Late last week my company joined with some of the biggest names in the internet industry in announcing our adoption of a framework (PDF) on addressing DNS abuse. For many of us the framework formally codifies what our businesses have been doing and, in some respects, it's actually less stringent than what many of us do on a daily basis. While most of the feedback we've … [Read more...] about Dealing with DNS Abuse is NOT a “Freedom of Speech” or “Censorship” Issue
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Putting a Positive Spin on GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in a couple of weeks and so companies around the world are swamping our inboxes with updates to their terms of service. While dealing with GDPR can be a "pain" at many levels, there are definitely some positive aspects to it. Under GDPR consumers get more control over their data and how companies get to handle … [Read more...] about Putting a Positive Spin on GDPR
Reflecting on Internet Governance Policy in a European Context
The internet and how we all use and interact it with it is in constant flux and evolution. 20 years ago internet access wasn't widespread, now it's become a key factor for many people when they choose where to settle down. With the growth of our usage and our depth of reliance on the internet our relationship to it has changed quite dramatically. With those changes the policies … [Read more...] about Reflecting on Internet Governance Policy in a European Context
Taking on Another Role
While I'm sure a more traditional way to celebrate the New Year would be by committing to doing more exercise or similar, in my case it's a time for a small announcement. As of January 1st 2017 I am "Chair Elect" of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition. What does that mean? I'll be the Chair from January 2018. For the duration of 2017 I'll be working closely with the … [Read more...] about Taking on Another Role
The IANA Transition Is Done And The Internet Is Still Working Just Fine
The IANA transition. Unless you're an internet governance nerd you probably haven't heard about it and to be frank, you probably don't need to. It's something that a lot of people have been talking about a lot over the last few months. With some predicting an almost doomsday type scenario if the US government were to give up what little control they retained. However the … [Read more...] about The IANA Transition Is Done And The Internet Is Still Working Just Fine