[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review October 24, 2014

[Mamadou LO]

IANA TRANSITION - ICANN ACCOUNTABILITY



The future health of the internet comes down to ONE simple question…
Can ICANN be forced to agree to oversight of its decisions?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/23/icann-accountability-internet-health/

ITU

ICANN CEO Congratulates Newly Elected ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao
http://www.domainnews.com/icann-ceo-congratulates-newly-elected-itu-secretary-general-houlin-zhao.html

New ITU chief to focus on connecting developing countries
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141023000955

Plenipot Update 24 October: New Leadership of the ITU 
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-24-october-new-leadership-itu

Plenipot Update 23 October: Election Results, Ad hoc Groups, and Formal Sessions
http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-23-october-election-results-ad-hoc-groups-and-formal

Just what does this U.N. agency want to do to the Internet?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-itu-internet-governance-20141024-story.html

INTERNET REGULATION

The Internet is not the enemy
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/10/22/fight_isis_not_the_internet_terrorism_online_freedom

The internet political future
http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-titles/10592/internet-political-future/?tw=dd

UN Rights Expert Urges Governments To Protect Right To Privacy While Spying 
http://www.rttnews.com/2402409/un-rights-expert-urges-governments-to-protect-right-to-privacy-while-spying.aspx?type=gn&SimRec=1

Who Will Control Your Internet?
	  	
	  
http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/19326-who-will-control-your-internet

DOMAIN NAME

.Com rebound : Verisign 1.15 million domain names to hit 130.0 million
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/10/23/com-rebound/

DNSSEC Adoption - The Current Functionality Gap (Part 2)
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141023_dnssec_adoption_the_current_functionality_gap_part_2/

Ebola.com domain name sold for $200K
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebola-com-domain-name-sold-for--200k-212628387.html

A million domain names has been suspended, and law enforcement is AWOL
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/10/22/domain-suspension-law-enforcement/

AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS

Africa: Mobile Internet in Africa Brings Fundamentally Change
http://allafrica.com/stories/201410241529.html

How can we close the broadband gap?
http://forumblog.org/2014/10/broadband-gap-closing-internet/






 		 	   		   		 	   		  
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