[gnso-whois-dt] FW: ICANN and your new cyber safety constituency

["Gomes, Chuck" <cgomes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Forwarding for Steve.
 
Chuck

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From: Steve DelBianco [mailto:sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 3:37 PM
To: Tews, Shane; Gomes, Chuck
Subject: FW: ICANN and your new cyber safety constituency


FYI - from today's discussion of a new constituency for cyber safety,
within the Non-commercial Stakeholder Group. 


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From: Steve DelBianco <sdelbianco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:31:18 -0600
To: <prestonc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Conversation: ICANN and your new cyber safety constituency
Subject: ICANN and your new cyber safety constituency

Cheryl - I'm here at Mexico and just saw that you've submitted a plan
for a new constituency.  Glad to have you adding your work to focus
ICANN on these vital issues.
 
I'm a member of the Business Constituency, where we've worked for 4
years to focus ICANN on how their management of the DNS is allowing
abuse and cyber safety threats.  I even testified in the US Congress
about this, suggesting that ICANN was responsible for DNS Integrity as
well as security & stability. Here's an excerpt:
 


        While ICANN's management focus is commonly described as
"security and stability", the Internet community actually relies on
ICANN to manage the DNS to achieve two key qualities-availability and
integrity. 
        
        Availability of the DNS is critical for anyone who relies on the
Internet for information, communications, and trade. Domain name
resolutions need to be available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from
anywhere on the globe-in any language. Even the slightest degradation or
interruption in DNS availability can slow or interrupt access to email
and websites. 
        
        Integrity of the DNS is vital to both business and end users of
the Internet. Businesses rely upon the integrity of domain name
registration to ensure that their brands are not misrepresented or
misappropriated. E-commerce and internet financial transactions require
integrity in resolution of domain names and secure delivery of encrypted
information.
         
        Internet users depend upon the integrity of domain name services
to provide accurate and authentic results when they look up a website or
send an email. Integrity is undermined by deceptive practices such as
redirecting users to fraudulent websites, or providing false information
about the true owner of a web domain. 
         
        Always-on availability and uncompromised integrity are necessary
for a fully functional DNS and a properly performing Internet.
        


See my full article at 
 
http://www.mcgeorge.edu/documents/centers/global/ICANN%20Internet%20Gove
rnance%20-%20Is%20It%20Working.pdf 

Sincerely,
Steve
 
Steve DelBianco
executive director, NetChoice      www.NetChoice.org
<http://www.NetChoice.org> 
1401 K St NW, Suite 502
Washington DC 20005
+1 202.420.7482



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