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au: Scammer websites take the shine off .com.au domain names
<http://www.ausregistry.com.au/news/scammer-websites-take-the-shine-off-com-au>

The Vatican sets rules for new Internet domain: sorry, Catholic bloggers
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/the-vatican-sets-rules-for-new-internet-domain-sorry-catholic-bloggers/2013/11/08/7206afc2-48ba-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html>

XYZ says auctions ?comfortably within the rules?
<http://domainincite.com/14994-xyz-says-auctions-comfortably-within-the-rules>

New gTLDs bring back tiered renewal pricing
<http://domainincite.com/14990-new-gtlds-bring-back-tiered-renewal-pricing>

au: An interview with James Wester on the future of domain names
<http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12171>

New web names to end dot-com dominance [AAP]
<http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/new-web-names-end-dot-dominance-5702477>

Indonesian hackers vow payback over Australian spying
<http://www.theage.com.au/national/indonesian-hackers-vow-payback-over-australian-spying-20131108-2x6rm.html>

Cairns Airport Pty Ltd of Queensland, Australia, Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH)
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/11/07/cairns-airport-pty-ltd-of-queensland-australia-guilty-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-rdnh/>


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GOVERNANCE
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Will the global NSA backlash break the internet?
The NSA's ongoing surveillance has spurred many governments to pursue stronger data-protection laws, but there are growing concerns that this backlash could divide the internet along national borders, threatening the principles of openness and fluidity that it was founded upon.
<http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080554/nsa-backlash-brazil-germany-raises-fears-of-internet-balkanization>

IGF 2013 in Bali a success
APNIC had a strong presence and supported the 8th global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Bali recently. As the event was in the Asia Pacific region this year, APNIC played a significant role in working with local organizers to make the event a success.
<http://www.apnic.net/publications/news/2013/igf-2013-in-bali-a-success>

IGF 2013 in Bali a Success
The NRO participated in the 2013 IGF recently, hosting a booth to provide educational materials on Internet resources management and the open and transparent community policy development process facilitated by each RIR. The NRO sponsored two workshops, one on ?IPv4 Markets and Resource Transfers? and the second on ?The Importance of Regional Coordination in Internet Governance?.
<http://www.nro.net/news/igf-2013-in-bali-a-success>

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DOMAIN NAMES
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 - ICANN
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Bulk Transfer of Domain Names from Cheapies.com Inc. to Tucows Domains Inc.
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Cheapies.com Inc. to Tucows Domains Inc. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Cheapies.com Inc.
<http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-07nov13-en.htm>

New Contracting Statistics Released
CIRs Sent Through Priority 1930
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-08nov13-en>

?A Contract with You? by Brenden Kuerbis
When ICANN?s Fadi Chehad? said that ?The Affirmation of Commitments needs to change from being a contract between ICANN and the US Government, to a contract between ICANN and you? what exactly did he mean? Was it just another Fadi-esque appealing turn of phrase? Was it anything more than a rhetorical jab at accountability to a wider public?
<http://www.internetgovernance.org/2013/11/05/a-contract-with-you/>

Tucows takes over as Cheapies loses accreditation
ICANN has terminated the registrar Cheapies.com and is to transfer its registrations to Tucows.
<http://domainincite.com/14981-tucows-takes-over-as-cheapies-loses-accreditation>

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European ccTLD News - November 2013
CENTR has published its latest ccTLD newsletter with a focus on its recent CENTR Awards 2013 . The newly refreshed newsletter format also covers among other things; "CENTR Awards 2013", IGF: The Social Role of a ccTLD Registry, QnA with AFNIC (.fr) on R&D, Domain Name Statistics & Members News
<http://centr.org/news/european-cctld-news-november-2013>

au: Scammer websites take the shine off .com.au domain names
Last week we were alerted to the existence of a number of websites maliciously posing as Australian online retailers in order to defraud unsuspecting shoppers out of thousands of dollars through the sale of non-existent mobile phones or other gadgets.
<http://www.ausregistry.com.au/news/scammer-websites-take-the-shine-off-com-au>

ca: Top 5 Tips For Non-Canadian Brand Owners Seeking To Protect Trade-Marks As Domain Names In Canada
Canada's TLD registry (.ca) is a restricted access registry with local presence requirements, a stand alone domain name arbitration process and a unique privacy policy.
<http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/273624/>

.CO Trends & Stats ? November 2013
.CO is excited to have achieved over 1.5 million registrations in its short three years since the global launch. Year over year, the growth is an exciting 15% since September of 2012.
<http://www.go.co/blog/2013/11/08/trends-stats-november-2013/>

fr: Strategic Plan to Promote DNSSEC Launched by Afnic
To improve the protection of the French Internet against attacks on its DNS infrastructure, Afnic calls for an acceleration in the deployment of DNSSEC
<http://www.afnic.fr/en/about-afnic/news/general-news/7379/show/strategic-plan-to-promote-dnssec-launched-by-afnic-1.html>

First DS records added to the .is zone
Registrants can now add DS records for their domains to the .is zone. This formally makes it possible to activate DNSSEC for any .is domain.
<http://www.isnic.is/en/news/index.php>

KENIC CEO fired
John Wambugu, CEO at Kenya Network Information Center (KENIC), appears to have been fired just a few months into the job although the exact date of his departure remains unclear.
<http://www.humanipo.com/news/36058/kenic-ceo-fired/>

Decision will give more choice to .nz
On October 11, following a recommendation from the Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL), the InternetNZ Council approved the policy decision to allow domain names to be registered at the second level in the .nz domain name space.
<https://internetnz.net.nz/news/blog/2013/Decision-will-give-more-choice-nz>

F.A.Q. Allowing .nz registrations directly at the second level
In the future people will be able to register .nz domain names directly at the second level. This means that as well as being able to register, say, anyname.co.nz, it will also be possible to register anyname.nz. You will note that the ?.co? portion is missing from the second address.
<http://dnc.org.nz/faq-registrations-directly-second-level>

Last Call! The .ORG Website Makeover Contest Ends November 8
Is your organization in need of an online facelift? From now until midnight (EST) on Friday, November 8, 2013, Public Interest Registry is accepting nominations from leaders and representatives of organizations and nonprofits for a chance to win a new .ORG website designed and developed by OmniStudio.
<http://pir.org/last-call-the-org-website-makeover-contest-ends-november-8/>

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The Vatican sets rules for new Internet domain: sorry, Catholic bloggers
The Vatican has secured the use of the new Internet domain name ?.catholic,? but bloggers hoping that platform could ramp up their own digital pulpit will be disappointed ? the Holy See says it?ll be reserved for church-related organizations, not individuals.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/the-vatican-sets-rules-for-new-internet-domain-sorry-catholic-bloggers/2013/11/08/7206afc2-48ba-11e3-95a9-3f15b5618ba8_story.html>

The Vatican sets rules for new Internet domain: sorry, Catholic bloggers [Religion News Service]
The Vatican has secured the use of the new Internet domain name ?.catholic,? but bloggers hoping that platform could ramp up their own digital pulpit will be disappointed?the Holy See says it?ll be reserved for church-related organizations, not individuals.
<http://www.uscatholic.org/news/201311/vatican-sets-rules-new-internet-domain-sorry-catholic-bloggers-28082>
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/10/catholic-internet-domain-_n_4242563.html>

XYZ says auctions ?comfortably within the rules?
New gTLD registry XYZ.com has responded to criticisms of its plan to auction .xyz and .college names with NameJet before they even have signed contracts with ICANN.
<http://domainincite.com/14994-xyz-says-auctions-comfortably-within-the-rules>

New gTLDs bring back tiered renewal pricing
Only one mass-market TLD used it, and it?s often considered a bad idea, but variable pricing for domain name renewals is making a comeback with the launch of new gTLDs.
<http://domainincite.com/14990-new-gtlds-bring-back-tiered-renewal-pricing>

Independent Objector loses case for .health
Afilias successfully defends limited pubic interest objection against .health. There were a couple firsts in the new TLD program today, all involving one objection.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/11/07/independent-objector-loses-case-for-health/>

The curious case of .pets
I?ve had a lot to gripe about the online systems for International Centre for Dispute Resolution when it comes to string confusion objections. One of those gripes was that the decision in Afilias vs. Donuts over .pets suddenly disappeared from the ICDR?s website in August.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/11/07/the-curious-case-of-pets/>

New gTLD Program Committe Denies 3 Reconsideration Request But Punts On .Amazon
The New gTLD Program Committee (NPGC) of ICANN denied several requests for reconsideration in its latest meeting of which the minutes published last night, while punting on reconsideration requests Amazon on .Amazon.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/11/07/new-gtld-program-committe-denies-3-reconsideration-request-but-punts-on-amazon/>

ICANN: No New gTLD?s Last Resort Auctions Until Early March 2014
In a webinar held by ICANN today on its Last Resort Auction for new gTLD strings in contention, ICANN stated that no new gTLD ICANN last resort auction will be held in 2013 and most likely not until March 2014.
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/11/07/icann-no-new-gtlds-last-resort-auctions-until-early-march-2014/>

NameJet to auction new gTLD domains before they launch
Many registrars are already offering new gTLD pre-registrations, now NameJet has taken the idea one step further: it?s going to auction premium names months before the gTLDs even go live.
<http://domainincite.com/14984-namejet-to-auction-new-gtld-domains-before-they-launch>

GoDaddy Opens Pre-Registration On 4 New TLDs, Including .Luxury At $1,200
Interested in one of the many new gTLDs that are coming online in the next couple years? Better get out your wallet or start saving now. If the prices that GoDaddy is asking for pre-registration on four new gTLDs is an indication of what?s to come, this is gonna be awfully expensive.
<http://marketingland.com/godaddy-opens-pre-registration-on-4-new-tlds-including-luxury-at-1200-64653>

Want .luxury or .menu address? GoDaddy begins preregistrations
Want to get ahead of the queue for the Web address craziness that is the gTLD expansion? Web registrar GoDaddy has begun letting people preregister addresses ending in .uno, .menu, .build, and .luxury.
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57611507-93/want-.luxury-or-.menu-address-godaddy-begins-preregistrations/>

GoDaddy begins accepting pre-registrations for new TLDs for up to $1,200 each
Overnight GoDaddy started accepting paid pre-registrations for four new TLDs: .uno, .menu, .build, .luxury.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/11/08/godaddy-begins-accepting-pre-registrations-for-new-tlds-for-up-to-1200-each/>

NCSG: ICANN Board-Staff Violated Its Own Corporate Bylaws By Unilaterally Imposing ?TM+50 Policy?
The Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) says ICANN Board-staff violated ICANN Bylaws by adopting the Trademark+50 policy without following the proper policy modification process
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/11/08/ncsg-icann-board-staff-violation-of-corporate-bylaws-by-imposing-tm50-policy-on-gnso/>

Ascending clock to separate gTLD applicants
An ?ascending clock? auctioning model will decide who will own the gTLDs left in direct contention, according to ICANN.
<http://www.worldipreview.com/news/ascending-clock-to-separate-gtld-applicants>

au: An interview with James Wester on the future of domain names
Domain names are the foundation on which every website is built. Ordinary ones cost a few dollars while the best can be bought for a few million dollars.
<http://www.international.to/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12171>

.Guru and .Singles among first new domain names
The first English gTLD have been released with '.singles' one of the lucky nine.
<http://www.bandt.com.au/news/digital/guru-and-singles-among-first-new-domain-names>

New web names to end dot-com dominance [AAP]
They've been typed into web browsers for decades, but domain name extensions such as ".com" and ".net" are suddenly facing serious competition.
<http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/new-web-names-end-dot-dominance-5702477>

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Protecting Your Enterprise From DNS Threats
The Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) plays a critical role in Internet communications: It translates human-readable computer hostnames into destinations defined by IP addresses -- darkreading.com to 192.155.48.108, for example -- so that they can be used by networking equipment, computers and software programs.
<http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerability/protecting-your-enterprise-from-dns-thre/240163673>

Leading Engineers Agree to Upgrade Standards to Improve Internet Privacy and Security [news release]
Internet security has been a focus this week for the more than 1100 engineers and technologists from around the world gathered at the 88th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). As the Internet's premier standards organization responsible for developing the foundation of services and technologies used billions of times every day, IETF participants are rethinking approaches to security across a wide range of technical areas.
<http://www.ietf.org/media/2013-11-07-internet-privacy-and-security>

Cyber attack "war game" to test London banks on November 12
Thousands of staff across dozens of London financial firms will be put through a "war games" scenario on Tuesday to test how well they can handle a major cyber attack, people familiar with the matter said.
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/us-britain-cybercrime-test-idUKBRE9A614W20131107>
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/britain-cybercrime-test-idINDEE9A60DS20131107>

Stung by revelations of ubiquitous surveillance and compromised software, the internet?s engineers and programmers ponder how to fight back
Security guards (at least the good ones) are paid to be paranoid. Computer-security researchers are the same. Many had long suspected that governments use the internet not only to keep tabs on particular targets, but also to snoop on entire populations. But suspicions are not facts. So when newspapers began publishing documents leaked by Edward Snowden, once employed as a contractor by America?s National Security Agency (NSA), the world?s most munificently funded electronic spy agency, those researchers sat up.
<http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21589383-stung-revelations-ubiquitous-surveillance-and-compromised-software>

Phishing increase builds on hijacked brand names, study reports
The number of brands used in spoofed emails that trick people into visiting malicious Web sites or clicking on malware attachments rose in the second quarter.
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062300/phishing-increase-builds-on-hijacked-brand-names-study-reports.html>

Cybersecurity: Where are the Biggest Threats?
Cyber crimes, cyber thievery, and cyber warfare have become an everyday reality. In fact, security breaches are so prevalent that, according to a new study from the National Cyber Security Alliance and a private sector firm, 26 percent of Americans have been the victims of a data breach in the past 12 months alone.
<http://blogs.cisco.com/government/cybersecurity-where-are-the-biggest-threats/>

Malware Incidents Go Unreported, Particularly in Large Businesses
Enterprises in the United States are facing mounting cyber-security challenges, with nearly six in 10 malware analysts reporting they have investigated or addressed a data breach that was never disclosed by their company.
<http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/malware-incidents-go-unreported-particularly-in-large-businesses.html>

Indonesian hackers vow payback over Australian spying
Indonesian hackers are vowing a fresh wave of cyber attacks against Australia in retaliation for the spying affair, this time targetting government websites including intelligence agency ASIO.
<http://www.theage.com.au/national/indonesian-hackers-vow-payback-over-australian-spying-20131108-2x6rm.html>
<http://www.smh.com.au/national/indonesian-hackers-vow-payback-over-australian-spying-20131108-2x6rm.html>

The Internet of Everything Including Security
It?s one thing to say that by 2020 the world will host 50 Billion Internet Protocol-connected devices. It?s even more amazing that the planet?s number of Internet-connected devices already exceeds the human population.
<http://blogs.cisco.com/security/the-internet-of-everything-including-security/>

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Domain squatting controversy rocks e-commerce startup scene in the Philippines
A cybersquatting incident is causing a stir in the Philippine e-commerce industry. The Bobbery, a local blog covering tech startups, reported yesterday that daily deals site Metrodeal allegedly owns a number of domain names ? all variations of the names of rival businesses ? that were linked to pornography sites.
<http://www.techinasia.com/domain-squatting-controversy-rocks-ecommerce-startup-scene-philippines/>

Cybersquatting controversy hits Indonesia and Traveloka
It?s not just the Philippine e-commerce industry that?s being rocked by a cybersquatting controversy. We?ve been told that Indonesia?s flight search engine Traveloka 1 has similarly been punked by a cybersquatter that?s tricking people into visiting porn sites.
<http://www.techinasia.com/cybersquatting-controversy-hits-indonesia-traveloka/>

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, Including Domain Names
Document prepared by the Secretariat: 1. This document provides an update on the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center?s (?Center?) activities as an international resource for time- and cost-efficient alternatives to court litigation of intellectual property (IP) disputes, acting both as a provider of legal and organizational expertise and as an administrator of cases.
<http://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/govbody/en/wo_ga_43/wo_ga_43_17.pdf>

Parking your domain name can hurt ? or help ? in a UDRP
Yesterday WIPO posted its decision in a UDRP for the DriveUPS.com domain name, finding in favor of the shipping company UPS and ordering the domain name transferred.
<http://domainnamewire.com/2013/11/07/parking-your-domain-name-can-hurt-or-help-in-a-udrp/>

Cairns Airport Pty Ltd of Queensland, Australia, Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH)
Cairns Airport Pty Ltd of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, represented by McCullough Robertson Lawyers, Australia has been found GUILTY of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on two domain names owned by two different owners; cairnsairportparking.com.au (first domain name) and airportparkingcairns.net.au (second domain name)
<http://www.thedomains.com/2013/11/07/cairns-airport-pty-ltd-of-queensland-australia-guilty-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking-rdnh/>

au: Cairns Airport Pty Ltd. v. Chris Ford (Christopher William Ford) / C and C Family Discretionary Trust - Case No. DAU2013-0023
1. The Parties: The Complainant is Cairns Airport Pty Ltd of Cairns, Queensland, Australia, represented by McCullough Robertson Lawyers, Australia. The Respondents are Chris Ford (Christopher William Ford) (the ?First Respondent?) and the C and C Family Discretionary Trust (the ?Second Respondent?) of Cairns North, Queensland, Australia.
<http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2013-0023>

au: Klein Tools, Inc. v. The trustee for Topp Family Trust - Case No. DAU2013-0027
1. The Parties: The Complainant is Klein Tools, Inc. of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia represented by Minter Ellison, Australia. The Respondent is The trustee for Topp Family Trust of Mornington, Victoria, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and Registrar: The disputed domain name <kleintools.com.au> is registered with Web Address Registration Pty Ltd.
<http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2013-0027>

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Demand Media Reports Registrar Gains Despite Overall Net Losses in Q3 2013
In its third quarter financial results, digital media and domain provider Demand Media, Inc. reported a $10.4 million net income loss, but an 11-percent increase in registrar revenues over the same period last year.
<http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/demand-media-reports-registrar-gains-despite-overall-net-losses-in-q3-2013>

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Castello Brothers Sell LagunaBeach.com - KK.com Goes for $2.4 Million - Ward.com Acquired for Just $2,999!
Some notable domain and website sales have been reported over the past 24 hours. In a rare occurrence, the Castello Brothers let one of their developed geodomain properties go, a two 2-letter .com changed hands for seven figures through Moniker/SnapNames and a very nice one-word/popular surname .com was acquired for next to nothing at Sedo.
<http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2013/dailyposts/20131107.htm>

Second Seven Figure Two Character Domain Sale For 2013
The second million dollar plus domain name sale of 2013 took place this week with kk.com selling for ?for the awesome price of $2.4M? Kevin Kopas reported on the Moniker/SnapNames Facebook page yesterday.
<http://www.domainpulse.com/2013/11/08/second-seven-figure-two-character-domain-sale-for-2013/>

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How the Internet Has Changed the R.S.V.P.
With ease come presumption and murk. Take, for instance, the modern R.S.V.P. The Internet has allowed a host or event producer to painlessly publicize his or her event to sultans and skateboarders in minutes, the digital invitation beaming on their computer screens and cellphones like an onion puff dangling from a stick.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/fashion/how-the-internet-has-changed-the-rsvp.html>

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Instagram blocks some drugs advert tags after BBC probe
Instagram has blocked searches for certain terms associated with the suspected illegal sale of drugs via its service.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24842750>

Instagram acts after BBC finds site users are advertising illegal drugs
The photo sharing service Instagram has taken steps to block certain hashtags in a bid to stamp out the sale of illegal drugs via its users.
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/07/instagram-illegal-drugs-bbc-investigation>

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FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Upcoming Internet of Things Workshop [news release]
Technology researchers, industry representatives and government leaders will take part in the Nov. 19 Federal Trade Commission workshop ?Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World.? The workshop will address a wide array of ways in which increasingly connected technology is affecting the lives of consumers in their homes, their cars, health and fitness and elsewhere. The keynote speaker will be Vint Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist at Google. FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen also will give remarks.
<http://ftc.gov/opa/2013/11/internet.shtm>

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Do you know where your children go online?
Thirty years ago, children were taught never to accept sweets from strangers, but the equivalent modern message, about staying safe online, doesn't seem to be getting through.
<http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/09/children-online-sexting-bullying-security-settings>

uk: School 'best place' to learn about sexual exploitation [news release]
Nearly three quarters of secondary education teachers say school lessons are the most important way to teach children about sexual exploitation, according to a report being released later this month.
<http://ceop.police.uk/Media-Centre/Press-releases/2013/School-best-place-to-learn-about-sexual-exploitation/>

nz: Little wrong again [news release]
Justice Minister Judith Collins says Andrew Little?s claim that the Government introduced the Harmful Digital Communications Bill in response to recent allegations of sexual predatory behaviour is wrong.
<http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/little-wrong-again>

Roasting New Zealand's Reputation - Rape Club New Zealand
The so-called "Roast Busters" have done more than endulge in underage sex crime, they've also managed to garner the worst headlines New Zealand's tourist industry could dread of.
<http://www.lawfuel.co.nz/news/1078/roasting-new-zealands-reputation-rape-club-new-zealand>

nz: Bill designed to reduce online bullying timely
InternetNZ says a bill designed to reduce online bullying is especially relevant in light of the Roast Busters case.
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11154751>

More work needed on cyber-bullying bill, says InternetNZ [New Zealand News]
InternetNZ says a bill designed to reduce online bullying is especially relevant in light of the Roast Busters case.
<http://www.farmingshow.com/news/nbnat/567561320-more-work-needed-on-cyber-bullying-bill--says-internetnz>
<http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbnat/567561320-more-work-needed-on-cyber-bullying-bill--says-internetnz>

nz: Site names sexual predators
Police have been asked to investigate a website that claims to be exposing dozens of men who it says sought sex with a 14-year-old girl.
<http://www.nzherald.co.nz/internet/news/article.cfm?c_id=137&objectid=11154479>

Privacy warning for Tinder users
Internet watchdog NetSafe is warning individuals to be careful what they post online, as the popularity of online dating app Tinder rises.
<http://www.3news.co.nz/Privacy-warning-for-Tinder-users/tabid/423/articleID/319797/Default.aspx>

nz: Waikato leaders condemn 'Roast Busters'
Waikato community leaders promise protest and prosecution to stop attacks on teenage girls, a move prompted by allegations headlined nationally against the Roast Busters. The views have been echoed by Netsafe. "You can't filter out people's behaviour," said Sean Lyons, chief technical officer at the internet safety organisation. 
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/9376312/Leaders-condemn-Roast-Busters>

nz: Roast Busters: Social media dangers
<http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/roast-busters-social-media-dangers-video-5703822>

Australian children in danger of spending more time in front of screens than at school
TECH-savvy kids now spend more time online or watching TV than they do at school and should be put on a "media diet'' of two hours a day, paediatricians warned.
<http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/australian-children-in-danger-of-spending-more-time-in-front-of-screens-than-at-school/story-fni0do1w-1226756092880>

au: Online porn and kids: It worries one in three most
Almost one in three children say pornography is what bothers them most on the internet, with young children the most likely to be troubled by sexual images online.
<http://www.theage.com.au/national/online-porn-and-kids-it-worries-one-in-three-most-20131109-2x8qf.html>
<http://www.smh.com.au/national/online-pornography-upsets-young-children-20131109-2x8j0.html>

at: Privacy guidelines for social networks
The Saferinternet.at team has updated its guidance and resources on privacy. The updated flyer, aimed at young people, covers the topics of Facebook, cybercrime, and mobiles and smartphones. It was revised with the help of members of the Austrian youth panel to ensure that it best meets the needs of its target audience.
<http://www.saferinternet.org/news-events/news-article?p_p_id=webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=1&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_action=view-detail&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_groupId=10137&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_articleId=140594>

de: klicksafe for children ? new offerings for the youngest users on the klicksafe website
Ever since it was established in 2004, the German Awareness Centre, klicksafe, has been striving to educate children and young people on safe and responsible ways of using the internet. In doing so, one of klicksafe?s focuses has been on also engaging with parents and pedagogues, teachers, educators, carers and social workers, to help them also support children and young people when they are online.
<http://www.saferinternet.org/news-events/news-article?p_p_id=webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=1&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_action=view-detail&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_groupId=10137&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_articleId=140635>

eu: New guidelines for positive online content for children
The thematic network POSCON has published a comprehensive document with guidelines and a checklist for providers and producers of positive online content and services for children. The publication can be downloaded from www.positivecontent.eu. POSCON is funded by the European Commission within the Safer Internet Programme.
<http://www.saferinternet.org/news-events/news-article?p_p_id=webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-2&p_p_col_count=1&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_action=view-detail&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_groupId=10137&_webcontentbrowser_WAR_eunbaseportlet_INSTANCE_w5qZ_articleId=140667>

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY
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au: Internet pirates steal the treasure of the talented by Peter Beattie
AUSTRALIANS love good movies and TV shows, but are we loving them to death? I am ashamed to say that if the figures from the final episode of the television series Breaking Bad are correct, then per capita Australians are the highest illegal downloaders of pirated material in the world.
<http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/internet-pirates-steal-the-treasure-of-the-talented/story-e6frg6zo-1226751360298>

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ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL
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Did your Adobe password leak? Now you and 150m others can check
Nearly 150 million people have been affected by a loss of customer data by Adobe, over 20 times more than the company admitted in its initial statement last week.
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/07/adobe-password-leak-can-check>

Silk Road 2.0 resurrects online drugs marketplace
Silk Road, the online drugs marketplace which was shut down by the FBI in October, has been resurrected by a group of the site?s former moderators and users.
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/07/silk-road-20-resurrects-online-drugs-marketplace>

nz: Phising, Boy Scouts and Cyber Crime
?Law firms are attractive targets for cyber criminals,? says Ken McCallum, head of cyber security at the United Kingdom Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in an article for the Law Society Gazette, journal of the Law Society of England and Wales.
<http://www.lawfuel.co.nz/news/1079/phising-boy-scouts-and-cyber-crime>

Major Bitcoin theft from website, claims owner
A man who ran an online "wallet service" for storing Bitcoins has claimed hackers stole virtual currency from his site worth more than one million Australian dollars.
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24871444>

Bitcoin site TradeFortress loses ?1m after hackers strike twice
More than $1m of Bitcoins were stolen when payment processor Inputs.io was hacked, according to the site's owner. "Two hacks totalling about 4100 BTC have left Inputs.io unable to pay all user balances," the owner wrote in a message headlined ":(".
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/08/hackers-steal-1m-from-bitcoin-tradefortress-site>

Bitcoin Researcher Says It?s ?Folly? to Ignore New Attack
The author of a paper that describes a new attack on the Bitcoin protocol says that criticisms of the paper are misguided and that there are serious problems with Bitcoin that need to be addressed.
<http://threatpost.com/bitcoin-researcher-says-its-folly-to-ignore-new-attack/102885>

Google forced to take proactive steps to remove Mosley images from search index in France
Google is to appeal against a ruling by a French court that requires it to prevent nine images of former Formula 1 boss Max Mosley from appearing in its search rankings.
<http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/november/google-forced-to-take-proactive-steps-to-remove-mosley-images-from-search-index-in-france/>

Porn-viewing bosses infect corporate networks
Want to stop nasty worms from spreading on corporate networks? It would help if bosses stopped going to porn sites.
<http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/08/technology/security/malware-porn/index.html>

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SECURITY
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Leading Engineers Agree to Upgrade Standards to Improve Internet Privacy and Security [news release]
Internet security has been a focus this week for the more than 1100 engineers and technologists from around the world gathered at the 88th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). As the Internet's premier standards organization responsible for developing the foundation of services and technologies used billions of times every day, IETF participants are rethinking approaches to security across a wide range of technical areas.
<http://www.ietf.org/media/2013-11-07-internet-privacy-and-security>

Cyber attack "war game" to test London banks on November 12
Thousands of staff across dozens of London financial firms will be put through a "war games" scenario on Tuesday to test how well they can handle a major cyber attack, people familiar with the matter said.
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/us-britain-cybercrime-test-idUKBRE9A614W20131107>
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/britain-cybercrime-test-idINDEE9A60DS20131107>

Stung by revelations of ubiquitous surveillance and compromised software, the internet?s engineers and programmers ponder how to fight back
Security guards (at least the good ones) are paid to be paranoid. Computer-security researchers are the same. Many had long suspected that governments use the internet not only to keep tabs on particular targets, but also to snoop on entire populations. But suspicions are not facts. So when newspapers began publishing documents leaked by Edward Snowden, once employed as a contractor by America?s National Security Agency (NSA), the world?s most munificently funded electronic spy agency, those researchers sat up.
<http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21589383-stung-revelations-ubiquitous-surveillance-and-compromised-software>

Phishing increase builds on hijacked brand names, study reports
The number of brands used in spoofed emails that trick people into visiting malicious Web sites or clicking on malware attachments rose in the second quarter.
<http://www.pcworld.com/article/2062300/phishing-increase-builds-on-hijacked-brand-names-study-reports.html>

Cybersecurity: Where are the Biggest Threats?
Cyber crimes, cyber thievery, and cyber warfare have become an everyday reality. In fact, security breaches are so prevalent that, according to a new study from the National Cyber Security Alliance and a private sector firm, 26 percent of Americans have been the victims of a data breach in the past 12 months alone.
<http://blogs.cisco.com/government/cybersecurity-where-are-the-biggest-threats/>

Malware Incidents Go Unreported, Particularly in Large Businesses
Enterprises in the United States are facing mounting cyber-security challenges, with nearly six in 10 malware analysts reporting they have investigated or addressed a data breach that was never disclosed by their company.
<http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/malware-incidents-go-unreported-particularly-in-large-businesses.html>

Indonesian hackers vow payback over Australian spying
Indonesian hackers are vowing a fresh wave of cyber attacks against Australia in retaliation for the spying affair, this time targetting government websites including intelligence agency ASIO.
<http://www.theage.com.au/national/indonesian-hackers-vow-payback-over-australian-spying-20131108-2x6rm.html>
<http://www.smh.com.au/national/indonesian-hackers-vow-payback-over-australian-spying-20131108-2x6rm.html>

Singapore PM's website defaced by hackers
Hackers claiming links to international hacking group Anonymous defaced Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's official website late on Thursday, one day after he said authorities would spare no effort to track them down.
<http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/11/08/singapore-anonymous-idINDEE9A702L20131108>

Singapore to Hunt ?Anonymous? Hackers, Prime Minister Says
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said authorities would aggressively pursue and punish the purported hackers who recently threatened cyberattacks against the city-state?s information infrastructure, according to a local media report.
<http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2013/11/07/singapore-to-hunt-anonymous-hackers-prime-minister-says/>

Singapore govt will 'track down' hackers
If targeted, Singapore will "spare no effort" to identify the culprits responsible for launching cyberattacks against the country and bring them to justice, says prime minister Lee Hsien Loong.
<http://www.zdnet.com/sg/singapore-govt-will-track-down-hackers-7000022916/>

The Internet of Everything Including Security
It?s one thing to say that by 2020 the world will host 50 Billion Internet Protocol-connected devices. It?s even more amazing that the planet?s number of Internet-connected devices already exceeds the human population.
<http://blogs.cisco.com/security/the-internet-of-everything-including-security/>

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PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE
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Why NSA's war on terror is more than just a 'neat' hacking game
Edward Snowden's revelations show how British and US spies have compromised e-commerce and civil liberties with a series of clever coding stunts
<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/10/nsa-war-on-terror-neat-hacking-game>

UK blocks attempt by Council of Europe to examine online spying
Britain is holding up an agreement on internet freedom among the 47 members of Europe's human rights watchdog after objecting to a probe into the gathering of "vast amounts of electronic data" by intelligence agencies.
<http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/nov/08/uk-blocks-attempt-council-europe-inquiry-online-spying>

GCHQ Targeted Engineers with Fake LinkedIn Pages
The Belgacom employees probably thought nothing was amiss when they pulled up their profiles on LinkedIn, the professional networking site. The pages looked the way they always did, and they didn't take any longer than usual to load.
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/ghcq-targets-engineers-with-fake-linkedin-pages-a-932821.html>

How telcos 'collude' with the NSA and GCHQ
Google and Yahoo were quick to condemn the NSA for spying on their customers, but telecom firms remained conspicuously silent - and for good reason. Privacy International has filed a complaint against them with the OECD.
<http://www.dw.de/how-telcos-collude-with-the-nsa-and-gchq/a-17213850>

How the NSA and GCHQ Spied on OPEC
America's NSA and Britain's GCHQ are both spying on the OPEC oil cartel, documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal. The security of the global energy supply is one of the most important issues for the intelligence agencies.
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/how-the-nsa-and-gchq-spied-on-opec-a-932777.html>

Google engineer accuses NSA and GCHQ of subverting 'judicial process'
A British engineer who works on anti-hacking systems at Google has furiously accused the UK and US spying agencies of "industrial scale subversion of the judicial process" by tapping the company's internal networks.
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/06/google-nsa-gchq-spying-judicial-process>

US spooks play into the hands of Russia, China and others who want control over global digital citizens
No wonder Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are smiling: they are closer than they have ever been to mastering who is saying and doing what online. They and other authoritarian leaders are watching with glee as US intelligence agencies destroy what is left of the original utopian vision of a cyberspace free of government control.
<http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/07/us-spooks-russia-china-internet-authoritarian>

Countries will develop private internet ?segments?, Russian cyber expert warns
Russian cyber security expert Eugene Kaspersky has warned revelations by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden will push countries into developing their own private internet ?segments? in an effort to protect themselves against cyber espionage.
<http://www.afr.com/p/technology/countries_will_develop_private_internet_Da9ulXRUrsxvje91Cr9t8K>

EFF Files 22 Firsthand Accounts of How NSA Surveillance Chilled the Right to Association
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has provided a federal judge with testimony from 22 separate advocacy organizations detailing how the National Security Agency's (NSA) mass telephone records collection program has impeded the groups' work, discouraged their members and reduced the numbers of people seeking their help via hotlines. The declarations accompanied a motion for partial summary judgment filed late Wednesday, in which EFF asks the court to declare the surveillance illegal on two levels?the law does not authorize the program, and the Constitution forbids it.
<https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-files-22-firsthand-accounts-how-nsa-surveillance-chilled-right-association>

Why Do Brits Accept Surveillance?
Think of it as the ??Skyfall?? session. In a committee room of the House of Commons, the heads of the British secret services appeared on Thursday before a panel of M.P.?s in what might have been a re-enactment of that scene from the latest Bond movie ? minus the shootout.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/opinion/why-do-brits-accept-surveillance.html>

Bruce Schneier Wants to Make Surveillance Costly Again [IDG]
The ongoing revelations of governmental electronic spying point to a problem larger than National Security Agency malfeasance, or even of security weaknesses. Rather the controversy arising from Edward Snowden's leaked documents suggest we face unresolved issues around data ownership, argued security expert Bruce Schneier.
<http://www.cio.com/article/742799/Bruce_Schneier_Wants_to_Make_Surveillance_Costly_Again>
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/531211/bruce_schneier_wants_make_surveillance_costly_again/>

Snowden serves up another lesson on insider threats
The Edward Snowden saga continues to serve up valuable lessons on the dangers posed to enterprise data by insiders with privileged access to systems and networks. The latest lesson involves the risks of allowing password sharing among employees.
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243915/Snowden_serves_up_another_lesson_on_insider_threats>

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GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY
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How Can the New York Times Endorse an Agreement the Public Can't Read?
The New York Times' editorial board has made a disappointing endorsement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), even as the actual text of the agreement remains secret. That raises two distressing possibilities: either in an act of extraordinary subservience, the Times has endorsed an agreement that neither the public nor its editors have the ability to read. Or, in an act of extraordinary cowardice, it has obtained a copy of the secret text and hasn't yet fulfilled its duty to the public interest to publish it.
<https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/11/how-can-nytimes-endorse-agreement-public-cant-read>

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MISCELLANEOUS
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Mega Takes On Skype, Dropbox as it Exits Beta with 5 Million Users
File-hosting service Mega was launched in January 2013, after Kim Dotcom wanted to offer users a more secure way to share and store data, using encryption to prevent governments from viewing the contents.
<http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/mega-takes-on-skype-dropbox-as-it-exits-beta-with-5-million-users>

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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au: Superfast broadband: report reveals growing mobile demand
The government must meet the modern demands of Australians by including mobile broadband as a major part of its National Broadband Network policy and this would be possible with ?little or no increase in costs?, a new report has found.
<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/07/superfast-broadband-growing-mobile-demand>

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