News tagged with icann
Internet upgraded to foil cyber crooks
The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
Jul 29, 2010 |
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Internet safe spot planned at ".secure" domain
Internet security specialists have applied for a ".secure" domain that they plan to turn into an online safe zone where bad guys aren't allowed.
May 11, 2012 |
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Internet address warehouse empty
The global warehouse for Internet addresses ran empty on Thursday.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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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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Porn sites closer to .xxx Web address (Update)
(AP) -- It may soon be easier to block Internet porn: The agency that controls domain names said Friday it will consider adding .xxx to the list of suffixes people and companies can pick when establishing ...
Jun 25, 2010 |
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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 exhausting addresses, but no IPocalypse
The Internet is running out of addresses. With everything from smartphones to Internet-linked appliances and cars getting online, the group entrusted with organizing the Web is running out of the "IP" numbers ...
Jan 23, 2011 |
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Internet group calls for '.xxx' porn domain name
Internet specialists gathered in Colombia Thursday called for the creation of an ".xxx" domain for pornographic websites, saying it would make it easier to police them.
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Internet addresses to accept Chinese script
(AP) -- Chinese speakers will soon be able to tap out Internet addresses in their own language after the agency that runs Internet addresses says it will start accepting Chinese script for domain names.
Jun 25, 2010 |
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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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Website address 'revolution' on hold
The Internet domain name "revolution" was on hold Friday due to a flaw that let some aspiring applicants peek at unauthorized information at the registration website.
Apr 27, 2012 |
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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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Global agency reconsiders '.xxx' for porn sites
(AP) -- A global Internet oversight agency is reopening discussions about whether to create a ".xxx" domain name as an online red-light district where porn sites can set up shop away from the wandering eyes ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Beyond '.com,' names for Antarctica, Urdu and more
(AP) -- Unless you're a Luddite, you're bound to know of ".com," the Internet's most common address suffix.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Internet domain name expansion comes under fire
A plan to expand the number of Internet domain names came under fire in the US Congress on Thursday, a day after the head of the Federal Trade Commission said it could potentially be a "disaster."
Dec 08, 2011 |
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ICANN
ICANN (pronounced /aɪkæn/, eye-can) is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, United States, ICANN is a non-profit corporation that was created on September 18, 1998 in order to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks previously performed directly on behalf of the U.S. government by other organizations, notably the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
ICANN's tasks include responsibility for Internet Protocol (IP) address space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, generic (gTLD) and country code (ccTLD) top-level domain name system management, and root server system management functions. More generically, ICANN is responsible for managing the assignment of domain names and IP addresses. To date, much of its work has concerned the introduction of new generic top-level domains (TLDs). The technical work of ICANN is referred to as the IANA function. ICANN's other primary function involves helping preserve the operational stability of the Internet; to promote competition; to achieve broad representation of global Internet community; and to develop policies appropriate to its mission through bottom-up, consensus-based processes.
On September 29, 2006, ICANN signed a new agreement with the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) that is a step forward toward the full management of the Internet's system of centrally coordinated identifiers through the multi-stakeholder model of consultation that ICANN represents.
On November 3, 2007, Peter Dengate Thrush replaced Vint Cerf as Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors.
On July 1, 2009 Rod Beckstrom was appointed as CEO/President of ICANN, succeeding Paul Twomey who served in the position from March 27, 2003 until July 1, 2009.
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