ICANN86 took place from June 8–11 in Seville, where the sunny skies complemented the energy and optimism felt throughout the conference. In this ICANN recap, we’ll check in on some familiar topics, including how registration data is handled, methods to mitigate DNS Abuse, and an exciting (to policy wonks, at least) update on the status […]
ICANN Contracted Parties—domain registrars and registries—met for the CP Summit in Manchester, UK, at the end of April. The two-day agenda covered policy and operational topics so, before delving into our latest TACO stats, we are sharing some highlights from the various sessions and discussions. Day one of the Summit covered operational topics, starting with […]
There has been an idea floating around the ICANN space for a little while now: in an effort to reduce DNS Abuse, we should shorten the period of time registrants have to verify their domains, or have domains remain inactive until verification is complete. But would this change really have a positive effect that’s worth […]
The air-conditioned conference center balanced out Mumbai’s heat and humidity and, despite lower in-person attendance, ICANN85 was a productive meeting. Tucows Registry Services was one of the official meeting sponsors, and we were happy to see many visitors stop to say hello and learn about our registry service offering. Perhaps most importantly, the squishy cows […]
In 2018, Tucows launched our Tiered Access Compliance and Operations (TACO) platform to manage registration data disclosure requests. From the start, we’ve tracked the requests we receive and committed to publishing this data to promote transparency around access to registrant information. In this post, we’re not only sharing our most recent TACO statistics, but taking […]