NIS2 is the updated version of the European Union’s Network and Information Security Directive. It aims to establish “a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union,” partly by providing technical and operational requirements for digital infrastructure and service providers. These include specific requirements for domain registration providers that impact registries, registrars, and resellers. If […]
ICANN’s Transfer Policy Review Working Group has been hard at work since 2021, as we’ve discussed in our ICANN Policy series. The group’s Initial Report is now out for public comment and Tucows is preparing to submit our input by the September 30th deadline. This post highlights some of the most significant updates being recommended […]
Adding domains to your existing services is a strategic choice that can enhance your offerings and streamline your customers’ experience. Whether you’re a web hosting provider, a digital agency, or an IT solutions company, choosing the right domain integration solution can translate to greater efficiency and business success. In this guide, we’ll outline your options […]
As ever, we’re here for you in advance of ICANN80 in Kigali, Rwanda, with some updated TACO stats to get everyone in the mood. Our focus for this post is: where do Law Enforcement disclosure requests actually come from? This question was recently raised in the ICANN Registration Data Request Service Standing Committee by a […]
Maybe you’re launching a hosting business and want to round out your offering with domain names. Maybe you’ve created a next-generation site builder and want to give your customers a truly seamless experience. Or maybe you run a web design agency and are committed to delivering a white-glove service, taking care of every detail for […]
The first Tiered Access post of the year is always interesting because we can look back at the past year as a whole and compare it to previous years. This time, we also have the earliest data about requests submitted to Tucows via ICANN’s new Registration Data Request Service (RDRS). This is the pilot project […]
Welcome back to our regular Tiered Access platform statistics series! If you’re here just for the numbers, you can jump right to the stats, but first, we’re going to focus on the question of “urgent” disclosure requests. The discussions in our last few TACO Stats posts focused on the Registration Data Request Service, intended to […]
Our most recent Tiered Access update introduced the ICANN Community’s pilot project for a central intake point for registration data disclosure requests. Now called the Registration Data Request Service (RDRS), this pilot is intended to help gather volume data to inform the ICANN Board’s decision about building a permanent, more feature-rich centralized data request system. The project […]
Tucows launched our Tiered Access Compliance and Operations (TACO) platform nearly five years ago in May 2018. Since then, we’ve processed thousands of disclosure requests, supported hundreds of requestors with their legitimate needs for the disclosure of domain registration data, and made ongoing improvements to our TACO platform (the most recent of which are discussed […]
We are very pleased to announce several updates to the Tucows TACO Platform: Finally, we want to share our thinking behind our decision to start billing for TACO requests, which we’ve been doing since May 2021. Disclosure notice to domain owners We’re committed to data protection, privacy, and transparency. We want domain owners to understand […]
