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Safeguarding .nz: Combatting Online Abuse Together

Learn about domain name abuse in Christchurch events, how we disrupt online abuse, and rewrite rules for .nz. Provide feedback on policy and join us in ensuring a fair online environment for everyone.

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Safeguarding .nz: Combatting Online Abuse Together

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  1. Keeping .nz fair foreveryone:combatting abuse.

  2. Today we’ll talk about : who we are and what we’re about domain name abuse Christchurch events what we’re doing to disrupt online abuse and rewriting the rules for .nz — feedback on policy. Session outline

  3. About .nz

  4. Trusted collaborators – doing it alone online is not an option

  5. Burning platform - #Saferdotnz

  6. Typical types of domain name abuse

  7. Fakes & phantom domains Fact: characters, hyphens, numbers are loved by bad registrants.

  8. Fake webshops • offer high-end branded products at amazing prices • clothes, sneakers, handbags and sunglasses • buy and might get…. Might…… Disrupting the abuse

  9. We have a tool developed for us by InternetNZ Research • semi-automated web crawling + text mining + machine learning. • It crawls web content and alerts us to a possible fake webshop. • Features of fake webshops • usually registration of expired domain names • domains with no relation to the content e.g. alexboat.co.nz selling sunglasses. Fake webshop algorithm

  10. 5–35 domains registered a week are flagged by our fake webshop algorithm Tell us if you see a suspicious looking.nz domain abuse@dnc.org.nz

  11. 15 March was one of New Zealand’s darkest days The attack on the Christchurch Muslim community was a terrorist act.

  12. Domain name suspensions

  13. More than 5000 domain names were suspended this financial year. Did you know?

  14. There are 70 days till Christmas!

  15. Safer online shopping tips: • overseas businesses can use a .nz • $20 Gucci sunglasses are probably not Gucci • our Whois + company office search can tell you if the seller may be genuine • be wary of: • sites that don’t have a physical address — use Google Maps • don’t have return policies • goods are really cheap • sites with bad grammar/machine translation • strange combinations of goods and services • URL’s that don’t match the products: Bob’s fishing site selling women’s shoes. Safe online shopping

  16. Do the survey:.nz policies under review. How should .nz respond to fraud?

  17. Intel, intel, intelReport fakes toabuse@dnc.org.nz

  18. Thank you. Brent CareyDomain Name Commissioner info@dnc.org.nz

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