Tag Archives: europe

June, 2009

• 23 June

  PIR advocates to keep registries and registrars separate

  The Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization responsible for the management of .ORG top-level domains (TLD), is raising its voice to advocate registry-registrar separation. The organization is concerned that ICANN is moving toward removing restrictions that prevent a registry, responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and management of a Top-level …
• 1 June

  EU may push Microsoft to bundle competing web browsers

  The European Union has been decrying Microsoft anti-competitive practices for some time now, but the situation might be headed for more volatile waters. For over a decade, Microsoft has been bundling its web browser, Internet Explorer, with every copy it sells of Microsoft Windows. In 1998, the United States filed …

May, 2009

• 25 May

  Bulgarian residents look forward to Cyrillic domain names

  In anticipation that ICANN will soon allow domain names in languages other than English and characters outside of the Latin alphabet, Bulgaria has submitted an application to allow the registration of domains using the Cyrillic alphabet. Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin stated that this move was highly anticipating by Bulgarian residents, …
• 22 May

  Senators urge NTIA to monitor ICANN-government relationship

  We previously reported that U.S. government oversight of ICANN will soon come to an end on September 30, and arguments have spewed from all sides within and outside of the U.S. Many countries, including those that make up the European Union, called for the formation of an international oversight coalition …
• 15 May

  UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) reveals some of its victories

  SOCA released an annual report Wednesday that highlights some of their more memorable victories. In collaboration with the FBI, they made 60 arrests in the DarkMarket forum case, an online message forum where cyber criminals trade stolen credit cards and bank accounts. They have since recovered more than 16,000 stolen …
• 12 May

  EC: Invest in a green, sustainable Internet infrastructure

  European Commissioner Viviane Reding said this week that EU members must “continue to invest in internet infrastructure despite the global recession, and use the technology to help develop a more sustainable society.” According to Reding, improving the infrastructure of the Internet is not just about IT and business. It can …
• 5 May

  UK accused of stalling in fight against cybercrime

  The Council of Europe, a 60-year-old human rights organization, has expressed its strong concern about what it calls Britain’s failure to adequately fight Internet crimes, including the financing of terrorism. The convention on cybercrime was drawn up in November of 2001 and adopted by the Council of Europe’s 47 members. …