With Google playing Sheriff, ICANN votes to stop domain tasting

According to the minutes of their meeting on January 23, ICANN will stop the extremely questionable practice of domain tasting that has been standard practice for many registrars. Was it an act of Congress or in response to the public’s outcry? No, it was in reaction to Google crack down adsense accounts for tasted domains. While ICANN has done a horrid job of policing the less than ethical practices of many members since they left DARPA’s oversight, this is a step in the right direction. Moral to the story: if registrars misbehave, complain to Google first. They seem to be the most effective sheriff in the wild west of the internet.