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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

VeriSign Demands Power To Kill “Abusive” Websites « ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984+ ~ (BLOG & EMAIL)

VeriSign Demands Power To Kill “Abusive” Websites « ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984+ ~ (BLOG & EMAIL): "The global authority over all .com domain names, VeriSign, is demanding the power to terminate websites deemed “abusive” when ordered to by government without a court order or any kind of oversight whatsoever.

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“The company said today it wants to be able to enforce the “denial, cancellation or transfer of any registration” in any of a laundry list of scenarios where a domain is deemed to be “abusive,” reports the UK Register.

Not only is VeriSign seeking the power to kill websites when ordered to by governments, but also by “quasi-governmental agencies,” which could extend as far as lobbying organizations and special interests."

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