ie The statement which is included below admits that their site was compromised and that the registrar was not to blame. http://www.internetnews.me/2012/11/10/iedr-issue-statement-about-security-incident/ IEDR Statement:- 9 November 2012 IEDR has concluded an investigation by the company and external security consultants of an unauthorised intrusion into the company?s systems which was discovered on 9 October 2012. A criminal investigation by the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation is continuing. http://www.iedr.ie/docs/IEDR_Statement_F_issued_9_November_2012.pdf Kiwi power sends .nz domain soaring over half-million mark New Zealanders have been given a chance to announce their Kiwi pride in the form of a 2LD that has boosted total .nz registrations past the half-million threshold. http://www.cpaglobal.com/5313/kiwi_power_sends_nz_domain_soa nz: ... SITE SIGHT In case you missed it, the web passed a small milestone this week. According to the Domain Name Commission, there are now 500,000 active domain names ending in .nz. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10846129 ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** ICANN, Verisign and NTIA ?ready for 100 new gTLDs per week? The three main entities responsible for managing the domain name system?s root zone have confirmed that they?re ready to add 100 or more new gTLDs to the internet every week. http://domainincite.com/10961-icann-verisign-and-ntia-ready-for-100-new-gtlds-per-week Trademark Clearinghouse ?breakthrough? at private Brussels meeting ICANN?s various stakeholder groups reached a ?breakthrough? agreement on the Trademark Clearinghouse for new gTLDs, according to attendees at a closed-doors meeting last week. http://domainincite.com/10951-trademark-clearinghouse-breakthrough-at-private-brussels-meeting New gTLD marketing conference coming to New York Momentum Consulting has announced a conference focused on marketing with new gTLDs for New York City next March. http://domainincite.com/10948-new-gtld-marketing-conference-coming-to-new-york New gTLD conference on tap for March Momentum Consulting is organizing The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress to take place in New York City March 11-12, 2013. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/11/09/new-gtld-conference-on-tap-for-march/ What will Google do with all of its top-level domains? .SE:s CEO Danny Aerts makes a qualified guess regarding what Google might have in store for the 101 new TLDs the search giant have applied for. https://www.iis.se/english/news/what-will-google-do-with-all-of-its-top-level-domains/ The Internet root is ready for new gTLDs! ICANN, NTIA and Verisign have all come together to send a strong signal that the Internet root is ready for new TLDs. In a letter dated 5 November 2012, the three ?Root Zone Partners? highlighted the work done to automate the process of inserting a new TLD into the Internet root. http://www.netnames.com/blog/2012/11/the-internet-root-is-ready-for-new-gtlds/ Internationalised Domains Essential For Global Internet Internationalised Domain Names are an essential building block for creating a truly multilingual Internet a joint report from EURid, the .EU registry, and UNESCO has found. http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=19153 http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/11/08/idns-essential-for-global-internet/ Waiting for the .Green Light: After Spending 5 Years Preparing to Run a New gTLD the DotGreen Community's Fate Rests in ICANN's Hands Within the next year or two hundreds of new domain extensions are expected to go live as part of ICANN's new gTLD program. While a few new gTLDs have been launched over the past decade, the Internet has never seen a mass release of hundreds of new extensions at once. That is going to create a significant challenge for operators of new gTLD registries - how are they going to break through the clutter and achieve the public awareness they will need to sell enough domain registrations to become a going concern (and recoup the hundreds of thousands of dollars it will cost to launch each new gTLD)? http://dnjournal.com/articles/new-gtlds/dotgreen.htm ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Russia's Bargain-Basement Cybercrime How much does it cost to infect 1,000 machines with malware? Russian services will do it for as little as $12 http://www.darkreading.com/security-services/167801101/security/attacks-breaches/240062617/russia-s-bargain-basement-cybercrime.html Cybercrime and On-Line Safety in Cyberspace by Roderic Broadhurst & Raymond Choo [International Handbook of Criminology] Abstract: Cybercrime is essentially a transnational crime with a ?modus operandi? that exploits inter-state differences in the capacity to respond to such crime, and appears in the same company as such powerful global concerns as civil war, genocide and poverty (United Nations 2004). http://ssrn.com/abstract=2171559 The Recent DDoS Attacks on Banks: 7 Key Lessons by Rodney Joffe Starting in mid-September, one of the largest and most sophisticated DDoS attacks ever targeted the titans of American banking. Initially, victims included Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, and U.S. Bancorp. In the weeks to come, others would also feel the pain. Websites crashed, customers were unable to make transactions and IT professionals and PR gurus went into panic mode. Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense, said the attacks foreshadowed a "Cyber Pearl Harbor." http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121107_the_recent_ddos_attacks_on_banks_7_key_lessons/ When Businesses Go Dark: A DDoS Survey by Ted Swearingen In February 2012, Neustar surveyed IT professionals across North America to better understand their DDoS experiences. Most were network services managers, senior systems engineers, systems administrators and directors of IT operations. In all, 1,000 people from 26 different industries shared responses about attacks, defenses, ongoing concerns, risks and financial losses. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121109_when_businesses_go_dark_a_ddos_survey/ Ransomware Scams Net $5 Million Per Year Visitors to pornography sites main victims of scams that disable computers, demand payment for alleged online misconduct http://www.darkreading.com/insider-threat/167801100/security/attacks-breaches/240062694/ransomware-scams-net-5-million-per-year.html in: Cyber criminals riding on Diwali frenzy Cyber criminals become hyper active during festivals. Diwali is no exception. They have now started luring unsuspecting users into a trap, which is built around the festival of lights. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/cyber-criminals-riding-on-diwali-frenzy/article4084455.ece DDoS Attacks Take Down What.cd, BTN and More BitTorrent Trackers Several popular private BitTorrent trackers have suffered downtime today due to DDoS attacks. http://torrentfreak.com/ddos-attacks-take-down-what-cd-btn-and-more-bittorrent-trackers-121111/ With Digital Trail, an End to the Hushed Affair Alexander Hamilton, Warren Harding, F.D.R., Ike, L.B.J., Representatives Mark Souder, Chris Lee and Anthony Weiner, Senators Gary Hart, John Ensign and David Vitter. Maybe a first lady, Grace Coolidge. And now, David H. Petraeus. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/us/politics/in-digital-era-affairs-like-petraeuss-are-harder-to-cover-up.html ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** Tarheel Take-Out guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over Takeout.com When Tarheel Take-Out, LLC filed a UDRP against the domain name Takeout.com, it was a pretty good bet that it would be found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. http://domainnamewire.com/2012/11/09/tarheel-take-out-guilty-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-over-takeout-com/ LegitScript to Release Monthly Data on Rogue Internet Pharmacy Registrar Clustering by John Horton One of the most important debates in the realm of Internet governance pertains to when, how and how much voluntary action registrars can and should take to prevent the use of their registration platforms in furtherance of criminal activity. In the Internet pharmacy world, the trend over the past four years has been unmistakable: A growing number of registrars worldwide, large and small, recognize the value of prohibiting the use of their registration services. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121108_legitscript_to_release_monthly_data_on_rogue_internet_pharmacy/ ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** John Jason Brzozowski, Donn Lee, and Paul Saab Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of Next-Generation Internet Protocols The fourth annual Itojun Service Awards were presented today to John Jason Brzozowski for his tireless efforts in providing IPv6 connectivity to cable broadband users across North America and evangelizing the importance of IPv6 deployment globally, and to Donn Lee and Paul Saab for their efforts in making high-profile online content available over IPv6 and for their key contributions to World IPv6 Day and World IPv6 Launch. http://www.internetsociety.org/news/john-jason-brzozowski-donn-lee-and-paul-saab-recognized-outstanding-contributions-advancement RIPE NCC IPv4 Address Space Chart - Now Updated The RIPE NCC's IPv4 address space chart has been updated. This chart shows the number of available IPv4 addresses in the RIPE NCC's pool and is updated daily. http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ipv4-chart-updated ISOC honors Facebook, Comcast execs for IPv6 work The Internet Society last night awarded its highest honor for work related to IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol, to executives from Facebook and Comcast. Recipients of the award were Paul Saab and Donn Lee, software engineers at Facebook, and John Brzozowski, Distinguished Engineer and Chief Architect for IPv6 at Comcast. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/110812-isoc-facebook-comcast-ipv6-264096.html http://www.itworld.com/internet/312495/isoc-honors-facebook-comcast-execs-ipv6-work http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/441455/isoc_honors_facebook_comcast_execs_ipv6_work/ TRA Holds Internet Protocol Version 6 Workshop for the first time in the UAE The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) this week hosted the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Workshop, the first of its kind in the UAE, at their Dubai office. The IPv6 Workshop introduced key internet stakeholders to the business drivers and challenges for IPv6 adoption.http://tra.gov.ae/news_TRA_Holds_Internet_Protocol_Version_6_Workshop_for_the_first_time_in_the_UAE-460-1.php http://tra.gov.ae/news_TRA_Holds_Internet_Protocol_Version_6_Workshop_for_the_first_time_in_the_UAE-460-1.php ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** AFRINIC, APNIC, and LACNIC secure AUD 1.5M Sida grant to promote Internet innovation The Seed Alliance today announced a grant of AUD 1.5 million from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to support Internet innovation projects in developing regions. http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2012/sida-grant RIPE NCC Launches Technical Emergency Hotline The RIPE NCC is proud to announce the launch of the RIPE NCC Technical Emergency Hotline. http://www.ripe.net/internet-coordination/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-launches-technical-emergency-hotline RIPE NCC Announce Emergency Hotline RIPE NCC, the RIR for EMEA, has announced a new 24/7/365 emergency hotline. The hotline comes as a result of feedback from RIPE members: RIPE NCC members told us that they needed to reach us 24/7 in emergency situations following the reverse DNS outage in June 2012. Our members asked and we listened. http://www.internetnews.me/2012/11/05/ripe-ncc-announce-emergency-hotline/ JPRS Submitted Comments to ITU On November 3rd, 2012, JPRS submitted its comments in response to the solicitation of public views and opinions by the International Telecommunication Union. http://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/2012/121105.html NRO Contribution to the WCIT Public Consultation Process The five Regional Internet Registries contributed views in response to the ITU?s public consultation in preparation of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) to be held in Dubai in December 2012, where the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) will be reviewed. http://www.nro.net/news/nro-contribution-to-the-wcit-public-consultation-process-2 ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** The Top 20 All-Cash Domain Sales Reported Since DNJournal.com Started Tracking the Aftermarket in 2003 Last week in a post about Marchex releasing a list of their 500 biggest domain sales over the past four years, I noted that I have never published an all-time top domain sales list, because I can't vouch for sales reported before we started tracking and verifying aftermarket sales in late 2003. http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20121108.htm Year's Biggest ccTLD Sale (the Second Largest .co .uk Sale Ever Reported) Tops This Week's Domain Sales Chart This was a great week for country code domain as the ccTLDs took two of the top three spots (and six places overall) on our new all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. The country code charge was led by Sedo's blockbuster sale of WebHosting.co.uk at $500,000. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2012/20121107.htm First Ever Premium .CO Domain Auction for Startup Community to be Held During Global Entrepreneurship Week Hand-selected collection of highly brandable, premium .CO URLs to be auctioned off at special low reserve prices for innovative startups and entrepreneurs worldwide http://www.cointernet.co/media/press-releases/first-ever-premium-co-domain-auction-startup-community-be-held-during-global-en ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** People enjoy sex, dislike Facebook - study Having sex and partying are two of life's most enjoyable activities, according to a University of Canterbury research project. Spending time on Facebook and texting, on the other hand, are much less fulfilling. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10846780 Netflix accounts for one-third of all North American bandwidth A new report from Sandvine revealed some startling numbers about the way people use the internet between the hours of 9 p.m. and 12 a.m. on any given night. http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/netflix-accounts-for-one-third-of-all-north-american-bandwidth-1110904 Internet data usage jumps; Netflix makes up one-third of bandwidth use Internet data usage in the U.S. has continued to rise, jumping 120 percent in the past year. That?s according to a study from Sandvine, an analysis firm that releases an annual report on the world?s data networks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/internet-data-usage-jumps-netflix-makes-up-one-third-of-bandwidth-use/2012/11/07/c1fd61b2-292e-11e2-bab2-eda299503684_story.html ********************** SOCIAL MEDIA ********************** Twitter became an opinion machine ? but this was still a television election This was the first Twitter election, some commentators declared ? on Twitter. Oh no it wasn't. This was the 14th television election in the United States. Ever since 1960, when 61 per cent of households with TVs watched the first televised debate between Richard Nixon and John F Kennedy, presidential campaigns have been fought on what Americans call the tube. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/twitter-became-an-opinion-machine--but-this-was-still-a-television-election-8294916.html au: Sexual abuse, gore, racism, bullying rampant on Australian school Facebook pages Students at almost 500 schools are running Facebook sites dedicated to humiliating their peers as more and more children are forced to carry the incessant burden of cyber-bullying outside the school gates. http://www.news.com.au/technology/sexual-abuse-gore-racism-bullying-rampant-on-australian-school-facebook-pages/story-e6frfro0-1226514669372 ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** The great mobile technology leap forward Sales of smart tech devices are soaring as the traditional PC declines. Observer writers look at their impact, which is already helping children to learn, spreading literacy, improving healthcare, boosting harvests in Africa ? and making the web giants sit up http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/11/mobile-technology-leap-forward ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* au: Government abandons plans for internet filter The Federal Government has abandoned its controversial plan for a mandatory internet filter, five years after it was first promised. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-09/government-abandons-plans-for-internet-filter/4362354 Conroy abandons mandatory net filter The Labor government has dumped its controversial mandatory internet filter and will instead rely on internet service providers to block websites featuring child pornography and abuse. http://www.afr.com/p/national/conroy_abandons_mandatory_net_filter_fSk6BhMl7trpdO2mNDglHN Internet filter was doomed: Turnbull Labor was forced to abandon its promised mandatory internet filter because it would never have worked and would not have got through parliament, opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/internet-filter-doomed-from-the-start/story-e6frgakx-1226513573503 Conroy backflips on web filter Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has revealed the government is backflipping on its commitment to provide a national internet filter and will instead solely focus on banning websites related to child abuse. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/conroy-backflips-on-web-filter/story-e6frg996-1226513379862 Filter was white elephant waiting to happen Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has always known his mandatory internet filtering scheme was a white elephant but waited years for a politically opportune moment to dump the failed and toxic policy. http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/filter-was-white-elephant-waiting-to-happen-20121109-2923o.html Backdown on internet filter plan The government has finally backed down on its plan for a controversial mandatory internet filter, and will instead rely on major service providers to block ''the worst of the worst'' child abuse sites. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/backdown-on-internet-filter-plan-20121108-290qr.html au: Telstra?s revised cyber-safety service could (and should) be better by Mark Gregory Telstra?s first attempt to introduce a cyber-safety service for mobile customers in June was a flop of significant proportions. http://theconversation.edu.au/telstras-revised-cyber-safety-service-could-and-should-be-better-10592 au: Facebook feud leads to violence and jail A misguided attempt to "scare" two Facebook trolls descended into a bloody daylight assault with a knife and billiard cue, resulting in the slashing of a young man's arm, the jailing of two others, and a suspended sentence for their bullying victim. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/facebook-feud-leads-to-violence-and-jail/story-e6frg6nf-1226514722980 nz: Editorial: The darker side of Facebook Sometimes it's too late, the damage and hurt is already done. Social media websites, particularly Facebook, were set up so friends, colleagues and organisations could freely share information about themselves or their products. http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/opinion/7928570/Editorial-The-darker-side-of-Facebook nz: Dangers of trolling When internet users post deliberately extreme and obnoxious online comments from the safety of anonymous cyberspace, the effects can be devastating and sometimes, fatal. http://www.odt.co.nz/news/technology/234048/dangers-trolling http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10846330 http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/stop-the-hate-internet-trolls/1616232/ us: Ohio attorney creates fake child porn for case, now must pay $300,000 In case it wasn?t clear, you can definitely be busted for digitally manipulating photographs to make them look like child pornography?or as it?s sometimes called, child abuse imagery. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/ohio-attorney-creates-fake-child-porn-for-case-now-must-pay-300000/ ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Apple, HTC Resolve Patent Disputes That Threatened Shipments Apple Inc. and HTC Corp. have settled all global lawsuits and signed a 10-year licensing agreement, ending a dispute that threatened their shipments of mobile devices. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-11/apple-htc-resolve-patent-disputes-that-threatened-shipments.html Apple and HTC settle patent disputes Apple and Taiwanese phonemaker HTC have settled all their outstanding disputes over patents, ending a fight that began in March 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20287656 Apple and HTC call off hostilities In a surprising outbreak of peace in the mobile phone world, Apple and the Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC have halted legal hostilities and signed a 10-year licensing agreement. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/11/apple-htc-call-off-hostilities Apple Settles Patent Suit With HTC Apple and HTC have brought an end to their lawsuits against each other in the first settlement between Apple and a maker of Android smartphones. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/10/apple-settles-patent-suit-with-htc/ Apple showed lack of integrity in Samsung dispute, says judge [Press Association] A senior judge has criticised Apple again in the latest round of a legal row between the iPad maker and rival Samsung. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/09/judge-apple-lack-integrity-samsung us: Privacy, Spectrum Among Top Mobile Issues Mobile industry policy experts on Thursday said cybersecurity, privacy, and spectrum would be among the top issues facing the mobile industry in 2013. http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/11/privacy-spectrum-among-top-mob.php ********************** DIGITAL DIVIDE ********************** Advancing Internet access in developing countries can help achieve sustainable economies ? UN official Helping developing countries build their citizens? access to the Internet is akin to giving them a tool that boosts their chances of achieving sustainable economic growth, a senior United Nations official told a global meeting on Internet governance today. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43459 Kenya?s mobile telephones: A report describes the sacrifices the poor make to keep a mobile phone Africa's ?mobile decade?, when telephones at last reached most corners of the continent, has meant a huge improvement in the lives of the poor. But quantifying it is hard. How useful can a mobile phone be to someone living on less than $2.50 a day, the World Bank?s standard benchmark of poverty? Researchers in Kenya have given a partial answer. They find that people will skip a meal or choose to walk instead of paying for a bus fare so that they can keep their phone in credit. http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21566022-report-describes-sacrifices-poor-make-keep-mobile-phone-vital ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** uk: Content of emails should generally not be considered as property, rules High Court Businesses do not have a general claim of ownership over the content in staff emails, a High Court judge has said. http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/november/content-of-emails-should-generally-not-be-considered-as-property-rules-high-court/ au: Google hit with $200,000 damages bill over Mokbel shots A Melbourne man who won a defamation case against search engine giant Google has been awarded $200,000 in damages. http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-hit-with-200000-damages-bill-over-mokbel-shots-20121112-297gk.html http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/google-hit-with-200000-damages-bill-over-mokbel-shots-20121112-297gk.html ********************** SECURITY ********************** Russia's Bargain-Basement Cybercrime How much does it cost to infect 1,000 machines with malware? Russian services will do it for as little as $12 http://www.darkreading.com/security-services/167801101/security/attacks-breaches/240062617/russia-s-bargain-basement-cybercrime.html Cybercrime and On-Line Safety in Cyberspace by Roderic Broadhurst & Raymond Choo [International Handbook of Criminology] Abstract: Cybercrime is essentially a transnational crime with a ?modus operandi? that exploits inter-state differences in the capacity to respond to such crime, and appears in the same company as such powerful global concerns as civil war, genocide and poverty (United Nations 2004). http://ssrn.com/abstract=2171559 The Recent DDoS Attacks on Banks: 7 Key Lessons by Rodney Joffe Starting in mid-September, one of the largest and most sophisticated DDoS attacks ever targeted the titans of American banking. Initially, victims included Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, and U.S. Bancorp. In the weeks to come, others would also feel the pain. Websites crashed, customers were unable to make transactions and IT professionals and PR gurus went into panic mode. Leon Panetta, U.S. Secretary of Defense, said the attacks foreshadowed a "Cyber Pearl Harbor." http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121107_the_recent_ddos_attacks_on_banks_7_key_lessons/ When Businesses Go Dark: A DDoS Survey by Ted Swearingen In February 2012, Neustar surveyed IT professionals across North America to better understand their DDoS experiences. Most were network services managers, senior systems engineers, systems administrators and directors of IT operations. In all, 1,000 people from 26 different industries shared responses about attacks, defenses, ongoing concerns, risks and financial losses. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121109_when_businesses_go_dark_a_ddos_survey/ Ransomware Scams Net $5 Million Per Year Visitors to pornography sites main victims of scams that disable computers, demand payment for alleged online misconduct http://www.darkreading.com/insider-threat/167801100/security/attacks-breaches/240062694/ransomware-scams-net-5-million-per-year.html in: Cyber criminals riding on Diwali frenzy Cyber criminals become hyper active during festivals. Diwali is no exception. They have now started luring unsuspecting users into a trap, which is built around the festival of lights. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/cyber-criminals-riding-on-diwali-frenzy/article4084455.ece DDoS Attacks Take Down What.cd, BTN and More BitTorrent Trackers Several popular private BitTorrent trackers have suffered downtime today due to DDoS attacks. http://torrentfreak.com/ddos-attacks-take-down-what-cd-btn-and-more-bittorrent-trackers-121111/ With Digital Trail, an End to the Hushed Affair Alexander Hamilton, Warren Harding, F.D.R., Ike, L.B.J., Representatives Mark Souder, Chris Lee and Anthony Weiner, Senators Gary Hart, John Ensign and David Vitter. Maybe a first lady, Grace Coolidge. And now, David H. Petraeus. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/us/politics/in-digital-era-affairs-like-petraeuss-are-harder-to-cover-up.html ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Restrictions to limit Internet access on the rise, warns UNESCO The United Nations agency which deals with freedom of expression on the Internet today warned that restrictions directly limiting Internet access appear to be on the rise, and called on governments to implement policies that facilitate broadband connectivity instead of putting up barriers particularly during political developments. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43443 Google is back online in China after blocking [IDG] Access to Google services in China appeared to return Saturday morning after they were blocked briefly as the country prepares to appoint new leadership. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2013780/google-is-back-online-in-china-after-blocking.html Google Is Blocked in China as Party Congress Begins All Google services, including its search engine, Gmail and Maps, were inaccessible in China on Friday night and into Saturday, the company confirmed. The block comes as the 18th Communist Party Congress, the once-in-a-decade meeting to appoint new government leadership, gets under way. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/google-is-blocked-in-china-as-party-congress-begins/ Google services blocked in China Google has said that said that several of its online services have been blocked in China ? just after the country's once-in-a-decade meeting to transfer power to a new generation of leaders got underway. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/09/google-services-blocked-china-gmail Google blocked in China by censors, unclear how long it will last [IDG] China on Friday started blocking access to Google in what's likely a move to squelch any controversial content on the nation's Internet as its government prepares to change leadership. http://www.cio.com/article/721177/Google_blocked_in_China_by_censors_unclear_how_long_it_will_last Google says multiple services blocked in China Google Inc said several of its online services have been blocked in China. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/google-china-blocked-idINDEE8A80D920121109 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/uk-google-china-idUKBRE8A81FM20121109 Google blocked in China as government leaders meet Google and all of its major services were blocked in China on Friday, as the Communist Party meets to appoint new leaders for the first time in a decade. http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/09/technology/google-china-blocked/index.html Britain's crackdown on Web comments sparks free-speech debate Facebook and Twitter have landed several Britons in court and even jail recently. Critics decry the trend as a worrisome overreaction. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-britain-free-speech-20121109,0,6227074.story Egyptian Prosecutor Orders a Ban on Internet Porn Censorship circumvention software is about to become very popular in Egypt. On Wednesday, the country?s Prosecutor General, Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, ordered government ministries to enforce a ban on pornographic websites, based on a three-year old ruling by Egypt?s administrative court, which declared that ?freedom of expression and public rights should be restricted by maintaining the fundamentals of religion, morality and patriotism? and denounced pornographic content as ?venomous and vile.? https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/egyptian-prosecutor-orders-ban-internet-porn Pakistani officials consider options for filtering YouTube For two months, Pakistanis have been unable to call up YouTube to watch an anti-Islam video that sparked deadly riots here and elsewhere in the Muslim world. But neither have they been able to use the service to view the U.S. presidential debates, to catch the ?Gangnam Style? craze or even to laugh at silly kitties in the Friskies Internet Cat Video Awards. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistani-officials-consider-options-for-filtering-youtube/2012/11/11/bb797470-2a8c-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html Beware, The Great Russian Firewall Of Internet Censorship This summer there was an unpleasant surprise for many Russian Internet users ? the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia was shut down. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1710291/Beware-The-Great-Russian-Firewall-Of-Internet-Cens ************************** GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY ************************** Does Dotcom Have New Zealand Wired? Not Yet. It has been a big week for New Zealand?s resident German millionaire Internet impresario. Rather than sit back in his sprawling, manicured mansion on the outskirts of Auckland and contemplate his possible extradition to the United States on fraud and copyright charges, he chose to act. Rather than settle in to an afternoon of Segway riding, swimming-pool cavorting and computer gaming, Kim Dotcom, instead, made some rather large pronouncements. http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/does-dotcom-have-new-zealand-wired/ Dotcom plays NZ 'like a fiddle', says former employee A former employee of Kim Dotcom says New Zealand is being manipulated by the internet mogul. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/dotcom-plays-nz-like-fiddle-says-former-employee-5209516 Why Data Retention? Australian Government Hasn?t Backed Up Its Argument Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are repeatedly pushing the idea that they?ve been rendered helpless by the explosion of new communications technologies. The argument that wiretapping laws should undergo ?modernization? to match today?s communications technologies has been used to justify a package of legislative amendments that would broaden online surveillance powers. The most controversial aspect of this proposal is a mandatory data retention framework, which would require blanket storage of all Australians? communications data for up to two full years. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/why-data-retention-australian-government-hasn?t-backed-its-argument Europe's digital agenda chief earmarks ?7bn for broadband expansion In the 1980s Neelie Kroes was considered Holland's answer to Margaret Thatcher. Three decades later the Iron Lady is in retirement but Kroes, now in her second term as a European commissioner, battles on. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/08/europe-digital-chief-7bn-broadband us: When Congress Comes Back: How It Can Help Protect the Internet Now that the election is over, Congress can get back to work doing the people?s business. And if that work is going to affect online expression, innovation, and/or privacy, it should start with a simple proposition: bring in the nerds (aka experts) and Internet users who care deeply about protecting their digital rights. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/when-congress-comes-back-how-it-can-help-protect-internet China slams "distorted" view of copyright piracy problem China's top official in charge of fighting copyright piracy on Sunday slammed what he said was deliberate distortion of the problem by the Western media caused by the country's poor global image, saying important facts had been ignored. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/uk-china-congress-piracy-idUKBRE8AA04820121111 ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Astronaut uses space internet to control robot on Earth The interplanetary internet has been used by an astronaut at the International Space Station (ISS) to send commands to a robot on Earth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20270833 NASA and ESA test interplanetary internet protocol using Lego robot NASA and the European Space Agency have successfully tested something called the Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN) protocol, which they hope will provide internet-like communications in space. They did so by controlling a Lego robot in Germany from the International Space Station. http://www.zdnet.com/nasa-and-esa-test-interplanetary-internet-protocol-using-lego-robot-7000007158/ ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** Southern Cross cable hit by fault The Southern Cross Cable system suffered an outage on the Sydney-Auckland leg this morning after a wavelength switching platform software upgrade at the Alexandria landing station went wrong. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/322426,southern-cross-cable-hit-by-fault.aspx AT&T, Verizon Phase Out Copper Networks, 'A Lifeline' After Sandy For several days after Hurricane Sandy, Donna Cardillo struggled to make contact with the outside world. At her home in Wall Township, N.J., which was hit hard by the storm, wireless service failed, rendering her cellphone useless. She also lost power, causing her Internet-based landline to go dead. But just a few miles away, her parents, who are in their 80s, had no problems communicating. They could make and receive calls during the power outage because they still rely on an old form of technology: a corded telephone that runs on copper wires. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/09/att-verizon-sandy_n_2094302.html ------ 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 Nov 12 2012 - 02:36:48 UTC
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