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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>INTERNET GOVERNANCE<br><div><div dir="ltr"><br><span id="ecxctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_news_title">War of words on Internet governance, just one week ahead of WSIS </span><br><a href="http://telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=39249&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10" target="_blank">http://telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=39249&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10</a><span id="ecxctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_news_title"><br></span><br>Obama proposes changes to NSA surveillance
<br><a href="http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=4D50ED3F-C7AE-5E61-22DEF08ACBA6FCED" target="_blank">http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=4D50ED3F-C7AE-5E61-22DEF08ACBA6FCED</a><br><br>ICANN / DOMAIN NAME<br><br><span class="ecxuserContent">Great News! Over 50% Of All Top-Level Domains Now Signed With DNSSEC!<br> <a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2014/01/great-news-over-50-of-all-top-level-domains-now-signed-with-dnssec/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/deploy360/blog/2014/01/great-news-over-50-of-all-top-level-domains-now-signed-with-dnssec/</a></span><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140120_islamic_tlds_and_the_challenge_of_good_governance/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Islamic TLDs and the Challenge of Good Governance</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140120_islamic_tlds_and_the_challenge_of_good_governance/<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140120_how_to_keep_track_of_new_generic_top_level_domains_newgtlds/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">How to Keep Track of the New Generic Top-Level Domains (newgTLDs) Now Appearing Weekly</a><br>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20140120_how_to_keep_track_of_new_generic_top_level_domains_newgtlds/<br><br>Monash claims a world first with its new branded top-level domain<br><a href="http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/monash-claims-a-world-first-with-its-new-branded-top-level-domain-48149/#.Ut6NbsW2yM8" target="_blank">http://www.marketingmag.com.au/news/monash-claims-a-world-first-with-its-new-branded-top-level-domain-48149/#.Ut6NbsW2yM8</a><br><br>.monash is first global brand TLD<br><a href="http://www.bandt.com.au/news/digital/monash-receives-the-first-global-brand-tdl" target="_blank">http://www.bandt.com.au/news/digital/monash-receives-the-first-global-brand-tdl</a><br><br>China.com, among world's most costly domain names, relaunched to boost Beijing's voice<br><a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1409641/chinacom-among-worlds-most-costly-domain-names-relaunched-boost" target="_blank">http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1409641/chinacom-among-worlds-most-costly-domain-names-relaunched-boost</a><br><span class="ecxfirstword"><br>Canada</span>: .CA Domain Names Held To Be Personal Property<br><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/287240/Trademark/CA+Domain+Names+Held+To+Be+Personal+Property" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/287240/Trademark/CA+Domain+Names+Held+To+Be+Personal+Property</a><br><br>.health applicants survive community objections<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/17/health-applicants-survive-community-objections/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/17/health-applicants-survive-community-objections/</a><br><br>Donuts loses .Insurance but can keep .Insure<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/17/donuts-loses-insurance-but-can-keep-insure/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/01/17/donuts-loses-insurance-but-can-keep-insure/</a><br><br>The new gTLD program: latest updates on brand protection and the Trademark Clearinghouse<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f7ac4d22-7fa6-44df-984a-d20ecbc4f039" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=f7ac4d22-7fa6-44df-984a-d20ecbc4f039</a><br><br>ICANN BC Committee Tells ICANN Not To Allow Singular & Plurals Strings (Again)<br><a href="http://www.thedomains.com/2014/01/19/icann-bc-committee-tells-icann-not-to-allow-singular-plurals-strings-again/" target="_blank">http://www.thedomains.com/2014/01/19/icann-bc-committee-tells-icann-not-to-allow-singular-plurals-strings-again/</a><br><br>More news<br><a href="http://www.domainenamewire.com" target="_blank">www.domainenamewire.com</a><br>www.thedomains.com<br><br>INTERNET REGULATION<br><br>The "Internet of Things" will impact law and regulation in 2014<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=532f43f1-1bfb-47d0-aa13-096275055c08" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=532f43f1-1bfb-47d0-aa13-096275055c08</a><br><br><span id="ecxctl00_ctl02_ctl00_lblHeaderText">New media laws increasing internet censorship in Turkey?</span><br><a href="http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-media-laws-increasing-internet-censorship-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=449&nID=61212&NewsCatID=396" target="_blank">http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/new-media-laws-increasing-internet-censorship-in-turkey.aspx?pageID=449&nID=61212&NewsCatID=396</a><br><br>Chinese internet users must register real names to upload<br><a href="http://www.telecompaper.com/news/chinese-internet-users-must-register-real-names-to-upload--991262" target="_blank">http://www.telecompaper.com/news/chinese-internet-users-must-register-real-names-to-upload--991262</a><br><br>SECURITY<br><br>Germany's Internet security agency says 16 mln online accounts compromised
        
         <br><a href="http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_01_21/Germanys-Internet-security-agency-says-16-mln-online-accounts-compromised-0699/" target="_blank">http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_01_21/Germanys-Internet-security-agency-says-16-mln-online-accounts-compromised-0699/</a><br><br>Center for Internet Security – 2014 Cybersecurity predictions<br><a href="http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/01/20/center-for-internet-security-2014-cybersecurity-predictions/" target="_blank">http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/01/20/center-for-internet-security-2014-cybersecurity-predictions/</a><br><br>Hackers make the internet of things a fridge too far for security<br><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5aab87a-7f98-11e3-b6a7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2r3BZn0ze" target="_blank">http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c5aab87a-7f98-11e3-b6a7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2r3BZn0ze</a><br><br>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS<br><br>Africa: Focus On Private Sector - Bringing the Internet to Africa<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401210599.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401210599.html</a><br><br>Africa: Building Low-Cost Tools to Bridge the Digital Divide<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401210115.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401210115.html</a><br><br>Africa: Viewsat Sees a Doubling of Satellite TV Channels in Africa in 2014 With New Start-U.S and More Entertainment Channels<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401202606.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401202606.html</a><br><br>Africa: Export Constraints Agreed for Internet Snooping Tech<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201401201605.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201401201605.html</a><br><br>East Africa Data Center hosts Kenya Internet Exchange Point<br><a href="http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2014/01/east-africa-data-center-hosts-kenya-internet-exchange-point-0" target="_blank">http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2014/01/east-africa-data-center-hosts-kenya-internet-exchange-point-0</a><br><br>SEACOM encouraged by Pamoja cloud service uptake in East Africa<br><a href="http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/seacom-encouraged-pamoja-cloud-service-uptake-east/7571/?section=internet#.Ut6iAMW2yM8" target="_blank">http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/seacom-encouraged-pamoja-cloud-service-uptake-east/7571/?section=internet#.Ut6iAMW2yM8</a><br><br>Pricey braodband holds back zambia's poor from internet access<br>http://www.itwebafrica.com/mobile/322-zambia/232276-pricey-broadband-holds-back-zambias-poor-from-internet-access<br><br>More news<br>http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3<br><br><br>                                            </div></div>                                            </div></body>
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