Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Police in the UK are seeking authority to close domains (Courtney Boyd Myers/The Next Web)

Posted by SecureTech

November 26, 2010

Courtney Boyd Myers / The Next Web:
Police in the UK are seeking authority to close domains — As first reported by the BBC, The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is seeking the authority to close domains engaged in certain “criminal” activities, which includes not just website domains, but domain registrations such as email, and perhaps phones, too*.