British politician falls victim to cybersquatters
The web is one lawless channel of communication in which only the swift, savvy and gifted at speed succeed. This theory has been proven to be true this week because the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party has fallen victim to cybersquatters and some people trying to access his Internet blog have found themselves entering the world of a little-known Australian poet.
David Cameron, modernizing leader of the Conservative party, launched his blog www.webcameron.org.uk over the weekend in a bid to appeal to younger voters and revamp the image of his party.
But the party did not take the precaution, common in such circumstances, of securing the domains of similar Web site names including www.webcameron.info and www.webcameron.co.uk.
Since then, supporters of small rival political party UKIP have leapt on to the www.webcameron.info domain and made it their own, posting a satirical video of Cameron on it. Find the video here
As of this writing it seems a deal has been reached and the domain webcameron.co.uk transferred to the Conservative party leader. However, it is difficult to tell how much money the cybersquatter was paid in exchange for the domain.