Hi all! This week; Google Inc. announcement to create a new public holding company, Alphabet Inc; informations on fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC 2018) and NTIA seeking public comments on ICG and CCWG Accountability proposals are among most documented topics and events on Internet Governance landscape. My pleasure to share with you informations on thoses topics as well as documents on Cyberpolitics, Regulation, Net neutrality, Internet of things, Big data, etc.. Great week end to all GOOGLE The Beginning of the End for Google http://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/is-this-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-google.html Google's Alphabet restructure could get boost from Delaware tax loophole http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/11/google-alphabet-delaware-tax-loophole Google Announces It’s All Grown-Up With Alphabet’s New Logo http://www.wired.com/2015/08/alphabet-logo/ One chart that explains Alphabet, Google's new parent company http://uk.businessinsider.com/google-alphabet-diagram-2015-8 Google Is Now Alphabet, And That Spells Big Things For Healthcare http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2015/08/11/google-is-now-alphabet-and-it-could-spell-big-things-for-healthcare/ eLAC 2018 Caribbean countries agree to strengthen cooperation on digital matters http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Caribbean-countries-agree-to-strengthen-cooperation-on-digital-matters_19223453 UNCTAD participates in the Fifth Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=878 Mexico Will Present to UN Digital Plan for Latin America http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4063081&Itemid=1 To compete in the global economy the creation of a digital single market in Latin America and the Caribbean is required http://curacaochronicle.com/tech/to-compete-in-the-global-economy-the-creation-of-a-digital-single-market-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-is-required/ IANA TRANSITION NTIA seeks public comments on 2 Internet governance transition-related proposals http://www.fiercegovernmentit.com/story/ntia-seeks-public-comments-2-internet-governance-transition-related-proposa/2015-08-13 CCWG Community Mechanism threatens to upset ICANN balance http://www.internetgovernance.org/2015/08/11/ccwg-community-mechanism-threatens-to-upset-icann-balance/ Speak up on the IANA transition and ICANN accountability https://cdt.org/blog/speak-up-on-the-iana-transition-and-icann-accountability/ US govt: Any thoughts on ICANN running the internet? Any at all? Speak your brains NOW http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/10/us_government_asks_for_comment_on_iana_plans/ Internet management to pass to private hands http://www.cctv-america.com/2015/08/11/internet-management-to-pass-to-private-hands ICANN ICANN urged to take international and security rules seriously by Council of Europe http://www.technologylawdispatch.com/2015/08/internet-domain-namesicann/icann-urged-to-take-international-and-security-rules-seriously-by-council-of-europe/ ICANN AND ECLAC TO BUILD A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AND WORK ON SEVERAL AREAS OF INTERNET-RELATED ISSUES https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-12-en ICANN Posts Amended Description of 2013 RAA Data Retention Specification Data Elements and Purposes for Collection/Retention https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-08-10-en ICANN chairman loses mind over his domain-name privacy shakeup http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/12/icann_domain_name_privacy/ Resolving the Release of Two-Character ASCII Labels with Comments https://www.icann.org/news/blog/resolving-the-release-of-two-character-ascii-labels-with-comments Threats, Vulnerabilities and Exploits – oh my! https://www.icann.org/news/blog/threats-vulnerabilities-and-exploits-oh-my ICANN Should Curb Anonymous Domain Name Abuses http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150812_icann_should_curb_anonymous_domain_name_abuses/ DOMAIN NAME DNS Deregulation (Part 1 of 3) http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150812_dns_deregulation_part_1_of_3/ Costly Domain Name Price Comparison Sites http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150812_costly_domain_name_price_comparison_sites/ Have New Domains Had Our Twerking Moment? http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150812_have_new_domains_had_our_twerking_moment/ Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ continues, pesters Donuts & ICANN as well http://domainnamewire.com/2015/08/11/verisigns-lawsuit-against-xyz-continues-pesters-donuts-icann-as-well/ Challenges for .brands - How to Engage Internal Stakeholders http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150811_challenges_for_brands_how_to_engage_internal_stakeholders/ CYBERPOLITICS Russia and China Want More Control Over the Internet https://www.stratfor.com/analysis/russia-and-china-want-more-control-over-internet Can the internet revolution break down the barriers of data secrecy in the Middle East? [Opinion] http://www.wamda.com/2015/08/can-internet-revolution-break-down-barriers-data-secrecy Where did the principle of secrecy in correspondence go? http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/12/where-did-the-principle-of-secrecy-in-correspondence-go Internet of Islands http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-internets-undersea-infrastructure-is-due-for-a-disruption 19th U.S.-China Human Rights Dialogue http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/08/246022.htm Google and China in battle over Cuba's Internet future http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/12/the-challenge-of-bringing-internet-to-cuba-.html Chinese internet companies are taking over the film industry http://iranian.com/posts/chinese-internet-companies-are-taking-over-the-film-industry-55438 China Cybersecurity Fears Prompt Business Groups to Press Obama http://www.wsj.com/articles/business-tech-groups-press-obama-on-china-competition-concerns-1439361855 Hillary Clinton: 'Internet freedom' activist? http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/hillary-clinton-2016-internet-freedom-121229.html REGULATION Internet Infrastructure and IP Censorship by David Post http://www.ipjustice.org/digital-rights/internet-infrastructure-and-ip-censorship-by-david-post/ Int’l Trade Commission decision threatens borderless Internet ecosystem http://watchdog.org/233443/intl-trade-commission-decision-threatens-borderless-internet-ecosystem/ Hoteliers pressure Spanish government into internet vendor regulation http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2015/08/13/hoteliers-pressure-spanish-government-into-internet-vendor-regulation/ Between privacy and access to information: threats and opportunities in internet regulation http://thisisafrica.me/privacy-access-to-information-threats-opportunities-internet-regulation/ Internet Having Huge Role In Health Advice, But Lack Of Regulation A Major Concern http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/11/health-advice-internet/#.VcmxMROgyss.twitter Don’t over-regulate the Internet http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/dont-over-regulate-the-internet HUMAN RIGHTS ICANN urged to take international and security rules seriously by Council of Europe http://www.technologylawdispatch.com/2015/08/internet-domain-namesicann/icann-urged-to-take-international-and-security-rules-seriously-by-council-of-europe/ An Encrypted Internet Is a Basic Human Right (Op-Ed) http://news.yahoo.com/encrypted-internet-basic-human-op-ed-215411773.html Recognising access to Internet as a human right http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/08/13/103738 IPv6 Global IPv6 Summit to Be Held on September 7th 2015 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150807_global_ipv6_summit_to_be_held_on_september_7th_2015/ NET NEUTRALITY US must take net neutrality seriously http://thehill.com/opinion/letters/250833-us-must-take-net-neutrality-seriously Canada's Net Neutrality Enforcement Is Going at Half-Throttle http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2015/08/11/Canada-Net-Neutrality-Enforcement/ Google stays away from net neutrality row http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-google-stays-away-from-net-neutrality-row-2113481 CYBERSECURITY White House issues cybersecurity rules for contractors http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/250869-white-house-issues-cybersecurity-rules-for-contractors INTERNET OF THINGS Will the internet of things result in predictable people? http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/10/internet-of-things-predictable-people Rethinking the Internet of Things http://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/2015/08/12/rethinking-the-internet-of-things/ Defusing The Internet Of Things Time Bomb http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/10/defusing-the-internet-of-things-time-bomb/ BIG DATA Can We Really Use Big Data To Measure Buyer Intent? http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2015/08/11/can-we-really-use-big-data-to-measure-buyer-intent/ Unless healthcare can define its problems, Big Data tech won’t help http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/08/12/unless-healthcare-can-define-its-problems-big-data-tech-wont-help-hpbigdata2015/ Data protection requires preventative action http://www.1to1media.com/weblog/2015/08/data_protection_requires_preve.html Federal advisory draft report outlines big data challenges http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/federal-advisory-draft-report-outlines-big-data-challenges/2015-08-12 CENSORSHIP Europe’s Latest Export: Internet Censorship http://www.wsj.com/articles/europes-latest-export-internet-censorship-1439333404