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EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service

January 17, 2022 by Michele Neylon

The European Commission has issued a call for tender (PDF) for an EU DNS resolution service aka a DNS resolver. As a reminder, a DNS resolver is what computers and other devices use to find out where websites, domains and other services "live" on the internet. They're most often accessed via their IP addresses. So Google's public DNS is at 8.8.8.8, Quad 9's at 9.9.9.9 and … [Read more...] about EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service

EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender

February 23, 2021 by Michele Neylon

The EU Commission has been forced to cancel its call for tender to run the .eu domain name registry. The .eu domain name registry is operated under contract for the European Commission and the whole shooting party is governed by a complex hodge podge of European regulations and laws. One could argue that the EC took a very hard line with their treatment of .eu domain holders … [Read more...] about EU Commission Forgets Brexit; Forced to Cancel Call For Registry Tender

EU Domains in the UK Post-Brexit Just got More Confusing

July 22, 2019 by Michele Neylon

While many domain name registries are run privately quite a few country code registries (ccTLDs) have links to government. In the case of .eu, however, the registry is operated under contract to the European Commission, so it is operated on behalf of the entire European Union. The impact of Brexit on the .eu ccTLD is something I've spoken about a few times in the past. The … [Read more...] about EU Domains in the UK Post-Brexit Just got More Confusing

Irish Registrants Show Love for European Union

May 22, 2019 by Michele Neylon

I've been writing about the .eu ccTLD for well over a decade. While the extension's popularity in EU member states has ebbed and flowed over the years I don't recall ever noting a registration spike in Ireland. However EURid's Q1 report for 2019 is showing a notable spike in Ireland. Admittedly the spike is percentage based not absolute numbers, yet it's still an … [Read more...] about Irish Registrants Show Love for European Union

Changes Coming to .eu Domains

March 24, 2019 by Michele Neylon

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As you may know the .eu ccTLD is a little different, in that it operates under contract to the European Commission. The EC in turn operates based on treaties, directives, regulations and a bunch of other legislative devices. More than 15 years ago the EC and European Parliament started work on what would become the .eu ccTLD. In order to do that they issued legislation and it's … [Read more...] about Changes Coming to .eu Domains

What’s Going on With ICANN and GDPR? Join the Webinar to Find out

May 9, 2018 by Michele Neylon

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The Internet Infrastructure Coalition and eco are hosting a webinar this afternoon on GDPR. With both organisations focussing on the internet infrastructure ecosystem the obvious focus of the webinar will be on ICANN and how they are dealing with GDPR. With only a few weeks until the May 25th deadline the internet overseer time has, effectively, run out. The presenters … [Read more...] about What’s Going on With ICANN and GDPR? Join the Webinar to Find out

European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

March 29, 2018 by Michele Neylon

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After the Brexit vote I posited that there could be an impact on EU registrants based in the UK. Over the past year the UK government has been engaged in negotiations with the EU to navigate the application of Article 50 and the UK's exit from the European Union. While there has been a lot of focus on issues like the customs union and the border between Ireland and Northern … [Read more...] about European Commission Wants to Kill Off Thousands of EU Domains due to Brexit

ICANN Writes to ALL European Union Privacy Authorities

March 29, 2018 by Michele Neylon

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In what could be viewed as an unprecedented move, ICANN has written to each and every data protection authority in the European Union. Why? ICANN feels that there is uncertainty about how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) should impact registrars and registries specifically in relation to the collection, processing and retention of domain name registration … [Read more...] about ICANN Writes to ALL European Union Privacy Authorities

ECO Hosting GDPR Domain Industry Playbook Event in Brussels

December 8, 2017 by Michele Neylon

Eco is hosting a GDPR focussed event next Monday in Brussels. The event is focussed on how registrars and registries can legally continue to offer domain registrations while remaining compliant with GDPR. Full details including how to sign up to attend the event either in person or remotely are available here. … [Read more...] about ECO Hosting GDPR Domain Industry Playbook Event in Brussels

European Data Protection Authorities Send Clear Message to ICANN

December 7, 2017 by Michele Neylon

The Article 29 Working Party represents the data protection authorities of all 28 member states of the European Union. In many instances the individual DPAs prefer to rely on a high level communication from the Article 29 Working Party rather than taking individual action. As data protection law in the EU has been fairly harmonious for years this approach made a lot of sense. … [Read more...] about European Data Protection Authorities Send Clear Message to ICANN

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