Domain Names - Industry

13 popular domain extensions for tech businesses

by Yesha

Are you starting a tech company or coming up with new tech ideas? Choosing the right domain name is a big deal - it needs to be sharp, memorable, and make a statement. Then why not choose a domain that attracts visitors as excited about technology as you are?

Find Your Perfect Domain: Industry-Specific TLDs Explained

by EuroDNS

Deciding on an extension for your domain can be just as tricky as picking the domain name itself. To make your life easier and help you navigate through +1000 TLDs, we’ve prepared a recap of all the best domain extensions sorted by industry!

The swing of the EU pendulum

by Luc

So, there's been a lot of fuss lately about the Whois databases of registry and registrar companies going dark due to European data privacy laws. This led to some panic among the internet community, but don't worry, it's not as bad as it seems. The EU legislators were trying to protect critical infrastructure and economies, so they included DNS industry actors in a Directive. However, some people are misinterpreting this as mandating registrars and registries to maintain complete domain name registration information databases. But that's not true, and the Directive's ambiguity poses a risk of fragmentation between the 27 national legislations.

Bare with us, your policy will be delivered in just a moment

by Luc

This article is all about ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and the problem they're facing when it comes to implementing new policies. The buzzwords at the recent Cancun ICANN meeting were "inflexion point" and it seemed like everyone was contractually obligated to say it at least once every three sentences! The issue at hand is that ICANN has a delivery problem - it's been seven years since a new policy was implemented

Solving privacy issues post GDPR

by Luc

When GDPR came into force in 2018, the redaction of whois databases caused a lot of concern about internet security. To solve the problem of getting non-public registration data without breaking privacy laws, the EPDP Team suggested a complex system called the Standardised Access System for Non-public Registration Data (SSAD). But it was too costly and complicated. So, ICANN is testing a simpler system called the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), which connects users with ICANN-accredited registrars.