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Want to be ICANN’s next CEO? <BR><A href="http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/12/want-to-be-icanns-next-ceo/" target=_blank>http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/12/want-to-be-icanns-next-ceo</A><A href="http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/12/want-to-be-icanns-next-ceo/" target=_blank>/</A><BR><BR><BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>DOMAIN NAME</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR>ICANN is ready for battle over expansion of Web suffixes<BR><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/icann-is-ready-for-battle-over-expansion-of-web-suffixes/2011/12/12/gIQAroAgqO_story.html" target=_blank>http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/icann-is-ready-for-battle-over-expansion-of-web-suffixes/2011/12/12/gIQAroAgqO_story.html</A><BR><BR><BR>What's the .rush?<BR><A href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whats-the-rush/2011/12/09/gIQA5Ms9nO_story.html" target=_blank>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whats-the-rush/2011/12/09/gIQA5Ms9nO_story.html</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Distinguished Chinese Internet Expert Named ICANN Vice President for Asia<BR><A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/08/prweb9025612.DTL" target=_blank>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/08/prweb9025612.DTL</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Internet domain name expansion comes under fire<BR><A href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gUKCvWL3rFprWlCjbJoyj8Q9WxgQ?docId=CNG.85cdacfb80b35ee0883c0c5d92b29bef.521" target=_blank>http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gUKCvWL3rFprWlCjbJoyj8Q9WxgQ?docId=CNG.85cdacfb80b35ee0883c0c5d92b29bef.521</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Internet domain-name expansion may be a 'disaster,' FTC head says<BR><A href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/07/business/la-fi-web-names-20111207" target=_blank>http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/07/business/la-fi-web-names-20111207</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>ICANN values Chinese market, yet admits the difficulty to extend new domain name<BR><A href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/china/icann-values-chinese-market-yet-admits-the-difficulty-to-extend-new-domain-name/244" target=_blank>http://www.zdnet.com/blog/china/icann-values-chinese-market-yet-admits-the-difficulty-to-extend-new-domain-name/244</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Morality in Media Wants Congress To Make It A Crime To Register A .XXX Domain Matching Any Domain In Any Extension<BR><A href="http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/12/morality-in-media-wants-congress-to-make-it-a-crime-to-register-a-xxx-domain-matching-any-domain-in-any-extension/" target=_blank>http://www.thedomains.com/2011/12/12/morality-in-media-wants-congress-to-make-it-a-crime-to-register-a-xxx-domain-matching-any-domain-in-any-extension/</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>55,367 .xxx domain names registered in first 24 hours <BR><A href="http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/07/55367-xxx-domain-names-registered-in-first-24-hours/" target=_blank>http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/07/55367-xxx-domain-names-registered-in-first-24-hours/</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><A class="ecxheadline ecxsource-org" href="http://mashable.com/2011/12/08/senate-icann-domains/" target=_blank>Senators Press ICANN on Generic Top-Level Domains</A> <BR><A href="http://mashable.com/2011/12/08/senate-icann-domains/" target=_blank>http://mashable.com/2011/12/08/senate-icann-domains/</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Scramble for 'dot africa' internet domain name<BR><A href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/07/tech/africa-domain-name/" target=_blank>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/07/tech/africa-domain-name/</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3></FONT>&nbsp;<BR><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" size=3>INTERNET REGULATION</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR>Chinese cyberspies stealing key data, U.S. analysts say<BR><A href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/12/12/china-hackers-us.html" target=_blank>http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/12/12/china-hackers-us.html</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>European Union to outline Internet freedom strategy<BR><A href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/09/us-eu-internet-idUSTRE7B81HL20111209" target=_blank>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/09/us-eu-internet-idUSTRE7B81HL20111209</A><BR><BR>&nbsp;<BR>EU to Give Secret Anti-censorship Software to Human Rights Activists<BR><A href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/246031/eu_to_give_secret_anticensorship_software_to_human_rights_activists.html" target=_blank>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/246031/eu_to_give_secret_anticensorship_software_to_human_rights_activists.html</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Clinton urges industry to promote Internet freedoms<BR><A href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/08/us-usa-clinton-internet-idUSTRE7B726G20111208" target=_blank>http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/08/us-usa-clinton-internet-idUSTRE7B726G20111208</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Russians turn to Internet for uncensored news<BR><A href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-12/Russia-Internet-protests/51818268/1" target=_blank>http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-12/Russia-Internet-protests/51818268/1</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><FONT size=3></FONT>&nbsp;<BR><FONT size=3>CYBERCRIME</FONT><BR>&nbsp;<BR>FBI goes international to fight cyber criminals on their home turf<BR><A href="http://gcn.com/articles/2011/12/12/fbi-international-cyber-crime-partnerships.aspx" target=_blank>http://gcn.com/articles/2011/12/12/fbi-international-cyber-crime-partnerships.aspx</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>Cyber Crime Expected to Increase in 2012 - SupportSquad Offers New Hacker Protection<BR><A href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/08/prweb9024005.DTL" target=_blank>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/12/08/prweb9024005.DTL</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>US needs to more to deter Chinese hacking teams, say cybersecurity analysts<BR><A href="http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/americas/us-needs-to-more-to-deter-chinese-hacking-teams-say-cybersecurity-analysts" target=_blank>http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/americas/us-needs-to-more-to-deter-chinese-hacking-teams-say-cybersecurity-analysts</A><BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR><BR>&nbsp;<BR><BR>                                               </div></body>
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