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Re: [ga] .com & National Security

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  • Subject: Re: [ga] .com & National Security
  • From: George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:13:18 -0700 (PDT)
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Hello,

--- Danny Younger <dannyyounger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> FYI:  Network Solutions Press Release --
> 
> PROPOSED .COM AGREEMENT COMPELS REVIEW BY PRESIDENT'S
> COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY
> 
> 'Profound' Security Concerns for Internet 
> 
> HERNDON, Va. ? September 28, 2006 ? Network Solutions
> today called on the National Security
> Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) to
> review the proposed .com registry agreement between
> the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
> Numbers (ICANN) and VeriSign, Inc.  Network Solutions
> asked NSTAC, which provides advice to the President on
> communications issues related to national security and
> emergency preparedness, to immediately assess the
> critical security concerns that the .com registry
> proposal poses for the Internet. 

Nicely done by Network Solutions, to oppose their former masters
VeriSign, and to represent the interests of consumers and the public.

However, one problem is that VeriSign's CEO Stratton Sclavos is a
member of NSTAC:

http://investor.verisign.com/management.cfm

"He also sits on the President's National Security Telecommunications
Advisory Committee (NSTAC)....."

http://www.ncs.gov/nstac/nstac_members.html

Hopefully the other members are not swayed by Sclavos on this important
issue.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.kirikos.com/
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