Looking at this morning’s headlines from various sources and found a couple of interesting bits of news involving domains.

Reallocation of Sunrise .info Domains

1,400 domains had never been awarded from the sunrise phase in 2001.

At the time, they had not cleared the challenge process or were subject to litigation.

I am anxious to see this list. This was the first time the sunrise period was used to allocate a gTLD.

Extremist Web sites are using U.S. host

Ease, anonymity draw anti-American groups, including Taliban, al-Qaeda

This is exactly what does not need to be forefront at a time when internet security is being reviewed.

This just adds fuel to the fire. A recent discussion here and elsewhere condemned the proposed cybersecurity bill co-sponsored by Snowe and Rockefeller.

The fear was control of private internet space and loss of freedom.

Well, when you have headlines like this posted on MSNBC.com, it really strengthens their cause and their cry for further restrictions.

Domains are mentioned towards the end as a point to illustrate how quickly a site taken down can re-emerge using a different domain name.

The irony here is the bill proposed would grant tighter security yet at the same time how not to interfere with gathering intelligence by permitting the site to stay live.

Be sure not to glance over the Mumbai massacre and how the Pakistani authorities are pissed off at the Americans.