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author: Mallory Knodel

Old Protocol, New Problems: Robots.txt

Old Protocol, New Problems: Robots.txt

This week, in our main story: we examine how robots.txt, a decades-old web protocol, has become central to discussions about consent, copyright, and web scraping to power new generative AI tools. Robots.txt Is Having a Moment: Here's Why We Should Care By Mallory Knodel and Audrey

GSMA Embraces E2EE Standards

GSMA Embraces E2EE Standards

GSMA’s latest update to RCS adopts a clear, research-backed definition of end-to-end encryption, developed by Internet Exchange’s Mallory Knodel, Sofía Celi (Brave), Olaf Kolkman (Internet Society), and Gurshabad Grover. This update paves the way for secure, cross-platform messaging. iPhone and Android Users Will Soon Get End-to-End Encrypted RCS

AI Has Entered the Encrypted Chat

AI Has Entered the Encrypted Chat

In our main article today, Mallory and Cornell University PhD student Andrés Fábrega break down how AI bots are creeping into encrypted chats, and what that means for privacy. Can Bots Read Your Encrypted Messages? Encryption, Privacy, and the Emerging AI Dilemma By Mallory Knodel and Andrés Fábrega, originally published

The Future 🔮 of Messaging: Interoperability Meets Encryption

The Future 🔮 of Messaging: Interoperability Meets Encryption

The EU’s Digital Markets Act is forcing end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms to play nice, starting with WhatsApp. But will interoperability actually open up the market, as it's intended to do, or make big players even stronger? Mallory Knodel breaks down the tech, the trade-offs, and what’s

Trump’s Second Term: Six Predictions for the Future of Encryption

Trump’s Second Term: Six Predictions for the Future of Encryption

But first: Teaching AI to Respect Boundaries The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) just announced a new working group (AI-Control) to help content publishers control how AI systems use their data. Building on tools like robots.txt—which was designed to manage web crawler access, not AI scraping—the group

When AI Meets End-to-End Encryption

When AI Meets End-to-End Encryption

But first: Introducing our new Editor-in-Chief! Audrey Hingle brings over a decade of editorial experience to The Internet Exchange. With a passion for ethical technology and expertise in content strategy, she’s eager to spotlight the stories that matter. Share your story ideas with her at editor@exchangepoint.tech. How