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Swedish Regulators Ban Word "Bank" In Domain Names For Non-Banks

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nanny-state-to-the-rescue dept.

It seems that Swedish regulators have decided to extend the requirement of not calling yourself a bank to the registration of domain names. Now anyone that tries to register a .SE domain name with the word "bank" in it will need to prove they are a legitimate bank. Hopefully there are no blood banks or anyone with the last name of "Banks" that might want a .SE domain. Here is a Google translation of the demand issued by the authorities to the .SE registry.

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  1. Easier solution - *.bank.se by kyz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Let sweden register "bank.se" and offer subdomains only to valid banks.

    It works here in the UK - schools get .sch.uk, the police get .police.uk, etc., while we normal people get .plc.uk, .me.uk, .co.uk and so on.

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    Does my bum look big in this?
    1. Re:Easier solution - *.bank.se by 1+a+bee · · Score: 4, Insightful

      www.bankofsweden.me.se And nobody will notice. I bet that even a www.bankofsweden.yahoo.com will fool most of stupid users

      Agreed. There are few cures for stupidity, and regulating the word "bank" in a domain name is not one of them.

  2. Sudden Outbreak... by TheDarAve · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Of common sense. There should be some things allowed within reason though. I can think of a few things that have "bank" in them that would not ever be misinterpreted as being a bank.

  3. Slashdot sensationalism again? by macraig · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Unless this denial is automatic and without recourse, having no allowance for human review or appeal, then the only problem I see here is yet another Slashdot article exaggerating the facts for the sake of copy.