[ NNSquad ] "Tech fears shadow campaign to seize control of Internet"

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

"Tech fears shadow campaign to seize control of Internet"

http://j.mp/1iHQ6uU  (The Hill)

   "Fearing a power grab for control of the Internet, members of the tech
    industry are pleading with Congress to pay attention to the domain
    name expansion that is underway at a little-known nonprofit.  The
    Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), led by
    its CEO Fadi Chehade, last year began rolling out thousands of
    alternatives to the traditional .com ending used by most websites. New
    endings using the Latin alphabet, such as .clothing and .singles,
    became available in January, and hundreds of others are on the way."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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