FEBRUARY 2012 NEWS

Banking Authority Jitters Over .BANK Domain Names

February 28, 2012

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is the latest body to express concerns over the expansion of domain name extensions - in particular, if the .bank extension ever became available. Read more »

Extra Domain Name Circumvents Secret Service Suspension

February 18, 2012

A U.S. company whose site's domain name was temporarily disabled on direction from the U.S. Secret Service was able to continue functioning through the use of another domain name it had registered. Read more »

Google's Public DNS - Over 70 Billion Served (A Day)

February 15, 2012

Google's Public Domain Name System service was launched over two years ago and according to the company it now handles more than 70 billion requests a day and is accessed by tens of millions of users. Read more »

10 Year Anniversary For .BIZ Domain Extension

February 8, 2012

Launched in late 2001, the .biz generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) recently turned 10 and the registry is celebrating. Read more »

ICE Seizes 307 Domain Names

February 6, 2012

In a crackdown on web sites selling fake NFL merchandise, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has taken control of over 300 domain names and web sites. Read more »

Jail Time For Cybersquatters In The Philippines

February 5, 2012

The Philippines government is about to come down hard on .PH domain name cybersquatters; placing them in the same category as cyber-criminals. Read more »

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