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US Facing a Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity, Says CSIS

• Comment posted Jul 25, 2010 2:39 am PDT — by Bob Bruen
  The article and the report are not quite true. There are lots of people who have good security expertise and are available. The folks at the top are the ones who allowed the US to get behind the curve in…

Who Is Blocking WHOIS? Part 2

• Comment posted Jul 23, 2010 5:40 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Hi Jothan, I did discuss this with Mason, but several registrars are unwilling to have me appear at the RC meeting in Cartagena. I have asked Volker and Michele if they would be willing to try to change Mason's mind…

• Comment posted Jul 13, 2010 12:03 am PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Hi Jothan, As an FYI, I spoke with Maison Cole from the Registrar Constituency while at ICANN in Brussels. We have been in contact since then. The discussions have been civilized with the intent of opening up a real dialogue.…

• Comment posted Jul 02, 2010 5:47 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Hi Volker, Volker wrote: "we are aware of the problem with the illicit pharmacy domain names and are shutting these domain names down by the dozens every week, usually on the very same day we receive a substantiated complaint. However,…

• Comment posted Jul 02, 2010 4:43 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Paul, The average consumer should not have to perform serious research to find out your contact information. It should be easily accessible, as required by the RAA. One of the goals of our work is make it easy for the…

• Comment posted Jul 01, 2010 10:22 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Hi Jothan, Thank you. We appreciate advice, solicited or not. In the same vein as it was offered, I would like to point out a couple of things. First, it has been our experience that registrars and search engine folks…

• Comment posted Jun 30, 2010 10:31 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Michele, I think you are trying to redirect the conversation away from the original point. No one expects anyone to know everything, but if the published phone number or email for a registrar is the only contact point, then that…

• Comment posted Jun 30, 2010 12:50 am PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Paul, You wrote: "KnujOn would have learned that registrars formally asked ICANN earlier this year to determine that "no individual or entity is able to exercise market power with respect to registrations," thereby obviating the need for a bulk WHOIS…

Cyber Threats Yes, But Is It Cyber War?

• Comment posted Jun 11, 2010 12:10 am PDT — by Bob Bruen
  The problem is not about the Internet itself, but rather about the fact that it is a new communication medium for people. What is communicated includes money transfers, control systems for energy, trade secrets and military plans. These are the…

Registrar Abacus America is in Corporate Delinquency

• Comment posted Jun 02, 2010 8:10 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  Hi John, How are you? Glad to see you jumping in here. So, how does this "new" information change anything? They are still delinquent in Kansas. Being delinquent is still a problem with the RAA. The red herring of different…

When Registrars Look the Other Way, Drug-Dealers Get Paid

• Comment posted May 13, 2010 5:56 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  George, George: "You might think so, but here's why it's not the right way—it creates no legal precedents." That's it? We are not creating legal precedents? Wow, I was not prepared for that curve ball. We do not have to…

• Comment posted May 13, 2010 5:25 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  George, I have missed nothing. Either you do not understand this or you think that I don't understand this. You are not the first to try to stop us by crying abut how we do not use the courts to…

• Comment posted May 13, 2010 4:43 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  George, Please think before you write. George: "Do you actually think I'm a *fan* of either eNom or VeriSign?" You still seem to be unable to distinguish between different ideas. My suggestion that you do not want to see a…

• Comment posted May 13, 2010 4:27 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  George, Again I encourage you to check facts and think before writing in public: whois data accuracy is part of the RAA. We used that section to complain about domains that were in violation of it. We also compiled statistics…

• Comment posted May 13, 2010 3:41 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  George, You really should check your facts before you spout off. It shows just how foolish you are, like not knowing the use of the word "sponsor." You are not alone, as in the question about the use of the…

• Comment posted May 13, 2010 2:27 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  George Kirikos wrote: "Feel free to respond *after* you terminate a registrar for being in breach of the RAA" As an FYI, KnujOn has been involved, along with others, in several registrar terminations. In fact if you look at the…

Internet Drug Traffic, Service Providers and Intellectual Property

• Comment posted Jan 07, 2010 4:36 am PST — by Bob Bruen
  I meant that you were outed as someone I actually spoke with (previous post). I did not name names to protect the innocent. Yes, Xinnet went down as part of a general campaign. I mentioned it only to show things…

• Comment posted Jan 07, 2010 4:05 am PST — by Bob Bruen
  Well, you have outed yourself. I Hope you are well. The Chinese dinner was excellent, including the discussion. All the presentations I have given have been well received, so you are in a minority. Yes, you did say the same…

ICANN's WDPRS Report and Plan to Clean Up Whois Records

• Comment posted May 09, 2007 10:21 pm PDT — by Bob Bruen
  This report by ICANN is a big deal and there has not been much press about it. I am half of the "individual" who filed the largest number of complaints. We have taken complaints from other people and filed them…