Setup initially to control Domain Names etc but now days monopolizes the internets domain name structure as a whole. Controls aspects such as .com, .xxx .info and so on and charges a premium.
Fifth ethical issue with examples in this report: *****
AND
Spam support and a fourth ethical issue:
ICANN (icann.org) is providing accreditation to rogue registrar Active Registrar Inc. See:
***** (ICANN accreditation of rogue registrar Active Registrar Inc)
***** (Active Registrar Inc, accredited by ICANN, rogue operation report)
***** (the poor reputation of Active Registrar Inc, which ICANN has accredited)
Example one:
http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-atrt2-02apr13/pdfDPSDz7WTEO.pdf
*****
*****
Example two:
ICANN has member ***** / .cn China, which has a bad reputation and is the registry of a domain conducting data stealing.
http://ccnso.icann.org/about/members.htm (cn China, item 22, is a member of ICANN)
***** (also stating that CNNIC is the official registry of top-level .cn domain names)
***** (***** is operating as the registry of sh.cn)
***** (*****, which is operating data stealing operations and is a subdomain of sh.cn, has cnnic.cn as the registry)
***** (my comment about online.sh.cn conducting data stealing operations)
***** (the poor reputation of China registry cnnic.cn)
Example three:
*****
Example four:
***** (Accrediting a registrar for botnet usage--registrar of the same domains for months).
The official website of the worldwide ICANN Organization.
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