NCUC at Paris ICANN meeting

[Robert Guerra]

A short note to let you all know that i'll be at the upcoming Paris
ICANN meeting. I will be with the ALAC contingent, but would like to
coordinate my time so that I can spend more time with NCUC then I have
in the past. I arrive Paris on the 21st, and will only there until the
25th . I have to depart early, as I will also be attending the Global
Voices Bloggers conference in Budapest.

In terms of issues - let me share an emerging issue .. the so called
"son of site finder" issue that has been reported this week by
researchers in the US.   It's a rather serious issue - one that
basically allows ISPs and registrars that host DNS for registrants to
inject their own ads under other people's domain names. Likely one of
the few issues where NCUC, ALAC and the IP lobby all agree that what's
being done is frankly wrong..

Below is a reference - a feature article from Wired Magazine..

ISPs' Error Page Ads Let Hackers Hijack Entire Web, Researcher Discloses
(NXDOMAIN remapping and wildcard injection by third-parties in a DNS
query)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/04/isps-error-page.html


regards

Robert




On 14-May-08, at 4:58 PM, Milton L Mueller wrote:

> Hello, all
> The Paris ICANN meeting is only about a month a way. I'd like to
> initiate some planning now.
>
> First, I believe (not fully confirmed yet, but likely) that the
> Internet
> Governance Project and Cotelco will be making a special effort to
> facilitate remote participation in the NCUC constituency meeting
> Tuesday
> June 24. We'll be doing this through Dr. Cogburn's E-lluminate
> platform,
> which still seems to be the easiest alternative. So if you can't come
> but want to stay active in the constituency, please mark your
> calendars
> for June and see if it is possible to sit at your computer during part
> of the f2f meeting.
>
> Second, we need to set an agenda.
> A big part of the agenda will be the GNSO reform process. We will need
> to discuss it among ourselves, invite in some outside speakers, and
> will
> also be having a special meeting with ALAC about that at 5:00 pm. Some
> of this work will require some advance preparation, such as coming up
> with a draft charter for a new stakeholder group.
> We also need to consider the usual business issues: membership, the
> next
> elections, funds, etc
> Other items I can suggest are:
> The Whois "studies" process
> JPA issues
> IANA is offering to meet to discuss some DNSSEC-related change
> I think .org will want to meet with us again
>
> Please use this list to add any other agenda items you are concerned
> about!
>
> Third, we need to make decisions about financial support for travel. I
> am going to ask NCUC for US$750 towards hotel. I can get there on my
> own
> nickel but hotels there are expensive. Others on the Council will
> probably need more support, and we may want to consider other
> requests.
>
>
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology
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