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Ars Technica : A Chrome feature is creating enormous load on global root DNS servers
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Feb. 6, 2021

Feb. 6, 2021

The Chromium browser—open source, upstream parent to both Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge—is getting some serious negative attention for a well-intentioned feature that checks to see if a user's ISP is "hijacking" non-existent domain results. The Intranet Redirect Detector <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1090985>, which makes spurious queries for random "domains" statistically unlikely to exist, is responsible for roughly half of the total traffic the world's root DNS servers receive. Verisign engineer Matt Thomas wrote a lengthy APNIC blog post <https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/21/chromiums-impact-on-root-dns-traffic/> outlining the problem and defining its scope. Read rest of Ars Technica article : https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/a-chrome-feature-is-creating-enormo… The APNIC blog post : https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/21/chromiums-impact-on-root-dns-traffic/ Not aware if this is mentioned before in ICANN circles Dev Anand

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Jimmy Schulz Condolences
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Dec. 22, 2020

Dec. 22, 2020

Dear Colleagues, those of you who knew Jimmy Schulz might wish to send condolences to his family. Information (in German) can be translated using your favourite online translator: http://jimmy-schulz.de/2019/11/25/abschied/ Kindest regards, Olivier

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Invitation to NETAPPS2020 Virtual Keynote Events
by Suhaidi Hassan Nov. 29, 2020

Nov. 29, 2020

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that the UUM InterNetWorks Research Laboratory (a registered organizational member of ICANN/NCUC) in collaboration with ISOC-MY (an ICANN/APRALO ALS) will be organizing the (virtual) 6th International Conference on Internet Applications, Protocols and Services (NETAPPS2020) from 2-3 December 2020. There will be three keynote events to be held in conjunctions with the conference, that might be of interest to our community, as follows: Keynote 1: "Privacy and Data Protection in the Time of Pandemic” by Dr. Sonny Zulhuda of the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, International Islamic University Malaysia, Wednesday 2 Dec 2020; 0100 - 0200 UTC; Facebook Live @ https://www.facebook.com/socuummy <https://www.facebook.com/socuummy> Keynote 2: “Healthcare Engineering & Intelligent Systems for Aiding Resource-Poor Settings Community during Pandemic” by Dr. Rahmat Budiarto, Professor & Chair, Smart Networked Computing Research Group, Albaha University, Saudi Arabia; Wednesday 2 Dec 2020; 0600 - 0700 UTC; Facebook Live @ https://www.facebook.com/socuummy <https://www.facebook.com/socuummy> Keynote 3: “Network impact of global Covid-19: Why didn’t Covid-19 break the Internet?” by Dr. Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia; Thursday 3 Dec 2020; 0100 - 0200 UTC; Facebook Live @ https://www.facebook.com/socuummy <https://www.facebook.com/socuummy> All are cordially invited to participate in the keynote events. Kindly help to disseminate the above info among your contacts. Best regards, ---- Suhaidi Hassan PhD SMIEEE P.Tech. Professor and Head UUM InterNetWorks Research Laboratory (Org Member - ICANN/NCUC) ISOC-MY ALS (ICANN At-Large/APRALO) School of Computing Universiti Utara Malaysia 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Malaysia

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Re: [At-Large] Congrats Amrita
by Hadia Abdelsalam Mokhtar EL miniawi Nov. 26, 2020

Nov. 26, 2020

Congrats Indeed to all Amrita, Lucien and Adam Best Wishes Hadia From: At-Large [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Natalia Filina Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 2:05 PM To: At Large Subject: Re: [At-Large] Congrats Amrita Congratulations to our MAG members! Amrita Choudhury (ISOC India) Lucien Castex (ISOC France) Adam Peake (ICANN) Best, Natalia Filina Moscow, Russia [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1BhyOLW-uP2JjSEaJJ1hgZ7nHggp8…] ср, 18 нояб. 2020 г. в 13:43, Natasha <natasha.rautela(a)gmail.com<mailto:natasha.rautela@gmail.com>>: 👍🏻 Congratulations!!! Amrita You made it! On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 3:14 PM, Olivier Kouami <olivierkouami(a)gmail.com<mailto:olivierkouami@gmail.com>> wrote: Congratulations. Warm regards Olévié Le mer. 18 nov. 2020 à 05:06, ABDULKARIM OLOYEDE <oloyede.aa(a)unilorin.edu.ng<mailto:oloyede.aa@unilorin.edu.ng>> a écrit : Congrats to Amrita Choudhury !!!. She made the MAG. What an excellent addition to the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the IGF. AK Website<http://www.unilorin.edu.ng>, Weekly Bulletin<http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/bulletin> UGPortal<http://uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/> PGPortal<https://uilpgportal.unilorin.edu.ng/> _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. -- Natasha _______________________________________________ At-Large mailing list At-Large(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org<mailto:At-Large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/at-large At-Large Official Site: http://atlarge.icann.org _______________________________________________ By submitting your personal data, you consent to the processing of your personal data for purposes of subscribing to this mailing list accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy (https://www.icann.org/privacy/policy) and the website Terms of Service (https://www.icann.org/privacy/tos) You can visit the Mailman link above to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on.

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Re: [At-Large] Fwd: [Governance] Mozilla public consultation on DNS over HTTPS
by Hadia Abdelsalam Mokhtar EL miniawi Nov. 24, 2020

Nov. 24, 2020

Hi All, I guess having a discussion about this and getting different perspectives in regard to DNS over HTTPS could be the first step based on which we could decide whether we want to comment or not. Hadia From: At-Large [mailto:at-large-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org] On Behalf Of Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Sent: Friday, November 20, 2020 1:00 PM To: At-Large Worldwide Subject: [At-Large] Fwd: [Governance] Mozilla public consultation on DNS over HTTPS FYI --- some feedback asked whether the ALAC would be filing a comment on this? Kindest regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Governance] Mozilla public consultation on DNS over HTTPS Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:23:07 +0000 From: Ayden Férdeline via Governance <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org><mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org> Reply-To: Ayden Férdeline <ayden(a)ferdeline.com><mailto:ayden@ferdeline.com> To: Internet Governance <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org><mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org> Dear all, I am sharing this public consultation for information purposes only. The Mozilla Corporation has launched a public consultation to crowd source ideas, recommendations, and insights that can help Mozilla to maximize the security and privacy-enhancing benefits of DNS over HTTPS before it is rolled out in Firefox outside of the United States. (Firefox users in the United States already benefit from it.) You can find more information on how to submit a comment here: https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2020/11/18/doh-comment-period-2020/ Comments are accepted until 4 January 2021. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline

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Krebs on Security : GoDaddy Employees Used in Attacks on Multiple Cryptocurrency Services
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Nov. 23, 2020

Nov. 23, 2020

Fraudsters redirected email and web traffic destined for several cryptocurrency trading platforms over the past week. The attacks were facilitated by scams targeting employees at *GoDaddy*, the world’s largest domain name registrar, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/11/godaddy-employees-used-in-attacks-on-mu…

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WEBCAST TODAY: ICANN 69 Key Take-aways
by Joly MacFie Nov. 20, 2020

Nov. 20, 2020

This is live now. Real time text via otter.ai is available on https://bit.ly/3fj9enf ISOC Live posted: "Today, Friday 20 November 2020 at 17:00-18:30 CET (16:00-17:30 UTC) the UK Chapter of the Internet Society has partnered with the European At-Large Organisation (EURALO) and ICANN to present 'ICANN 69 Key Takeaways'. Key participants at ICANN’s recent vir" <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/icann69takeaway>Today,* Friday 20 November 2020* at *17:00-18:30 CET* (16:00-17:30 UTC) the *UK Chapter of the Internet Society <http://isoc-e.org/>* has partnered with the *European At-Large Organisation <https://community.icann.org/display/EURALO>* (EURALO) and *ICANN <https://icann.org>* to present '*ICANN 69 Key Takeaways*'. Key participants at ICANN’s recent virtual *Annual General Meeting <https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote69>* will be sharing their perspectives and understanding of the outcomes of that meeting. *ORGANIZERS* *Olivier Crépin-Leblond*- ISOC UK England *Christopher Mondini* - ICANN *Sébastien Bachollet* - EURALO *SPEAKERS* *Jorge Cancio* - GAC *Thomas Rickert* -gNSO *Tatiana Tropina* -gNSAO *Phillippe Fouquart* - gNSO *Katrina Sataki* - ccNSO *Ephraim Percy Kenyaito* - Artcile 19 *Joanna Kulesza* - ALAC *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/icann69takeaways <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/icann69takeaways>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3346Pbg <https://bit.ly/3346Pbg>* *TWITTER #ICANN69 <https://bit.ly/36Rin2A>* *SIMULCASTShttps://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.pscp.tv/ISOC_Live/>https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *ARCHIVEhttps://archive.org/details/icann69takeaways <https://archive.org/details/icann69takeaways>* *LINKS* *https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote69* <https://meetings.icann.org/en/remote69> *Permalink* https://isoc.live/13041/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Fwd: [Governance] Mozilla public consultation on DNS over HTTPS
by Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond Nov. 20, 2020

Nov. 20, 2020

FYI --- some feedback asked whether the ALAC would be filing a comment on this? Kindest regards, Olivier -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [Governance] Mozilla public consultation on DNS over HTTPS Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:23:07 +0000 From: Ayden Férdeline via Governance <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org> Reply-To: Ayden Férdeline <ayden(a)ferdeline.com> To: Internet Governance <governance(a)lists.igcaucus.org> Dear all, I am sharing this public consultation for information purposes only. The Mozilla Corporation has launched a public consultation to crowd source ideas, recommendations, and insights that can help Mozilla to maximize the security and privacy-enhancing benefits of DNS over HTTPS before it is rolled out in Firefox outside of the United States. (Firefox users in the United States already benefit from it.) You can find more information on how to submit a comment here: https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2020/11/18/doh-comment-period-2020/ <https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2020/11/18/doh-comment-period-2020/> Comments are accepted until 4 January 2021. Best wishes, Ayden Férdeline

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Donuts to acquire Afilias
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Nov. 20, 2020

Nov. 20, 2020

>From https://donuts.news/donuts-inc-to-acquire-afilias-inc "Donuts Inc., the global leader in next generation top-level domains (TLD) and digital identity, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Afilias, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which will not include Afilias’ mobile software and registrar businesses, is expected to close in Q4 2020, following successful completion of regulatory requirements. The Afilias registry business features a prominent back-end registry platform, DNS solutions and cyber-security expertise. Afilias operates the authoritative directories and DNS for over 200 top-level domains. The Afilias registry business also includes an impressive array of top-level domains such as .info, .global, and .mobi, as well as country codes, dotBrands and other generic TLDs. “The Afilias and Donuts teams share a commitment to security, stability and reliability,” Donuts CEO Akram Atallah commented. “This will only grow stronger as we implement the best technologies and services from each organization while maintaining seamless delivery to our registry and registrar partners as well as our end registrants.” The Donuts and Afilias teams will continue to provide registrar partners the same access to the domain names and services they’ve had in the past. With a combined Donuts and Afilias partnership, cyber-security will be a top priority and registrants will have even more simplicity, consistency, efficiency and quality to help them secure their online identities."

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Congrats Amrita
by ABDULKARIM OLOYEDE Nov. 19, 2020

Nov. 19, 2020

Congrats to Amrita Choudhury !!!. She made the MAG. What an excellent addition to the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) of the IGF. AK -- Website <http://www.unilorin.edu.ng>, Weekly Bulletin <http://www.unilorin.edu.ng/index.php/bulletin> UGPortal <http://uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/> PGPortal <https://uilpgportal.unilorin.edu.ng/>

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