Category Archives: ICANN

A chance to amend the GDPR?

Posted on April 28, 2020 by

The European Union is currently reviewing aspects of the operation of the GDPR. The consultation closes tomorrow so if you want to stick something in you better move fast. Below is a submission I just made on behalf of various … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, ICANN, Internet governance, Regulation, Self-regulation

After the war is over

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

It is impossible for anyone to say with any level of certainty what the post-pandemic world will look like. Some pundits believe everything will be completely different. Rather more seem to be saying nothing much will change or things could … Continue reading →

Posted in Default settings, Facebook, Google, ICANN, Internet governance, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation

ICANN – signs of institutional bias. What a huge non-shock!

Posted on May 27, 2019 by

A distant friend worked out I have an interest in ICANN (how did that happen?). She sent me a link to an examination of the backgrounds of people who actively participate in its affairs. Called  “ICANN Diversity Analysis”  it shows … Continue reading →

Posted in ICANN, Internet governance, Self-regulation

Great news from Latin America

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

I recently wrote a couple of blogs where I named five top level domains the IWF had found contained the lion’s share of all csam reported to or found by them in 2018. It included three Country Code Top Level … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, ICANN, Internet governance, Regulation, Self-regulation

Things are not getting better

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) recently published their Annual Report for 2018. There is a lot in there but here I want to focus on one small part of it. I  have written about this particular topic a lot so … Continue reading →

Posted in Child abuse images, ICANN, Internet governance, Regulation, Self-regulation

Online Harms White Paper – the obvious problem

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

Some time ago I read a discussion of strategies online businesses might adopt to try to avoid the clutches of potential or actual Regulators. Without embarrassment or apology it was suggested companies deliberately bundle and entangle lots of things.  Why? … Continue reading →

Posted in Default settings, E-commerce, ICANN, Internet governance, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation, Uncategorized

Rule of the oligarchs?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

Where does ICANN’s money come from? It is easy to find their annual accounts  and estimates.  These give the big numbers.  Finding out which individual companies or organizations are behind the numbers is harder,  although admittedly not much harder if … Continue reading →

Posted in ICANN, Internet governance, Privacy, Regulation, Self-regulation