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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><br>T<a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131220_the_panel_on_the_future_of_global_internet_cooperation/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">he Panel on the Future of Global Internet Cooperation</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131220_the_panel_on_the_future_of_global_internet_cooperation/<br><br>Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/12/panel-global-internet-cooperation-and-governance-mechanisms" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/12/panel-global-internet-cooperation-and-governance-mechanisms</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121220_wikileaks_of_2012_to_snowden_nsa_leaks_of_2013_internet_governance/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">From Wikileaks of 2012 to Snowden's NSA Leaks of 2013: Implications for Global Internet Governance</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20121220_wikileaks_of_2012_to_snowden_nsa_leaks_of_2013_internet_governance/<br><br>Preserving Freedom Online: The U.S. Should Reject the U.N.’s Authoritarian Control of the Internet<br>http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/12/preserving-freedom-online-the-us-should-reject-the-uns-authoritarian-control-of-the-internet<br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>Spyware export in for regulation
<br><a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_12_22/Spyware-export-in-for-regulation-2249/" target="_blank">http://voiceofrussia.com/2013_12_22/Spyware-export-in-for-regulation-2249/</a><br><br>The Language of Privacy<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/12/language-privacy" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/12/language-privacy</a><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br>Internet is about to experience one of its greatest changes: ICANN<br>http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-21/internet/45443601_1_fadi-chehade-icann-assigned-names<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131219_contention_for_3_more_gtlds_resolved_in_fourth_applicant_auction/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Contention for Three More gTLDs Resolved in Fourth Applicant Auction</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20131219_contention_for_3_more_gtlds_resolved_in_fourth_applicant_auction/<br><br>Is ICANN Going To Hold Registries; The $25K .Sucks One To What They Said In Application??<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/23/is-icann-going-to-hold-registries-the-25k-sucks-one-to-what-they-said-in-application/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/23/is-icann-going-to-hold-registries-the-25k-sucks-one-to-what-they-said-in-application/</a><br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">More stupid government interference with new top level domain names<br></div><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/20/more-stupid-government-interference-with-new-top-level-domain-names/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/20/more-stupid-government-interference-with-new-top-level-domain-names/</a><br><br>WIPO pats itself on the back for Legal Rights Objections<br><a href="https://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/20/wipo-pats-itself-on-the-back-for-legal-rights-objections/" target="_blank">https://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/20/wipo-pats-itself-on-the-back-for-legal-rights-objections/</a><br><br>New gTLD delegation and sunrise periods – the new internet world is here! – are you prepared?<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0ac37c5-2f61-4543-aa97-0c9f2c1e60a1" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d0ac37c5-2f61-4543-aa97-0c9f2c1e60a1</a><br><br>New gTLD Price Wars As United Domains Undercuts Godaddy<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/22/new-gtld-price-wars-as-united-domains-under-cuts-godaddy/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/22/new-gtld-price-wars-as-united-domains-under-cuts-godaddy/</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>Drive to grow Nigeria's .ng domain adoption by 250% in 2014<br>http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/265-nigeria/232161-drive-to-grow-nigerias-ng-domain-adoption-by-250-in-2014<br><br>Nigerians ‘ignorant about domain name potential’<br><a href="http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/nigerians-ignorant-about-domain-name-potential/7447/?section=government#.UrhClMWW31U" target="_blank">http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/nigerians-ignorant-about-domain-name-potential/7447/?section=government#.UrhClMWW31U</a><br><br>Africa: Poor Countries Struggling to Harness Cloud Computing<br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201312230141.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201312230141.html</a><br></div><br>Africa’s GDP to hit $300bn on internet expansion, says Mckinsey<br><a href="http://businessdayonline.com/2013/12/africas-gdp-to-hit-300bn-on-internet-expansion-says-mckinsey/" target="_blank">http://businessdayonline.com/2013/12/africas-gdp-to-hit-300bn-on-internet-expansion-says-mckinsey/</a><br><br>Protesters force Libya internet shutdown<br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25481794" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25481794" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25481794</a><br><br>Woman Fired After Tweet on AIDS in Africa Sparks Internet Outrage<br><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-fired-tweet-aids-africa-sparks-internet-outrage/story?id=21298519" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/International/woman-fired-tweet-aids-africa-sparks-internet-outrage/story?id=21298519</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></div> </div></body>
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