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Grabbing at governance by Wendy Grossman
http://www.pelicancrossing.net/netwars/

The U.N.'s Internet Sneak Attack: Letting the Internet be rewired by
bureaucrats would be like handing a Stradivarius to a gorilla.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324352004578136902821852508.ht
ml

UN Internet meeting about who pays, not who rules: Michael Geist
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1292766--un-internet-meeting-about-w
ho-pays-not-who-rules-geist

Greenpeace and ITUC warn of government control over Internet
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/12/greenpeace-and-international-t

WCIT: the battle for hearts, minds and the Internet
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/22/wcit-battle-hearts-minds-and-i

Would you trust Vladimir Putin with the keys to the web?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/25/vladimir-putin-plot-interne
t-freedom

European Parliament warns against UN internet control
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20445637

InternetNZ concerned by ITU proposals threatening human rights and Internet
economic model
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2012/InternetNZ-concerned-ITU-
proposals-threatening-human-rights-and-Internet-ec

Should UN take control of internet? NZ govt takes stand
http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/nz-will-vote-against-un-taking-control-internet

No One Objects to Risqu? Domains
http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/11/23/no-one-objects-to-risque-domains
/

Cybercriminals increasingly abuse .eu domains in attacks [IDG]
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2016524/cybercriminals-are-increasingly-abusi
ng-eu-domains-in-attacks.html

Melbourne IT shares dive on earnings [AAP]
http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/melb-it-shares-down-on-earning
s-guidance/story-e6frfkur-1226524275624

Melbourne IT looks to sell FTR ? finally
http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/listed-tech/57631-melbourne-it-looks-
to-sell-ftr-?-finally


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Grabbing at governance by Wendy Grossman
Someday the development of Internet governance will look like a continuous
historical sweep whose outcome, in hindsight, is obvious. At the beginning
will be one man, Jon Postel, who in the mid-1990s was, if anyone was, the
god of the Internet. At the end will be...well, we don't know yet. And the
sad thing is that the road to governance is so long and frankly so dull:
years of meetings, committees, proposals, debate, redrafted proposals,
diplomatic language, and, worst of all, remote from the mundane experience
of everyday Internet users, such as spam and whether they can trust their
banks' Web sites.
http://www.pelicancrossing.net/netwars/

The U.N.'s Internet Sneak Attack: Letting the Internet be rewired by
bureaucrats would be like handing a Stradivarius to a gorilla.
Who runs the Internet? For now, the answer remains no one, or at least no
government, which explains the Web's success as a new technology. But as of
next week, unless the U.S. gets serious, the answer could be the United
Nations.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324352004578136902821852508.ht
ml

UN Internet meeting about who pays, not who rules: Michael Geist
Should the Internet be treated like traditional phone services when it comes
to the regulation and pricing? That is the contentious question as the ITU,
a United Nations agency with roots dating back to 1865 and the
interconnection of telegraph services, meets in Dubai next week for the
World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). The WCIT is a
treaty-writing event that has attracted growing attention given fears that
the ITU and countries such as Russia plan to use it to press for greater
control over the Internet.
http://www.thestar.com/business/article/1292766--un-internet-meeting-about-w
ho-pays-not-who-rules-geist

Greenpeace and ITUC warn of government control over Internet
Greenpeace and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have added
their voices to an increasing number of organizations concerned about the
impact on the Internet of a United Nations conference to be held next month.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/12/greenpeace-and-international-t

WCIT: the battle for hearts, minds and the Internet
It was just after the fifth meeting of the ITU Council Working Group in
Geneva in September 2011 that a powerful group of ambassadors, former
ambassadors and under-secretaries in the United States decided they had to
build public awareness over a series of obscure telecoms regulations - the
ITRs - drawn up back in 1988.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/22/wcit-battle-hearts-minds-and-i

World's largest trade union rejects ITU overtures
The world's largest trade union organization, the ITUC, has rejected efforts
to explain concerns over the WCIT conference next month as
"misunderstandings" and will continue to oppose its proposals,
Secretary-General Sharan Burrow told us.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/22/worlds-largest-trade-union-rej

Your guide to WCIT documentation - Don't drown in WCIT docs, use our search
pages to make sense of it all.
With over 200 documents and many thousands of pages it is extremely
difficult to even find relevant documents for the WCIT conference yet alone
understand and digest what has been said and what is being proposed.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/issue/2012/11/22

Would you trust Vladimir Putin with the keys to the web?
There are not many reasons for going to Dubai in December. In fact, there
are not many reasons for going to Dubai full stop, but here's one possible
exception. Next month the ITU is holding the World Conference on
International Telecommunications (WCIT-12) in that benighted city. The
purpose of the conference is to review the current international
telecommunications regulations (ITRs), which "serve as the binding global
treaty designed to facilitate international interconnection and
interoperability of information and communication services".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/25/vladimir-putin-plot-interne
t-freedom

The Russians said what?!
With sad inevitability, fears that the WCIT conference was always going to
be about surreptitious efforts by the ITU and some countries (read Russia,
China, Iran and Saudi Arabia) to take over the Internet came true last week.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/22/russians-said-what

Sharan Burrow, Vint Cerf, Paul Twomey on ITU Net regulation concerns
On Monday, ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow held a press conference in
London, with Co-inventor of the Internet Vint Cerf, and form ICANN CEO Paul
Twomey. They had come together (in person and online) to launch the ITUC?s
global petition calling for a pause in the plans to regulate the internet at
a UN gathering in Dubai next month.
http://www.goingtowork.org.uk/sharan-burrow-vint-cerf-paul-twomey-on-itu-net
-regulation-concerns/

WCIT-12: Clarification needed during Open Letter season by Paul Conneally,
WCIT-12	
It is with great surprise and disappointment that ITU notes the joint letter
signed by Greenpeace International and the International Trade Union
Confederation (ITUC) which was addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
regarding the World Conference on International Telecommunications
(WCIT-12).
http://itu4u.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/wcit-12-clarification-needed-during-op
en-letter-season/

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.
https://lunaticoutpost.com/Topic-Global-row-as-UN-body-vies-for-internet-con
trol

European Parliament warns against UN internet control
The UN should not be allowed to take over control of the internet, Euro MPs
have warned. International governments are set to agree a new information
and communications treaty next month.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20445637

Stop the ITU taking over the internet, European Parliament warns
Control of the internet must be stopped from falling into the hands of the
ITU, the European Parliament has warned.
http://news.techworld.com/networking/3412714/stop-itu-taking-over-internet-e
uropean-parliament-warns/

European Parliament votes to fight ITU internet power grab
The European Parliament has passed a resolution protesting plans by the ITU
to seize regulatory control of the internet.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/24/european_parliament_votes_against_it
u/

Euro MPs: Do not let the ITU take control of the internet
As the ITU gears up to push for powers to regulate the internet, the
European Parliament votes to oppose the move, saying it would harm the flow
of information online and stifle innovation.
http://www.zdnet.com/euro-mps-do-not-let-the-itu-take-control-of-the-interne
t-7000007829/

uk: Ed Vaizey: the ITU should not regulate the web
The UN inter-governmental organisation called the ITU should not have a say
over the future of the web, according to Ed Vaizey, the UK Minister for
Culture, Communications and Creative Industries.
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-11/23/ed-vaizey-itu

Stop the ITU Taking Over the Internet, Warns the European Parliament
Control of the Internet must be stopped from falling into the hands of the
ITU, the European Parliament has warned.
http://www.cio.com/article/722182/Stop_the_ITU_Taking_Over_the_Internet_Warn
s_the_European_Parliament
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/442752/stop_itu_taking_over_internet_w
arns_european_parliament/

InternetNZ concerned by ITU proposals threatening human rights and Internet
economic model
In a position paper published today, InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc)
has expressed concern about governments legitimising the suspension of
Internet services that are ?contrary to its laws, to public order or to
decency.?
https://internetnz.net.nz/news/media-releases/2012/InternetNZ-concerned-ITU-
proposals-threatening-human-rights-and-Internet-ec

Should UN take control of internet? NZ govt takes stand
New Zealand will vote against a move by the United Nations to take control
of the internet.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/opinion/nz-will-vote-against-un-taking-control-internet

Internet freedom at stake?
If you don?t work in the telecom sector, chances are you have not heard of
the International Telecommunication Union. The influence of this rather
obscure Geneva-based UN body is quite striking: it is responsible for
everything from managing and allocating spectrum and telecom satellite
orbits, to allocating the country dialling codes, and more broadly, setting
the standards for the global telecommunications system.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/vidya-ram/internet-freed
om-at-stake/article4133529.ece

ITU can?t be allowed to regulate content and free speech, says Sibal
India?s proposal on the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs),
submitted to the ITU, is far from the last word on the matter, Telecom
Minister Kapil Sibal has said.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/itu-cant-be-allowed-to-regulate-conten
t-and-free-speech-says-sibal/article4124045.ece

Civil society & industry oppose India?s plans to modify ITRs
India?s proposal on International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs),
submitted last month to the ITU, the U.N. agency responsible for information
and communication technologies, has drawn opposition from, and fears of
content control among, civil society and the industry alike.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/civil-society-industry-oppose-indias-p
lans-to-modify-itrs/article4124046.ece

ITU can?t be allowed to regulate content and free speech, says Sibal
India?s proposal on the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs),
submitted to the ITU, is far from the last word on the matter, Telecom
Minister Kapil Sibal has said.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/itu-cant-be-allowed-to-regulate-content
-and-free-speech-says-sibal/article4125109.ece

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New gTLD Weekly Update (21 November 2012)
Applicant Update Webinars: We had our November Applicant Update webinar last
Wednesday, 14 November and more questions than we had time to answer!
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-21nov12-en

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Canada Reaches Two Million .CA Internet Addresses
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today it has
reached the two million mark for registered .CA Internet domain names. This
milestone demonstrates Canadians? rapidly increasing adoption of .CA domain
names for personal and business use: it took 21 years for one million .CA
domain names to be registered and just four years to reach the next million.
http://www.cira.ca/news/news-releases/canada-reaches-two-million-ca-internet
-addresses/

Canada's .ca domain hits 2 million mark
There are now two million .ca domain names, the Canadian Internet
Registration Authority (CIRA) announced Thursday.
http://www.globalnews.ca/canadas+ca+domain+hits+2+million+mark/6442758603/st
ory.html

2 million reasons why Canadians love the .ca domain
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority hit 1 million dot-ca addresses
registered after 21 years. It only took four more years to get to 2 million
sites registered.
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=69408

Canada Reaches Two Million .CA Domain Names
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced today it has
reached the two million mark for registered .CA Internet domain names.
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/canada-reaches-two-million-ca-domain-names-201
2-11-22

Canadan hits two million .CA Internet domain name registrations (Video)
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced Thursday that
Canada has reached its two millionth .CA registration. This makes Canada the
fourth fastest-growing Internet domain name and 14th largest.
http://www.examiner.com/article/canadan-hits-two-million-ca-internet-domain-
name-registrations
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337474

Canada reaches 2-million .ca Internet addresses
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) in Ottawa says it has
reached the two million mark for registered .CA Internet domain names.
http://www.ept.ca/news/canada-reaches-2-million-ca-internet-addresses/100187
5658/

Internet prankster didn't break any rules: Experts
The person who redirected the Real Men Don't Buy Girls campaign website to a
porn site did not break any laws, according to the Canadian Internet
Registration Authority.
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2012/11/22/internet-prankster-didnt-break-any-
rules-experts
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/11/22/porn-site-prankster-didnt-break-rules-s
ays-internet-authority
http://www.lfpress.com/2012/11/22/porn-site-prankster-didnt-break-rules-says
-internet-authority
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/11/20121122-202725
.html

ch: SWITCH celebrates its 25th anniversary
The SWITCH Foundation is looking back on the first 25 years of its existence
today. As a partner to the universities, SWITCH develops services for
researchers, lecturers and students which strengthen Switzerland as a
research location and contribute towards networking the universities.
Projects for the younger generation and the development of an e-identity are
pointing the way to the future for sustainable Internet services.
http://www.switch.ch/about/news/2012/jubi25jahre.html

fr: Find out more about the main trends of the Syreli procedure
To mark the 1st anniversary of the Syreli dispute resolution system
introduction, Afnic has posted details of the main trends in the use of the
procedure.
http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/6441/show/find-out-more
-about-the-main-trends-of-the-syreli-procedure.html

As if by magic, Sudan gets its own Internet extension
The news earlier this week that Sudan would soon have its own TLD in Arabic
was greeted warmly.
http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/11/22/and-if-magic-sudan-gets-its-ow

Transparency Fail ? Nominet?s Registrar Meeting On Direct UK
Today Nominet held their annual registrar conference. Unlike other year?s
there was only one topic on the agenda: The Direct UK Consultation. I wrote
about my issues with the proposal a while back and Edwin Hayward has
collected pretty much all references to it in both blogs and mainstream
media here.
http://www.internetnews.me/2012/11/21/nominet-registrar-meeting-on-direct-uk
/

Is Nominet's .uk proposal a tax on the digital economy?
Nominet, the UK?s (non-profit) governing body for domain names, announced
proposals last month for a .uk extension for domain names.
http://econsultancy.com/au/blog/11161-is-nominet-s-uk-proposal-a-tax-on-the-
digital-economy

.ZA Central Registry Operator Agreement signed
The ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) and UniForum SA, signed the .ZA Central
Registry Operator Agreement in Joburg earlier this week, which is the
culmination of several years of research and is intended to transform the
.za name space into a world-class, innovative and standards-driven domain
name registry.
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/379/85936.html

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No One Objects to Risqu? Domains
Governments appear to be pretty relaxed about sex as none of the proposed
sex-related new gTLDs have been queried. In the list of gTLD applications to
which governments have raised concerns, published earlier this week, .Africa
proved to be the most controversial. There had been expectations that .Gay,
for example, would face obstacles from countries in which homosexuality is
illegal.
http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/11/23/no-one-objects-to-risque-domains
/

Donuts Tries a Domain Grab
The Internet seems like an endless expanse, but it actually functions like a
very crowded real estate market. Website domain names are like property
addresses. Nicer neighborhoods command higher prices. Speculators, sometimes
unsavory ones, abound. That?s why the auction of 1,400 new suffixes in
mid-2013, beyond ubiquitous designations such as .com, is such a big deal.
It?s the first major expansion of domain names since 2004, attracting
interest from Google and Amazon.com, as well as Donuts, a little-known
Bellevue (Wash.) company that wants to grab as many new addresses as
possible and license them for a hefty profit.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-21/donuts-tries-a-domain-grab

Governments object to generic string new gTLDs
ICANN?s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) has released a list of
proposed new Internet suffixes with which individual governments have issue.
http://www.netnames.com/blog/2012/11/governments-object-to-generic-string-ne
w-gtlds/

How many new gTLDs will drop out? by St?phane Van Gelder, Registry Relations
and Strategy Director for NetNames
On June 13, 2012, ICANN revealed it had received 1930 new gTLD requests.
Since then, that number has been going down. ICANN has logged 13 withdrawal
requests, 6 of which have already been approved: AND, ARE, EST, CHATR, KSB
and CIALIS. The remaining 7 are still being processed.
http://www.netnames.com/blog/2012/11/how-many-new-gtlds-will-drop-out/

ICANN may have got lucky with a URS vendor
ICANN may have found a vendor willing to provide Uniform Rapid Suspension
services for new gTLDs at $500 or less per case, without having to rewrite
the policy to do so.
http://domainincite.com/11104-icann-may-have-got-lucky-with-a-urs-vendor

African Union Commission against .africa domain name
The African Union Commission (AUC) and 16 governments have registered their
opposition to the new .africa gTLD submitted by the DotConnectAfrica trust
(DCA).
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2012/11/african-union-commission-against-africa-
domain-name/

Just Because Your gTLD Application Escaped GAC Early Warning, It Doesn?t
Mean The GAC Won?t Object To It
This week the Governmental Advisory Council (GAC) issued 242 early warnings
on new gTLD applications. There seems to be a belief held in the domainer
community that if an application didn?t receive a GAC early warning, the GAC
will can?t or won?t object to a string or an application.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/11/24/just-because-your-gtld-application-esca
ped-gac-early-warning-it-doesnt-mean-the-gac-wont-object-to-it/

Strawman model: ICANN responds to rights owners? concerns
Trademark owners appear to have made headway in their long-running attempts
to enhance the mechanisms for protecting their rights in the new gTLD space.
http://www.worldipreview.com/newsstory.asp?ID=55

Australians Gripe About Negative Top-level Domain Proposals [IDG]
Governments around the world have lodged complaints about a wide variety of
proposals for new TLDs. Australia is the biggest complainer and has issues
with proposed domains including "gripe," "fail" and "sucks": It says they
are too negative.
http://www.cio.com/article/722183/Australians_Gripe_About_Negative_Top_level
_Domain_Proposals
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/442753/australians_gripe_about_negat
ive_top-level_domain_proposals/

Dot clash in domain game
The federal government has taken on some of the world?s largest companies,
including L?Or?al and three Australian organisations, over attempts to own
and operate exclusive new internet domains.
http://afr.com/p/technology/dot_clash_in_domain_game_4sf8xNcaPHurRMiTS6Ce0J

How many new gTLDs Applications Will Not Be Approved? Dirk Krischenowski of
DotBerlin Says More Than 700
In a story posted by Netnames.com, DotBerlin promoter Dirk Krischenowski
gave his analysis on how many gTLD applications might not make it.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/11/23/how-many-new-gtlds-will-not-be-approved
-dirk-krischenowski-of-dotberlin-says-more-than-700/

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SophosLabs wins coveted Swiss prize
Unfortunately we were passed over by the Nobel Assembly for a prize from
their esteemed foundation again this year, but the Swiss weren't so
shortsighted. Adrian Leuenberger from SWITCH-CERT in Switzerland presented a
last minute talk titled "Cleaning up the net 2.0 - a success story of
cleaning 3,000+ websites" at this year's Virus Bulletin conference in
Dallas, Texas.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11/24/sophoslabs-wins-coveted-swiss-pri
ze/

Cybercriminals increasingly abuse .eu domains in attacks [IDG]
Cybercriminals are increasingly using .eu domain names in their attack
campaigns, according to data from multiple security companies.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/3412796/cybercriminals-increasi
ngly-abuse-eu-domains-in-attacks/
http://www.cio.com/article/722229/Cybercriminals_Are_Increasingly_Abusing_.e
u_Domains_in_Attacks
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/442797/cybercriminals_increasingly_a
busing_eu_domains_attacks/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/112312-cybercriminals-are-increasingly
-abusing-eu-264498.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2016524/cybercriminals-are-increasingly-abusi
ng-eu-domains-in-attacks.html

EU domain abuse, courtesy of the Blackhole exploit kit
Tracking malicious activity is a crucial part of what SophosLabs do each
day.
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11/22/eu-blackhole-exploit-kit/

SECURE 2012 ? record-breaking participation and involvement of world experts
on cyber-security
The 16th international SECURE 2012 Conference, dedicated to the IT security,
is organized by NASK and CERT Polska team operating in the NASK framework.
The event, which was held in the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw on
23-24 October 2012, brought together a record number of 46 speakers dealing
with cyber threats, along with 300 participants from Poland and all around
the globe. The honorary patronage over the initiative has been taken over by
the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of
Administration and Digitization.
http://www.nask.pl/newsID/id/817

Close to 300 popular ".pk" domain names have been hijacked
A Turkish hacking crew that goes by the name "eboz" managed to hijack more
than 280 of the most popular 280 Pakistani domain names. Domains like
Apple.pk, Google.com.pk, Microsoft.pk and many others all pointed to other
servers than the ones holding the corresponding websites.
http://www.roundnews.com/technology/online-security/778-close-to-300-popular
-qpkq-domain-names-have-been-hijacked.html

284 Pakistani domain names reportedly hijacked, affecting Google, Apple, and
Microsoft
More than 280 popular ".pk" domain names, including that of the Pakistani
Google homepage, have reportedly been hijacked by a Turkish hacking crew
known as "eboz."
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/24/3685334/pakistani-domains-hacked

Scientists Find Cheaper Way to Ensure Internet Security
Scientists at Toshiba and Cambridge University have perfected a technique
that offers a less expensive way to ensure the security of the high-speed
fiber optic cables that are the backbone of the modern Internet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/technology/fiber-optic-breakthrough-to-imp
rove-internet-security-cheaply.html

Cyber security according to Winnie the Pooh: new report by EU Agency ENISA
on ?digital trap? honeypots to detect cyber-attacks creates a buzz [news
release]
The EU ?cyber security? Agency ENISA is launching an in-depth study on 30
different ?digital traps? or honeypots that can be used by Computer
Emergency Response Teams (CERT)s and National/Government CERTs to
proactively detect cyber-attacks. The study reveals barriers to
understanding basic honeypot concepts and presents recommendations on which
honeypot to use.
http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/new-report-by-eu-agency-enis
a-on-digital-trap-honeypots-to-detect-cyber-attacks

Anonymous cyber-attacks cost PayPal ?3.5m, court told
Four activists from the hackers collective Anonymous caused
multimillion-pound losses to a number of firms in revenge for the backlash
against WikiLeaks, a court has heard.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/22/anonymous-cyber-attacks-pay
pal-court

Call of Duty hacker charged with DDoS attacks on UK Universities
A 20 year-old already imprisoned for a series of computer-related crimes has
been charged with launching separate DDoS attacks on Kent Police and Oxford
and Cambridge Universities.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3412807/call-of-duty-hacker-charged-with-
ddos-attacks-on-uk-universities/

HTTP Strict Transport Security becomes Internet standard [IDG]
A Web security policy mechanism that promises to make HTTPS-enabled websites
more resilient to various types of attacks has been approved and released as
an Internet standard -- but despite support from some high-profile websites,
adoption elsewhere is still low.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/112212-http-strict-transport-security-
becomes-264491.html
http://news.techworld.com/security/3412713/http-strict-transport-security-be
comes-internet-standard/

The New Wave of DDoS Attacks: How to Prepare and Respond
What will you do if your organization is the next target of a distributed
denial of service attack? Hacktivists recently launched DDoS attacks that
caused online outages at several major U.S. banks.
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/webinars/new-wave-ddos-attacks-how-to-prepar
e-respond-w-308

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 - DOMAIN DISPUTES
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Nets Loss - Part II
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the domain name Nets.com redirecting to a
page taunting the Brooklyn Nets and owner Mikhail Prokhorov and
subsequently, the Dallas Mavericks homepage. Some people suspected that the
prank was the work of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has feuded with
Prokhorov in the past, but that theory could be dispelled by a new Nets.com
development, reported by the New York Post.
http://www.domainnamestrategy.com/2012/11/20/nets-loss-part-ii

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 - MISCELLANEOUS
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nz: Dotcom: We've hit the jackpot
A fresh legal bid to throw out the case against Kim Dotcom in the United
States is being made after claims of an FBI double-cross. ... Mr Dotcom
said: "We were informed by (the US Government) we were not to interfere with
the investigation. We completely co-operated. "Then the FBI used the fact
the files were still in the account of the ... user to get the warrant to
seize our own domains. This is outrageous."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10849627

Melbourne IT shares dive on earnings [AAP]
MELBOURNE IT shares are down more than 10 per cent after the company warned
of lower earnings in calendar 2012, delays on its transformation plans and
flagged the sale of some assets.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/breaking-news/melb-it-shares-down-o
n-earnings-guidance/story-e6frg90f-1226524275624
http://www.news.com.au/business/breaking-news/melb-it-shares-down-on-earning
s-guidance/story-e6frfkur-1226524275624

Melbourne IT looks to sell FTR ? finally
Listed web hosting and domain registry company Melbourne IT has told the ASX
it is looking to sell some of its underperforming assets to ?unlock
shareholder value."
http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/listed-tech/57631-melbourne-it-looks-
to-sell-ftr-?-finally

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 - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET
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Nico Zeifang, CEO of Team Internet AG's ParkingCrew, Comments on Why Company
Went After New Acquisition - Elephant Traffic
In a major move last week Team Internet AG acquired Elephant Traffic (a well
established domain monetization company that was co-founded by Czech
Republic super entrepreneur Jan Barta who was profiled in our May 2011 Cover
Story).
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20121123.htm

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INTERNET USE
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Don't Ask? Internet Still Tells
There are the questions you ask friends, family and close confidants. And
then there are the questions you ask the Internet. Search engines have long
provided clues to the topics people look up. But now sites like Google and
Bing are showing the precise questions that are most frequently asked,
giving everyone a chance to peer virtually over one another?s shoulders at
private curiosities. And they are revealing interesting patterns.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/technology/in-search-engine-results-a-peek
-at-what-we-wonder.html

Gangnam Style becomes YouTube's most-viewed video
Gangnam Style, the dance track by South Korean pop phenomenon Psy, has
become YouTube's most-watched video of all time.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20483087

Banned on Wall St.: Facebook, Twitter and Gmail
For young Wall Street employees who live their lives through social media,
working at a big bank can feel as if the plug has been pulled. Most
financial firms ban Facebook, Twitter and Gmail, and block most music and
video streaming sites.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/banned-on-wall-street-facebook-twitte
r-and-gmail/

Germany Hit by Wave of Newspaper Bankruptcies
For years, Germany had seemed largely immune to the print-media woes washing
over the US. In recent weeks, though, the country's newspaper industry has
been hit by a pair of high-profile bankrupcies. On Friday, the respected
Financial Times Deutschland became the latest victim.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/media-woes-hit-germany-as-finan
cial-times-deutschland-goes-under-a-869001.html

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SOCIAL MEDIA
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Irish regulators seek 'urgent' clarity on Facebook data changes
Irish regulators are seeking "urgent" clarifications from Facebook after the
world's largest social network informed users that it plans to change its
privacy policy.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57553487-93/irish-regulators-seek-urgent-cl
arity-on-facebook-data-changes/

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CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY
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Russia calls for joint anti-child pornography drive [IANS]
Russia has called on police in over 50 countries to join an operation it
launched to combat child pornography on the internet.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Russia-calls-for-joint-anti-
child-pornography-drive/articleshow/17346117.cms

nz: Teacher's lingerie pics OK says school
An Auckland assistant principal who posted racy photographs of herself on
Facebook did not violate Teachers Council Professional Standards, her school
has found.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/7988789/Teachers-lingerie-pics-OK
-says-school

nz: Schools fight Facebook filth
Thousands of teenagers are being exposed to graphic sexual material,
violence, drug abuse and high levels of profanity on school-themed Facebook
pages run by students.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10849629
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=108496
29

nz: Parents told to take charge online
Do it early and without fear - that's the advice an internet safety expert
has for parents worried about how and when they should address concerns
about their children's online activity.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10849907

nz: Digital safety experts in Wellington
Over 100 delegates representing the digital safety and security community
will gather at the Wellington Town Hall today to discuss a range of issues
from technology addiction, to cyber security awareness.
http://farmingshow.com/news/nbnat/1031794751-digital-safety-experts-in-welli
ngton

NZers' net safety under spotlight [AAP]
A two-day conference will try to hammer out ways to improve New Zealanders'
online safety, stopping people getting ripped off and protecting their
privacy.
http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8570267/nzers-net-safety-under-spotlight
http://www.3news.co.nz/NZers-net-safety-under-spotlight/tabid/412/articleID/
278049/Default.aspx

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY
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uk: ISPs will first determine whether public Wi-Fi providers are subject to
anti-piracy code, Ofcom says
Internet service providers (ISPs) will decide whether libraries, cafes and
other public Wi-Fi network providers should be served with letters warning
them that their service is being used to infringe copyright, Ofcom's head of
copyright has said.
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/november/isps-will-first-determine-w
hether-public-wi-fi-providers-are-subject-to-anti-piracy-code-ofcom-says/

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MOBILE/WIRELESS
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Pakistan suspends mobile networks over fears of attacks
Pakistan's authorities are suspending mobile phone services in major cities
to prevent sectarian violence during key Shia Muslim commemorations.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20469493

Mobile Phones Reshape Prostitution in India, and Complicate Efforts to
Prevent AIDS
Millions once bought sex in the narrow alleys of Kamathipura, a vast
red-light district here. But prostitutes with inexpensive mobile phones are
luring customers elsewhere, and that is endangering the astonishing progress
India has made against AIDS.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/world/asia/indian-prostitutes-new-autonomy
-imperils-aids-fight.html

Why Mobile Phones Make Economies Grow Faster
Studies have shown again and again that mobile-phone networks help economies
grow. And it?s not just because people need to be employed to build the
networks and sell the phones. By increasing the flow of information, mobile
phones improve productivity and efficiency, and open up new markets and new
kinds of business all across the economy.
http://mashable.com/2012/11/25/mobile-phones-3g-growth/

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SECURITY
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Scientists Find Cheaper Way to Ensure Internet Security
Scientists at Toshiba and Cambridge University have perfected a technique
that offers a less expensive way to ensure the security of the high-speed
fiber optic cables that are the backbone of the modern Internet.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/technology/fiber-optic-breakthrough-to-imp
rove-internet-security-cheaply.html

Cyber security according to Winnie the Pooh: new report by EU Agency ENISA
on ?digital trap? honeypots to detect cyber-attacks creates a buzz [news
release]
The EU ?cyber security? Agency ENISA is launching an in-depth study on 30
different ?digital traps? or honeypots that can be used by Computer
Emergency Response Teams (CERT)s and National/Government CERTs to
proactively detect cyber-attacks. The study reveals barriers to
understanding basic honeypot concepts and presents recommendations on which
honeypot to use.
http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/new-report-by-eu-agency-enis
a-on-digital-trap-honeypots-to-detect-cyber-attacks

Anonymous cyber-attacks cost PayPal ?3.5m, court told
Four activists from the hackers collective Anonymous caused
multimillion-pound losses to a number of firms in revenge for the backlash
against WikiLeaks, a court has heard.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/nov/22/anonymous-cyber-attacks-pay
pal-court

Call of Duty hacker charged with DDoS attacks on UK Universities
A 20 year-old already imprisoned for a series of computer-related crimes has
been charged with launching separate DDoS attacks on Kent Police and Oxford
and Cambridge Universities.
http://news.techworld.com/security/3412807/call-of-duty-hacker-charged-with-
ddos-attacks-on-uk-universities/

HTTP Strict Transport Security becomes Internet standard [IDG]
A Web security policy mechanism that promises to make HTTPS-enabled websites
more resilient to various types of attacks has been approved and released as
an Internet standard -- but despite support from some high-profile websites,
adoption elsewhere is still low.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/112212-http-strict-transport-security-
becomes-264491.html
http://news.techworld.com/security/3412713/http-strict-transport-security-be
comes-internet-standard/

The New Wave of DDoS Attacks: How to Prepare and Respond
What will you do if your organization is the next target of a distributed
denial of service attack? Hacktivists recently launched DDoS attacks that
caused online outages at several major U.S. banks.
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/webinars/new-wave-ddos-attacks-how-to-prepar
e-respond-w-308

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PRIVACY
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au/nz: Privacy commissioners seek greater power as breaches increase
Privacy commissioners of Australia and New Zealand said they need more
enforcement authority to combat data breaches and other privacy concerns.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/442775/privacy_commissioners_seek_gr
eater_power_breaches_increase/

nz: Privacy commissioners seek greater power as breaches increase
Privacy commissioners of Australia and New Zealand say they need more
enforcement authority to combat data breaches and other privacy concerns
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/privacy-commissioners-seek-greater-
power-as-breaches-increase

Online behavioural advertising transparency and opt out requirements to be
set out in UK advertising rules
Behavioural advertising networks will be subject to UK advertising rules
from February next year, the advertising regulator has said.
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/november/online-behavioural-advertis
ing-transparency-and-opt-out-requirements-to-be-set-out-in-uk-advertising-ru
les/

Anonymising personal data need not guarantee privacy, says ICO while German
watchdog raises internet disclosure concerns
Data anonymisation does not have to provide a 100% guarantee to individuals'
privacy in order for it to be lawful for organisations to disclose the
information, the UK's data protection watchdog has said.
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/november/anonymising-personal-data-n
eed-not-guarantee-privacy-says-ico-while-german-watchdog-raises-internet-dis
closure-concerns/

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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U.S. Said to Waver on Antitrust Search Case Against Google
Google Inc. may skirt the most serious antitrust allegations under
investigation by the U.S. as regulators waver on whether they can prove
consumers are hurt by the way the company ranks its search results, three
people familiar with the matter said.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-20/u-s-said-to-waver-on-antitrust-case
-against-google.html
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-MDSTFH07SXKX01-7RU6D981I14AOM
NI29VO1DN644

Government to get new software to spy on social media conversations [AAP]
The Australian government is developing new software to monitor citizens'
social media conversations.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/technology/govt-monitors-social-media-conve
rsations/story-fn5h1vlf-1226522207836

Australian tax crackdown to target Google, other multinationals
Australia released draft revisions to tax laws on Thursday, which it said
were designed to stop big firms, including the local arm of Google, from
shifting their income to countries such as Holland or Ireland where the tax
rates are lower.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/11/22/uk-australia-google-tax-idUKBRE8AL0
4Y20121122

Conceived in Haste, India's Internet Law Now Targeted for Change
Civil rights activists, free speech advocates, lawyers and politicians have
spoken out in recent days against India?s controversial Internet laws, after
two women were arrested in Mumbai for criticizing in a Facebook post the
city?s shutdown after the Hindu leader Bal K. Thackeray?s death last week.
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/23/conceived-in-haste-indias-internet
-law-now-targeted-for-change/

The Internet is for Everyone PacINET 2012 Conference [SECRETARIAT OF THE
PACIFIC COMMUNITY]
Under the banner Access for All, the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet
Society (PICISOC) is organising PacINET 2012, the annual regional ICT and
internet governance conference, which is under way at the Japan Pacific ICT
Centre at the University of the South Pacific (USP). ... mong the
distinguished speakers who attended and presented at the opening session
were Mr Martin Cocker, Executive Director of Netsafe, New Zealand; and Ms
Maureen Hilyard, PICISOC Board Chair, who is based in Cook Islands.
http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=7411

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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Australia's copper network is 'Rooted'
An industry insider has told ABC Tech in no uncertain terms that Australia's
copper network is "Rooted." The insider has been in the industry for well
over a decade and has worked in many different sectors and companies. They
didn't want to be named because of the current nature of their work with the
rollout of the National Broadband Network and the sensitivities surrounding
that.
http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2012/11/23/3639761.htm

Deutsche Telekom Plans Faster Broadband Rollout in 2013
Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany?s largest phone company, plans to roll out a
technology to accelerate broadband on its old copper lines starting next
year, providing a cheaper alternative to fiber-optic cables.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-22/deutsche-telekom-plans-faster-broad
band-rollout-in-2013.html

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