White House invites ICANN, registrars and registries to meeting to discuss the illegal sale of counterfeit prescription medications online
Via Krebs on Security blog : The Obama administration is inviting leaders of the top Internet domain name registrars and registries to attend a three-hour meeting at the White House next month about voluntary ways to crack down on Web sites that are selling counterfeit prescription medications. The invitation, sent via e-mail on Aug 13 by White House Senior Adviser for Intellectual Property Enforcement Andrew J. Klein, urges select recipients to attend a meeting on Sept. 29 with senior White House and cabinet officials, including Victoria Espinel, the Obama administration’s intellectual property enforcement coordinator. “The purpose of this meeting is to discuss illegal activity taking place over the internet generally, and more specifically, voluntary protocols to address the illegal sale of counterfeit non-controlled prescription medications on-line,” the invitation states. Read rest of article : http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/08/white-house-calls-meeting-on-rogue-online... Wonder what other illegal activity taking place on the internet the US administration wants to discuss? Dev Anand Teelucksingh
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