News tagged with icann
Web boss sees risk of multiple internets
Clandestine efforts by some countries to create alternative versions of the Internet for political ends could put the Web at risk, the man responsible for organizing the network told AFP Wednesday.
Jan 28, 2010 |
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4 countries clear hurdle for non-Latin Web names
(AP) -- Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to win preliminary approval for Internet addresses written entirely in their native scripts.
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name
(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Multilingual web address system approved
The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more ...
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Internet set for change with non-English addresses
(AP) -- The Internet is set to undergo one of the biggest changes in its four-decade history with the expected approval this week of international domain names - or addresses - that can be written in languages ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Internet regulator mulls cybersquatting block
(AP) -- The Internet's key oversight agency is considering a centralized database of trademark holders, to cut down on questionable registrations of new Internet addresses.
Jul 13, 2009 |
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ICANN hires former cybersecurity chief as new CEO (Update)
The Internet agency with key oversight of the monikers behind every Web site, e-mail address and Twitter post named former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom Friday as its next chief executive.
Jun 26, 2009 |
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EU calls for US to loosen grip on Internet governance body
The European Commission on Thursday called for the ICANN Internet body to open up to greater number of countries, loosening the United State's grip over the private group.
Jun 19, 2009 |
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