*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Global Domain Registrations Climb Six Million To 294 Million In First Quarter 2015: Verisign < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/01/global-registrations-294m-verisign/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/01/global-registrations-294m-verisign/> You might be surprised how many new gTLDs have changed hands already < <http://domainincite.com/18849-you-might-be-surprised-how-many-new-gtlds-hav e-changed-hands-already> http://domainincite.com/18849-you-might-be-surprised-how-many-new-gtlds-have -changed-hands-already> Want an IPv4 address? Get in line < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578819/want-an-ipv4-address-get-line /> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578819/want-an-ipv4-address-get-line/ > ********************** - ICANN ********************** Call for Expressions of Interest for 2016 | Nominating Committee Chair and Chair-Elect - ICANN EXTENDS TIME TO SUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST THROUGH 20 JULY 2015 ICANN is seeking expressions of interest for leadership roles in the 2016 Nominating Committee (NomCom) - that of the 2016 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-01-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-01-en> CIIO Perspectives- Volume 3 by Ash Rangan A few weeks back, I blogged about how ICANN manages its IT assets and digital services in light of cyber-security threats. I also wrote at the time that we have engaged a globally-recognized, independent third party to annually audit ICANN's security controls, and I committed to occasionally blog about our journey. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ciio-perspectives-volume-3> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ciio-perspectives-volume-3> Letter from Christine Willett, Vice President, GDD Operations | ICANN, to Lorri Christou New gTLD Applications for CRUISE < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/willett-to-christou-30 jun15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/willett-to-christou-30j un15-en.pdf> ICG Announces Upcoming Meetings The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group will meet in Los Angeles from 18-19 September. Further details will be announced. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-29-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-06-29-en> GNSO Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information Policy Development Process (PDP) Recommendations for Board Consideration Brief Overview: This public comment proceeding seeks to obtain community input on the seven recommendations of the Generic Names Supporting Organization's Policy Development Process on Translation and Transliteration of Contact Information. < <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-recommendatio ns-2015-06-29-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/transliteration-contact-recommendation s-2015-06-29-en> SOPA rhetoric revived in debate over WHOIS privacy Over the past week ICANN has been deluged with public comments focused on the use of privacy and proxy services, which allow a domain name registrants' personal details to be hidden from public view. The submissions followed a call for internet users to speak out against proposals, which are being linked to the ill-fated Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=ca60f6ee-3566-4cc3-8 f9b-5e083eaccc46> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=ca60f6ee-3566-4cc3-8f 9b-5e083eaccc46> Go Daddy advertising privacy petition on Facebook Go Daddy appears to be putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to arguments about domain privacy. < <http://domainincite.com/18840-go-daddy-advertising-privacy-petition-on-face book> http://domainincite.com/18840-go-daddy-advertising-privacy-petition-on-faceb ook> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Internet Grows to 294 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2015 VeriSign ... announced six million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 294 million worldwide across all TLDs as of March 31, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. < <http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-re leases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29t L2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2lkPTE5NjMzMDc%3D> http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-rel eases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm13bmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL 2FydGljbGUvcnNzP2lkPTE5NjMzMDc%3D> Verisign Q1'15 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 294 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2015 Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by six million domain names in the first quarter of 2015, and closed with a base of 294 million domain names across all TLDs. This is a 1.9 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2014. < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_q1_15_domain_name> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/verisign_q1_15_domain_name> Global Domain Registrations Climb Six Million To 294 Million In First Quarter 2015: Verisign The total number of domain names registered across all TLDs around the world grew by six million in the first quarter of 2015, to a total of 294 million domains as of 31 March, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief from Verisign released Tuesday. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23984> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23984> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/01/global-registrations-294m-verisign/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/01/global-registrations-294m-verisign/> dotAfrica delays frustrating The ZA Central Registry (ZACR) and DNS recently met with ICANN regarding the ongoing dispute over the .africa TLD. < <http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/130924-dotafrica-delays-frustrating. html> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/130924-dotafrica-delays-frustrating.h tml> Bulgaria looking for an IDN registry operator The Bulgarian government is looking for a company to run the registry for its recently awarded .?? internationalized domain name. < <http://domainincite.com/18847-bulgaria-looking-for-an-idn-registry-operator > http://domainincite.com/18847-bulgaria-looking-for-an-idn-registry-operator> 8,000 Premium .Club domains available through registrars tomorrow Starting July 1, you'll be able to buy premium .Club domain names through the registrar channel. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/30/8000-premium-club-domains/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/30/8000-premium-club-domains/> Afilias promises cash for LGBT cause with .lgbt sales Afilias has promised to donate a slice of .lgbt registration fees to a LGBT organization for the next few months. < <http://domainincite.com/18835-afilias-promises-cash-for-lgbt-cause-with-lgb t-sales> http://domainincite.com/18835-afilias-promises-cash-for-lgbt-cause-with-lgbt -sales> New Zealand adds 3,760 .nz domain names in May New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has announced that the number of active .nz domain name registrations has increased to 644,102 by end-May, from 640,342 at 30 April. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-3760-nz-domain-names-in-m ay--1089735> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-3760-nz-domain-names-in-ma y--1089735> >From Google.sucks to HillaryClinton.sucks, here are the biggest .sucks domains that have been taken HillaryClinton.sucks is taken. So is Google.sucks, Yelp.sucks, MarkZuckerberg.sucks and AmherstCollege.sucks. In the case of that last one, there's already a Web site tied to that address - one that asks visitors: "What do you think sucks about Amherst College?" < <https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/30/what-do-hilla ry-clinton-marvel-and-uber-have-in-common-their-sucks-sites-have-all-been-ta ken/> https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/30/what-do-hillar y-clinton-marvel-and-uber-have-in-common-their-sucks-sites-have-all-been-tak en/> Saga Of .Sucks Domain Generates Laughter, Agony Have you checked out the .sucks domain debacle? No? It's the latest clown show. < <http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2015/06/29/saga-of-sucks-domain-genera tes-laughter-agony/> http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerkay/2015/06/29/saga-of-sucks-domain-generat es-laughter-agony/> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** You might be surprised how many new gTLDs have changed hands already At least 86 new gTLD registry contracts have changed hands since the end of 2013, I have discovered. < <http://domainincite.com/18849-you-might-be-surprised-how-many-new-gtlds-hav e-changed-hands-already> http://domainincite.com/18849-you-might-be-surprised-how-many-new-gtlds-have -changed-hands-already> UK brands face troll threat from TLD sale Nearly 80% of UK brands are yet to purchase controversial domain names like .suks, which became available to public on 21st June. < <http://www.cbronline.com/news/uk-brands-face-troll-threat-from-top-level-do main-sale-4611062> http://www.cbronline.com/news/uk-brands-face-troll-threat-from-top-level-dom ain-sale-4611062> This week's new TLDs: .Golf, .Gold and .Date Famous Four Media launches three TLDs in general availability on Wednesday. All of the domain names can be registered for about $25-$30. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/29/golf-gold-and-date/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/29/golf-gold-and-date/> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** VPNs may not protect your information as well as you think VPNs (virtual private networks) are a popular choice for sidestepping censorship and geographic restrictions on services like Netflix with more than 20 percent of Europeans using them. However, researchers at the Queen Mary, University of London recently examined 14 of the region's most popular VPN providers and found nearly all of them leaked information about their users to some degree. These leaks ranged from minor, ie what site you visited, to major infractions including the actual content of your communications. < <http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/30/vpns-leak-your-information/> http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/30/vpns-leak-your-information/> Virtual Private Networks leak users' data, study finds Virtual Private Networks used to encrypt users' information against surveillance and hacking could actually leak private data due to a newly discovered vulnerability. < <http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2015/jun/virtual-private-networks-leak-data.cf m> http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2015/jun/virtual-private-networks-leak-data.cfm > VPNs are so insecure you might as well wear a KICK ME sign A team of five researchers from universities in London and Rome have identified that 14 of the top commercial virtual private networks in the world leak IP data. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/30/worlds_best_vpns_fall_flat_in_secur ity_tests> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/30/worlds_best_vpns_fall_flat_in_securi ty_tests> Securing Critical Infrastructure Industrial automation and control systems are increasingly online, sending out information and receiving commands from local and remote control centers and corporate data systems. Technologies in this Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) have tremendous potential to improve operations, reduce costs, enhance safety, increase revenue, and transform industrial processes. We cannot let security concerns undermine this transformation; security should enable it. < <http://www.darkreading.com/partner-perspectives/intel/securing-critical-inf rastructure-/a/d-id/1321123> http://www.darkreading.com/partner-perspectives/intel/securing-critical-infr astructure-/a/d-id/1321123> OpenDNS Acquisition Gives Cisco Big Security Data Cisco continues to spend on security, today announcing its intent to acquire San Francisco-based OpenDNS for $635 million. < <https://threatpost.com/opendns-acquisition-gives-cisco-big-security-data/11 3563> https://threatpost.com/opendns-acquisition-gives-cisco-big-security-data/113 563> Here's why Cisco will spend $635 million in cash on OpenDNS Cisco plans to acquire Internet security firm OpenDNS for $635 million in cash. The deal is yet another indication of how serious the networking company is about the Internet of things. < <http://fortune.com/2015/06/30/cisco-buys-opendns/> http://fortune.com/2015/06/30/cisco-buys-opendns/> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** First example of .sucks cybersquatting? The .sucks domain has been generally available for a little over a week now, and I've found what may be the first example of somebody attempting to sell one to a brand owner. < <http://domainincite.com/18833-first-example-of-sucks-cybersquatting> http://domainincite.com/18833-first-example-of-sucks-cybersquatting> id: Netflix case sets precedent for new domain name arbitration procedure [registration] A dispute over the domain name 'netflix.id', decided in May this year, has set a clear precedent for Indonesia's new domain name arbitration procedure. Indonesian domain name registrar PANDI recently established an arbitration system for Indonesian ccTLDs. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=e878ff8e-5d3b-48fe- 83d6-25c6552b68a9> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/daily/detail.aspx?g=e878ff8e-5d3b-48fe-8 3d6-25c6552b68a9> Spamming owners of newly registered domain names We all know that people mine whois databases to sell stuff. It's incredibly cheap and easy to do these days: compare the zone files, get the new registrations, and then run whois lookups. There are even people selling the entire .com whois database for a few hundred bucks. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/29/spamming-owners-of-newly-registered-do main-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/29/spamming-owners-of-newly-registered-dom ain-names/> Cybersquatting lawsuit filed over domain name registered 16 years before plaintiff's use New York company Office Space Solutions, Inc. has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit against Jason Kneen of Great Britain over the domain name WorkBetter.com. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/29/cybersquatting-lawsuit-workbetter/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/06/29/cybersquatting-lawsuit-workbetter/> LinkedIn wins case against Irish man in '.ie' row A worldwide intellectual property watchdog has ruled that an Irishman cannot keep the Linkedin.ie domain name after the employment network LinkedIn.com made a complaint. < <http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/linkedin-wins-case-against-irish-man-i n-ie-row-340008.html> http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/linkedin-wins-case-against-irish-man-in -ie-row-340008.html> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** Want an IPv4 address? Get in line The stockpile of unused IPv4 addresses in North America has fallen so low that there's now a waiting list. < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578819/want-an-ipv4-address-get-line /> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/578819/want-an-ipv4-address-get-line/ > < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/578819/want-an-ipv4-address-get-lin e/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/578819/want-an-ipv4-address-get-line /> ARIN Activates IPv4 Unmet Requests Policy ARIN activated the IPv4 Unmet Requests policy (NRPM 4.1.8) this week with the approval of an address request that was larger than the available inventory in the regional IPv4 free pool. < <https://www.arin.net/announcements/2015/20150701.html> https://www.arin.net/announcements/2015/20150701.html> Time for IPv6 is upon us says Infoblox as it offers migration tool System administrators tired of watching their organisation's dwindling pool of IPv4 addresses are being offered assistance from a new online tool that claims it can help them with the process of generating an IPv6 migration plan. < <http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/time-for-ipv6-is-upon-us-says- infoblox-as-it-offers-migration-tool-3618205/> http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/security/time-for-ipv6-is-upon-us-says-i nfoblox-as-it-offers-migration-tool-3618205/> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Court Orders Namecheap to Identify Pirate Site Operator Registrar Namecheap has been ordered to hand over the personal and financial details of one of its customers who's suspected of operating the new Grooveshark website. The order comes after a request from the RIAA and is also directed at Cloudflare, Dynadot and Nodisto. < <http://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-namecheap-to-identify-pirate-site-oper ator-150629/> http://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-namecheap-to-identify-pirate-site-opera tor-150629/> ********************** INTERNET USE ********************** How the internet still fails disabled people Elaine suffers from depression and anxiety. A psychiatric nurse suggested that she learn how to use a computer to keep in contact with her family so that she didn't feel so isolated. So Elaine decided to attend one-to-one tutorials at Cambridge Online. "I'm in my 50s. We didn't have computers when I was at school, so it was quite a job to teach me. I didn't even know how to use a keyboard and was afraid if I hit a wrong button, I would break it." < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/29/disabled-people-internet- extra-costs-commission-scope> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/29/disabled-people-internet-e xtra-costs-commission-scope> Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search Google entices people to search by promising links to the best that the web has to offer. But research released Monday, led by top academics but paid for by one of Google's rivals, suggests that Google sometimes alters results to play up its own content despite people's preferences. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/business/study-suggests-that-google-has-i ts-thumb-on-scale-in-search.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/business/study-suggests-that-google-has-it s-thumb-on-scale-in-search.html> When it comes to online shopping, we're browsing more and buying less It's only getting harder for retailers to close the deal with online shoppers. A new report has found that customers are leaving retailers' Web sites more frequently without buying anything and, when they do open their wallets, they are spending less on average per order. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2015/06/30/when-it-comes-to- online-shopping-were-browsing-more-and-buying-less/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2015/06/30/when-it-comes-to-o nline-shopping-were-browsing-more-and-buying-less/> ********************** ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY ********************** How Television Won the Internet by Michael Wolff Rupert Murdoch recently appointed his son James chief executive of 21st Century Fox, prompting the obvious question: How can a guy whose main credential is a silver spoon compete with Silicon Valley's meritocratic coders and entrepreneurs? < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/opinion/how-television-won-the-internet.h tml> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/29/opinion/how-television-won-the-internet.ht ml> Australia's 'pirate blocking' law a dud Australia has taken a dark turn toward trying to control the internet access of its residents. Its government last week passed legislation to block certain websites, specifically sites that provide access to pirated movies, TV shows and music. < <http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/69696148/australias-pirate -blocking-law-a-dud> http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/69696148/australias-pirate- blocking-law-a-dud> How Many Records Would Be Sold Without Piracy As Tone Deaf recently reported, it seems the end for piracy in Australia could be nigh. The federal government have passed a bill giving power to rights holders to go after websites they see infringing on their content and have them banned by local ISPs. < <http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/452593/how-many-records-would-be-sold-without-pi racy.htm> http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/452593/how-many-records-would-be-sold-without-pir acy.htm> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** Why we are resigned to giving our data to corporate spies 'The business model of the internet," writes the security expert Bruce Schneier in his excellent new book Data and Goliath, "is surveillance." States engage in it for their own inscrutable purposes and - as we know from Edward Snowden - they do it on a colossal scale. But the giant internet companies do it too, on an equally large scale. The only difference is that they claim that they do it with our consent, whereas the state doesn't really bother with that. < <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/28/why-we-give-our-data-t o-corporate-spies-surveillance> http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/28/why-we-give-our-data-to -corporate-spies-surveillance> ********************** CENSORSHIP ********************** Australia bans 220 video games in four months Australia has banned more than four times as many computer games in the past four months than in the entire period from 1994-2014, as the Government adopts a new model for classifying games sold through digital storefronts. < <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-30/australia-bans-220-video-games-in-fou r-months/6582100> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-30/australia-bans-220-video-games-in-four -months/6582100> ************************** GOVERNMENT & POLICY ************************** Australia's digital future needs bipartisan support The internet is vital to creating 21st century jobs, developing new businesses, linking regional and remote communities and fostering innovative ways of delivering health and education services - few would question that premise. < <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/australias-digital-futu re-needs-bipartisan-support/story-e6frgb0o-1227420660359> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/australias-digital-futur e-needs-bipartisan-support/story-e6frgb0o-1227420660359> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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