[At-Large] Web security and domain names in the Pacific

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I simpathized to your concerns.

I will have to note though, that this is the downsize of the "quick money" 
some of those states made from relinquishing their control over their own 
ccTLDs.

I think that they should also put pressure on their governments to review the 
policies under which domains are registered.

Take this as an example: since "nu" is the Portuguese word for "naked" it 
would be appealling for a portuguese or bazilian adult webmaster to register
verymaliciousname.nu and hosted in the US.

This is, of course, not to say that the study is obvioulsly narrow-minded and 
has a poor choose of wording.

Rui Bebiano

On 3 Apr 2007 at 12:41, Franck Martin wrote:

> 
> SUVA, FIJI ---- Leading Pacific ICT professionals have condemned recent reports that the region 
> is a major source of Internet porn and online threats.
> 
> A number of members of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) 
> expressed disappointment over poor standards of reporting by Michael Field in his article 
> "Pacific atolls host world's most dangerous websites", released last month by Fairfax Media, New 
> Zealand.
> 
> The article was based on a recent study carried out by United States (US) Internet security 
> company, McAfee, which assessed and rated online safety risks of 265 countries' top-level 
> domains (TLDs), among others.
> 
> "It is unfortunate that this important study has been so drastically misinterpreted and poorly 
> reported," says PICISOC Chair, Rajnesh Dhirendra Singh.
> 
> "We are particularly concerned with repercussions such a story may have on the development of 
> ICTs in the region, and the international, regional and national perceptions of Internet use and 
> content delivery in the Pacific."
> 
> [...]
> For the full article:
> http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/f
> ocusModuleID=130/focusContentID=8325/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArt
> icle-full.tpl 
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