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Apparently the United States government’s move to take over 70+ websites has inspired our friends across the pond to seek the exact same powers.

The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has tabled a plan for Nominet, which oversees .uk web addresses, to be given the domain closing power.

At present Nominet doesn’t have any terms and conditions that state a domain name must not be used for any activity that breaks UK law. However, following a request from the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) the UK domain name registry is considering adding conditions that will see domain suspend if there are “reasonable grounds to believe they are being used to commit a crime”.

Sources:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/112610-nominet-considering-letting-police-close.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11845961

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