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The Week in Internet News: Encryption Faces Serious Threats
Technology
12 April 2021
The Week in Internet News: Encryption Faces Serious Threats
Encryption in danger: Encryption is essential, but a number of countries are trying to weaken its protections, Wired.com says....
After Two Decades, the Party Is Ready for the IXP in El Salvador
Infrastructure and Community Development
9 April 2021
After Two Decades, the Party Is Ready for the IXP in El Salvador
The history of El Salvador’s Internet exchange point (IXSal) is perhaps the longest and most complex, beginning at the...
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Connecting Communities Is a Marathon, Not a Race
Community Networks
7 April 2021
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Connecting Communities Is a Marathon, Not a Race
Last week we shared the story of how the Sarantaporo.gr Community Network worked with the community of Sykea to...
The Week in Internet News: Biden Wants Broadband for All
Technology
5 April 2021
The Week in Internet News: Biden Wants Broadband for All
Filling the gaps: U.S. President Joe Biden has proposed spending $100 billion over eight years to bring broadband to...
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Tending to Our Communities’ Needs with Care and Flexibility
Growing the Internet
31 March 2021
Sarantaporo.gr Community Network: Tending to Our Communities’ Needs with Care and Flexibility
At the beginning of May 2020, the Sarantaporo.gr community network team was approached by the mayor of Elassona, a...
Enough Is Enough: What Happens When Law Enforcement Bends Laws to Access Data
Encryption
30 March 2021
Enough Is Enough: What Happens When Law Enforcement Bends Laws to Access Data
Tutanota co-founder Matthias Pfau explains how a recent court order is a wake-up call to end the encryption debate...
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Guide to Federal Broadband Funding Opportunities in the U.S.
This guide offers an overview of federal funding options that could provide financial support to Tribal, state, and local...
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How to Make Sure Section 230 Reforms Don’t Harm the Foundation of the Internet
Author: Katie Watson Jordan We called it in 2020, and barely two months into the new year the increasing...
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Understanding Encryption: The Connections to Survivor Safety
For many survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, and trafficking, having private and secure ways to communicate and...
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Internet Way of Networking Use Case: Content Filtering
This use case analyzes the effect that government policies requiring content filtering may have on the Internet Way of...
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COVID-19 Impact on Internet Performance
This report holistically examines the state of Internet infrastructure, performance, network resilience and discusses insights on how to strengthen...
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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...