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[ NNSquad ] "It's time to place the Internet in Safer Hands"
"It's time to place the Internet in Safer Hands" (David Rowan) http://j.mp/zGLVco (KernelMag) "Rod Beckstrom [ICANN President], meanwhile, is stoking up his sales pitch. "Time is short," he told a Beijing event last month. "If you have not done so, now is the time to get expert advice and get your marketing people engaged to take advantage of new opportunities. If you need help there are many companies around the world that offer this service." And don't think you can simply ignore that golden $185,000 opportunity - who knows which rivals could damage your business by getting there first? "If you do not choose to apply," he said, "you should still pay attention to those who do, and use the protections built into the program to safeguard your brand or community." ... But those former ICANN executives I've spoken to are outraged that the body they once held dear is pursuing what they see as a coldly greedy strategy that will confuse consumers, encourage cybersquatting, and serve the interests of those who profit from domain name registration." - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad