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Net Naming Organisation No Longer Overseen By US Government

  • BBC, Monday, October 3, 2016 8:15 AM

A judge in Texas has rejected a last-ditch legal challenge to halt the final handover of internet naming power from the U.S. government to a non-profit group. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has administered the naming system since 1998. But from Saturday it began operating without the ultimate oversight of the U.S. government.

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