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-->IANA TRANSITION - ICANN ACCOUNTABILITY</style><div dir="ltr"><br>The future health of the internet comes down to ONE simple question…<br>Can ICANN be forced to agree to oversight of its decisions?<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/23/icann-accountability-internet-health/" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/23/icann-accountability-internet-health/</a><br><b><br></b><b><u><b>ITU</b></u><br><br></b><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-ceo-congratulates-newly-elected-itu-secretary-general-houlin-zhao.html" target="_blank">ICANN CEO Congratulates Newly Elected ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao</a><br><a href="http://www.domainnews.com/icann-ceo-congratulates-newly-elected-itu-secretary-general-houlin-zhao.html" target="_blank">http://www.domainnews.com/icann-ceo-congratulates-newly-elected-itu-secretary-general-houlin-zhao.html</a><br><br>New ITU chief to focus on connecting developing countries<br><a href="http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141023000955" target="_blank">http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20141023000955</a><br><br>Plenipot Update 24 October: New Leadership of the ITU <br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-24-october-new-leadership-itu" target="_blank" class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-24-october-new-leadership-itu</a><br><br>Plenipot Update 23 October: Election Results, Ad hoc Groups, and Formal Sessions<br><a href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-23-october-election-results-ad-hoc-groups-and-formal" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2014/10/plenipot-update-23-october-election-results-ad-hoc-groups-and-formal</a><br><br>Just what does this U.N. agency want to do to the Internet?<br><a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-itu-internet-governance-20141024-story.html" target="_blank">http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-itu-internet-governance-20141024-story.html</a><b><br><br>INTERNET REGULATION</b><br><br>The Internet is not the enemy<br><a href="http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/10/22/fight_isis_not_the_internet_terrorism_online_freedom" target="_blank">http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/10/22/fight_isis_not_the_internet_terrorism_online_freedom</a><br><div style="top:-1999px;left:-1988px;" id="ecxstcpDiv"><br>The internet political future<br></div><a href="http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-titles/10592/internet-political-future/?tw=dd" target="_blank">http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-titles/10592/internet-political-future/?tw=dd</a><br><br>UN Rights Expert Urges Governments To Protect Right To Privacy While Spying <br><a href="http://www.rttnews.com/2402409/un-rights-expert-urges-governments-to-protect-right-to-privacy-while-spying.aspx?type=gn&SimRec=1" target="_blank">http://www.rttnews.com/2402409/un-rights-expert-urges-governments-to-protect-right-to-privacy-while-spying.aspx?type=gn&SimRec=1</a><br><br>Who Will Control Your Internet?
<br><a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/19326-who-will-control-your-internet" target="_blank">http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/19326-who-will-control-your-internet</a><br><br><b><u>DOMAIN NAME</u></b><br><br>.Com rebound : Verisign 1.15 million domain names to hit 130.0 million<br>http://domainnamewire.com/2014/10/23/com-rebound/<br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141023_dnssec_adoption_the_current_functionality_gap_part_2/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">DNSSEC Adoption - The Current Functionality Gap (Part 2)</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141023_dnssec_adoption_the_current_functionality_gap_part_2/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20141023_dnssec_adoption_the_current_functionality_gap_part_2/</a><br><br>Ebola.com domain name sold for $200K<br><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebola-com-domain-name-sold-for--200k-212628387.html" target="_blank">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ebola-com-domain-name-sold-for--200k-212628387.html</a><br><br>A million domain names has been suspended, and law enforcement is AWOL<br><a href="http://domainnamewire.com/2014/10/22/domain-suspension-law-enforcement/" target="_blank">http://domainnamewire.com/2014/10/22/domain-suspension-law-enforcement/</a><br><br><u><b>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</b></u><br><br>Africa: Mobile Internet in Africa Brings Fundamentally Change<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201410241529.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201410241529.html</a><br><br>How can we close the broadband gap?<br><a href="http://forumblog.org/2014/10/broadband-gap-closing-internet/" target="_blank">http://forumblog.org/2014/10/broadband-gap-closing-internet/</a><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </div></div> </div></body>
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