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Nominations Open! Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2018
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21 March 2018
Nominations Open! Jonathan B. Postel Service Award 2018
We are pleased to announce that nominations for the 2018 Jonathan B. Postel Service Award are now open. Do...
Fake News Spreads Fast, But Don’t Blame the Bots
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21 March 2018
Fake News Spreads Fast, But Don’t Blame the Bots
Fake news spreads much faster than real news, and real people – not bots – are to blame, according...
Future Thinking: Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson on the Role of Media
Technology
20 March 2018
Future Thinking: Wired Editor in Chief Nicholas Thompson on the Role of Media
In 2017, the Internet Society unveiled the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The interactive report identifies the...
The Week in Internet News: Quantum Computing vs. Encryption
Technology
19 March 2018
The Week in Internet News: Quantum Computing vs. Encryption
RIP encryption? Quantum computers, cutting-edge machines that promise to be much more powerful than binary PCs, could eventually defeat...
Rough Guide to IETF 101: DNSSEC, DANE, DNS Security and Privacy
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16 March 2018
Rough Guide to IETF 101: DNSSEC, DANE, DNS Security and Privacy
It’s going to be a crazy busy week in London next week in the world of DNS security and...
Rough Guide to IETF 101: Privacy, Identity, and Encryption
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16 March 2018
Rough Guide to IETF 101: Privacy, Identity, and Encryption
It’s that time again! In this post of the Rough Guide to IETF 101, I’ll take a quick look...
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Policy Paper
Foreword Artificial intelligence is a technology that is already impacting how users interact with, and are affected by the...
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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,...