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2018-11-08

Tucows $TCX Q3 2018 Earnings, Webcast, How To Submit Questions

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Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX, TSX: TC) reported its third quarter (Q3) 2018 financial results via news release on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 5:05 p.m. ET: News Release and Financial Statement (pdf). See also the 10-Q (pdf).

Management’s pre-recorded remarks (webcast) discussing the quarter and outlook for the Company are posted on the Tucows web site at http://www.tucows.com/investors/financials. [Editor's note: the management remarks are mostly about Ting.] See CEO Elliot Noss on Q3 2018 Results - Earnings Call Transcript | SeekingAlpha.com.

In lieu of a live question and answer period, for the next five days, until Monday November 12, 2018, shareholders, analysts and prospective investors can submit questions to Tucows’ management via ir@tucows.com. 

Management will post responses to questions of general interest to the Company’s web site at http://www.tucows.com/investors/financials/ on Friday, November 16 at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET. All questions will receive a response, however, questions of a more specific may be responded to directly.

Tucows Inc. is a publicly traded internet services (eNom, OpenSRS, Hover) and telecommunications (Ting.com) company, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the second-largest domain name registrar worldwide. Its brands include Hover.com, eNom.com, and OpenSRS.com, a platform for domain resellers, as well as Ting.com, a wireless MVNO and fiber ISP.

Principal domain: tucows.com
Investor Relations: tucows.com/investors/

See also Tucows Statement, May 28, 2018, on the ICANN Legal Action filed against Tucows affiliate EPAG Domainservices, GmbH. ICANN was subsequently adjudicated to be the "losing party" in that proceeding filed in Germany, involving application of the GDPR, including at the final appellate level.

Tips for cleaning up WHOIS data | EPAG.de excerpts:
To prevent personal data in an organization contact from being displayed in a public WHOIS, we recommend taking the following measures, where allowed by the relevant registry:
  • Use roles rather than personal names for Organization contact details. For example, instead of writing “John Doe” for the name ... use the role “Host Master” [or "Domain Administrator"].
  • Use role email addresses rather than personal email addresses. For example, instead of using “john.doe@company.com” for the email address, use a generic company email address like “info@company.com”.
  • Where possible, clean up existing contact data to remove personal data from any organization contacts.
  • Remind domain registrants of their obligation to provide you with correct data and to keep that data up to date. This will ensure that the registrant is able to manage their consent preferences using the contact email provided with the domain order.
  • These tips give registrants the added advantage that their organization is not reliant on a particular person (for example during a transfer), should that person be out of the office or no longer employed by the company.
source: https://www.epag.de/en/tips-for-cleaning-up-whois-data/

For an example of the above see https://www.whois.com/whois/microsoft.com.

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2018-05-22

Is Mark Zuckerberg The 'Most Dangerous Person’ In The World? (video)

UPDATE: Mark Zuckerberg at the EU Parliament Livestream Video Replay here (Brussels, May 22, 2018)
See also: Schedule of video broadcasts | Multimedia centre | European Parliament:
Zuckerberg Is The ‘Most Dangerous Person’ In The World: NYU’s Scott Galloway

CNBC.com video above published May 11, 2018: NYU professor Scott Galloway discusses Facebook $FB CEO Mark Zuckerberg, comparing him to historical dictators.

Note: On Tuesday, May 22, Zuckerberg meets with members of the European Union Parliament. The appearance reportedly will be livestreamed here 18:15 to 19:30 in Brussels which means it starts in the U.S. at 12:15 EDT and 9.15 a.m. PDT.
See EU Press Release May 21, 2018.
See also:
Facebook, Inc. (principal domain: Facebook.com) is a US-based online social media and social networking service company with headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Founded: February 2004, Cambridge, MA
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg (Feb 4, 2004–)
Facebook subsidiaries

Stock Exchange: Symbol | NASDAQ: FB
Source of chart above: Statista.com
Apple CEO Tim Cook Touts Privacy In Duke Commencement Speech

CNBC.com video above published May 14, 2018: Recode managing editor Ed Lee discusses Apple CEO Tim Cook’s commencement speech at Duke University.

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2018-05-17

European Union's GDPR: How Europe's Data Protection Law Works (video)

GDPR: how Europe's data law works

Financial Times (ft.com) video above published May 15, 2018, about the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Are Privacy Notices Filling Your Inbox? Here's Why

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable May 25, 2018-- so what is it, and does it have a chance of inspiring similar data privacy legislature in the United States? Bloomberg QuickTake takes a look at the GDPR in the video above (Bloomberg.com video above published May 9, 2018). See edps.europa.eu and on twitter: @Buttarelli_G and @EU_EDPS.

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2018-05-06

News Review | GDPR & Antitrust: Europe Is The World's Tech Regulator

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Domain Mondo's weekly internet domain news review (NR 2018-05-06) with analysis and opinion: Features • 1) GDPR & Antitrust: Europe Is The World's Tech Regulator, 2)  Other ICANN News: ICANN's Response to My Complaint, and more, 3) Names, Domains & Trademarks: France.com, ccTLD .au, $MMX, and more, 4) ICYMI: China & Multilateralism, and more, 5) Most Read.

UPDATE May 10, 2018: ICANN CEO's Desperate 6-page Letter to WP29 Chair, embed below:

Original Post:
"The EU is fast becoming the world's de facto technology regulator. Without much in the way of home-grown global tech, they can act where the U.S. and China cannot"--DataTrekResearch.com.

 1) GDPR & Antitrust: Europe Is The World's Tech Regulator
ICANN's GDPR Train Wreck ©2018 DomainMondo.com
ICANN's GDPR Train Wreck: How Many Days Until May 25? 
Data Protection/Privacy Update: Meeting with Contracted Parties on Apr 27 re GDPR Compliance  | ICANN.org: "We aim to have a draft temporary specification to share with the community in the next few days."--Akram Atallah, ICANN Global Domains Division President, May 1, 2018 [Editor's note: no more delusional talk at ICANN about a fantasy "GDPR enforcement moratorium." ].
Letter from Graeme Bunton, Registrar Stakeholder Group Chair, to ICANN GDD's Akram Atallah 4 May 2018: "... Because of the uncertainty posed by GDPR and any Temporary Policy established by ICANN, including the immediate incorporation of such Temporary Policy into the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, the RrSG formally requests that the language of the Temporary Policy specifically include a statement that immediately pauses the work of the AFAV WG (Across-field Address Validation Working Group) and PPSAI IRT (Privacy/Proxy Services Accreditation Implementation Review Team) and keeps it paused until the announcement of the permanent policy that results from the EPDP."
Behind the EU's record $2.7B fine for Google

Few realized it at the time, but this was just the beginning: CBS News video above published Jun 27, 2017: The EU says search giant Google must pay for antitrust violations.
'Accept and continue': billions are clocking into digital sweat factories without realising it | European Data Protection Supervisor | edps.europa.eu 20 Apr 2018: "... lawyers will always be able to fashion ingenious arguments to justify almost any practice. But with personal data processing we need to move to a different model. The old approach is broken and unsustainable ... We must all be vigilant about attempts to game the system ..."--Giovanni Buttarelli, European Data Protection Supervisor (appointed by a joint decision of the European Parliament and the Council on 4 December 2014 for a term of five years).
"... The EU must use all tools, in particular antitrust ..."--Buttarelli speech 24 April 2018 embed below (highlighting added):

2) Other ICANN News
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a. ICANN published its Response (pdf) (dated March 30, 2018), to my Complaint (pdf) of Feb 22, 2018--Editor's note: for whatever it's worth, you can read ICANN's response at the link above, but the true backstory, with apologies to ICANN's Brad White, is here:

My conclusion: After spending a year trying to get honest and straight answers from ICANN management about its filed IRS Form 990 (pdf), including about Sr. VP Sally Costerton's Secret Contract $$$, I have decided to refer the ICANN IRS Form 990 / Sally Costerton Secret Contract $$$ matters (along with other info), to the IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and other governmental authorities. As for future ICANN Quarterly Stakeholder calls, I would advise others  "don't waste your time" trying to get honest answers from ICANN's management. For more on this, read News Review | ICANN Pays Senior VP Sally Costerton Secret Contract $$$ Oct 15, 2017.

b. How are gTLD Policies Implemented? | ICANN.org: 01 May 2018 how-gtld-policies-implemented-01may18-en.pdf [555 KB] embed below [Editor's note: LOL]:

c.  ICANN Board to Hold Three Public Sessions ["listen-only"] and Board Meeting ["listen-only"] During Vancouver Workshop | ICANN.org 11-13 May 2018.

d. ICANN New gTLDs Consumer Fraud and .BRAND Extortion Racket Next Round(s): 


3) Names, Domains & Trademarks
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a.  Former registrant of France.com files legal action in U.S. District Court--France seized the domain name France.com following entry of a French judgment in its favor (see notice below). On March 12, 2018, the registrar Web.com transferred the domain name registration to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The former registrant reportedly had held the domain name registration of France.com continuously since 1994--ArsTechnica.com.  More info: Complaint filed in U.S. District Court (pdf) and Notice of French Judgment (pdf).

b. Australia's ccTLD .au: In-fighting continues at domain name authority auDA | afr.com 1 May 2018.

c. $MMX: new gTLDs registry operator Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM: MMX) (LON: MMX) (domain: MMX.co) announced on Friday morning its agreement to acquire ICM Registry LLC (operator of 4 gTLDs: .XXX, .ADULT, .PORN, .SEX), more info here and here. MMX shares closed Friday down 11.19% at 8.97 GBX −1.13. MMX discussion board here.

d. Google Product Forums: "Did I make the wrong decision to change Domain Name ..."--[Editor's note: short answer may be "YES" if you have been publishing for some time, unless you are willing to lose traffic (at least short term), and do ALL the work (or spend the money to have someone else do it for you) to correctly set up redirects (in the case at the link above there are 39,000+ redirects needed).]

 e. Etsy Adds Another Basic Feature to Pattern Stores: Reviews | EcommerceBytes.com: "Pattern launched with limited features – Pattern stores were basically just mirrors of sellers’ existing Etsy shops but with the ability to have a unique domain name ..."

f. 20,000 [new gTLD .XYZ] domains registered and not 1 sale | TheDomains.com: the story of a registrant (domainer) who bought the hype and drank the Kool-Aid, but fortunately, only lost $200 (each domain had been registered for $0.01 each), plus 'his time' and now, hopefully, is a little wiser.

4) ICYMI Internet Domain News 
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a. China: Xi outlines blueprint to develop China's strength in cyberspace | xinhuanet.com: "a model of cyberspace governance with Chinese characteristics ... Cyberspace governance under the framework of the United Nations should be advanced and non-state entities should play a better role ..." and Axios.com: "... Xi also reiterated China’s goal of reforming global internet governance to better accommodate China’s approach: Xi said it is a general trend and common aspiration of the people to promote the reform of the global cyberspace governance system by sticking to a multilateral approach with multi-party participation from the government, international organizations, internet enterprises, technology communities, non-governmental institutions, and individuals." (emphasis added)

 b. Chinese media giants hit snag with piracy block | ZDNet.com: "Cut the cord, the communication -- the domain name, that is -- between the application and the target application market, and that will prevent the infringement," counsel for TVB said in court."

c. Russia: Assault on Internet Freedom, Cybersecurity | Human Rights Watch | hrw.org.

 d. IFF2018: Experts assess state of internet freedom in Africa | guardian.ng.

e. Amazon threatens to suspend Signal's AWS account over censorship circumvention | signal.org: "With Google Cloud and AWS out of the picture, it seems that domain fronting as a censorship circumvention technique is now largely non-viable ..."

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2018-04-27

A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry That Makes Money From Your Personal Data

A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry That Makes Its Living From Your Data (infographic):
"The goal of data brokers, such as Experian (domain: experian.com) or Acxiom (domain: acxiom.com), is to siphon up as much personal data as possible and apply it to profiles. This data comes from a wide variety of sources. Your purchases, financial history, internet activity, and even psychographic attributes are mixed with information from public records to create a robust dossier. Digital profiles are then sorted into one of thousands of categories to help optimize advertising efforts ... companies are increasingly moving beyond advertising to extract value from their growing data pipeline. Amalgamated data is increasingly being viewed as a clever way to assess risk in the decision-making process (e.g. hiring, insurance, loan or housing applications), and the stakes for consumers are going up in the process ... In 2015, Facebook filed a patent for a service that would help insurance companies vet people based on the credit ratings of their social network."
Selected tweets: Acxiom, GDPR, data, privacy, consumer, Facebook, Google, AppNexus, advertising online:

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2015-04-09

Europe, Digital Single Market, Geo-Blocking, Geo-gating

UPDATE: see Domain Mondo | European Commission Unveils Digital Single Market Strategy

 "Geo-Blocking (Geographically Blocked), is a term which refers to "the practice of preventing users from viewing Web sites and downloading applications and media based on location. Used by national governments to block foreign material as well as by movie and TV studios to restrict viewing to specific regions, geo-blocking is accomplished by excluding targeted, IP addresses ... Geo-blocking or geo-gating is a boundary protection practice to secure online data from unauthorized geographic regions. To geo-block, network administrators use devices such as firewalls and intrusion prevention systems to filter Internet Protocol (IP addresses) from blacklisted areas and deny the IPs request to data...." (source: Wikipedia)

UPDATE April 21, 2015: Leaked digital single market’s ‘evidence file’ reveals Commission’s ambitions – POLITICO: Leaked copies of the upcoming Digital Single Market Strategy and its supporting Evidence file show the European Commission is ready to propose vast regulatory reforms that could affect everything from sales taxes and e-privacy to Internet searches and big data.... (read more at Politico link above, including the leaked Digital Single Market Evidence and the leaked Digital Single Market Strategy.)

Digital Single Market | Digital Agenda for Europe | European Commission: "With the internet revolution, the global economy is becoming more and more digital. This means that the freedoms of the European single market have to also go digital. Our vision is to create a Digital Single Market. This will be an area where the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital is ensured; where citizens and businesses can easily access and exercise online activities under conditions of fair competition, regardless of their nationality or place of residence. And what do we need to make this vision true?
  • We need to be able to enjoy the same online content and services regardless of which EU country we are in,
  • we need the opportunity to set up a business (virtually) and offer services in any EU country easily,
  • we need simple, clear rules for copyright, so we know where we - and our businesses - stand,
  • we need assurance that our personal data is protected at all times,
  • we need reliable, high speed broadband, including in rural areas."
The European Commission 2007 antitrust investigation of Apple’s iTunes music service over geo-blocking ended quietly when Brussels had to admit that European national (territorial) copyright laws make it difficult for Apple to offer the same songs to consumers in every market. (source Wall Street Journal, infra)
The Digital Market in Europe today is made up of by national online services (39%) and US-based online services (57%) -- EU cross-border online services represent only 4%.

Europe’s Digital Single Mistake - WSJ: "Brussels has long used antitrust cases to achieve policy outcomes it can’t achieve otherwise, and so it is with the European Commission’s new plan to create a “digital single market,” or DSM. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced last week that she will conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into why cross-border e-commerce isn’t more common in the single market. In her telling, around half of Europeans shopped online last year but only 15% bought something online from a seller in another EU state. The supposed culprit is the practice of “geo-blocking,” in which firms set different prices, or make products unavailable entirely, for consumers in different countries or regions. Likely targets of the inquiry include Netflix and Amazon...."

Pillar I: Digital Single Market | Digital Agenda for Europe | European Commission: "Too many barriers still block the free flow of online services and entertainment across national borders. The Digital Agenda will update EU Single Market rules for the digital era. The aims are to boost the music download business, establish a single area for online payments, and further protect EU consumers in cyberspace. Creating a connected digital single market is one of the ten priorities from the President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker. Its completion could generate up to EUR 250 billion of additional growth in Europe in the course of the mandate of the new Commission (2014-2019), thereby creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs, notably for young job-seekers, and a vibrant knowledge-based society. Andrus Ansip is the Vice-President for the Digital Single Market: read his mission letter. (More on the background analysis and data) ..."

 see also:
Digital Single Market - European Commission


EU Commission priority – digital single market - European Commission 25/03/2015 - Press release
Digital Single Market Strategy: European Commission agrees areas for action 25/03/2015 - Factsheet: Why we need a Digital Single Market(519 kB) The borderless nature of digital technologies means it no longer makes sense for each EU country to have its own rules for telecommunications services, copyright, data protection, or the management of radio spectrum. More importantly, we now face a golden opportunity. By fostering a Digital Single Market, we can create up to €340 billion in additional growth, hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and a vibrant knowledge-based society. Our vision is of a Digital Single Market: making the EU's single market freedoms "go digital", and boosting growth and jobs on our continent. Objectives Rapidly concluding negotiations on common EU data protection rules. Giving more ambition to the ongoing reform of telecoms rules. Modifying copyright rules to reflect new technologies, and to make them simpler and clearer. Simplifying consumer rules for online purchases. Making it easier for innovators to start their own company. Boosting digital skills and learning. Enjoying the same online content and services regardless of the EU country we are in. More information Digital Single Market - Digital Agenda for Europe Full text from President Juncker's Political Guidelines(2 MB)


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