Argentine version of Google falls into “wrong” hands leading to search engine's temporary collapse
An Argentine internet user claimed realized ownership of the google.com.ar domain had expired Wednesday, April 21 and since it was available, he decided to purchase it for reportedly AR $ 540 (around the US $ 3.85 at the unofficial exchange rate) leading to a temporary shutdown of the search engine ending in “.ar”.
These actions, however, had no impact on the international “www.google.com” version.
It would seem that Google Argentina forgot to renew the site google.com.ar and a user seized the opportunity to register it in his name. The technical term for this type of manoeuvre is called “Cybersquatting” in English.
https://en.mercopress.com/2021/04/22/argentine-version-of-google-falls-into-wrong-hands-leading-to-search-engine-s-temporary-collapse
#Argentine #Google #cybersquatting
An Argentine internet user claimed realized ownership of the google.com.ar domain had expired Wednesday, April 21 and since it was available, he decided to purchase it for reportedly AR $ 540 (around the US $ 3.85 at the unofficial exchange rate) leading to a temporary shutdown of the search engine ending in “.ar”.
These actions, however, had no impact on the international “www.google.com” version.
It would seem that Google Argentina forgot to renew the site google.com.ar and a user seized the opportunity to register it in his name. The technical term for this type of manoeuvre is called “Cybersquatting” in English.
https://en.mercopress.com/2021/04/22/argentine-version-of-google-falls-into-wrong-hands-leading-to-search-engine-s-temporary-collapse
#Argentine #Google #cybersquatting
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Argentine version of Google falls into “wrong” hands leading to search engine's temporary collapse
An Argentine internet user claimed realized ownership of the google.com.ar domain had expired Wednesday, April 21 and since it was available, he decided to purchase it for reportedly AR $ 540 (around the US $ 3.85 at the unofficial exchange rate) leading…