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Afilias Announces New Policy to Make .INFO Domains Safer for Internet Users

Posted on October 8th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

A lot of registrars dropped the price of .info domains to around a $1 in recent times (read Godaddy) which in turn pretty much invited shady characters to perform shady activities using the cheaply purchased domain names – bringing a lot of bad press to the .info tld.

I think we can safely say that the shady activities pretty much tarnished the reputation of .info domain names in the eyes of Google and other search engines too, devaluing the .info top level domain as a whole – domainers have certainly felt it.

Afilias, a global provider of registry services and the .info registry, today announced a new registration policy that makes the nature of domain name abuses clear for registrants and registrars, and furthers the power of the registry to take quick and appropriate action regarding .INFO domains used for abusive behavior. This policy will go into effect on 6 November 2008.

“This policy is the result of over a year of dedicated work by Afilias to understand and curtail the abusive use of domain names, and to design effective deterrents,” said Ram Mohan, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Afilias. “.INFO’s tremendous overall popularity has attracted criminals online, as do many other domains, so we are taking further firm action to protect users by improving detection and enforcement actions.”

Under the policy, abusive use has been more clearly defined and includes, but is not limited to: phishing, e-mail spam and other types of spam, the willful distribution of malware, the use of botnets and fast-flux hosting, distribution of child pornography, illegal access to other computers or networks, and other illegal or fraudulent actions. Domains that are being abused will be reported to the sponsoring registrar, and Afilias has the option of removing them from the DNS and reporting the abuser to law enforcement. Afilias is committed to working closely with its registrars, legal authorities, security professionals, and others to rid the Internet of the scourge of domain abuse.

“This is a positive step forward demonstrating how registries can take positive actions to increase protection against security threats such as spam, phishing and malware,” said Steven Crocker, Chair of ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee. “We applaud Afilias’ efforts to deter such abusive practices.”

The full details of the .INFO Anti-Abuse Policy can be found at: http://www.info.info/info/abusive_use_policy

It’s about time someone put a stop to the abuse of this tld.

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