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.NL Hits Five Millionth Registration
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/30/nl-hits-five-millionth-registration/

The ANA is right: there needs to be more time for new gTLD public comments
http://domainincite.com/9886-the-ana-is-right-there-needs-to-be-more-time-for-new-gtld-public-comments

"Do's and Don'ts": Commenting on New gTLD Applications by Statton Hammock
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120801_dos_and_donts_commenting_on_new_gtld_applications/

Lawyer tries to nuke Donuts and Demand Media?s gTLD bids
http://domainincite.com/9892-lawyer-tries-to-nuke-donuts-and-demand-medias-gtld-bids

au: AFP: offensive change needed to catch hackers
http://www.zdnet.com/afp-offensive-change-needed-to-catch-hackers-7000001936/

Sydney brothel rebuffs Victoria's Secret domain name grab
http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/8507749/sydney-brothel-rebuffs-victorias-secret-domain-name-grab

IPv6 on its way to conquer the world after World IPv6 Launch
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/ipv6-on-its-way-to-conquer-the-world-after-world-ipv6-launch/

Go Daddy Chief to Step Down, as a K.K.R. Executive Steps In
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/go-daddy-chief-to-step-down-as-a-k-k-r-executive-steps-in/

.NET Domains More Valuable Than .COM: Sedo
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/31/net-more-valuable-than-com/


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Bid to give UN control of web rejected by US [AFP]
The United States will oppose a bid to revise a global treaty to bring the internet under UN control or to impose new taxes on web traffic, the head of a US delegation says.
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/bid-to-give-un-control-of-web-rejected-by-us-20120802-23gk6.html
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/bid-to-give-un-control-of-web-rejected-by-us-20120802-23gk6.html

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GAC New gTLD Processes
The GAC Operating Principles are published online and contain information about the role of the GAC and GAC members and observers, as well as GAC working methods.
https://gacweb.icann.org/display/gacweb/GAC+New+gTLD+Processes

Letter from ICANN Board to GAC re: new gTLD Processes
https://gacweb.icann.org/download/attachments/4817665/2012-07-27-Chair-GAC-20120617GACLtr-Ltr.pdf

Introducing the GAC Advice Register
ICANN and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) are pleased to announce the launch of an online register of GAC Advice to the ICANN Board. Arranged alphabetically by topic, the register tracks original GAC advice, responses from the Board, action items, dates of action, implementation plans and status of completion.
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-30jul12-en
http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-30jul12-en.htm

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.NL Hits Five Millionth Registration
The five millionth .NL domain name was registered today, 30 July, SIDN announced.
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/30/nl-hits-five-millionth-registration/

Five millionth .nl domain name registered with SIDN
SIDN, the company behind .nl, today registered the five-millionth .nl domain name.
https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/news/article/five-millionth-nl-domain-name-registered-with-sidn/

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ICANN Reveals Evaluation Timing for New gTLDs
Having consigned to oblivion the unpopular ?digital archery? method of determining who goes first in the new gTLD round, ICANN yesterday announced that it was going to evaluate all new gTLD applications concurrently (the ?single batch?), and release all results simultaneously.
http://www.mindsandmachines.com/2012/07/icann-reveals-evaluation-timing-for-new-gtlds/

The ANA is right: there needs to be more time for new gTLD public comments
The Association of National Advertisers has told ICANN that more time is needed for the public to file comments on new gTLD applications. I think it has a point.
http://domainincite.com/9886-the-ana-is-right-there-needs-to-be-more-time-for-new-gtld-public-comments

ANA Calls For gTLD Public Comment Period Extension
With the number of applications for new gTLDs exceeding most expectations, the Association of National Advertisers has written to ICANN asking for an extension of the public comment window.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18338
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/31/ana-gtld-public-comment-extension/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/ana-calls-for-gtld-public-comment-period-extension.html

ANA Asks ICANN to Extend Comment Window on New gTLD Applications
The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) has written to Akram Atallah, Interim Chief Executive Officer of ICANN asking for the public comment window on applications for new gTLDs to be extended.
http://www.ana.net/content/show/id/23985

"Do's and Don'ts": Commenting on New gTLD Applications by Statton Hammock
regarding the new gTLD applications and, unfortunately, I have been largely disappointed with the substance of most of them. Too many of the earliest comments express concern over the possibility of having more adult-related extensions. Okay, we hear you... Also, with all due respect to the supporters of Dadotart's application, I appreciate the display of loyalty to this particular applicant but if I have to read another comment from an "impassioned supporter" of the .ART application, I will bang my head on my desk.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120801_dos_and_donts_commenting_on_new_gtld_applications/

Donuts dismisses ?meritless? cybersquatting claims
Donuts, the company applying to ICANN for more new gTLDs than any other, has responded to claims that it should be banned from the new gTLD program on cybersquatting grounds.
http://domainincite.com/9903-donuts-dismisses-meritless-cybersquatting-claims

Lawyer tries to nuke Donuts and Demand Media?s gTLD bids
A lawyer has called for new gTLD uber-applicants Demand Media and Donuts to be banned from running gTLD registries due to Demand?s history of cybersquatting.
http://domainincite.com/9892-lawyer-tries-to-nuke-donuts-and-demand-medias-gtld-bids

Demand Media and Donuts respond to lawyer?s accusations about TLD eligibility
This morning I (and a handful of other bloggers) received a copy of a letter written by McCarter & English partner Jeffrey Stoler calling into question Demand Media?s and Donut?s eligibility for applying for new TLDs. The crux of the issue that Stoler brings up is ICANN?s three strikes rule.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/01/demand-media-and-donuts-respond-to-lawyers-accusations-about-tld-eligibility/

One person submits 467 comments on new top level domain applications
If you visit the new TLD comments site today, you?re going to be doing quite a big of pagination before you see any unique comments.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/08/01/one-person-submits-467-comments-on-new-top-level-domain-applications/

New gTLD winners could be named June 2013
ICANN has sketched out a tentative timetable for the evaluation of its new gTLD applications that would see the first successful gTLDs appear over a year from now.
http://domainincite.com/9857-new-gtld-winners-could-be-named-june-2013

ICANN backflips on batching for new TLDs
ICANN has ditched its proposal for evaluating applications for new ?dot word? style TLDs such as ?.bank? in batches of 500.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/432195/icann_backflips_batching_new_tlds/

ICANN considering single batch for evaluation, but not for release of new TLDs
ICANN is seeking community input on its latest ideas for how to batch new TLDs.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/29/icann-considering-single-batch-for-evaluation-but-not-for-release-of-new-tlds/

How Can ICANN ?Meter? The Roll out Of New gTLD?s When It Couldn?t Decide Which Applications To Process 1st
ICANN in announcing that it would process all new gTLD applications in one batch, did so after abandoning its Digital Archery service which was its last attempt to figure out which applications to process first.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/08/01/how-can-icann-meter-the-rollout-of-new-gtlds-when-it-couldnt-meter-which-applications-got-processed-1st/

GmbH applicant files U.S. trademark application
TLDDOT GmbH, an applicant for the TLD .GmbH, has filed an intent-to-use trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the mark ?GMBH?.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/31/gmbh-applicant-files-u-s-trademark-application/

Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later - A TMCH Story by Michael Young
As an industry insider, and technologist, it's always tempting when discussing something new such as the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), to jump into the gritty detail and try and solve problems. However, in this case, we would be jumping a step ahead since it's pretty fair to say most of the general community is not well informed as to the current implementation challenges around the TMCH.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120730_pay_me_now_or_pay_me_later_a_tmch_story/

First anti-gay gTLD opponent emerges
The first public objections have been filed against applications for the .gay gTLD.
http://domainincite.com/9883-first-anti-gay-gtld-opponent-emerges

DotConnectAfrica responds to DI .africa rant
DotConnectAfrica has published a lengthy retort to DI?s recent post about the (probably) contested .africa gTLD, in which I accused DCA of being disconnected from reality.
http://domainincite.com/9865-dotconnectafrica-responds-to-di-africa-rant

The New gTLD Program - Post-Prague Update
Earlier in 2012, ICANN conducted an application process for new gTLDs, which will allow, for the first time, organizations to customize their Internet addresses to the right of the "dot."
http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/189794/

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Editorial: Cybersecurity at Risk
Relentless assaults on America?s computer networks by China and other foreign governments, hackers and criminals have created an urgent need for safeguards to protect these vital systems. The question now is whether the Senate will provide them. Senator John McCain, a Republican of Arizona, and the Chamber of Commerce have already exacted compromises from sponsors of a reasonably strong bill, and are asking for more. Their demands should be resisted and the original bill approved by the Senate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/opinion/cybersecurity-at-risk.html

au: AFP: offensive change needed to catch hackers
The AFP wants to take more offensive action against hackers, but will be unable to do so without data-retention laws in place.
http://www.zdnet.com/afp-offensive-change-needed-to-catch-hackers-7000001936/

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Sydney brothel rebuffs Victoria's Secret domain name grab
A Sydney brothel has successfully rebuffed an attempt by US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret to take its domain name VictoriasSecrets.com.au.
http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/8507749/sydney-brothel-rebuffs-victorias-secret-domain-name-grab

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff loses domain name fight with Democrats
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) can keep the domain name JackAbramoff.com, a National Arbitration Forum panel has ruled.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/31/lobbyist-jack-abramoff-loses-domain-name-fight-with-democrats/

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IPv6 on its way to conquer the world after World IPv6 Launch
This week, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is meeting in Vancouver. As is tradition by now, the Tuesday lunch slot was used by the Internet Society (ISOC) for a panel discussion about an issue important to the future of the Internet. Today's topic: the state of IPv6 after the World IPv6 Launch two months ago, executed under the optimistic title "Life with a bigger Internet?World IPv6: Launched!"
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/08/ipv6-on-its-way-to-conquer-the-world-after-world-ipv6-launch/

Security versus privacy with IPv6 deployment
IPv6 brings to light a new debate between privacy and security, as it allows more unique IP addresses which pinpoint users especially with the rise in mobile devices, but on the other hand ensures that it is difficult for cybercriminals to look for targets by scanning.
http://www.zdnet.com/security-versus-privacy-with-ipv6-deployment-7000001955/

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"Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!) by Suresh Ramasubramanian
The Times of India recently interviewed India's Minister of State for Communications and IT, Sachin Pilot, on Internet Governance. Titled "'Internet's governance can't be limited to one geography'", the article started off with an amazing assertion by the minister... While this interview is a fairly standard restatement of the position some Governments (including India) have about governmental control of Internet Governance, it is sadly apparent that the minister unfortunately doesn't appear to understand what the root servers are, or how they work.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/

Go Daddy Chief to Step Down, as a K.K.R. Executive Steps In
When the Go Daddy Group announced on Monday that its chief executive, Warren Adelman, was stepping down, the Web hosting company didn?t have far to go to find an interim replacement.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/go-daddy-chief-to-step-down-as-a-k-k-r-executive-steps-in/

Go Daddy CEO Warren Adelman Steps Down, KKR Exec Takes Reins Temporarily
Go Daddy announced on Monday afternoon that Warren Adelman has stepped down from his role as CEO, and will continue with Go Daddy as a special advisor for strategy and global policy, in order to spend more time with his family.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/go-daddy-ceo-warren-adelman-steps-down-kkr-exec-takes-reins-temporarily

Companies in the News: GoDaddy, Sedo, ECOP.com, Oversee.net & DomainHoldings
The new work week is off to a flying start with news on several fronts. For starters the world's leading registrar, GoDaddy.com, has made a big change in the executive suite. The company announced that CEO Warren Adelman has decided to step down but will remain with the company and Special Advisor for Strategy and Global Policy.
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2012/dailyposts/20120730.htm

Best. Domain. Name. Industry. Video. Ever.
Have you ever tried to explain what you do for a living to a friend and watched as their eyelids begin to droop?
http://domainincite.com/9876-best-domain-name-industry-video-ever

How to Evaluate Performance of a DNS Resolver by Mathias Samuelson
Ten years ago everyone evaluating DNS solutions was always concerned about performance. Broadband networks were getting faster, providers were serving more users, and web pages and applications increasingly stressed the DNS. Viruses were a factor too as they could rapidly become the straw that broke the camel's back of a large ISP's DNS servers. The last thing a provider needed was a bottleneck, so DNS resolution speed became more and more visible, and performance was everything.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/201120801_how_to_evaluate_performance_of_a_dns_resolver/

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Uncompetitive Web Hosting Services Make Rwandatel Lose
When Rwandatel was declared insolvent last year, and part of its assets were sold to pay off its debts, that didn't mean that the company ceased all of its activities - it only concerned its mobile telephone operations.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201207300793.html

Austin, Texas Selected for HostingCon 2013
iNET Interactive has announced today the location and date for the ninth annual HostingCon, the world?s premier conference and trade show serving the web hosting, cloud and managed services industry.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/austin-texas-selected-for-hostingcon-2013

Web Drive Acquires New Zealand Hosting Rival FlexiHost
New Zealand web hosting provider Web Drive announced this week it has acquired Christchurch based web hosting company Flexihost, which provides a range of hosting services, including wholesale/reseller services, managed solutions, VPS servers, and domain registration.
http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/web-drive-acquires-new-zealand-hosting-rival-flexihost

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.NET Domains More Valuable Than .COM: Sedo
The average sale price of a .NET domain name was $300 higher than the average .COM sale in the second quarter 2012, Sedo's Q2 2012 Domain Market Study reports.
http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=18337
http://www.domainpulse.com/2012/07/31/net-more-valuable-than-com/
http://www.domainnews.com/en/net-domains-more-valuable-than-com-sedo.html

Sedo Issues Domain Name Market Report for Q2 2012
Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced the results of its Q2 2012 Domain Market Study, which reveals domain industry trends and changes based on transactions in its marketplace. During the second quarter, a total of 9,049 domain transactions took place through Sedo, accounting for $17.5 Million in sales.
https://sedo.com/presse/presse.php?tracked=&partnerid=&language=e&id=484

Sedo sales down 29% in Q2 compared to last year
Sedo?s domain sales in the second quarter were down significantly on a year-over-year basis, the company disclosed today in its quarterly report.
http://domainnamewire.com/2012/07/30/sedo-sales-down-29-in-q2-compared-to-last-year/

Rick Schwartz: Yes There Will Be A Live Domain Auction At TRAFFIC & We Already Have Over 5K Submissions
I reached out to Rick Schwartz today about whether there will be a live domain name auction at the TRAFFIC conference this year.
http://www.thedomains.com/2012/07/30/rick-schwartz-yes-there-will-be-a-live-domain-auction-at-traffic-we-already-have-over-5k-submissions/

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Twitter's Olympic Moment: Verbal Sparring Gets Heated, and Some Bloggers Are Sent to Sideline as Social Media Join the Games
The first social media Olympics have become a minefield for the Olympic movement?and especially for Twitter Inc., which has trumpeted its tight connection to the London Games.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444405804577561211511205968.html

Bots Raise Their Heads Again on Facebook
Any business that advertises on Facebook wants eyes looking at its ads and then fingers clicking on them. Facebook gets paid based on how many clicks that ad receives ? effectively, on how many users it can send to a particular brand.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/bots-raise-their-heads-again-on-facebook/

Facebook Spars With Advertiser Over Click Fraud Allegation [IDG]
Facebook said Monday it has defenses in place to detect click fraud despite one company's claim it detected suspicious clicks on its advertisements billed to it by the social-networking site.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/260076/facebook_spars_with_advertiser_over_click_fraud_allegation.html

Olympics 2012: Twitter users blamed for disrupting BBC's cycling coverage
Olympic organisers have blamed spectators using Twitter for disrupting television coverage of the cycling road races. Viewers were left in the dark about timing and positions after electronic updates failed to reach commentators during both the men's and women's events.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jul/29/olympics-2012-twitter-bbc-cycling

Olympic cycling timing failure could have been avoided, say mobile firms
London 2012 organisers could have avoided the technical and timing problems that plagued the men's cycling road race on Saturday if they had notified mobile networks in advance, it has been claimed.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/30/olympic-cycling-timing-failure-mobile-firms

Social Media Are Giving a Voice to Taste Buds
Frito-Lay is developing a new potato chip flavor, which, in the old days, would have involved a series of focus groups, research and trend analysis.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/technology/facebook-twitter-and-foursquare-as-corporate-focus-groups.html

uk: Teenager held by police after malicious tweets sent to Tom Daley
A 17-year-old has been arrested in Weymouth after malicious tweets were sent to Olympic diver Tom Daley.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/teenager-held-by-police-after-malicious-tweets-sent-to-tom-daley-7993820.html

uk: Teenager issued with harassment warning over tweets sent to Tom Daley
A 17-year-old boy arrested as part of an investigation into Twitter messages sent to the diver Tom Daley after he and team-mate Pete Waterfield missed out on a medal on Monday has been issued with a harassment warning.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jul/31/teenager-arrested-tweets-tom-daley

Twitter reaches 500 million user mark
Twitter reached the 500 million user mark in June, says social marketing firm Semiocast.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/twitter-reaches-500-million-active-users-140-million-in-the-us/2012/07/30/gJQAVdIMLX_story.html

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ca: Child porn cases on the rise: cops
Ottawa police are seeing a dramatic increase in cases involving child pornography - and the Internet-fuelled crime is only expected to become more prevalent.
http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/07/30/child-porn-cases-on-the-rise-cops

PEGI video game ratings become law
Retailers that sell video games to children are now liable for imprisonment or a fine, under a tough new age-classification system designed to crack down on violent and unsuitable content.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/30/pegi-video-game-ratings-law

UK game ratings become legally enforceable
In the United Kingdom, recommended age ratings for games have now become required by law.
http://www.zdnet.com/uk-game-ratings-become-legally-enforceable-7000001787/

au: Garrett goes to the net to stamp out bullying
A NATIONAL social media campaign on the damaging effects of bullying will be developed to help get the message across to students and parents about how to cope with the growing problem.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/garrett-goes-to-the-net-to-stamp-out-bullying/story-fn59nlz9-1226439826909

us: New Rules on Kids' Web Ads
The FTC is planning new rules that close loopholes that currently allow social networks like Facebook and iPhone app makers to gather information from children without parental consent.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444130304577561411341883468.html

us: F.T.C. Seeks Tighter Rules on Web Sites for Children
Seeking to further tighten rules on online collection or disclosure of children?s personal information, the Federal Trade Commission proposed restrictive requirements on Wednesday on companies and Web sites that target youths or that have young audiences.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/business/ftc-proposes-tighter-rules-for-childrens-web-sites.html

FTC Seeks Comments on Additional Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule [news release]
The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.
http://ftc.gov/opa/2012/08/coppa.shtm

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uk: TV should switch to internet, peers suggest
The switch to digital television may be only the beginning, as a Lords committee says that all TV should be broadcast via the internet, leaving the airwaves free for mobile phones
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/31/digital-television-internet-revolution

uk: ISP service obligations will be needed when TV shares networks, say Lords
ISPs may be forced to provide the public with a minimum standard of service if broadcast services are delivered via the internet and no longer over the airwaves as seems will "eventually" be "overwhelmingly" the case, a Parliamentary committee has said.
http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/july/isp-service-obligations-will-be-needed-when-tv-shares-networks-say-lords/

Olympics fans find ways to circumvent NBC's online control
It took Jason Legate, a Walnut Creek, California-resident, all of 10 minutes to connect his computer to a London-based server and access BBC's coverage of the Olympics Saturday, thereby circumventing NBC's lock on coverage in the United States.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/31/oukin-uk-olympics-tech-workaround-idUKBRE86U02V20120731

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Samsung Case Is a Proxy for Google: Dispute Between Apple and Samsung Is Proxy for Broader Mobile Operating-System War
When Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. face off in a high-stakes patent trial Monday, there will be another elephant in the room: Google Inc.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444130304577557002317780484.html

Big Stakes in Patent War: Quarterly Results From Samsung and Apple Show How Large the Pot Has Grown
As Samsung Electronics Co. goes to court this week with Apple Inc. over product-copying allegations in the biggest market yet, the U.S., both companies' latest quarterly results make clear what's financially at stake.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444130304577556711972764558.html

Samsung rejects Apple claim that it deliberately copied iPhone
Samsung deliberately chose to duplicate Apple's iPhone because "it was easier to copy than to innovate," a lawyer for the Silicon Valley giant told a jury Tuesday.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/31/samsung-rejects-apple-iphone-claim

Sina and Baidu team up in China to focus on mobile
China's two internet giants, Baidu and Sina, have announced a partnership to share mobile search results and content between their platforms.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19061997

Mobile ad spending to jump 62pc this year [AFP]
Mobile online advertising spending is expected to jump 62 per cent worldwide in 2012, with the United States overtaking Japan as the top market, according to a research firm.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/mobile-ad-spending-to-jump-62pc-this-year/story-e6frgakx-1226441069010

Australian mobile ad spending to soar: study
Spending on mobile internet advertising in Australia will jump by two-thirds in 2012 as the sector expands worldwide, according to US research firm eMarketer.
http://www.afr.com/p/technology/australian_mobile_ad_spending_to_VDEMUrHwD5rfJZTqzTgu0I

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Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?
Gen. Keith Alexander is the director of the National Security Agency and oversees U.S. Cyber Command, which means he leads the government?s effort to protect America from cyberattacks. Due to the secretive nature of his job, he maintains a relatively low profile, so when he does speak, people listen closely. On July 9, Alexander addressed a crowded room at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., and though he started with a few jokes ? his mother said he had a face for radio, behind every general is a stunned father-in-law ? he soon got down to business.
http://www.propublica.org/article/does-cybercrime-really-cost-1-trillion/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/keith-alexander-nsa_n_1729757.html

Online poker sites settle fraud charges for $731m
Two online poker companies have agreed a $731m (?466m) settlement with the US justice department over illegal internet gambling charges.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19069343

2 Poker Sites Will Forfeit Millions
Two of the world?s largest poker companies agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars, some of it to be reimbursed to online gamblers, to settle federal money laundering and fraud charges, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York said Tuesday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/business/2-poker-sites-will-forfeit-731-million.html

Online poker sites settle U.S. lawsuit for $731 million
The Department of Justice announced a $731 million settlement Tuesday with online poker companies PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker to resolve bank fraud and money laundering allegations.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/31/technology/online-poker-settlement/index.htm

Spoof newspaper executive tweeter accused of hacking
The man behind a Twitter account spoofing the chief executive of a newspaper group has been accused of hacking into an email account.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19045633

nz: Family First site back online after 'attack'
Family First's anti gay marriage website is back up and running after an "unprecedented attack" took out the website's host servers.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7385038/Family-First-site-back-online-after-attack

Anonymous releases some AAPT data
Members of hacktivist group, Anonymous, have released some of the 40GB of data that was taken from Australian internet service provider AAPT's compromised server last week.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/anonymous-releases-some-aapt-data

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Editorial: Cybersecurity at Risk
Relentless assaults on America?s computer networks by China and other foreign governments, hackers and criminals have created an urgent need for safeguards to protect these vital systems. The question now is whether the Senate will provide them. Senator John McCain, a Republican of Arizona, and the Chamber of Commerce have already exacted compromises from sponsors of a reasonably strong bill, and are asking for more. Their demands should be resisted and the original bill approved by the Senate.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/opinion/cybersecurity-at-risk.html

au: AFP: offensive change needed to catch hackers
The AFP wants to take more offensive action against hackers, but will be unable to do so without data-retention laws in place.
http://www.zdnet.com/afp-offensive-change-needed-to-catch-hackers-7000001936/

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More Countries Tell Google: We?d Also Like Our Undeleted Street View Data, Thanks
Google last week alerted authorities in affected countries that it failed to delete Wi-Fi payload data surreptitiously collected by Google Street View cars ? data that had supposedly been destroyed in 2010. Now the countries are replying one by one.
http://allthingsd.com/20120731/more-countries-tell-google-wed-also-like-our-undeleted-street-view-data-thanks/

Google Failed to Delete Street View Data in France
The French data protection authorities asked Google on Tuesday to examine private information that cars taking pictures for its Street View service collected, after Google acknowledged that it had retained some of the information despite promising to delete it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/technology/01iht-google01.html

Data retention no big deal for us: Telstra
Telstra CEO David Thodey has said that the impact of the Australian Government's proposal to require ISPs to retain customer data for up to two years will not be that onerous, but said that the question will be who will have access to that data.
http://www.zdnet.com/au/data-retention-no-big-deal-for-us-telstra-7000001776/

5 Online Privacy Intrusions You Don't Know About, and Should
Governments, retailers, wireless carriers, and others collect and use your personal data in ways you may not be aware of. Here's what you can do about it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/259961/5_online_privacy_intrusions_you_dont_know_about_and_should.html

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us: Brown Seeks Update From Apple On Workers' Rights in China
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, sent a letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday, following up on the company's response to a March report from the Fair Labor Association that cited unsafe working conditions and worker rights violations. Apple and its leading Chinese supplier Foxconn then pledged to make improvements including complying with Chinese law with regard to overtime pay, the ability to form independent unions, accident reporting and insurance benefits.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/07/brown-seeks-update-from-apple.php

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uk: Government broadband policy is 'preoccupied' with speed, report concludes [PA]
The Government's broadband policy has become ?preoccupied? with delivering certain speeds to consumers and needs greater focus on access to the internet through a national broadband network, a report by peers has concluded.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-broadband-policy-is-preoccupied-with-speed-report-concludes-7993978.html

Superfast broadband will be available in 90% of UK by 2015, says Ed Vaizey
The culture minister, Ed Vaizey, has said 90% of the country will have superfast broadband by 2015.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jul/31/superfast-broadband-available-uk-2015

Wireless Industry Concerned About Focus on Spectrum Sharing
Wireless industry officials are concerned about a new report from a White House advisory group that encourages companies to share spectrum. They argue it might shift the federal government's focus away from finding new chunks of spectrum that can be cleared for exclusive use by commercial wireless providers.
http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2012/07/wireless-industry-concerned-ab.php

nz: Pacific Fibre failure not all doom and gloom
OPINION: Pacific Fibre chief executive Mark Rushworth always viewed me as a bit of a "naysayer" on the likelihood of its plan to lay a trans-Pacific communications cable to compete with the Southern Cross Cable succeeding.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/7398946/Pacific-Fibre-failure-not-all-doom-and-gloom

nz: Plan for second US cable collapses
The Government is rejecting claims from Labour that its $1.5 billion ultrafast broadband initiative has been dealt a big blow by the collapse of Pacific Fibre's plan to lay a new communications cable to the United States.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/business/7395668/Plan-for-second-US-cable-collapses

nz: Pacific Fibre folds
Pacific Fibre will cease operations, chairman Sam Morgan says. The company was only able to raise half the $US400m required to build a fibre optic cable between Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles.
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/pacific-fibre-sales-hit-200m-says-will-be-fully-funded-mid-june-ck-116187

Telstra, Vodafone to shut down joint 3G network in 31 days
Telstra and Vodafone will cease operations next month on their joint 3G mobile network launched back in 2004, and have advised customers to get ready for the switch.
http://www.zdnet.com/telstra-vodafone-to-shut-down-joint-3g-network-in-31-days-7000001861/

Use Telstra? You may want to read this
Telstra customers on the telco's early 3G network will soon be forced to upgrade their handsets or face using the much older and slower 2G network.
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/use-telstra-you-may-want-to-read-this-20120731-23c4r.html
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/use-telstra-you-may-want-to-read-this-20120731-23c4r.html

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