Resource Library
Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.
Action Plan 2024
Our roadmap for tackling the threats and challenges for today’s Internet as we look to grow and defend it for future generations.
2023 Year in Review
The Year in Review shows the steps we took in 2023 to ensure the Internet is for everyone. Learn about the positive difference we made for the Internet.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Global Internet Report (GIR)
From trust to consolidation, access to sustainability, a deep look at the forces shaping our digital future.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
Fact Sheet: Internet Way of Networking
ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020: Background Paper
Fact Sheet: Intermediaries and Encryption
Ensuring every Canadian has access to the Internet
Indigenous Connectivity in the United States
Fact Sheet: Government Hacking
Middle East & North Africa Internet Infrastructure Report
Internet Infrastructure Security Guidelines for the Arab States
The Road to Deployment: Network Time Security
Discussion Paper: An Analysis of the “New IP” Proposal to the ITU-T
Working From Home
Originally published: 15 April 2020
Updated: 9 September 2022
No matter where you are in the world, chances are you've been affected in some way by COVID-19. The ...
2019 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Report
Archives
2017 Online Trust Audit “Top of Class”
Top 50 Scoring Consumer-Facing Sites
Sector | Site | Sector | Site |
C | Airbnb | C, O | Identity Guard |
R, O | American Greetings | C | ...
DNSSEC
2017 Trust Audit Industry Support
"We applaud OTA for creating the Trust Audit guidelines to hold companies accountable to trustworthy privacy and security standards, and to that end we're especially proud to be a 3-time ...
Industry Leaders Embrace 2014 Honor Roll
Industry Leaders Embrace Data Stewardship
& Named to 2014 Online Trust Honor Roll
Quotes from Top Internet Retailers
"Data security ...
2014 Honor Roll Charts and Tables
This page shows the Charts and Tables created from 2014 Online Trust and Honor Roll Audit data. Charts are rounded to remove decimals and tables are rounded to one decimal point.
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2014 Email Integrity Audit Charts and Tables
This page shows the Charts and Tables created from the 2014 Email Integrity Audit data. Charts are rounded to remove decimals and tables are rounded to one decimal point. Click on the ...
Best Practices: Mobile App Privacy & Security
As mobile usage and application development continues to grow, the need to adopt best practices in data security, app security and privacy have been highlighted. To aid developers ...
IoT Trust Framework Submission
The Online Trust Alliance, (OTA) requests public comments into the draft IoT Trust Framework from both the public and private sectors. All comments must be submitted in an Adobe PDF format and ...
Global Internet Report 2017: Paths to Our Digital Future
History of the Internet in Africa
Organization Reports
On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.