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If only to prevent someone from creating a site with the name dontshopat.amazon, fuck.amazon, betterthan.amazon, etc. It could be a defensive thing.
by booleandilemma 7y ago
If only to prevent someone from creating a site with the name dontshopat.amazon, fuck.amazon, betterthan.amazon, etc.
It could be a defensive thing.
- dalai 7y agoThey still don't need exclusive rights to the TLD. I doubt Brazil or one of the other eight countries was planning to create such domains.
- lozenge 7y agoThey would have been able to object to ICANN when the other application for .amazon was put in.
- bonestamp2 7y agoCould also be a security issue. Creating one of those sites would surely help nefarious actors create amazon related scam sites. If amazon controls the TLD then only amazon can create .amazon sites.
- marvin-83 7y agoI think the defensive aspect is underestimated. I know from personal experience that carving out a clear online domain name is a lot harder with the expansion of tlds. Also, I expect phishing sites will have an ever easier time registering convincing domains. So we're going to end up relying on browser blacklisting... not exactly an improvement for security.