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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_saving_the_itu_t_in_three_steps/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Saving the ITU-T in Three Steps</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_saving_the_itu_t_in_three_steps/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_saving_the_itu_t_in_three_steps/</a><br><br>Key Internet Technology Challenge Areas for 2014<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2014/01/key-internet-technology-challenge-areas-2014" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2014/01/key-internet-technology-challenge-areas-2014</a><br><br>Locking Internet Firms' "Back Door" to Keep out the NSA
<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-scheer/locking-internet-firms-back-door_b_4558085.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-scheer/locking-internet-firms-back-door_b_4558085.html</a><br><br>The Switchboard: California lawmakers want to halt NSA cooperation<br><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/08/the-switchboard-california-lawmakers-want-to-halt-nsa-cooperation/" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/08/the-switchboard-california-lawmakers-want-to-halt-nsa-cooperation/</a><br><br>NSA employee will continue to co-chair influential crypto standards group<br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/nsa-employee-will-continue-to-co-chair-influential-crypto-standards-group/" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/nsa-employee-will-continue-to-co-chair-influential-crypto-standards-group/</a><br><br>Campaign to kick NSA man from crypto standards group fails<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/08/nsa_bod_crypto_standard_co_chair_controversy/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/08/nsa_bod_crypto_standard_co_chair_controversy/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/01/08/nsa_bod_crypto_standard_co_chair_controversy/</a><br><br>Hollywood studios sign up for W3C membership<br><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/hollywood-studios-sign-up-for-w3c-membership-7000024912/" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/hollywood-studios-sign-up-for-w3c-membership-7000024912/</a><br><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140107_going_going_gone_icann_auction_rules_cause_a_stir/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Going Going Gone: ICANN Auction Rules Cause a Stir</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140107_going_going_gone_icann_auction_rules_cause_a_stir/<br><br><div id="ecxbreadcrumb"><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/default.asp?product_id=0&topic_id=11" title="Focus on Intellectual Property only" target="_blank"></a><span class="ecxfirstword">India</span>: Domain Names: The New Virtual Address</div>
<a href="http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/284958/Trademark/domain+nameS+the+new+virtUal+addreSS" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/india/x/284958/Trademark/domain+nameS+the+new+virtUal+addreSS</a><br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">GoDaddy’s
Afternic gets another large Chinese domain name registrar on board - <br>
See more at:
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/07/godaddys-afternic-gets-another-large-chinese-domain-name-registrar-on-board/#sthash.J362O27M.dpuf</div><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Bergen
County official purchases domain names of political rivals, much to
their surprise - <br>See more at:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/Bergen_County_official_purchases_domain_names_of_political_rivals_much_to_their_surprise.html#sthash.2b3VUJq5.dpuf</div><br>Republican national committee loses fight over .republican<br>http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/07/republican-national-committee-loses-fight-over-republican/<br><br>Bergen County official purchases domain names of political rivals, much to their surprise<br>http://www.northjersey.com/news/Bergen_County_official_purchases_domain_names_of_political_rivals_much_to_their_surprise.html<br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Republican
National Committee loses fight over .republican - <br>See more at:
http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/07/republican-national-committee-loses-fight-over-republican/#sthash.7OjW8O3u.dpuf</div><br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/protecting-e-interests-within-dotafrica/" target="_blank">Protecting e-interests within dotAfrica</a><br>http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/protecting-e-interests-within-dotafrica/<br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>Is Sacramento The World's Capital of Internet Privacy Regulation?<br><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2014/01/06/is-sacramento-the-worlds-capital-of-internet-privacy-regulation/" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericgoldman/2014/01/06/is-sacramento-the-worlds-capital-of-internet-privacy-regulation/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_evolution_and_the_internet/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Evolution and the Internet</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_evolution_and_the_internet/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_evolution_and_the_internet/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140107_developed_economies_not_ready_for_an_ict_driven_recovery/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Developed Economies Not Ready for an ICT-Driven Recovery</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140107_developed_economies_not_ready_for_an_ict_driven_recovery/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140107_developed_economies_not_ready_for_an_ict_driven_recovery/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_evolving_network_business_models/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Evolving Network Business Models</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_evolving_network_business_models/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140106_evolving_network_business_models/</a><br><br>Protecting children online: strike the balance between safety and censorship<br><a href="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/35293-protecting-children-online/" target="_blank">http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/35293-protecting-children-online/</a><br><br>Africa: Tech Giants Urge States to Respect Data Privacy<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401060422.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401060422.html</a><br><br>SECURITY<br><br>Gulf region emerges as a cyber conflict flashpoint<br><a href="http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/gulf-region-emerges-cyber-conflict-flashpoint/2014-01-06" target="_blank">http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/gulf-region-emerges-cyber-conflict-flashpoint/2014-01-06</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>Omobola Johnson Nigeria to comlete broadband projects in 2014<br>http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/265-nigeria/232182-omobola-johnson-nigeria-to-complete-broadband-projects-in-2014<br><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv">Omobola
Johnson: Nigeria to complete broadband projects in 2014 - <br>See more
at:
http://www.itwebafrica.com/ict-and-governance/265-nigeria/232182-omobola-johnson-nigeria-to-complete-broadband-projects-in-2014#sthash.KxPYVW5O.dpuf</div><br>Africa: Tech Giants Urge States to Respect Data Privacy<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401060422.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401060422.html</a><br>
<br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/protecting-e-interests-within-dotafrica/" target="_blank">Protecting e-interests within dotAfrica</a><br>
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/protecting-e-interests-within-dotafrica/<br>
<br>Surging mobile internet demand straining african telecom networks<br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><a href="http://www.itwebafrica.com/telecommunications/335-africa/232187-surging-mobile-internet-demand-straining-african-telecom-networks" target="_blank">http://www.itwebafrica.com/telecommunications/335-africa/232187-surging-mobile-internet-demand-straining-african-telecom-networks</a><br></div><br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/bringing-satellite-internet-to-the-masses/" target="_blank">Bringing satellite internet to the masses</a><br>http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/bringing-satellite-internet-to-the-masses/<br><br>9 in 10 of Middle East and Africa’s Web Users Access Mobile Internet<br><a href="http://mobilemarketingmagazine.com/9-in-10-of-middle-east-and-africas-web-users-access-mobile-internet/" target="_blank">http://mobilemarketingmagazine.com/9-in-10-of-middle-east-and-africas-web-users-access-mobile-internet/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/seacom-eyeing-further-african-expansions/" target="_blank">SEACOM eyeing further African expansion</a><br><a href="http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/seacom-eyeing-further-african-expansions/" target="_blank">http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/01/seacom-eyeing-further-african-expansions/</a><br><br>Nigeria: Many Africans Will Come Into Formal Economy Through Mobile Money<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401080320.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401080320.html</a><br><br><br><br><br> </div></div> </div></body>
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