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Headlines from the edition of the news include: US role as internet hub starts to slip | Think tank panel recommends that feds make major cybersecurity changes And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for daily updates in between postings. *************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Berlusconi plans to use G8 presidency to 'regulate the internet' http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/03/berlusconi_g8_internet/ The Path Towards Centralization of Internet Governance Under UN: Part 3 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081203_centralization_of_internet_governance_un_part_3/ UN forum advocating an ‘Internet for All’ is under way in India [news release] http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=29195 UN forum wraps up with call for collaboration to achieve 'Internet for All' [news release] http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=29216 China threatens to leave IGF by Milton Mueller http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/5/4008174.html UN Internet Governance Forum 2008: Friends And Foes, But More Friends http://ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1346 What Internet Governance Boils Down To http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081204_what_internet_governance_boils_down_to/ ICANN: More Time and Additional Materials Posted for Applicant Guidebook http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec08-en.htm Nominet governance update [news release] http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5814 Marching off to cyberwar: Estonian and Georgian attacks highlight "cyberwar" difficulties http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12673385 Australian PM to beef up cybersecurity http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Hacker-threat-Rudd-promises-action/0,130061744,339293665,00.htm What's in a Name? More and More, a Number http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122844055171581735.html 174 Million Domain Names Worldwide, But Registration Growth Slows says VeriSign http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6703 VeriSign Releases Third Quarter Domain Name Industry Brief [news release] https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=457640&releasejsp=custom_97 ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Berlusconi plans to use G8 presidency to 'regulate the internet' Italian president and media baron Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would use his country's imminent presidency of the G8 group to push for an international agreement to "regulate the internet". http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/03/berlusconi_g8_internet/ The Path Towards Centralization of Internet Governance Under UN: Part 3 The first essay in this series introduces the idea that the course of Internet governance may be following the same incremental steps that international strategists follow when wishing to establish a permanent body with authority to deal with a given area. The second essay details the steps as applied to recent moves for Internet governance under a UN umbrella. This final essay discusses reasons for concern and suggests that participation in the process may nonetheless be the best way forward given those reservations. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081203_centralization_of_internet_governance_un_part_3/ UN forum advocating an ‘Internet for All’ is under way in India [news release] A United Nations-backed international forum focusing on Internet governance issues, particularly the potential expansion of access to greater numbers of people, is under way in India. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=29195 UN forum wraps up with call for collaboration to achieve 'Internet for All' [news release] A United Nations-sponsored gathering on Internet governance issues wrapped up in Hyderabad, India, today, with the more than 1,200 participants recognizing the need for greater cooperation to allow access to the greatest number of people worldwide to a safe, secure and diverse Internet. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=29216 China threatens to leave IGF by Milton Mueller At the Hyderabad Internet Governance Forum, the Chinese delegate threatened to withdraw from IGF and "use other mechanisms" unless the IGF stops trying to avoid the controversial issues that led to its creation. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/5/4008174.html DNSSEC, Incentives and the Color of Bicycle Sheds by Michel van Eeten It is the first day of the program of the Internet Governance Forum itself. The first workshop I attended was on “Understanding Internet Infrastructure.” It could also have been called “Everything you always wanted to know about the Internet, but where afraid to ask.” The answers revealed some suprising gaps in how we think about infrastructure issues. http://blog.internetgovernance.org/blog/_archives/2008/12/4/4005309.html UN Internet Governance Forum 2008: Friends And Foes, But More Friends The Internet Governance Forum of the United Nations is halfway through its first term and starting to think about its future after 2010. Gathering in Hyderabad, India this week, it brings together friends and foes of what has been cast as a multi-stakeholder experiment, a fairly open dialogue between governments, industry and non-governmental organisations. http://ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1346 What Internet Governance Boils Down To Listening to several of the discussions here at the IGF (so far), my post from yesterday seems to be close to what the focus of this meeting is, control and access to resources. Yesterday I highlighted areas of Governance where Governments actually could help, and make difference. Admittedly, that is not all the aspects of governance though. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081204_what_internet_governance_boils_down_to/ Internet Governance Forum can't even set up Listserv right The Internet Governance Forum is a United Nations body that has no real decision-making power but would certainly love to get some. Until it can set up a listserv and website correctly, though, it's unlikely that groups like ICANN will want the IGF to be anything more than an advisory body. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081204-internet-governance-forum-cant-even-set-up-listserv-right.html 'Make Internet cyber crime free' The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Thursday called for collaboration and cooperation among countries to make Internet free from cyber crime. http://www.calcuttanews.net/story/438314 Internet needs to be multilingual If the Internet wants to reach out to the next billion people to arrive on the planet, it must get its language skates on to support the large number of tongues across the world at all levels including content, software, hardware as well as internationalised domain names. http://itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=90460 'Make Internet cyber crime free' [IANS] The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Thursday called for collaboration and cooperation among countries to make Internet free from cyber crime. http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Make_Internet_cyber_crime_free-nid-49568.html Internet development depends on multistakeholder processes The Internet Society (ISOC) has called for ongoing commitment to multistakeholder processes for internet development at the United Nations forum’s third annual meeting in Hyderabad. http://www.itexaminer.com/internet-development-depends-on-multistakeholder-processes.aspx IT Act amendments to be in line with European Cyber Convention The proposed amendments in the legal framework of the IT Act 2006 will be in line with the European Cyber Convention, said Gulshan Rai, director-general of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/it-act-amendments-to-be-in-lineeuropean-cyber-convention/14/06/50610/on IGF should defend public-ness and egalitarian nature of Internet The IGF must act now against the threat to the public-ness and the egalitarian nature of the Internet http://www.alainet.org/active/27867&lang=es UN Forum Promoting ‘Internet For All’ is Underway in India A United Nations-backed international forum focusing on Internet governance issues, particularly the potential expansion of access to greater numbers of people, is currently under way in India. http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/14571 Internet overload: Surviving the exaflood The internet: Predictions that an “exaflood” of traffic will overload the internet have been doing the rounds. But will it really happen? http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12673221 ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** More Time and Additional Materials Posted for Applicant Guidebook ICANN is extending the New gTLDs Applicant Guidebook public comment deadline until December 15. The new deadline applies to the English posting only. For the remaining languages the deadline is still January 7. (The extension is in line with recent community discussion that time during ICANN meetings (i.e., the recent Cairo meeting) should not toll comment periods.) ICANN urges the Internet community to continue providing feedback. This consultative process is key to assist the organization to further improve the New gTLDs program. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-03dec08-en.htm Apply now to join the Board and Councils (2009 NomCom) ICANN's Nominating Committee invites Statements of Interest and candidate recommendations from the Internet community as it seeks qualified candidates to assist in the organization's technical and policy coordination role. Interested individuals are invited to submit a Statement of Interest to the 2009 Committee for the following positions: http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-02dec08-en.htm Call for Expressions of Interest for Nom Com Assessment Provider ICANN seeks an organization capable of interviewing and helping to initially assess candidates for ICANN leadership positions. Such work will help inform the overall selection process undertaken by ICANN's Nominating Committee. http://icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-05dec08-en.htm Making the Internet Work It just matches names and numbers, but without the services of ICANN, the internet would be a very different place. http://www.businesstodayegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8262 Sorry Guys, If You Plan To Launder Money; Commit Credit Card Fraud and Forge Documents ICANN Will Take Away All Your Domain Names. ICANN has announced that they will be placing the roughly 281,000 domain names seized from EstDomains in the care of accredited registrar Directi Internet Solutions. http://www.namesmash.com/?p=174 ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** ICANN Approves 1 and 2 Character Domain Names for .Coop [news release] .Coop now supports the registration of both single and two character domain names. These special domains can be registered through participating .coop registrars after the submission of a brief Expression of Interest and dotCoop approval. http://nic.coop//News/coopNews-128.aspx rs: Extraordinary session of RNIDS on Sunday [news release] An extraordinary session of the Serbian Register of Internet Domain Names (RNIDS) will take place on Sunday, 7 December 2008 in the hotel Holiday Inn in Belgrade. Assembly members will discuss work of the Director and the Managing Board, ratify the operating plan and the financial plan for 2009, amend and modify regulations, elect new members of the Managing Board and determine strategic directions for future operations of RNIDS. http://rnids.rs/en/node/67?lang=en First .tel domains go on sale today [news release] Telnic Limited, the registry operator of the new .tel TLD, begins accepting applications for trademarks from businesses and organizations worldwide. From today until February 2nd, trademark owners can register .tel domains for their brands and company names, providing them with a "live" comprehensive listing in the first global, mobile-optimized online directory. http://telnic.com/downloads/Launch_Announcement.pdf Nominet governance update [news release] Following our communication on 18th November 2008 outlining recent developments at Nominet, we want to ensure our members and other stakeholders remain fully informed of new developments. http://www.nominet.org.uk/news/latest/?contentId=5814 ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Marching off to cyberwar: Estonian and Georgian attacks highlight "cyberwar" difficulties The internet: Attacks launched over the internet on Estonia and Georgia highlight the difficulty of defining and dealing with “cyberwar” http://www.economist.com/science/tq/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12673385 Australian PM to beef up cybersecurity Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to bolster Australia's cyberdefenses to fend off the threat posed by hackers. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Hacker-threat-Rudd-promises-action/0,130061744,339293665,00.htm http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62049094,00.htm Industry Coalition Announced to Increase Adoption of DNSSEC [news release] The DNSSEC Industry Coalition is a global group of registries and industry experts whose mission is to work collaboratively to facilitate adoption of Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC) and streamline the implementations across Domain Name Registries. Members work together to establish a consistent set of tools and applications, shared best practices, specifications and shared nomenclature. DNSSEC Industry Coalition members include both generic TLD and ccTLD registries along with industry and educational experts of the Domain Name System. http://pir.org/index.php?db=content/News&tbl=Press&id=14 Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack The hijacking of the nation's largest e-bill payment system this week offers a glimpse of an attack that experts say is likely to become more common in 2009. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/12/digging_deeper_into_the_checkf.html Network Solutions Phishing Came Before Web Attack [IDG] A late October phishing campaign may have given online criminals the information they needed to seize control of payment processor CheckFree's Internet domain this week. http://www.pcworld.com/article/154991/.html http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?NewsID=108007 WARNING: Stolen Domain Names Being Reportedly Offered For Sale The domaining message boards have been buzzing ever since a purported domain thief created a website to offer his long list of stolen domains for sale. The purported thief, sometimes referred to as Omid J, has been tracked down by other domainers in the past but he hasn’t typically been as brazen to create a website to list and sell the domain names. However, over the last week many domainers have been receiving emails advising them to go to LuxaryDomains.com to receive great deals on premium domain names. It wasn’t long until the domaining community caught on. According to several reports, after responding to the emails the seller reported that some of the domains had already been sold. http://www.domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/warning-stolen-domains-being-offered-for-sale/3384 F-Secure: 12 million 'active' bots worldwide There are at least 12 million "active" bots or zombie computers, in the world, according to a new report from security company F-Secure. http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/security/0,39044215,62049067,00.htm China shuts down over 300 phishing websites The mechanism for fast processing of anti-phishing, which is based on .CN domain name management system, had stopped domain name analysis of over 300 phishing websites by Oct 30 2008, said Anti-phishing Alliance of China (APAC). http://digital.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20081204-105519.html Cyber attacks rising 15% annually The number of cyber attacks, including viruses, worms and frauds, is rising by over 15 per cent annually with many of them doubling, according to Gulshan Rai, director of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a nodal agency for the security and protection of critical infrastructure. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/cyber-attacks-rising-15-annually/09/27/342234/ New trojan in mass DNS hijack Researchers have identified a new trojan that can tamper with a wide array of devices on a local network, an exploit that sends them to impostor websites even if they are hardened machines that are fully patched or run non-Windows operating systems. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/05/new_dnschanger_hijacks/ ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES ********************** au: Registrar continues to challenge auDA [news release] Domain Directors, and its associated company, Instra Corporation, an auDA and ICANN accredited registrar, is continuing with its litigation against auDA. The Supreme Court of Queensland today set down this litigation for trial for 2 February 2009. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/12/04/registrar-continues-to-challenge-auda/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/australian-registrar-continues-to-challenge-auda.html Firm Objects to Online Parody A provision in the federal Communications Decency Act (CDA) protects domain name registrars and Web hosting providers from being held legally liable in most cases for the content that clients post on their Web sites. But that hasn't stopped some companies from trying to pressure Internet intermediaries into disabling Web sites that contain what they consider to be objectionable material. http://www.pcworld.com/article/155087/.html Interflora sues M&S over Google keywords The world's largest flower delivery firm has sued Marks and Spencer at the High Court in London for sponsoring the word 'Interflora' as a search engine keyword. The case could be an important test of how UK trade mark laws apply to keyword advertising. http://out-law.com/page-9638 ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Transition to IPv6 a big challenge: experts Deployment of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) in place of IPv4 (version 4) is likely to take a very long time, even though IPv4 might exhaust its capacity by 2011. Both versions of IP are likely to co-exist. Upgrading the hardware is a major challenge in deploying the IPv6. http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/06/stories/2008120656791500.htm ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** What's in a Name? More and More, a Number We think of numbers as quantities. But they can be potent brands as well. Devised a quarter century ago, the Internet's domain-name system was meant to spare the general public from numbers. Easy-to-remember words or initializations such as toys.com and cbs.com were allowed to stand in as aliases for 11-digit computer addresses. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122844055171581735.html 174 Million Domain Names Worldwide, But Registration Growth Slows says VeriSign Verisign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief shows there are now 174 million domain names registered worldwide – a 19 per cent increase over the same time last year, but only a three per cent increase over the second quarter 2008. The slowdown in growth would appear to indicate the global financial crisis is having an impact on domain name registrations. http://technewsreview.com.au/article.php?article=6703 http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/12/05/174-million-domain-names-worldwide-but-registration-growth-slows/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/174-million-domain-names-worldwide-but-registration-growth-slows.html VeriSign Releases Third Quarter Domain Name Industry Brief [news release] VeriSign, Inc. released the Domain Name Industry Brief for the third quarter of 2008, highlighting the continued growth of the Internet globally. https://press.verisign.com/easyir/customrel.do?easyirid=AFC0FF0DB5C560D3&version=live&prid=457640&releasejsp=custom_97 http://www.verisign.com/static/044349.pdf VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth Latest VeriSign report blames Google Adsense weakness for slowing domain registration growth rates. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/04/verisign-google-slowing-domain-name-registration-growth/ VeriSign Releases Domain Name Industry Brief Company registrations for TLDs up 19 percent from last year. http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/verisign-releases-domain-name-industry-brief_1204087514.htm VeriSign Reports Q3 Domain Name Stats VeriSign has released its "Domain Name Industry Brief" for the third quarter of 2008, which analyses the makeup of the 174 million domain names registered in the third quarter of 2008. http://www.thewhir.com/marketwatch/120508_VeriSign_Reports_Q3_Domain_Name_Stats.cfm Domain Registrations on Decline, Google and Lower Ad Spendings Blamed According to recent reports, the total number of new domain name registrations in the third quarter of 2008 reached 11.5 million, pushing the total number of domain names registered in total across all TLDs to 174 million. While the growth continues, the newly released Domain Report by Verisign, indicates a "a decline of new registrations by 2%t from second quarter and 2% from third quarter 2007, driven by declines in both gTLD and ccTLD growth." http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081204_domain_registrations_on_decline/ Of China, Growth and TLDs In case you needed further proof of China's breakneck pace of growth, VeriSign is reporting that the .cn TLD has now become the second biggest TLD, surpassing Germany's .de. http://www.internetnews.com/stats/article.php/3789456/of+China+Growth+and+TLDs.htm GoDaddy Uses Standard Tactics To Warehouse Domains Having working in the domain name industry myself for a couple of years, I’ve always been intrigued by the fact that there’s such a big business formed around something as trivial as a bunch of letters and numbers used to ‘translate’ IP addresses. And when there’s a big business in something, you just know there will be a grey area as well where ethics are left at the door sometimes. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/03/godaddy-uses-standard-tactics-to-warehouse-domains/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/04/AR2008120400170.html Re-Examining the Domain Name Registry-Registrar Split ICANN has released to the public a report they commissioned called "Revisiting Vertical Separation of Registries and Registrars," written by CRA International. It is being referred to as the "CRAI Report." Readers in the U.S. and the U.K. may not know it, but most TLD domains in the world don't have registrars—you go straight to the registry and buy your domains from the source. Only in among generic TLDs and selected country code TLDs are there registrars. http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081204_reexamining_domain_registry_registrar/ Exposing the dark side of subdomain registries It sounds like the title to a Star Wars parody made by a bunch of college kids but it's actually the Anti Phishing Working Group's latest report. http://stephanevangelder.com/archives/162-Exposing-the-dark-side-of-subdomain-registries.html Lots of Stolen Domains Over 1,000 high quality domains have been stolen by a thief in Iran. He has brazenly set up a website to sell the domains - LuxaryDomains.com. As well, he is sending out lots of emails to domainers informing them of the domains he has available. http://www.domainbits.com/lots-of-stolen-domains/ ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Country Codes, Led By the Highest ccTLD Sale of the Year, Dominate High End Domain Sales Over the Past Two Weeks We were away covering the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under conference in Australia last week so, in order to bring you fully back up to speed on what has been happening in the aftermarket, our regular weekly report covers two weeks worth of data this time out. Over that period Country Code domains turned in their best showing in the five-year history of the DN Journal domain sales report. The ccTLDs swept 12 of the 20 positions on our new all extension leader board, topping even the .coms. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales12-02-08.htm Domainfest Global Agenda Features Industry Change, Moniker Live Auctions and Networking Oversee have announced the third DOMAINfest, DOMAINfest Global 2009, will take place from January 28-30, 2008 in Hollywood, California. According to the news release below, there will be educational sessions and networking activities designed to help all attendees understand the changes under way in the Internet advertising and domain name industry and provide strategies to stay a step ahead. Keynote speakers will include Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. http://www.domainpulse.com/2008/12/05/domainfest-global-agenda-features-industry-change-moniker-live-auctions-and-networking/ http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/domainfest-global-agenda-features-industry-change-moniker-live-auctions-and-networking.html Wrapping up Aftermarket.com Down Under Auction The Aftermarket.com auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under wrapped up last week. When the final gavel came down, it was an impressive sales rate of 80% of the auction inventory. As expected, the .AU domains were a hot commodity with 25 of the 28 being sold. In reviewing the bidding activity on those lots, they were the movers in the auction averaging 3 minutes bidding activity per domain. Add to those the no and low reserves, it was a frenzied bidding experience, challenging the auctioneer to keep up with the live and online bids. http://blog.domaintools.com/2008/12/wrapping-up-aftermarketcom-down-under-auction/ What's a Web name worth? Vivian Risi was one of the lucky ones. The Toronto real estate agent discovered late last year that someone else was using her company name, Your Community Realty, as their Web site address. She found out because someone mistakenly entered yourcommunityrealty.ca (instead of dot-com, Ms. Risi's address) and was redirected to an ad-infested page headlined by a logo closely resembling Google's. http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/story.html?id=932434 ********************** - NON-ENGLISH NEWS ********************** Berlusconi will das Internet regulieren Der G8-Gipfel wird 2009 wieder in Italien stattfinden. Minister-Präsident Berlusconi will eine internationale Regelung des Internets diskutieren. Widerstand könnte aus der EU kommen. http://diepresse.com/home/techscience/internet/435107/index.do Berlusconi: Jeder Websurfer soll Erkennungsnummer haben Der italienische Ministerpräsident Silvio Berlusconi will das Internet genauen Regeln unterziehen. Beim nächsten G-8-Gipfel unter italienischem Vorsitz in Neapel im kommenden Frühjahr will er den industrialisierten Ländern der Welt einen Vorschlag unterbreiten, um dem Internet weltweit einheitliche Vorschriften aufzuerlegen, kündigte der Premier an. http://derstandard.at/?id=1227287788677 US-Regierung soll Kontrolle über Internet-Verwaltung aufgeben Die US-Regierung sollte im kommenden Jahr, wenn ihr Vertrag mit der ICANN ausläuft, die Kontrolle über die private Netzverwaltung endgültig aufgeben. Diese Empfehlung gaben beim Internet Governance Forum in Hyderabad der italienische Vertreter im ICANN-Regierungsbeirat, Stefano Trumpy, der französische Diplomat Jean-Jacques Subrenat, der auch Mitglied des ICANN-Vorstandes ist, und der ICANN-Experte Milton Mueller, Professor an der technischen Universität in Delft und einer der Gründer des Internet Governance Project. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/US-Regierung-soll-Kontrolle-ueber-Internet-Verwaltung-aufgeben--/meldung/119893 IGF: Europa plädiert für Sicherheit und Datenschutz Die Ziele Sicherheit, Privatheit und Offenheit im Internet müssen gleichzeitig verfolgt werden. Das sei die feste Überzeugung der französischen EU-Ratspräsidentschaft, sagte der französische Beauftragte für die Informationsgesellschaft Bertrand de la Chapelle in einem Statement während der Plenarsitzung zu den drei Themen beim 3. Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Hyderabad. Sicherlich werde es immer wieder Zielkonflikte geben, dennoch hätten sich die Regierungen in den Erklärungen beim Weltgipfel der Informationsgesellschaft festgelegt, das Internet besser zu sichern, aber auch die in der Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte verankerten Grundrechte für das Netz anzuerkennen. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IGF-Europa-plaediert-fuer-Sicherheit-und-Datenschutz--/meldung/119978 IGF: Überlegungen zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Indien Die Anschläge in Mumbai könnten Überlegungen für eine Vorratsdatenspeicherung für Internetkommunikation in Indien befördern. Schon jetzt erlaube der IT Act einen Zugriff auf gespeicherte Telekommunikationsdaten und zwar sowohl der Verkehrs- wie auch der Inhaltsdaten, sagte der indische Staatssekretär im Kommunikationsministerium, Jainder Singh, bei einer Presskonferenz anlässlich des 3. Internet Governance Forum (IGF) gegenüber heise online. Eine zeitlich festgelegte Speicherfrist sei bislang noch nicht geregelt. "Die Regierung kann jederzeit eine Regelung treffen," sagte Singh. Im gegenwärtigen Klima gebe es sicherlich entsprechende Überlegungen. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/IGF-Ueberlegungen-zur-Vorratsdatenspeicherung-in-Indien--/meldung/120025 Kleine Weltpolitik im Netz Auf dem Weltgipfel zur Informationsgesellschaft 2005 in Tunis wurde das Internet Government Forum ins Leben gerufen - ein offener Arbeitskreis, angesiedelt beim Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen, der sich unverbindlich mit den Fragen der Internet-Verwaltung beschäftigen soll. Diese Woche nun tagte das Internet Government Forum in Hyderabad, in Indien. http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/computer/887316/ Alle wollen Ferdi: Streit um eine Internet-Adresse Dass der Wahlkampf begonnen hat, ist an den vielen Nominierungsversammlungen, die derzeit in Stolberg stattfinden, abzulesen. Und auch die Tatsache, dass sich die beiden großen Volksparteien bereits auf ihren jeweiligen Kandidaten für das Bürgermeisteramt festgelegt haben, zeigt, dass die Kommunalwahl am 7. Juni 2009 allmählich in den Fokus der Öffentlichkeit gerückt werden soll. Gänzlich unbemerkt vom ersten Werben um die Gunst der Wähler liefern sich CDU und SPD derzeit aber noch ein anderes Duell. http://www.an-online.de/sixcms/detail.php?template=an_detail&id=738155 Verkauf von ".tel"-Domains gestartet Kontaktdaten werden direkt über das DNS online bereitgestellt - Bei .tel geht es um Kommunikation und die Kundenerfahrung http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1227287752487 .tel-Domains für Markeninhaber im Angebot Markeninhaber können jetzt Domains unter der neuen Top Level Domain .tel vorab registrieren. Seit gestern nimmt die Registry Telnic die Registrierwünsche der rund 120 Registrare aus aller Welt entgegen. Der Start sei ohne Probleme verlaufen, versicherte Telnic-Sprecher Justin Hayword gegenüber heise online. Allerdings war die Nachfrage bislang wohl vergleichsweise verhalten. http://www.heise.de/newsticker/tel-Domains-fuer-Markeninhaber-im-Angebot--/meldung/119864 Top-Level-Domain “.tel.“ geht an den Start Mit Beginn der "Sunrise"-Periode nimmt der Betreiber erste Anträge entgegen. Zunächst können nur Inhaber von Markenrechten Einträge anfordern. http://ecin.de/news/2008/12/04/12635/ „.tel“: Domains werden zum Internet-Telefonbuch Telnic nimmt erste Anträge für „.tel“-Domains entgegen. Zunächst können sich Inhaber von Markenrechten Einträge unter der TLD sichern, die Domains auf eine völlig neue Art nutzt. http://www.windowsitpro.de/articles/tel_domains_werden_zum_internet-telefonbuch:/2008012/31761667_ha_WM.html Premium-Auktion ist gestartet! Die letzte Versteigerung in diesem Jahr beginnt heute bereits um 18 Uhr und endet am 11. Dezember um 18 Uhr. http://www.sedo.de/links/showhtml.php3?Id=2243 Le nombre d'adresses IPv6 enregistré progresse de 300% L'adoption de la norme IPv6 est en pleine explosion. L'Inde contribue particulièrement à cette forte croissance http://www.silicon.fr/fr/news/2008/12/04/le_nombre_d_adresses_ipv6_enregistre_progresse_de_300_ http://www.vnunet.fr/news/le_nombre_d_adresses_ipv6_enregistre_progresse_de_300_-2029519 Des noms de domaine qui font voyager L'e-tourisme est une des industries les plus dynamiques d'Internet. La bataille du référencement y fait rage. Quels noms de domaine sont les plus pertinents pour les professionnels du secteur? http://www.01net.com/editorial/398233/des-noms-de-domaine-qui-font-voyager/?rss FGI 2008: le contenu dans les langues locales est aussi important que la connectivité Le groupe d’experts qui a ouvert le Forum sur la gouvernance de l’Internet 2008 par la session intitulée « Atteindre un nouveau milliard d’utilisateurs : multilinguisme » a estimé que le potentiel de l’Internet était décuplé lorsque les individus pouvaient accéder aux contenus et les utiliser dans leurs langues locales. http://portal.unesco.org/ci/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=27869&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Nouvelles extensions : les règles vont être modifiées L'ICANN vient d'annoncer une rallonge pour la période de commentaires publics actuellement en cours sur le manuel du candidat pour la création de nouvelles extensions TLD. L'appel à commentaires est prolongé jusqu'au 15 décembre 2008. http://domainesinfo.fr/actualite/1725/nouvelles-extensions-les-regles-vont-etre-modifiees.php Igf: gli indirizzi su IPv6 al ritmo del 300 per cento Il passaggio al protocollo IPv6 è trainato dall'India. La Ue passerà tutta entro il 2010 http://www.vnunet.it/it/vnunet/news/2008/12/04/igf__gli_indirizzi_su_ipv6_al_ritmo_del_300_per_cento Brunetta: Italia ospiterà forum su diritti e doveri online Dopo le esternazioni del premier e del ministro degli Interni arriva il chiarimento distensivo e ragionevole dal ministro della Funzione Pubblica. L'Ansa rende noto che Renato Brunetta, tramite la delegazione italiana che partecipa al terzo Internet Governance Forum (Igf) delle Nazioni Unite in corso ad Hyderabad, in India, annuncerà domani la disponibilità del Governo ad ospitare a Roma, nel quadro della presidenza italiana del G8, un forum internazionale per dare nuovo impulso alla discussione sul tema dei diritti e doveri di Internet. http://www.lastampa.it/_web/CMSTP/tmplrubriche/giornalisti/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=2&ID_articolo=791 Domini .tel, ICANN monetizza ancora il web Gettate alle ortiche Facebook, cancellate le pagine personali su MySpace, lasciate perdere LinkedIn: ICANN ha approvato i domini .tel, una nuova denominazione di servizi e portali web che in realtà nasconde una sorta di portale sociale che idealmente vorrebbe raccogliere le informazioni di contatto di un utente o di un'azienda alla stessa stregua di un elenco di abbonati al telefono. Inutile, si dice online, ma con il timbro dell'ufficialità di ICANN. http://punto-informatico.it/2497121/PI/News/domini-tel-icann-monetizza-ancora-web.aspx L'ITALIA SI CANDIDA A OSPITARE FORUM SU DIRITTI E DOVERI DI INTERNET L’Italia vuole ospitare il forum sui diritti e doveri di internet. L’annuncio sarà fatto domani dal ministro della funzione pubblica, Renato Brunetta, tramite la delegazione italiana che partecipa al terzo ‘Internet Governance Forum’ (Igf) delle Nazioni Unite in corso ad Hyderabad, in India. http://www.grtv.it/item.asp?idNews=18769 Ya se pueden registrar dominios .tel La primera ronda de registros para el nuevo dominio .tel está abierta. Este nuevo TLD, dominio de alto nivel en sus siglas en inglés, no es una copia de los dominios del tipo .com o .org. Tampoco tiene que ver con el contenido Web. http://www.idg.es/pcworld/Ya-se-pueden-registrar-dominios-.tel-/doc74528-Internet.htm Nace .tel, directorio multiplataforma que almacena los datos en la DNS. El número de teléfono fijo, el móvil y el fax. El correo electrónico del trabajo y el de casa, como mínimo. La página, el blog, el contacto de Skype o de Jajah, los diferentes perfiles en las redes sociales, sean de ocio o profesionales y hasta la dirección postal. Cada vez almacenamos más información de contacto que no cabe, ni por asomo, en una tarjeta de visita tradicional. http://www.elpais.com/articulo/red/Nace/tel/directorio/multiplataforma/almacena/datos/DNS/elpeputeccib/20081204elpcibenr_4/Tes http://www.leandrotoscano.com/2008/12/nace-tel-directorio-multiplataforma-que.html Enhanced Cooperation - Significado y progresos Mucho se ha hablado en estos años sobre este concepto que fue introducido en la discusión pública en los acuerdos de la Cumbre Mundial sobre Sociedad de la Información en Túnez en el 2005. En este artículo intentaré aportar mi interpretación del mismo desde la experiencia personal que significó participar activamente en las negociaciones finales donde se incluyó este nuevo concepto, y desde la perspectiva de mi función en LACNIC. http://www.latinoamericann.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1725 .tel chega para ser agenda telefônica da web Desde ontem (4/12), companhias e organizações podem registrar seus contatos na web, no site que se propõe a ser a agenda telefônica da internet. http://info.abril.com.br/aberto/infonews/122008/04122008-23.shl Penggunaan IPv6 Melonjak 300 Persen Ketersediaan alamat internet protokol versi 4 (IPv4) kian menipis. Sejumlah negara pun terus menggenjot penggunaan alamat IP generasi mendatang atau IPv6. http://www.detikinet.com/read/2008/12/04/145642/1047888/398/ La fundació puntCAT rep el premi Pompeu Fabra La Fundació puntCAT ha rebut de mans del Vicepresident del Govern català el Premi Pompeu Fabra de comunicació i noves tecnologies 2008. Aquest premi reconeix a puntCAT la contribució per fer de la llengua catalana una llengua d'ús habitual a l'espai comunicatiu d'Internet, gràcies a l'impacte social que ha causat el domini .cat. http://www.puntcat.cat/noticies/view.php?ID=97 DNS kan bli en telefonkatalog Nytt toppdomene åpner muligheten for kryptert kontakt-informasjon. http://www.digi.no/php/art.php?id=796781 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The domain name news is supported by auDA For information on subscriptions to the domain name and/or general internet news please contact me. For archives of postings to the list, see http://lists.technewsreview.com.au/pipermail/technewsreview/. 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