Category Archives: ICANN

The WHOIS saga continues

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

  For all sorts of reasons there needs to be a list kept somewhere of the names and contact details of everyone who owns an internet domain name. This is what the WHOIS database is meant to be. A building … Continue reading →

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No more low hanging fruit

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

  I have been reflecting on the achievements of the UK’s framework for making the internet a better and safer place for children and young people. We have an impressive record. Yet I was struck by a quite dramatic but … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Age verification, BlackBerry, CEOP, Child abuse images, Consent, Default settings, E-commerce, Facebook, Google, ICANN, Internet governance, Location, Microsoft, Mobile phones, Pornography, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

Who is reading the WHOIS Review? Part Deux

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

The story so far Readers of Part 1 of this blog will know that the WHOIS directory is meant to be the definitive and publicly accessible list or database of owners of internet domain names. ICANN is responsible for its … Continue reading →

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Who is reading the WHOIS Review? Part 1

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a key part of the global machinery which keeps the internet going. ICANN does exactly what it says on the tin. Here is how ICANN itself describes its primary functions: … Continue reading →

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