Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before the US Congress today and the flood of news about the privacy breach at Facebook and revelations that the company mishandled the data of millions of people has me asking: Is this really what we signed up for? It is clear that we are not in control of our online information […]

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Today we are pleased to announce the launch of our Collaborative Governance Project. This brand new initiative aims to help stakeholders of all communities to understand the ways in which they can turn collaborative thinking into tangible and implementable policies and practices.

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At the Internet Society, we are worried about the state of the Internet today. This global “network of networks” is now a critical part of our daily lives. We use it to communicate and connect with our families, friends, co-workers and customers. It is the engine that powers the global economy. It is our source […]

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The Internet Society commissioned a feasibility study on expanding the use of the multistakeholder model for Internet governance.

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This is the fundamental question that we are posing through the report just launched today, our 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future. The report is a window into the diverse views and perspectives of a global community that cares deeply about how the Internet will evolve and impact humanity over the next […]

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For over a decade, the Internet Society, along with many in the Internet community, have been strong advocates of using multistakeholder approaches to make decisions in a globally distributed network environment. We are encouraged that, within the Internet ecosystem, the multistakeholder model has grown in understanding and acceptance over the past several years. But we also know that the open, global Internet faces enormous challenges and […]

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Last week in Geneva I presented the Internet Society’s Internet Futures project during UNCTAD E-Commerce week. Each time I present this project, I gain new perspectives from people who care deeply about the Internet’s future. One government participant wondered what the digital divide will look like in 5-10 years. Will the divide only be about […]

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The 2017 CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust paints a bleak picture of the current state of trust online. A majority of those surveyed said they are more concerned about their privacy than the year before, with an almost even split between those “much more concerned” and those only “somewhat more concerned”. When […]

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In times like these, it’s easy to be paranoid. Almost every day there is a new story about an app, a TV or a child’s toy that is collecting too much data, or a massive data breach, or the latest kind of ransomware doing the rounds of the Internet. We may not know the specifics, […]

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What will the Internet look like in the next seven to 10 years? How will things like marketplace consolidation, changes to regulation, increases in cybercrime or the widespread deployment of the Internet of Things impact the Internet, its users and society? At the Internet Society, we are always thinking about what’s next for the Internet. […]

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According to Freedom House’s 2016 report, freedom on the internet is in its sixth year of decline. What’s going on? The internet, for many of us who are fortunate enough to access it on a daily basis, has become an integral part of our lives. Virtually everything we do is tethered to this online platform, […]

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This is a key moment for the IANA transition. On September 30, the contract between the US Commerce Departments National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to expire. As this date approaches, some members of the United States Congress have expressed reservations about allowing […]

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Today, March 17, 2016, Sally Wentworth testified in a hearing on “Privatizing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority” before the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee. Sally’s oral testimony as prepared is included below. You can also view: Sally Wentworth’s written (more detailed) testimony Our IANA Stewardship Transition […]

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Earlier this year, over 75% of participants in our Internet Governance Survey told us that it was very important to help simplify Internet governance issues so that more people could understand critical issues such as security, human rights, infrastructure and Internet access issues. Since the time of the survey we have undertaken several different initiatives […]

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Note: Today Sally Wentworth, our VP of Global Public Policy, gave the following speech at a meeting of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Communication and Information Technologies (STC-CICT) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mr Chairman, Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for this opportunity to address this important gathering of leaders from […]

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As the IANA Coordination Group (ICG) gets set to release its call for public comments on a combined proposal to transition the stewardship of the IANA functions, it is critical that we understand how the IANA stewardship principles as well as the IANA functions fit into the broader context of the Internet’s operations and history. […]

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As the ICANN 53 meeting in Buenos Aires wraps up this week, all the IANA operational communities—the IETF, the RIRs, and ICANN—have now submitted to the IANA Coordination Group (ICG) their proposals for transitioning the IANA Stewardship. The operational communities and the entire Internet community have taken a great amount of responsibility for, and applied […]

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