Changes to Internet Domain Names
Big changes are underway at the organization that oversees domain names. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, is opening the way for domain names in foreign scripts, including Russian, Arabic, and Chinese. Next could be granting new domain names beyond the current "dot com" and "dot org" list, such as "dot Ford" or "dot Gap." We explore what the changes will mean for how we use the Internet.
Guests
Visiting Scholar, Program on Liberation Technology, Stanford University
Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation
Contributing Editor/Blogger, Foreign Policy Magazine
President, CADNA (Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse)
Senior Director, Internationalized Domain Names, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)
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What this proposal will do is make it easier for countries like China and Iran to censor the internet and further isolate their people.
Jon Postel is rolling in his grave. Seizure is the new stewardship, apparently.