ICANN proposes .INTERNAL, a new TLD available for internal use but never plumbed into the global DNS, taking on the same role as 192.168.x.x IPv4 bloc
The plan is to keep the world at bay by never recording it in the DNS root - like may already do with a subdomain for an intranet
The EU is seeking applicants for the next Registry of the .eu TLD, limited to non-profits, and is offering a five-year contract to manage 3.6M domain names
Kieren McCarthy / The Register :
Sources: ICANN delays review period for selling .org registry to Ethos Capital until May 4, after California's AG raised concerns it would hurt non-profits
Kieren McCarthy / The Register : Tweets: @anarchistdalek Tweets: @anarchistdalek : https://www.theregister.co.uk/ ... So the sale of the .org TLD was put on hold due to the fact that a massive shady ...
ICANN parent IANA officially recognizes .onion TLD, giving Tor domains basic security features like SSL and TLS certificates
Internet Regulators Just Legitimized The Dark Web — The so-called dark web is often mistakenly believed to be just an unsanctioned space of the internet that hosts dingy, illegal websites.
W3C to recommend allowing companies with whom users show an “intention to interact”, like a Facebook login, to track them, weakening “Do Not Track” efforts
Fred B. Campbell Jr / New York Times : Tweets: @darylsurat , @stevesi and @caseynewton Tweets: Daryl Surat / @darylsurat : The Slow Death of ‘Do Not Track’ http://www.nytimes.com/... “For starters, t...