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The Week in Internet News: Mexico, NYC Push for Internet Access for All
Technology
13 January 2020
The Week in Internet News: Mexico, NYC Push for Internet Access for All
Everyone’s invited: Politicians in Mexico and New York City announced plans for universal Internet access in recent days. Mexican...
The Week in Internet News: New Chinese Law Regulates Encryption
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6 January 2020
The Week in Internet News: New Chinese Law Regulates Encryption
Crypto-regulation: A new law in China regulates the use of encryption, but it’s aimed at strengthening it, at least...
The Week in Internet News: Worries of a Fragmenting Internet
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30 December 2019
The Week in Internet News: Worries of a Fragmenting Internet
Fragments: Some activists are raising concerns about a fragmented Internet, with two University of Southampton professors writing about four...
The Week in Internet News: India Sets Record for Longest Internet Shutdown in a Democracy
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23 December 2019
The Week in Internet News: India Sets Record for Longest Internet Shutdown in a Democracy
The longest ever: The 130-day-plus shutdown of the Internet in the Indian region of Kashmir is now the longest...
The Week in Internet News: U.S. Lawmakers Threaten Anti-Encryption Regulations
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16 December 2019
The Week in Internet News: U.S. Lawmakers Threaten Anti-Encryption Regulations
Don’t make us make you: Members of a U.S. Senate committee recently told representatives of Facebook and Apple that...
Claudio Jeker Honored by Internet Security Research Group with Radiant Award
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11 December 2019
Claudio Jeker Honored by Internet Security Research Group with Radiant Award
This week another Radiant Award has been awarded by the Internet Security Research Group, the folks behind Let’s Encrypt....
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Policy Paper
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly advancing technology, made possible by the Internet, that may soon have significant impacts...
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Infographic: Collaboration for a secure and resilient Internet
This infographic explains the idea that when it comes to Internet security and resilience, the traditional approach of just...
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Who Makes the Internet Work: The Internet Ecosystem
This paper offers a brief introduction to some of the Internet organizations and processes that shape naming and addressing,...