The Internet’s governing body has approved a new domain name process that will allow for non-Latin characters. The Fast Track Process will launch on November 16, and will allow countries and territories to apply for domain names in their native…
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To break privacy deadlock, some seek to scrap Whois databases on domain name registrations
NEW YORK – Tech industry lawyer Mark Bohannon frequently taps a group of searchable databases called Whois to figure out who may be behind a Web site that distributes pirated software or tricks visitors into revealing passwords. Like a “411”…
Non-English domains set for launch
Sample addresses in nearly a dozen languages will be added to the internet’s central directories as early as next week, paving the way for web surfers around the world to get online without knowing any English. At this point, the…
An intellectual property expert with Australian law firm Hunt & Hunt says the investigation by ICANN into the practice of domain tasting will be welcomed by Australian businesses. Domain tasting is the controversial process by which users register domain names…
ICANN September magazine is out
Kieren McCarthy writes the September issue of the ICANN magazine is out. This month it includes interviews with ALAC chair Jacqueline Morris, as well as CEO Paul Twomey. Recent Board meeting are covered, and the policy issues reviewed are: IDNs,…
Paul Twomey on IPv6 and possible cyberattacks down under
Paul Twomey addressing the Influence Forum 2007 in Australias Hunter Valley, says Australian government and CIOs must do more in moving to IPv6 and Australia must do more to prepare itself for possible cyberattacks such as those experienced recently by…
Domain tasting
Domain tasting is the practice of registering a domain with the intention of taking full advantage of ICANN’s “Create Grace Period” (CGP), holding those domains, testing to see if it has traffic and then deleting that domain name within a…