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Mallory Knodel

Mallory Knodel

Cybercrime Treaty

Cybercrime Treaty

My latest on the CDT blog, "The Wrong Cybercrime Treaty" Cybercrime–ranging from identity theft and one-off scams to attacks on major institutions–has become a major threat to the safety and privacy of internet users around the world. But a new treaty that purports to address the

Final GDC negotiations

Final GDC negotiations

I gave an update on CDT.org on the Global Digital Compact, still in negotiations in New York this week Internet governance and human rights are at the top of the UN’s agenda. Recently delegates met in New York to discuss the Global Digital Compact, a two-year process that

What is Activity Pub, anyway?

What is Activity Pub, anyway?

This week's essay is an excerpt from the clever and informative newsletter Building Activity Pub What the hell is ActivityPub, anyway? It's a fair question. A couple of weeks back we talked about what the benefits of ActivityPub are and how it can be used to

The Star Monitor: Statistics, news and analysis in internet governance

The Star Monitor: Statistics, news and analysis in internet governance

This week's newsletter catches you up on the last three months in internet standards. The Star Monitor is a cooperative effort between Global Partners Digital and the Center for Democracy and Technology. Its aim is to help civil society organisations track discussions at internet standards bodies on a

Global Digital Compact

Global Digital Compact

Last week, states in New York reviewed the latest draft of the UN Global Digital Compact. The GDC is an initiative of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to establish shared principles and state responsibilities for the internet and AI. It's expected to be adopted at the UN Summit of

Splintercon Brussels brings Technologist and Activists together

Splintercon Brussels brings Technologist and Activists together

ICYMI: Splintercon Brussels (from CDT.org) Last month a bunch of internet technologists and social movement activists went to Brussels and shut down the internet. Well, not the ACTUAL internet, but a local simulation of the internet. This “blockathon” was a technical demonstration of what the network looks like to

Why Civil Society is vital to Human Rights on the Internet

Why Civil Society is vital to Human Rights on the Internet

Why are civil society vital participants in internet standards? Human rights. (Read on CDT.org) Last month, I previewed CDT’s platform we’d be sharing at the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS), a United Nations-sponsored meeting focused on the importance of human rights considerations in internet standards.