But first, Word Play! My debut crossword in today's Wall Street Journal with Jeff Chen is called Safe Prospects. It's free to play: https://www.wsj.com/articles/safe-prospects-thursday-crossword-november-21-975fdcd9 Also read about puzzling in times of crisis from my crossword construction teacher Natan Last https://www.

Last week the IETF 121 met in Dublin. You can catch all of the sessions online. Here are some highlights * I co-chair the Human Rights Protocol Considerations research group with a cryptographer at Brave Browser, Sofia Celi. HRPC met and discussed our RG's draft on intimate partner violence.

I joined member states of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) as this year’s Chair, the Netherlands, wrapped up 2024 with a joint strategy and coordination session in The Hague. The meeting kicked off with diplomats sharpening their skills on the Coalition’s core focus areas—from internet freedom principles

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 Internet Exchange, a weekly newsletter on internet governance. The aim of the I-star Quarterly is to help civil society organisations track

Monday, 21 October, is Global Encryption Day! Global Encryption Day 2024 – Global Encryption CoalitionSave the date! Join us on 21 October 2024 for the 4th annual Global Encryption Day. Let’s make this year’s Global Encryption Day the biggest one yet. See you soon!Global Encryption CoalitionGEC admin Dozens

Last week it was my pleasure to join such an impressive lineup of talks at the RIPE NCC Open House: Green Tech and Sustainability in Internet Technologies. You can watch the proceedings and download the slides. Green Tech and Sustainability in Internet Technologies, 2 Oct 2024Open House discussion about Green

Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation is out! Back in 2019 I was extremely grateful for the opportunity to contribute writing that connects the practice of free and open source technology to social movement building. From the back matter, "Beautiful Solutions is a collection of ideas for changing our

(An announcement follows) But first, TPRC 2024 Last week I participated in the 2024 edition of the Telecommunications Policy Research Conference in Washington DC. TPRC is the Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy. I was grateful to participate in a graduate student workshop where I was able to

Portugal! Next week I'll be heading to the Global Gathering (nee Internet Freedom Festival nee Circumvention Tech Fest) to commune with friends and colleagues who build digital tools, provide training and support to activists, human rights defenders, journalists and at risk communities. The agenda is lined with deeply