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Who Should Control the Internet – Have Your Say!

Reform of Internet Administration – Current Status, Explanation, and A Request for Input Thomas Rickert, Leader of the eco Names and Numbers Forum, is actively involved in the reform process which will decide who will have supervision and control over the Internet in the future. In this open letter, he asks for your...

date 2015/08/31

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Datacenter

Will Easy Encryption Fix the Internet?

 An article from Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open Xchange  Internet services providers have some thinking to do when it comes to the topic of encryption. Does encryption help you to build your business or does its complexity drive customers away? There’s an increasing awareness that encryption is hugely important,...

date 2015/08/28

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ICANN Webinars: ICG & CCWG

Keep up-to-date on the developments of the IANA Stewardship Transition and ICANN Accountability Webinar 1: CCWG on Enhancing ICANN Accountability 7 August 2015 07:00 - 09:00 UTC Your host: Thomas Rickert, eco Names & Numbers Forum Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/si-webinar/ Webinar 2: IANA Stewardship Transition...

date 2015/08/11

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Policy & Law

European Information Security: eco Warns Against Inclusion...

Europe-wide harmonization in the areas of critical infrastructure is welcome Avoid fragmentation and differences in implementation Scope should concentrate on actual critical infrastructure The legislative process for a European Directive for Network and Information Security (NIS Directive) is soon to be concluded....

date 2015/08/05

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Legal Certainty for Access Providers: No Liability for Third-Party...

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) yesterday debated whether access providers should in future block websites containing illegal content from third parties. “Until now, the legal situation has been that the provider was generally not liable for legal infringements on the Internet”, says eco Director of Policy...

date 2015/07/31

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54. ICANN Meeting Dublin

18 - 22 October 2015 Meet the eco Names & Numbers Forum! You have requirements and feedback or questions about eco? We will be happy to be there for you! Prof. Michael Rotert (Chairman of the Board) Oliver Süme (Deputy Chairman of the Board) Thomas Rickert (GNSO Council & Co-Chair of the Enhancing...

date 2015/07/31

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54th CENTR General Assembly

7 October 2015, Registrar Day The eco Names & Numbers Forum will be represented by Thomas Rickert and Lars Steffen at the Registrar Day when the 54. CENTR General Assembly takes place in Brussels. We are looking forward to valuable talks, interesting speeches and and a glamorous CENTR Awards Ceremony! Location Further...

date 2015/07/31

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WHD.local Frankfurt 2015

10 September 2015: Register now to secure your place Registration is now open for one of the most important cloud and hosting event tours in Europe. Join up to our partner WHD.local free of charge today to learn and network with some of the biggest names in the business. WHD.local brings together some of the industry’s...

date 2015/07/30

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WHD.local Amsterdam 2015

3 September 2015: Register now to secure your place Registration is now open for one of the most important cloud and hosting event tours in Europe. Join up to our partner WHD.local free of charge today to learn and network with some of the biggest names in the business. WHD.local brings together some of the industry’s...

date 2015/07/30

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German Regulatory Standards Board to Examine Impact of Blanket...

eco will get another chance to express, at the very highest level, criticism of the re-introduction of Blanket Data Retention: The National Regulatory Standards Board (Normenkontrollrat - NKR) has convened an expert discussion on the economic impact of the planned regulation. At the end of July, representatives of industry...

date 2015/07/16

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