Domains

New gTLDs Statistics from eco: For the First Time in Germany,...

eco – Association of the German Internet Industry e. V. presents new website on the occasion of this year’s Domain Pulse on 26 and 27 February 2015 in Berlin A premiere for Germany: At https://numbers.eco.de/gtlds-figures-trends.html, there is now an overview, updated daily, of the growth in the new gTLDs, with explanations...

date 2015/02/26

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Report: 52nd ICANN Meeting

Discussion on IANA and the Administration of the Internet Determine the Agenda in Singapore Singapur, 08-12.02.2015 – Who will take on the supervision of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) from September 2015? This question is currently dominating all international discussions on Internet Governance and was...

date 2015/02/20

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Policy & Law

Germany Must Not Take the Second Step Before the First

With parallel legislative processes on IT Security occurring at both the German national and European levels, a patchwork of standards and stipulations could be created. And yet, particularly for the topic IT Security, global regulations are required. Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy and Law, explains in interview the...

date 2015/02/10

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Policy & Law

Safer Internet: Complaints About Illegal Internet Content...

Significant increase in reports of illegal Internet content Spam emails are the most common cause for complaint Less child pornographic content Self-regulation of the Internet industry functioning well The number of reports of illegal Internet content is increasing significantly. In the year 2014, around 140,000...

date 2015/02/10

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Domain pulse 2015

Domain pulse 2015 takes place on 26 – 27 February in andel’s Hotel in Berlin. Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum! Representing eco in the high-quality agenda with presentations and panels are Oliver Süme (eco Vice Chair, Director of Policy and Law) and Thomas Rickert (eco Director of Names & Numbers, ICANN...

date 2015/02/07

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WHD.global – WorldHostingDays 2015

6000 participants from the Hosting sector took up the invitation in 2014 to attend the largest Hosting and Cloud event in the world. Make the most of WHD.global 2015 – an impressive and inspiring industry gathering with insights into the newest trends, product developments and market movements as well as excellent networking...

date 2015/02/06

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52nd ICANN Meeting, Singapore

The 52nd ICANN Meeting will take place from 8 to 12 February 2015 in Singapore in the Raffles City Convention Centre. Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum! Do you have wishes or feedback for us or questions about eco? That’s great –because that’s why we’re there! Thomas Rickert (GNSO Council & Co-Chair of...

date 2015/02/06

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Policy & Law

European Data Privacy Day: eco Demands Unified Data Protection...

On the occasion of the 9th European Data Privacy Day, eco Director of Policy and Law, Oliver Süme, calls on the German Federal Government to actively drive forward the tripartite negotiation on the European General Data Protection Regulation: “Europe needs – at long last – common, harmonized data protection law...

date 2015/01/28

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Policy & Law

eco Policy Breakfast: No National Haste for IT Security...

Germany must not take the second step before the first – the parallel legislative processes on IT Security at the national and European level must be closely aligned. This, a central position for eco, was discussed by participants at the first eco Policy Breakfast for 2015 in Berlin last Tuesday morning. Among the around...

date 2015/01/19

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Policy & Law

Free Wi-Fi: Major Unused Potential In Germany

Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy and Law, on how German liability law inhibits the growth of an indispensable digital sector You know the story – you’re sitting in an airport somewhere in Germany waiting for your plane, and you’d like to make use of the time to surf the Web, write some emails, or stream a video...

date 2015/01/12

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