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OTA’s Online Trust Audit Scores Consumer-facing U.S. Government Websites Highest in Security and Privacy; Healthcare Comes in Last
Press Releases
16 April 2019
OTA’s Online Trust Audit Scores Consumer-facing U.S. Government Websites Highest in Security and Privacy; Healthcare Comes in Last
Internet Society’s broadest audit yet sees dramatic increases in overall website security driven by improvements in email authentication and...
Privacy First for Security Companies
Privacy
15 April 2019
Privacy First for Security Companies
Privacy has become a major issue around the world. Hopeful presidential candidates, such as Elizabeth Warren, have proposed privacy...
Collaboration, Connectivity, and Self-Determination
Connecting the World
11 April 2019
Collaboration, Connectivity, and Self-Determination
Over 20 million people in North America lack access to fast, affordable, and reliable Internet. In October 2018, the...
Working Together the Internet Way to Build Success in North America
About Internet Society
28 March 2019
Working Together the Internet Way to Build Success in North America
One of the most common lines you’ll hear in the virtual halls of the Internet Society is that the...
Seeking Canadian Feedback: Draft Report on Securing the Internet of Things in Canada
Internet of Things (IoT)
15 March 2019
Seeking Canadian Feedback: Draft Report on Securing the Internet of Things in Canada
Trying to remove cyber security risks from the growing world of connected things is not an easy task. That...
My Privacy Online: Championing Trust in the Era of IoT
Privacy
28 January 2019
My Privacy Online: Championing Trust in the Era of IoT
Data Privacy Day is a little like celebrating the anniversary of your first date. They are both a yearly...
Resources
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2018 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Community Report
The 2018 Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) was held in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (NT) on October 11 to 12, 2018...
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Our Former CEO’s Opinion Piece in The Hill Times: Canada’s Unique Opportunity to Lead the Future of the Internet
Now is the time, with Canada’s leadership on the global stage, to reinforce the internet’s bottom-up development so it...
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Indigenous Connectivity Summit Community Report
Executive Summary The Indigenous Connectivity Summit, held November 8 and 9, 2017, at Hotel Santa Fe in Santa Fe,...
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NYC Mesh Interim Report June, 2017
NYC Mesh: Internet for Everyone More than one in four New Yorkers lack access to broadband internet at home,...
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Collaborating to Eliminate Spam and Nuisance Communications
This report summarizes a workshop held by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and the International Institute of...
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BCOP: IPv6 Peering and Transit (NANOG)
Are you a network operator currently peering over IPv4 and want to start peering over IPv6? If so then...
North America Team
Mark Buell
Regional Bureau Director, North America
Bethany Davis
Administrative Assistant - North America
Kellee Elkins
Regional Community Engagement Manager, North America
Elizabeth Oluoch – Do Canto
Senior Policy Advisor
Katie Jordan
Policy Advisor, North America
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