[CPWG] Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

Tue May 30 12:23:43 UTC 2023

This whole issue of DNS abuse needs a new look from a new angle, which is not easy. I am trying to think about our givens and if we need to have different considerations.

Best
Hadia

From: CPWG <cpwg-bounces at icann.org> On Behalf Of David Mackey via CPWG
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 2:46 PM
To: Khaled Koubaa <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [CPWG] Google pushes .zip and .mov domains onto the Internet, and the Internet pushes back

It's not really a debate about harm. Adding cognitive load to an end user results in a wider attack plane enabling more DNS abuse which is bad for end users.

Does this mean the ship has sailed on the fight against DNS Abuse?

I certainly hope not. End Users deserve a voice ... wherever the ship may be.

Let's look at the reality found in Olivier's link ...

He then provided two URLs:
   https://github.com∕kubernetes∕kubernetes∕archive∕refs∕tags∕@v1271.zip

   and

   https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/archive/refs/tags/v1.27.1.zip
Market forces may be pushing a new product with no perceivable value, but let's call it what it is. A product defect is a product defect.  Google is playing a game with End User trust that At-Large should not follow.

Cheers,
David

On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 6:50 AM Khaled Koubaa via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org<mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
Thank you Olivier.

There is indeed a long list of TLDs that are File Extension including very widely used ones such as .io or .xyz

This blog post has the full list : https://wkumari.github.io/2023/05/15/TLDs-that-are-extensions.html

PS: The writer of the blogpost is Warren Kumari from Google
PS2: I agree with his statement "I think that this particular ship has sailed"

Khaled

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On Tue, May 30, 2023 at 1:29 PM Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond via CPWG <cpwg at icann.org<mailto:cpwg at icann.org>> wrote:
From ARS Technica, 18 May 2023:

A recent move by Google to populate the Internet with eight new top-level domains is prompting concerns that two of the additions could be a boon to online scammers who trick people into clicking on malicious links.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/05/critics-say-googles-new-zip-and-mov-domains-will-be-a-boon-to-scammers/

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