US Government Hands Over Control of Internet DNS System to ICANN

US Government Hands Over Control of Internet DNS System to ICANN

Last ditch effort led by US Sen. Ted Cruz to keep ICANN under US supervision falls short after judge shoots down lawsuit

US to Hand Over Control of Internet DNS System in October 2016

US to Hand Over Control of Internet DNS System in October 2016

ICANN will receive full powers over DNS system on October 1

Tor Gets Its Own TLD Special-Use Domain at .onion

Tor Gets Its Own TLD Special-Use Domain at .onion

.onion websites will be eligible for SSL certificates

ICANN Takes Over Time Zone Database, Crucial to the Internet, After Copyright Lawsuit

ICANN Takes Over Time Zone Database, Crucial to the Internet, After Copyright Lawsuit

The tz database is relied on by the Linux and Unix servers that power the internet