IDNs Issues (continuation)

Hello!!! Today let’s continue the discussion of the previous topic, namely issues concerning Internationalized Domain Names.

To the previous problems, discussed earlier, some more issues can be added:

·       Security Issues

The possibility of confusion between phonetically similar or visually similar IDNs may be used for spoofing or phishing as well as cyber-squatting. Recently cyber criminals have taken advantage of the increased vulnerability in IDNs and the IDN system to confuse users regarding which web address or web page they are visiting. It is important for business to be aware of such vulnerabilities when managing their companies. 

·     Language issues

The foundation for internationalization of computers and the Internet depends upon the availability and usage of character sets and character tables that are mapped to a universally recognized system such as UNICODE. However, the dialects effect on languages, character tables and sets may lead to differences in national, official, regional and local languages, causing further confusion and conflict for intellectual property in trade names, trademarks and brands.

·       Maintaining a Unified Domain Space

When implementing IDNs, there is a clear need for one domain space, the preservation of compatibility with current domain names, preservation of the uniqueness of the domain name space and the need to ensure that the Internet is not divided into islands. If the domain space is managed by a variety of entities, it will result in an uncoordinated, conflicting and fractured Internet.

So, IDNs are an important next step in ensuring that information through the Internet is accessible to all users around the world.

However, if not carefully and centrally implemented, IDNs threaten to destabilize the Internet and deprive the global user of his right to access correctly, efficiently and securely a database of the global Internet .