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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><span id="ecxdvHeadline"><br>High-Level Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms Convenes in London</span><br><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/high-level-panel-on-global-internet-cooperation-and-governance-mechanisms-convenes-in-london-235789861.html" target="_blank">http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/high-level-panel-on-global-internet-cooperation-and-governance-mechanisms-convenes-in-london-235789861.html</a><br><br>Governance By Algorithm: Big Data, The NSA & A Sinister Future
<br><a href="http://thequietus.com/articles/14130-big-brother-nsa-surveillance-gchq" target="_blank">http://thequietus.com/articles/14130-big-brother-nsa-surveillance-gchq</a><br><br><a class="ecxl" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&ved=0CCkQqQIoADAA&url=http://www.alarabiya.net/en/business/technology/2013/11/20/U-S-seen-giving-up-internet-governance-in-wake-of-spy-scandal.html&ei=TlywUoztF8bP0QXN1IHAAg&usg=AFQjCNEIIg6scRrKKgf5jPJSHFHbkO4fCA&sig2=5i4ZLQ12Qt_--O-qm3jpnQ&bvm=bv.57967247%2cd.bGE&cad=rja" target="_blank">US seen giving up <em>internet governance</em> in wake of spy scandal</a><br>http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/technology/2013/11/20/U-S-seen-giving-up-internet-governance-in-wake-of-spy-scandal.html<br><br>Could privacy-protecting software become a new Internet standard? <br><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/11/26/could_privacy_protecting_software_become_a_new_internet_standard_newscred/" target="_blank">http://www.salon.com/2013/11/26/could_privacy_protecting_software_become_a_new_internet_standard_newscred/</a><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>How the internet is killing the worlds languages<br>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/12/04/how-the-internet-is-killing-the-worlds-languages/<br><br>Globalization Helps Preserve Endangered Languages<br><a href="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/382595-globalization-helps-preserve-endangered-languages/" target="_blank">http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/382595-globalization-helps-preserve-endangered-languages/</a><br><br>Which Languages Will Survive on the Internet?<br><a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2013/12/11/most_languages_aren_t_going_to_make_it_online.html" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_world_/2013/12/11/most_languages_aren_t_going_to_make_it_online.html</a><br><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131213_2013_domain_name_year_in_review/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">2013 Domain Name Year in Review</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131213_2013_domain_name_year_in_review/<br><br>ICANN Opens Comment Period On Last Resort Auctions<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/16/icann-opens-comment-period-on-last-resort-auctions/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/16/icann-opens-comment-period-on-last-resort-auctions/</a><br><br>Icann updates new TLD auction plans still no resolution for indirect contention<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/16/icann-updates-new-tld-auction-plans-still-no-resolution-for-indirect-contention/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/16/icann-updates-new-tld-auction-plans-still-no-resolution-for-indirect-contention/</a><br><br>Nominet seeks royal approval for pisspoor .uk domain name push<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/16/prince_of_wales_second_level_domain_revealed_by_nominet/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/16/prince_of_wales_second_level_domain_revealed_by_nominet/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131215_mosque_and_bazaar_islam_icann_and_the_new_gtld_program/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">The Mosque and the Bazaar: Islam, ICANN, and the New gTLD Program</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131215_mosque_and_bazaar_islam_icann_and_the_new_gtld_program/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131215_mosque_and_bazaar_islam_icann_and_the_new_gtld_program/</a><br><br>With 20 Million Domain Registration, The Registry Behind .TK Raises $3 Million In Funding<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/16/with-20-million-domain-registration-the-registry-behind-tk-raises-3-million-in-funding/" target="_blank">l2http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/16/with-20-million-domain-registration-the-registry-behind-tk-raises-3-million-in-funding/</a><br><br>Do Brands Need a Chinese-Language Address on Web?<br><a href="http://adage.com/china/article/china-news/do-brands-need-a-chineselanguage-address-on-web/245687/" target="_blank">http://adage.com/china/article/china-news/do-brands-need-a-chineselanguage-address-on-web/245687/</a><br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Is there such a thing as a brandable generic TLD?<br></div><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/17/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-brandable-generic-tld/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/17/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-brandable-generic-tld/</a><br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">See 21 companies that bought domain names last week<br></div>
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/13/see-21-companies-that-bought-domain-names-last-week/<br><br>Brand Arrows Lists Single Letter Domain Names For Sale <br><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/single-letter-domains/2014/prweb11402805.htm" target="_blank">http://www.prweb.com/releases/single-letter-domains/2014/prweb11402805.htm</a><br><br>SECURITY<br><br>The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013<br><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/132036/" target="_blank">http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/132036/</a><br><br>TrustPort Internet Security 2014<br><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2c2817%2c2428310%2c00.asp" target="_blank">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428310,00.asp</a><br><br>BullGuard Internet Security (2014)<br>http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428064,00.asp<br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>Africa: ISPs Steal a March On Mobile Operators With LTE Roll-Outs - Yoome Will Go Live in Cote d'Ivoire in February<br><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2c2817%2c2428064%2c00.asp" target="_blank">http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428064,00.asp</a><br><br>Kenya: Regional ICT Ministers Converge in Kenya to Discuss Infrastructure, Cyber-Security and Digital Migration Issues<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201312171093.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201312171093.html</a><br><br>MTN, Millicom, Rocket Internet to develop internet businesses in Africa <br><a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/87/106823.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/87/106823.html" target="_blank">http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/410/87/106823.html</a><br><br><a href="http://africanbrains.net/2013/12/06/investment-management-firm-opens-worlds-first-fund-exclusively-targeting-africas-telecommunications-infrastructure/" title="Permalink to Investment management firm opens world’s first fund exclusively targeting Africa’s telecommunications infrastructure" rel="bookmark" target="_blank">Investment management firm opens world’s first fund exclusively targeting Africa’s telecommunications infrastructure</a><br>http://africanbrains.net/2013/12/06/investment-management-firm-opens-worlds-first-fund-exclusively-targeting-africas-telecommunications-infrastructure/<br><br>GVG-SGS stages workshop for West African telecoms regulators and fiscal authorities<br>http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/gvg-sgs-stages-workshop-west-african-telecoms-regu/7421/?section=mobile<br><br>Landscape Channel starts in 42 countries in Africa<br>http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/12/17/landscape-channel-starts-in-42-countries-in-africa/<br><br>Satellite ultra-broadband in Europe & Africa<br><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/04/5969530/satellite-ultra-broadband-in-europe.html" target="_blank">http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/04/5969530/satellite-ultra-broadband-in-europe.html</a><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></div> </div></body>
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