[DNS] auDA domain news - 25 May

[DNS] auDA domain news - 25 May

From: David Goldstein <david>
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 14:20:36 +1000
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Chehad? Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in
March 2016

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en>

 

One Week To Go For Your Say: Should .AU Allow Second Level Registrations

<
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/25/your-say-au-second-level-registration
s/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/25/your-say-au-second-level-registrations
/>

 

ICANN says ?no impact? from TMCH downtime

< <http://domainincite.com/18575-icann-says-no-impact-from-tmch-downtime>
http://domainincite.com/18575-icann-says-no-impact-from-tmch-downtime>

 

How are the German Based Geographic gTLDs Fairing?

<
<https://international.eco.de/2015/news/how-are-the-german-based-geographic-
gtlds-fairing.html>
https://international.eco.de/2015/news/how-are-the-german-based-geographic-g
tlds-fairing.html>

 

Pirate Bay Loses New Domain Name, Hydra Lives On

<
<http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-loses-new-domain-name-hydra-lives-on-150
522/>
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-loses-new-domain-name-hydra-lives-on-1505
22/>

 

UK sells off unused net addresses

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32826353>
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32826353>

 

 

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GOVERNANCE

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Internet Society CEO Reinforces Commitment to IANA Transition for the
Wellbeing of the Global Internet

In a statement distributed to the Internet Society?s global community today,
Internet Society President and CEO, Kathryn C. Brown has stressed the
organization?s continued commitment to the stewardship transition of the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the global Internet
community, highlighting that this process is key to maintaining long-term
value in the collaborative, multistakeholder model of Internet governance.

<
<http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-ceo-reinforces-commitm
ent-iana-transition-wellbeing-global-internet>
http://www.internetsociety.org/news/internet-society-ceo-reinforces-commitme
nt-iana-transition-wellbeing-global-internet>

 

U.S. Government Does Not Control Internet or Privacy

As the Senate debates the USA Freedom Act of 2015, passed by the House of
Representatives on DATE, it is well to consider how little our government
actually controls the Internet, and how incapable we are to assert our will
over the Internet. It is not merely that United States may soon be losing
accountability over ICANN.

<
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/haroldfurchtgottroth/2015/05/21/u-s-government-
does-not-control-internet-or-privacy/>
http://www.forbes.com/sites/haroldfurchtgottroth/2015/05/21/u-s-government-d
oes-not-control-internet-or-privacy/>

 

Stakeholders Support IANA Transition Model; Subsidiary Board, Reviews Need
Fleshing Out

The second draft of the primary plan for transitioning U.S. oversight of key
domain name system functions to the global multistakeholder community has
much wider support than the first draft ever garnered, although concerns
about the relationship between a new entity created to house the functions
and the ICANN remain.

< <http://www.bna.com/stakeholders-support-iana-n17179927012/>
http://www.bna.com/stakeholders-support-iana-n17179927012/>

 

Why the Post-Transition IANA should be a nonprofit public benefit
corporation by Brenden Kuerbis

The comment period for the names proposal developed by the Cross-community
Working Group (CWG) on IANA stewardship transition will conclude in a few
days. The CWG has resolved the internal-external debate with a middle
ground, a Post-Transition IANA (PTI) that is a legally separate affiliate of
ICANN that would manage the DNS root and the numbers and protocols
registries.

<
<http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/05/18/why-the-post-transition-iana-s
hould-be-a-nonprofit-public-benefit-corporation/>
http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/05/18/why-the-post-transition-iana-sh
ould-be-a-nonprofit-public-benefit-corporation/>

 

CSTD 18th Session: one step closer to deciding what WSIS will look like for
the next 10 years by Samantha Dickinson

The Commission for Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is a United
Nations (UN) agency unlike some of the other key UN agencies involved in the
Word Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process. ITU, UNESCO, and
UNCTAD all contain a membership of all UN-recognised Member States.

<
<https://centr.org/article/cstd-18th-session-one-step-closer-deciding-what-w
sis-will-look-next-10-years>
https://centr.org/article/cstd-18th-session-one-step-closer-deciding-what-ws
is-will-look-next-10-years>

 

Internet's future: Why does Team Obama want to give control of Web to
"global multi-stakeholder community"?

Later this year, our own government plans to give away control of the
Internet to ?the global multi-stakeholder community.? It would be hard to
conceive of a plan more pointless and potentially harmful.

<
<http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/05/21/internets-future-why-does-team-ob
ama-want-to-give-control-web-to-global-multi-stakeholder-community.html>
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/05/21/internets-future-why-does-team-oba
ma-want-to-give-control-web-to-global-multi-stakeholder-community.html>

 

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DOMAIN NAMES

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- ICANN

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Chehad? Announces Intention to End His Tenure as ICANN President & CEO in
March 2016

ICANN today announced that President and CEO Fadi Chehad? has informed the
Board he will be concluding his tenure in March 2016 to move into a new
career in the private sector (outside the Domain Name Industry).

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-21-en>

 

Statement of Assistant Secretary Strickling on ICANN CEO Chehade

Statement of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information and NTIA Administrator Lawrence E. Strickling on ICANN CEO Fadi
Chehade?s announcement that he plans to leave the organization next year:

<
<http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2015/statement-assistant-secretary-st
rickling-icann-ceo-chehade>
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2015/statement-assistant-secretary-str
ickling-icann-ceo-chehade>

 

IANA Stewardship Transition & Enhancing ICANN Accountability: Why does it
matter for Africa?

In a recent discussion with an African Diplomat accredited to the UN in New
York, he had this question for me: "why does the IANA stewardship thing
matter at all for Africa?"

<
<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-enhancing-icann
-accountability-why-does-it-matter-for-africa>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/iana-stewardship-transition-enhancing-icann-
accountability-why-does-it-matter-for-africa>

 

Call for RSVPs | GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session | 4 June
2015 at 20:00 UTC

The GNSO Working Group Newcomer Open House Session returns on 4 June 2015 at
20:00 UTC and we are pleased to invite you to participate. These informal
sessions provide an ideal opportunity for participants to ask questions
about the GNSO Policy Development Process and the specifics of taking part
in a Working Group

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-22-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-22-en>

 

21 May 2015 ? Additional CPE Results Released

ICANN has published the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Results for 1
application, and updated application and contention set statuses
accordingly.

< <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe>
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe>

 

Letter from Rakesh Nigam, Chief Executive Officer | Indian Performing Right
Society Limited, to ICANN and Economist Intelligence Unit

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/nigam-to-icann-21may15
-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/nigam-to-icann-21may15-
en.pdf>

 

Letter from Jed Hilly, Executive Director | Americana Music Association, to
ICANN and Economist Intelligence Unit

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/hilly-to-icann-20may15
-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/hilly-to-icann-20may15-
en.pdf>

 

Letter from Jo Dipple, CEO | UK Music, to Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehad?

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dipple-to-crocker-19ma
y15-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/dipple-to-crocker-19may
15-en.pdf>

 

Letter from Suresh Srinivasan, Chief Operations Officer | Phonograpic
Performance Limited, to ICANN and Economist Intelligence Unit

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/srinivasan-to-icann-19
may15-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/srinivasan-to-icann-19m
ay15-en.pdf>

 

Letter from Frances Moore, Chief Executive Officer | International
Federation of the Phonographic Industry, to Steve Crocker and Fadi Chehad?

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/moore-to-crocker-18may
15-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/moore-to-crocker-18may1
5-en.pdf>

 

CEO Who Pushed Icann Independence Is Leaving in 2016

The chief executive who sought greater autonomy for the ICANN ? the agency
that manages the technical operations of the Internet ? has announced he is
leaving early next year.

<
<http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/21/ceo-who-has-pushed-icann-independenc
e-leaving-in-2016/>
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/05/21/ceo-who-has-pushed-icann-independence
-leaving-in-2016/>

 

Chehade quits as ICANN CEO

ICANN president and CEO Fadi Chehade will step down from the post March
2016, he said in the last hour.

< <http://domainincite.com/18566-chehade-quits-as-icann-ceo>
http://domainincite.com/18566-chehade-quits-as-icann-ceo>

 

404 Boss not found, ICANN CEO suddenly quits

ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade has surprised the internet community by announcing he
will step down from the job after just three years in the post.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/21/icann_ceo_quits/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/21/icann_ceo_quits/>

 

NameVault terminated by ICANN

NameVault, a registrar that once had over 75,000 domains under management,
has been terminated by ICANN over multiple alleged contract breaches.

< <http://domainincite.com/18578-namevault-terminated-by-icann>
http://domainincite.com/18578-namevault-terminated-by-icann>

 

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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS

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One Week To Go For Your Say: Should .AU Allow Second Level Registrations

There is only one week to go for submissions and comments on whether, among
other issues, second level .au registrations should be allowed.

< <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23834>
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23834>

<
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/25/your-say-au-second-level-registration
s/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/25/your-say-au-second-level-registrations
/>

< <http://www.domainnews.com/one-week-au-second-level-registrations.html>
http://www.domainnews.com/one-week-au-second-level-registrations.html>

 

auDA seeks public comment on allowing domain name registrations directly
under ?.au? [registration]

In a move that reflects a growing trend towards opening up new internet real
estate in a booming market, a Names Policy Panel was recently constituted by
the Australian domain name registry, auDA, and has released a first Issues
Paper considering and seeking public comment on the idea of allowing domain
name registrations directly under the second-level ?.au? TLD.

<
<http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=3403a473-4605-4151-
a9b7-a51b6226432d>
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=3403a473-4605-4151-a
9b7-a51b6226432d>

 

The domain portal ".es" is improving its security by updating its SSL
certificate

Next 28th May, the domain portal ".es" will replace the current SSL
certificate for a new one, with a key length of 2048 bits and SHA-256
algorithm. With this update, Red.es will improve its portal protection and
increase the security of established connections with the website.

<
<http://www.dominios.es/dominios/en/actualidad-y-noticias/comunicados/domain
-portal-es-improving-its-security-updating-its-ssl>
http://www.dominios.es/dominios/en/actualidad-y-noticias/comunicados/domain-
portal-es-improving-its-security-updating-its-ssl>

 

fr: The domain name market: 2017, year of consolidation?

The May 2015 edition of the Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names sets out a
projection of the domain name market development for the next five years.

<
<http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/9063/show/the-domain-n
ame-market-2017-year-of-consolidation.html>
http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/9063/show/the-domain-na
me-market-2017-year-of-consolidation.html>

 

CA licence for .ke Registrars

Following the new licensing requirements from Communication Authority Of
Kenya, which became operation last year, all .KE Registrars are required to
get licensed by C.A and KeNIC.

< <http://www.kenic.or.ke/kenic-latest-news/ca-licence-for-ke-registrars>
http://www.kenic.or.ke/kenic-latest-news/ca-licence-for-ke-registrars>

 

ky: Secondhand market sells Cayman domain names

Around 4,000 people and businesses have paid to register Cayman domain names
since regulators announced new rules which will ultimately see .ky Internet
addresses sold worldwide.

<
<http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2015/05/21/Secondhand-market-sells-
Cayman-domain-names/>
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2015/05/21/Secondhand-market-sells-C
ayman-domain-names/>

 

Norway joins the world elite of domain name system security

Nearly half of all Norwegian domain names are now secured with the DNSSEC
thechnology. With this, Norway is in the European top spot using this
security mechanism.

< <https://www.norid.no/nytt/pressemelding20150520.en.html>
https://www.norid.no/nytt/pressemelding20150520.en.html>

 

DNS.pt supports the General Regulatory Authority of Sao Tome and Principe in
the re-delegation of .ST

Was signed today, in Lisbon, a cooperation protocol between the DNS.pt and
the General Regulatory Authority of Sao Tome e Principe - AGER, which aims
the re-delegation with the IANA, transfer, implementation of registration,
maintenance and management of the ccTLD .ST. The event was attended by the
Minister for Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment of Sao Tome e
Principe, Carlos Vila Nova.

<
<http://www.dns.pt/en/news/dns-pt-supports-the-general-regulatory-authority-
of-sao-tome-and-principe-in-the-re-delegation-of-st/>
http://www.dns.pt/en/news/dns-pt-supports-the-general-regulatory-authority-o
f-sao-tome-and-principe-in-the-re-delegation-of-st/>

 

Act Now ? Just Say ?No!? to URS at .Travel ? Or It Will Travel to .Com

On May 12th ICANN posted the ?Proposed Renewal of .TRAVEL Sponsored TLD
Registry Agreement? for a period of public comment ending June 21st.

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/no-urs-at-dot-travel/>
http://www.internetcommerce.org/no-urs-at-dot-travel/>

 

Comment Period Open on Kids.us Suspension

The usTLD Stakeholder Council is seeking comments on its recommendation to
continue the suspension of the kids.us namespace through the end of the
current .US contract term.

< <http://www.neustar.us/comment-period-open-on-kids-us-suspension/>
http://www.neustar.us/comment-period-open-on-kids-us-suspension/>

 

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- NEW TLDS

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ICANN says ?no impact? from TMCH downtime

The 10-hour outage in the Trademark Clearinghouse?s key database had no
impact on domain registrations, ICANN says.

< <http://domainincite.com/18575-icann-says-no-impact-from-tmch-downtime>
http://domainincite.com/18575-icann-says-no-impact-from-tmch-downtime>

 

How are the German Based Geographic gTLDs Fairing?

Now that the New gTLD Program has been active for over a year, there have
been 45 Geographic gTLDs delegated in the root by ICANN. 34 of these are
?City? designated gTLDs with nine more classified as ?Regions?. DotBERLIN
leads the way in total second-level domain (SLD) names according to the
zonefile with over 150.000 registrations.

<
<https://international.eco.de/2015/news/how-are-the-german-based-geographic-
gtlds-fairing.html>
https://international.eco.de/2015/news/how-are-the-german-based-geographic-g
tlds-fairing.html>

 

New TLD leaderboard dominated by dirt cheap domain names

New TLD operators that want to be recognized as one of the biggest, here?s a
simple tip: offer your domains for free or close to it.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/21/new-tld-leaderboard-dominated-by-dirt-
cheap-domain-names/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/21/new-tld-leaderboard-dominated-by-dirt-c
heap-domain-names/>

 

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- DNS SECURITY

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Cyber-Attack Warning: Could Hackers Bring Down a Plane?

For years, hackers have been warning that passenger jets are vulnerable to
cyber-attacks. Airlines and plane manufacturers have largely ignored the
risks, but recent events are leading German authorities and pilots to take
the threats extremely seriously.

<
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/hackers-warn-passenger-planes-
vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks-a-1035172.html>
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/hackers-warn-passenger-planes-v
ulnerable-to-cyber-attacks-a-1035172.html>

 

Adult online dating site reports data security breach of member information

An online dating site for adults seeking sexual trysts has been hacked,
potentially compromising the personal information of some of its 64 million
members, the company said on Friday.

<
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/05/23/us-usa-california-data-idUKM1KBN0O
72D820150523>
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/05/23/us-usa-california-data-idUKM1KBN0O7
2D820150523>

<
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/05/22/usa-california-data-idINKBN0O72D62
0150522>
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/05/22/usa-california-data-idINKBN0O72D620
150522>

 

Bank-heist malware's servers phone home to Russian spookhaus

Trend Micro researcher Maxim Goncharov says one of the world's most
sophisticated and dangerous bank-robbing trojans is now pointing to Russia's
Federal Security Service (FSB).

<
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/25/bankplundering_malware_now_fingers_
ruskie_fsb/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/25/bankplundering_malware_now_fingers_r
uskie_fsb/>

 

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- DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES

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Pirate Domain Seizures Are Easy in the United States

It's taken more than two years for Swedish authorities to seize two key
Pirate Bay domains but over in the United States the process is dramatically
quicker. A TV company has just achieved similar aims against 11 'pirate'
streaming domains after being granted a comprehensive ex parte restraining
order by a Florida court.

<
<http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-domain-seizures-are-easy-in-the-united-state
s-150521/>
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-domain-seizures-are-easy-in-the-united-states
-150521/>

 

Pirate Bay Loses New Domain Name, Hydra Lives On

The Pirate Bay has lost one of its new domain names after an intervention
from South Georgia's .GS registry. While the domain suspension wasn't
unexpected and the proverbial Hydra has now lost one head, TPB says that it
can easily grow some more.

<
<http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-loses-new-domain-name-hydra-lives-on-150
522/>
http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-bay-loses-new-domain-name-hydra-lives-on-1505
22/>

 

Defensive domain name registrations: should brands be sucked in?

Mobile apps are changing consumers? relationships with domain names, which
could reduce the need for brands to register gTLDs defensively, say Antony
Gold and Lauren Somers of patent and trademark attorney firm HGF.

<
<http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/defensive-domain-name-regi
strations-should-brands-be-sucked-in>
http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/article/defensive-domain-name-regis
trations-should-brands-be-sucked-in>

 

au: Tom Stoddart Pty Ltd. v. Roband Australia Pty Ltd - Case No.
DAU2015-0015

1. The Parties: The Complainant is Tom Stoddart Pty Ltd. of Sunnybank,
Australia, represented by Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia. The
Respondent is Roband Australia Pty Ltd (formerly known as Woodson
(Australia) Pty Limited), of Dee Why, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and
Registrar: The disputed domain name <woodson.com.au> (the ?Disputed Domain
Name?) is registered with Melbourne IT Ltd.

< <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0015>
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0015>

 

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- IPv4/IPv6

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UK sells off unused net addresses

The UK government has started selling off internet addresses that it no
longer uses.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32826353>
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32826353>

 

Considering an IPv4 transfer? Avoid the potential routing pitfalls

Dyn?s chief scientist, Jim Cowie, gave an interesting presentation last week
at RIPE 70 around some of the potential routing issues that can emerge from
IPv4 address transfers. Given the steady increase in IPv4 transfers in the
APNIC region, I thought it was a presentation worth sharing.

<
<http://blog.apnic.net/2015/05/18/considering-an-ipv4-transfer-avoid-the-pot
ential-routing-pitfalls/>
http://blog.apnic.net/2015/05/18/considering-an-ipv4-transfer-avoid-the-pote
ntial-routing-pitfalls/>

 

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- MISCELLANEOUS

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Domain definitions: whois privacy vs. whois proxy

With talk in Washington and policy circles about whois privacy, I think it
would be good to define both whois privacy and whois proxy, and discussed
how the terms are usually used.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/21/domain-definitions-whois-privacy-vs-wh
ois-proxy/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/21/domain-definitions-whois-privacy-vs-who
is-proxy/>

 

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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What Facebook?s ?It?s Not Our Fault? Study Really Means

Yesterday in the journal Science, members of the Facebook data science team
released a provocative study about adult Facebook users in the US ?who
volunteer their ideological affiliation in their profile.? The study
?quantified the extent to which individuals encounter comparatively more or
less diverse? hard news ?while interacting via Facebook?s algorithmically
ranked News Feed.?

< <http://www.wired.com/2015/05/facebook-not-fault-study/>
http://www.wired.com/2015/05/facebook-not-fault-study/>

 

Facebook, If You're Serious About Privacy Controls, Let Me Control Them

Facebook wants people to stop getting frustrated with the company?s privacy
settings. Well, good luck with that.

< <http://readwrite.com/2014/04/11/facebook-privacy-controls-hand-them-over>
http://readwrite.com/2014/04/11/facebook-privacy-controls-hand-them-over>

 

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NEW TECHNOLOGIES

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Google a step closer to developing machines with human-like intelligence

Computers will have developed ?common sense? within a decade and we could be
counting them among our friends not long afterwards, one of the world?s
leading AI scientists has predicted.

<
<http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/21/google-a-step-closer-to-deve
loping-machines-with-human-like-intelligence>
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/21/google-a-step-closer-to-devel
oping-machines-with-human-like-intelligence>

 

Google patents 'creepy' internet toys to run the home

Google's R&D team has looked into making internet-connected toys that
control smart home appliances. The firm has published a patent that
describes devices that would turn their heads towards users and listen to
what they were saying, before sending commands to remote computer servers.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32843518>
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32843518>

 

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY

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YouTube's 1st decade shows sharing free content pays off [AP]

YouTube's legacy extends beyond its pioneering role in the Internet's video
revolution.

<
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11454
172>
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=114541
72>

<
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/68823584/ten-years-of-yout
ube-shows-content-sharing-works>
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/68823584/ten-years-of-youtu
be-shows-content-sharing-works>

 

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MOBILE/WIRELESS

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Behind the Downfall at BlackBerry

Ever since Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis stepped down as co-chairmen and
co-chief executives of BlackBerry, neither has spoken much in public about
the once-dominant smartphone maker?s fall into near market obscurity. The
two and many others have opened up, however, to two reporters from The Globe
and Mail in Toronto: Jacquie McNish, a senior business writer and author of
several books and Sean Silcoff, who reports about the company. The resulting
book, ?Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and
Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry,? which will be published in the United
States on Tuesday, fills in some details of the early history of BlackBerry.
And its later chapters offer gripping details about the emotional and
business turmoil surrounding its near collapse.

<
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/behind-the-downfall-at-blackberry/
>
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/behind-the-downfall-at-blackberry/>

 

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PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE

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Lawmakers Want To Know Who?s Tracking You Online, And Where The Info Goes

Everything you do online ? on your phone, on your computer, with anything ?
leaves a digital wake. Put those trails together and you?ve got one massive
big data industry that can (and does) track it all and sell it to the
highest bidder. After decades of digital detritus building up, regulators
and Congress both are contemplating some steps that would help protect
consumers? info.

<
<http://consumerist.com/2015/03/06/lawmakers-want-to-know-whos-tracking-you-
online-and-where-the-info-goes/>
http://consumerist.com/2015/03/06/lawmakers-want-to-know-whos-tracking-you-o
nline-and-where-the-info-goes/>

 

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GOVERNMENT & POLICY

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au: Labor, Greens and crossbenchers concerned at Trans-Pacific Partnership

Labor, the Greens and crossbenchers have formed a new group to raise
concerns about the highly secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership deal as
political opposition builds ahead of its signing.

<
<http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/22/labor-greens-and-cros
sbenchers-concerned-at-trans-pacific-partnership>
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/22/labor-greens-and-cross
benchers-concerned-at-trans-pacific-partnership>

 

Trade and Trust by Paul Krugman

One of the Obama administration?s underrated virtues is its intellectual
honesty. Yes, Republicans see deception and sinister ulterior motives
everywhere, but they?re just projecting. The truth is that, in the policy
areas I follow, this White House has been remarkably clear and
straightforward about what it?s doing and why.

<
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/opinion/paul-krugman-trade-and-trust.html
>
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/opinion/paul-krugman-trade-and-trust.html>

 

Hundreds of Tech Companies to Congress: TPP and Fast Track Harms Digital
Innovation and Users? Rights

In a joint letter to Congress released today, more than 250 technology
companies and user rights organizations say that the extreme level of
secrecy surrounding trade negotiations have led to provisions in agreements
like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) that threaten digital innovation,
free speech, and access to knowledge online, and the letter calls on
Congress to come out against the Fast Track, also known as Trade Promotion
Authority (TPA), bill for legitimizing this secretive process. Its
signatories include AVG Technologies, DreamHost, Namecheap, Mediafire,
Imgur, Internet Archive, BoingBoing, Piwik, Private Internet Access, and
many others.

<
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/hundreds-tech-companies-congress-tpp-
and-fast-track-harms-digital-innovation-and>
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/05/hundreds-tech-companies-congress-tpp-a
nd-fast-track-harms-digital-innovation-and>

 

ITU marks 150th anniversary with global celebrations

ITU celebrated its 150th anniversary on 17 May, marking a long and
illustrious history at the cutting edge of communication technologies.

< <http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2015/13.aspx>
http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2015/13.aspx>

 

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BRAND PROTECTION & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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Intellectual property issues viewed as last TPP hurdle

Trade negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in Guam are
now focusing on intellectual property issues, which appear likely to be the
last hurdle to concluding the talks.

<
<http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/24/business/intellectual-property-
issues-viewed-as-last-tpp-hurdle/>
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/24/business/intellectual-property-i
ssues-viewed-as-last-tpp-hurdle/>

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

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Bitcoin really is useful. Just not in the way you think

When the banking system went into meltdown in 2008, an intriguing glimpse of
an alternative future appeared. On 31 October, an unknown cryptographer who
went by the name of Satoshi Nakamoto launched what he described as ?a new
electronic cash system that?s fully peer to peer, with no trusted third
party?. The name he assigned to this new currency was bitcoin.

<
<http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/23/bitcoin-really-useful-
not-in-way-you-think>
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/23/bitcoin-really-useful-n
ot-in-way-you-think>

 

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