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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><br>Brazil in 2014: Will Rousseff change course?<br><a href="http://news.gnom.es/news/brazil-in-2014-will-rousseff-change-course" target="_blank">http://news.gnom.es/news/brazil-in-2014-will-rousseff-change-course</a><br><br>Daily Report: Considering the Future of Internet Governance<br><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/daily-report-considering-the-future-of-internet-governance/?_r=0" target="_blank">http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/daily-report-considering-the-future-of-internet-governance/?_r=0</a><br><br>Viewing where the internet goes<br><a href="http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20131231_Viewing_where_the_internet_goes.html" target="_blank">http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/20131231_Viewing_where_the_internet_goes.html</a><br><br><span id="ecxHeadContent_FullstoryCtrl_title">NSA spying on Africa-Asia-Europe undersea telecommunications cables: Report</span><br><a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/nsa-spying-on-africa-asia-europe-undersea-telecommunications-cables-report-464871" target="_blank">http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/nsa-spying-on-africa-asia-europe-undersea-telecommunications-cables-report-464871</a><br>
<br>NSA Snooping's Negative Impact On Business Would Have The Founding Fathers 'Aghast'<br><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/12/20/nsa-snoopings-negative-impact-on-business-would-have-the-founding-fathers-aghast/" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/12/20/nsa-snoopings-negative-impact-on-business-would-have-the-founding-fathers-aghast/</a><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">It’s
 almost 2014, and people are registering 2014 domain names in droves - <br>
See more at: 
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/12/30/its-almost-2014-and-people-are-registering-2014-domain-names-in-droves/#sthash.QxLzYDPX.dpuf</div><br>New domain name extensions business opportunities<br>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2013/12/29/new-domain-name-extensions-business-opportunities/<br><br>Shocking; ICANN May Make Money Off The New gTLD Program<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/29/shocking-icann-may-make-money-off-the-new-gtld-program/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2013/12/29/shocking-icann-may-make-money-off-the-new-gtld-program/</a><br><span><br>.xyz Joins ICANN's gTLD Registries Stakeholder Group</span><br><a href="http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/xyz-joins-icanns-gtld-registries-stakeholder-group-421376.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/xyz-joins-icanns-gtld-registries-stakeholder-group-421376.htm</a><br><br>.Come .Again? A New Batch of Suffixes to Hit the Internet<br><a href="http://techland.time.com/2013/12/31/come-again-a-new-batch-of-suffixes-to-hit-the-internet/" target="_blank">http://techland.time.com/2013/12/31/come-again-a-new-batch-of-suffixes-to-hit-the-internet/</a><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br><a href="http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2013/12/30/in-the-internet-policy-world-who-gets-to-be-civil-society-human-rights-surveillance-censorship/" rel="bookmark" title="In the Internet Policy World, Who Gets to be Civil Society?" target="_blank">In the Internet Policy World, Who Gets to be Civil Society?                                </a><br>http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2013/12/30/in-the-internet-policy-world-who-gets-to-be-civil-society-human-rights-surveillance-censorship/<br><br>Deceiving internet freedom in Azerbaijan<br><a href="http://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Regions-and-countries/Azerbaijan/Deceiving-internet-freedom-in-Azerbaijan-145755" target="_blank">http://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Regions-and-countries/Azerbaijan/Deceiving-internet-freedom-in-Azerbaijan-145755</a><br><br>Riding the Digitization Trend into a New Industrial Age<div style="width:1px;height:1px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font:10pt sans-serif;text-align:left;text-transform:none;overflow:hidden;"><br>Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/30/6036989/riding-the-digitization-trend.html#storylink=cpy</div>http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/30/6036989/riding-the-digitization-trend.html<br><br>SECURITY<br><br>Cybersecurity to get more complicated in 2014: ISACA <br><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/cybersecurity-to-get-more-complicated-in-2014-isaca_900384.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/cybersecurity-to-get-more-complicated-in-2014-isaca_900384.html" target="_blank">http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/cybersecurity-to-get-more-complicated-in-2014-isaca_900384.html</a><br><br>5 cloud computing takeaways for 2013<br><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/5-cloud-computing-takeaways-2013-233104" target="_blank">http://www.infoworld.com/t/cloud-computing/5-cloud-computing-takeaways-2013-233104</a><br><br><a href="http://www.newsroompanama.com/europe/6951-the-battle-for-internet-security.html" class="ecxcontentpagetitle" target="_blank">The battle for internet security        </a><br>http://www.newsroompanama.com/europe/6951-the-battle-for-internet-security.html<br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>African Union Set to Get Tougher On Cybercrime<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201312301604.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201312301604.html</a><br><span id="ecxHeadContent_FullstoryCtrl_title"><br>NSA spying on Africa-Asia-Europe undersea telecommunications cables: Report</span><br><a href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/nsa-spying-on-africa-asia-europe-undersea-telecommunications-cables-report-464871" target="_blank">http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/nsa-spying-on-africa-asia-europe-undersea-telecommunications-cables-report-464871</a><br><br>Ghana lags behind in I.T - Google country manager<br><a href="http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=296577" target="_blank">http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=296577</a><br><br>Cybersecurity For Africa: As Internet Penetration Grows, AU Seeks To Corral Online Crime<br><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/cybersecurity-africa-internet-penetration-grows-au-seeks-corral-online-crime-1522656" target="_blank">http://www.ibtimes.com/cybersecurity-africa-internet-penetration-grows-au-seeks-corral-online-crime-1522656</a><br><br>Internet privacy to be key IT security topic of 2014 <br><a href="http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/internet-privacy-be-key-it-security-topic-2014/7449/#.UsLVAsWW31U" target="_blank">http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/internet-privacy-be-key-it-security-topic-2014/7449/#.UsLVAsWW31U</a><br><br>Africa: Five Resolutions for a Better Digital Life<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201312310008.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/2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