Although no ccTLD appears as frequently as .com in domain name disputes, it’s interesting to see which ccTLDs are subject to dispute the most often. Doug Isenberg writes that at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which hears more domain name disputes than any service provider, the most popular ccTLD that shows up in decisions …
Microsoft breaches the Dutch data protection law by processing personal data of people that use the Windows 10 operating system on their computers. This is the conclusion of the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) after its investigation of Windows 10 Home and Pro. The DPA, also known as Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, published a notice Thursday stating …
The current ICANN chair Steve Crocker announced in his blog that 2017 is his last year as Chairman of the ICANN Board, with his term ending at the beginning of November. ICANN through the Chairman’s blog has announced that the Board began planning for the election of the Board’s leadership positions [PDF, 44 KB], in …
Only 14% of government organizations consider themselves to be well-protected against cyber threats. The government sector lags behind others in implementing modern cybersecurity defenses, according to a new report from security firm Netwrix. This failure to update has led to an increase in breaches: 72% of government entities worldwide had their security compromised in 2016, …
AS reported by The Hill, The public filed over 20 million comments to the Federal Communications Commission over its plan to scrap the net neutrality rules. The comments have hit a new record for the FCC. It is more than five times the number filed on the agency’s previous net neutrality proposal in 2015. The comments on that …
Last week, we reported that Google Domains and Godaddy, to big domain registrars stated that the Daily Stormer violated their terms of service. The companies also completed their threat by cancelling their hosting service. More silicon valley firms have joined the list of tech companies shunning extremism. Social media networks Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, music service …
It was reported last week that China was clamping down on users who rely on virtual private networks (VPN) to break free of its notorious internet filter. Apple Inc. has now removed some virtual private network applications from its stores in China, a move that could block users ability to bypass a local web firewall …
Geneva, 31 July 2017 New data released by ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), show that 830 million young people are online, representing 80 per cent of the youth population in 104 countries. ITU’s ICT Facts and Figures 2017 also shows a significant increase in broadband access and subscriptions …
This week and today Wednesday 12 July especially, some of the internet’s most popular websites will look quite different, as they participate in a day of action to oppose changes to US rules which govern net neutrality. Sites such as Netflix and Amazon are joining with civil liberty groups in a co-ordinated protest, and activists …
The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving an illegal advantage to another Google product, its comparison shopping service. The company must now end the conduct within 90 days or face penalty payments of up to 5% of …