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