What can Apple do in the face of a UK order to weaken encryption worldwide? Decentralize iCloud, to start.
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A new book explores an intriguing idea: that there are core processes in some platforms that naturally tilt the table towards being implemented in a single company.
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The EU AI Act and emerging practice flip copyright’s default opt-in regime to an opt-out one. What effects is this likely to have on the balance of power between rights holders and reuse?
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Web feeds could be so much more if we put some effort into them. This post explores some ideas of how to start.
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It's often assumed that standards work is inherently competitive. This post examines why Internet standards are often more collaborative than competitive, and outlines some implications of this approach. #standards #collaboration
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I wrote about this topic a while back, so it's exciting to be on the PC of an Internet Architecture Board @intarchboard workshop on technical opt-out mechanisms for AI crawlers (with a focus on robots.txt)! Get your submissions in.
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The phrase 'Open Standards' is widely used but not well-understood. Let's take a look at what openness in standards is, with a focus on whether and how it helps to legitimise the design and maintenance of the Internet.
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Mark Nottingham retweeted
The wonder of the web is that there is no center of control.
That is why I, alongside 36 others, have signed the below open letter to @antonioguterres & @UNTechEnvoy 🖊️ #OpenInternet
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The Internet is successful and valuable to society because it is decentralised. I've signed an open letter to the United Nations that explains how some proposals for the Global Digital Compact endanger it. #OpenInternet
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The 2024 HTTP Workshop is on - November in London. Join us!
httpworkshop.org
If you implement or use HTTP at scale, you might be interested in attending. It's 2-3 days of lightly structured discussion; we rely on the depth of experience in the room to make it valuable.
We also welcome students and want to diversify our community.
httpworkshop.org
It’s common for voluntary technical standards developing organisations to make decisions by consensus, rather than (eg) voting. This post explores why we use consensus, what it is, how it works in Internet standards and when it can become problematic.
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Law enforcement is asking - yet again - for access to encrypted communications. This post tries to succinctly summarise why that's a bad idea.
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One of the most contentious issues in AI is content owners' control over use of their material in the datasets that are used to feed LLMs. This article looks at one commonly mentioned solution - robots.txt - and how it measures up.
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Mark Nottingham retweeted
I’m currently attending IETF 119 in Brisbane and I’m struck by the significant influence @Cloudflare has established in the standards domain. The decision to invest in producing impactful RFCs and peer-reviewed research papers (and successfully shipping the underlying tech!) stands out as one of the more astute long-term strategies the company has followed.
While technical blog posts are engaging and signal that a company employs smart people—beneficial for startups and positively reinforcing for larger firms—the act of publishing groundbreaking research that leads the industry underscores the presence of professionals capable of shaping technology on a worldwide stage. This type of leadership is crucial for earning the trust of large enterprise clients and partners.
Check out the list of publications from Cloudflare Research alone: research.cloudflare.com/publ…. Powerhouse results from a powerhouse company.
RFC9518 is finally published!
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New blog entry.
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Some thoughts about the role of technical standards bodies in Internet governance.
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Incorporating the most recent (and very helpful - thanks esp to @miltonmueller and Geoff Huston) round of reviews, draft 10. ietf.org/archive/id/draft-no…
I’m excited and honored to be part of this.
We’ve appointed 9 independent, leading experts from competition, academia and industry to advise the CMA as we prepare for new powers to oversee #digital markets.
Find out more: gov.uk/government/news/exper…
ALT Experts appointed as UK looks to level digital playing field for consumers