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<p class="MsoNormal">For large corporations with trademarked names, what becomes the recommendation if the company wants a country-specific identification? Simply use the ASCII country codes?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org [mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dr.AJAY D A T A<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> `tan tanakadennis via ua-discuss` &lt;ua-discuss@icann.org&gt;; don hollander &lt;don.hollander@icann.org&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [UA-discuss] Re : Re: UASG Response to WordFence IDN Phishing concerns<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Don,&nbsp;<br>
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Which all registries are allowed to register mix of scripts domain while registering an IDN. I checked .pyc (Cyrillic) and .<span style="font-family:&quot;Mangal&quot;,serif">भारत</span> (Devanagiri) do not allow mix of scripts. &nbsp;I think we address those registries through
 ICANN by modifying the registry agreement, major problem can be solved.&nbsp;<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Get email id like </span><strong><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Mangal&quot;,serif"><a href="mailto:अजय@डाटा.भारत"><span style="font-weight:normal">अजय</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">@</span><span style="font-weight:normal">डाटा</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;font-weight:normal">.</span><span style="font-weight:normal">भारत</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt">&nbsp;in
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></strong> &quot;Tan Tanaka,Dennis via UA-discuss&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">MailId
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<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">To:</span></strong> Don Hollander &lt;<a href="mailto:don.hollander@icann.org">don.hollander@icann.org</a>&gt;,&quot;<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Subject: </span></strong>Re: [UA-discuss] UASG Response to WordFence IDN Phishing concerns<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">From: </span></strong><span style="color:black">&lt;<a href="mailto:ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org">ua-discuss-bounces@icann.org</a>&gt; on behalf of Don Hollander &lt;<a href="mailto:don.hollander@icann.org">don.hollander@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Date: </span></strong>Monday, April 24, 2017 at 5:40 PM<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">To: </span></strong>&quot;<a href="mailto:UA-discuss@icann.org">UA-discuss@icann.org</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:ua-discuss@icann.org">ua-discuss@icann.org</a>&gt;<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Subject: </span></strong>[EXTERNAL] [UA-discuss] UASG Response to WordFence IDN Phishing concerns</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Further to recent discussion on this list, we have drafted a document that we plan on posting as a Blog Post to the UASG Web site that can be referenced by others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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We want to get feedback from the community on this document by Thursday UTC.<o:p></o:p></p>
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So, here it is – pasted below and as a word document in case you want to enable tracking and make amendments.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you have comments or suggestions, please share them to this group.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a name="_Hlk480546462"></a><strong><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">IDNs and Phishing: What You Need to Know</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.icann.org%2Fresources%2Fpages%2Fidn-2012-02-25-en&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cstuartst%40exchange.microsoft.com%7C41e44981a4094b5b263508d48c76e3b3%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636287889644944194&amp;sdata=7xm3Zkwm%2BUviEQYcITdJpG6UFL1MhkUt4joQTt8yGCo%3D&amp;reserved=0">Internationalized
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 of a script mixing technique that phishing scammers could potentially use to trick Internet users into visiting malicious websites. This phishing method takes advantage of the fact that characters from various languages and scripts are sometimes visually similar
 to each other. For example, the Cyrillic “<span lang="RU">а</span>” and the <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FASCII&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cstuartst%40exchange.microsoft.com%7C41e44981a4094b5b263508d48c76e3b3%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636287889644944194&amp;sdata=lfxcmfMSkvf%2BeWL78CyU8Zhd59X9H%2BCVM4obKeJiNr4%3D&amp;reserved=0">
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Homographic phishing efforts associated with IDNs are not new. In fact, they date back to the early 2000s. Registries have since implemented policies that preclude mixing scripts<a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn1" href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><sup>[1]</sup></a>
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While this issue should be taken seriously and serves as an important reminder of consumer safety, various IDN and anti-abuse groups are actively working to mitigate potential threats, and there are already certain browser-set protections in place. In the meantime,
 Internet users should practice the same basic security hygiene that is always recommended: avoid clicking suspicious links, and use a good password manager that will only enter login credentials on trusted sites.
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Equally important is to recognize the benefits of IDNs and avoid disabling them, which could lead to an unpredictable user experience and eventually a decrease in adoption. IDNs are essential in bringing non-English speakers – the majority of the world’s population
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 a recent <a href="https://uasg.tech/whitepaper/">report</a> commissioned by the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) found that online spending from new IDN users could start at USD 6.2 billion per year.&nbsp;
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The UASG’s mission is to help software developers and website owners keep pace with the evolving Domain Name System (DNS) – and this includes issues around the adoption and acceptance of IDNs. If you’d like to get involved in helping work toward a solution
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