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New White Paper: Considerations for Mandating Open Interfaces
Internet Way of Networking
4 December 2020
New White Paper: Considerations for Mandating Open Interfaces
People all around the world depend on the Internet to live their lives and do their jobs. Behind the...
Cyber-attacks 101: what are they, their motives, and real-life examples.
In the News
4 December 2020
Cyber-attacks 101: what are they, their motives, and real-life examples.
Medium
Internet Society Warns against Any Potential Repeal of U.S. Intermediary Liability Protections
Statements
3 December 2020
Internet Society Warns against Any Potential Repeal of U.S. Intermediary Liability Protections
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 U.S.C. § 230) is the pivotal provision of law in the...
MANRS Welcomes 500th Network Operator
Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS)
3 December 2020
MANRS Welcomes 500th Network Operator
Today, we are glad to share a milestone for the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative: the...
EU Tech Policy Brief: November 2020 Recap
In the News
3 December 2020
EU Tech Policy Brief: November 2020 Recap
Center for Democracy & Technology
Insights Platform Now Live! A Deeper, Data-Driven View of the Internet
Measuring the Internet
2 December 2020
Insights Platform Now Live! A Deeper, Data-Driven View of the Internet
There are many people, projects, and organizations that are collecting data on various facets of the Internet, but there’s...
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White Paper: Considerations for Mandating Open Interfaces
Editor’s note: The full white paper is available in the PDF format. You can read the executive summary online...
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Traceability and Cybersecurity
Traceability, or the ability track down the originator of a particular piece of content or message, is at the...
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Internet Ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa
This paper focuses on the challenges of addressing the COVID-19 crisis and its potential aftermath in the Middle East...
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Insights from Internet Society’s 2020 Public Pulse Survey
Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how critical the Internet is to daily life – a point further emphasized...
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Breaking Encryption Myths
What the European Commission’s leaked report got wrong about online security In September 2020, a draft European Commission report...
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2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations
Indigenous peoples in North America are pursuing innovative and independent ways to connect to the Internet. They face unique...