People who want to rewrite net neutrality laws are arguing that ‘specialized services’ require near-zero latency and rock-solid reliability. Specialized services go beyond general Internet access to ...

Around the world, our 130 chapters and special interest groups work locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. Each ...

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We get better answers to global questions when a range of experts and interests can meaningfully take part in the discussion. Many people talk about ‘the multistakeholder model’ as if it is a single ...

Q1: What is the “New IP” proposal? Who is promoting it and supporting it? A: Originally, “New IP” was a set of proposals that were submitted by Huawei to the ITU-T’s Telecommunications Standardization ...

Responsible data handling means applying ethical principles of transparency, fairness and respect to how we treat the data that affects people’s lives. It can protect our privacy and autonomy and ...

As proponents of new interconnection rules in Europe champion a new settlement regime, based on a model of “sending party pays”, there is one important question looming over the debate: why are ...

The Internet Society’s 2030 Strategy embodies our mission: the Internet is a resource to enrich people’s lives and a force for good in society. Developed through an inclusive process led by our Board ...

How mandatory data localization impacts the Internet Way of Networking This use case analyzes the effect that government policies regarding data localization may have on the Internet Way of Networking ...

Encryption is a technology designed to help Internet users keep their information and communications private and secure. The process of encryption scrambles information so that it can only be read by ...

Homomorphic encryption (HME) is getting a lot of attention. For example, it is proposed as a way to scan encrypted data for illegal content. But some of the claims being made about it are unrealistic ...

The Internet’s potential is unlimited. As a worldwide resource, the Internet supports commerce, recreation, research, education, entertainment, and everything in between. But with different ...