ICANN board approves registry agreement for new gTLDs
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a broad registry agreement that moves the organization forward in its efforts to offer more than 1,000 new generic top-level...
View ArticleInternet infrastructure groups move away from US gov't over spying
After recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's widespread surveillance of Internet communications, the coordination of the Internet's technical infrastructure should move away from...
View ArticleICANN starts rolling out new generic top-level domains
ICANN has introduced the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) to the Internet's root zone, the central database for the Internet's Domain Name System, paving the way for possibly 1,400 new...
View ArticleICANN sets up 'coalition' to address new Internet governance challenges
ICANN has set up a panel, consisting of people in government, civil society, the private sector, the technical community and international organizations, to address concerns about the governance of the...
View ArticleICANN leaders push for broad-based Internet governance
An Internet governance model that includes businesses and civil-society groups in the decision-making process remains the best approach, despite a push from some countries for a more government-centric...
View ArticleReport: EU to push to reduce US role in Internet governance
The European Union will push for diminished U.S. influence on Internet governance because of "loss of confidence" in the current U.S.-centric model, according to a news report.
View ArticleICANN's cosy relationship with the US must end, says EU
The exclusive relationship of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) with the U.S. must end said the European Union’s digital agenda chief on Wednesday.
View ArticleUS government to end formal relationship with ICANN
The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers in late 2015, with ICANN developing a...
View ArticleUS plan to end ICANN oversight could lead to 'Net censorship, lawmakers say
A U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plan to end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers could open the door to Internet...
View ArticleUS NTIA's plan to end ICANN contract puts Internet freedom at risk, critics say
The freedom and openness of the Internet are at stake after the U.S. government announced plans to end its contractual oversight of ICANN, some critics said Thursday.
View ArticleBrazil's global Internet conference includes call to end spying
Participants in a Brazil-hosted conference on Internet governance laid out an aggressive agenda, with some calling for a policy statement that would condemn Internet surveillance, support net...
View ArticleSurveillance, ICANN transition dominate Brazil NETmundial meeting
A global Internet governance conference in Brazil concluded Thursday with a strong focus on countering surveillance, including asking for a review of the implications on privacy of existing practices...
View ArticleExposing hidden domain registrations could hurt innocent users more than...
Banning the use of privacy and proxy services to hide details of domain name registrants would scarcely inconvenience criminals but would have privacy implications for lawful users of those services,...
View ArticleICANN seeks opinion on legality of '.sucks' registration process
The body that manages the Internet domain name system has asked regulators in the U.S. and Canada to comment on the legality of the high prices and procedures used by Vox Populi Registry for...
View ArticleICANN resets passwords after website breach
The overseer of the Internet's addressing system said Wednesday that someone obtained information related to user accounts for its public website, although no financial information was divulged.
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