Police could be given powers to suspend the use of domain names and websites without getting a court order. Nominet – the domain name registry in charge of the operation of the “.uk” domain names – has said that it is looking into a new expedited process to enable law enforcement bodies to suspend domain names if they are involved with serious crime. Currently, Nominet’s rules allow suspension only if there has been a court order. The new suspension powers could be used only if there was “serious consumer harm” such as fraud, supply of unlicensed medicines and phishing; and where the need to protect consumers was urgent such that obtaining a court order would not be practical. For more on this, click here: http://www.nominet.org.uk/digitalAssets/51980_Draft_Issue_Group_Recommendations_on_Domain_Names__Criminal_Activity.pdf.
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