The ICANN 61 Public Meeting takes place from 10-15 March 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This six-day meeting will be focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. …
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ICANN proposes interim GDPR model, including an accreditation program for full Thick WHOIS data access
In 2018, ICANN is focused on developing and soliciting input on interim models for collecting registration data and implementing registration directory services to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ICANN’s …
Read More »A new organization protecting the rights of domain name registrants was founded
“Domain Name Rights Coalition“, a new organization protecting the rights of domain name registrants was founded. The organization says it is “dedicated to protecting the rights of Internet Domain Name Registrants and fight for fair …
Read More »Preventing domain name spoofing and email fraud using DMARC (and a few cases it doesn’t work)
DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is an email authentication, policy, and reporting protocol. DMARC is a way to make it easier for email senders and receivers to determine whether or …
Read More »Mike Berkens filed a lawsuit against Twitter for his hacked account @TheDomains
Mike Berkens domain name investor and blogger at TheDomains.com has filed a lawsuit against Twitter after his Twitter account @TheDomains was hacked on the 22nd of December, 2017. Mike Berkens is using a temporary Twitter …
Read More »New scam using a .com IDN domain, a .site domain and Viber
There is a new scam circulating fast using the Viber instant messaging app. The scam promises a 250 Euro gift card for Sephora in Greece and I was told there are more similar targeting other …
Read More »Nominet suspended 16,632 domains
Nominet published its update on .UK domains suspended for criminal activity over the 12 months to October 2017. Nominet suspends domains following notification from the police or other law enforcement agencies that the domain is being …
Read More »ICANN: the extent of the impact of the GDPR on WHOIS is uncertain
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN“) published today a statement regarding the ability of registries and registrars to comply with their WHOIS and other contractual requirements related to domain name registration data …
Read More »EURid will launch a domain name abuse prevention tool
EURid is set to launch what they call it the “first of its kind” domain name abuse prevention tool. The software in its research phase has the ability to capture 80.04% of the abuse cases …
Read More »Fake GoDaddy, Namecheap, Pinterest websites and emails targeting domain and website owners
There are a few new scam emails that are circulating and are targeting domain name and website owners. The emails try to take advantage of the famous name of some of the most famous domain …
Read More ».US Town Hall – Key points and how Neustar totally ignored my question
Neustar held the .US domain names town hall last week. They mostly talked about how they do all these “great” marketing efforts they do and people on forums and blogs complained about that. But a …
Read More »The Michael Gleissner files: investigation reveals global trademarks and domain portfolio
World Trademark Review published an investigation on Michael Gleissner and his numerous companies, trademarks and domain names. Steeped in mystery, the operation spans at least 36 countries with an estimated cost of close to $750,000 for trademark …
Read More »Neustar has destroyed the .BIZ and .US domain name whois service
Neustar, Inc. has decided to destroy whois for .biz and .us domain names without even an announcement. That is probably because what they did is against ICANN rules. Domain name whois at port 43 is …
Read More ».Build registry (Plan Bee LLC) has been suspended in California (can’t conduct business)
Plan Bee LLC, the company operating the .build top-level domain, has been suspended in California. The Beverly Hills based company has been suspended by the California Secretary of State AND the Franchise Tax Board. The …
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