On 14 May 2020, the Global Encryption Coalition (GEC) launched to promote and defend the use of strong encryption around the world. Over the last five years, Internet Society chapters have played a ...

Cat Easdon fell in love with computers as a child. She was captivated by how they worked, tinkering with both software and hardware until she confronted the foundational questions of trust, security, ...

Around the world, the Internet Society’s 130 chapters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) work locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good: open, globally connected, secure, ...

Around the world, the Internet Society’s 130 chapters work locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good ...

Earlier this year, the UK government’s backdoor requirement led Apple to withdraw its encrypted backup services from the country. In France, proposed “Narcotrafic” legislation would compromise ...

El Comité Electoral de Internet Society tiene el placer de anunciar los resultados finales de las elecciones de 2025 y la selección del IETF para la Junta Directiva de Internet Society. La votación ...

The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2025 elections and the IETF selections for the Board of Trustees. Voting concluded on 4 April. The results were ...

Le comité électoral de l’Internet Society a le plaisir d’annoncer les résultats définitifs des élections 2025 ainsi que les sélections de l’IETF pour le Conseil d’administration. Le vote a pris fin le ...

The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) is an open data, open standards initiative supported by the Internet Society. Put simply, it seeks to develop and implement a standardized way of describing ...

Over the past two decades, the WSIS vision has shaped much of the global digital agenda. But the upcoming WSIS+20 review isn’t just procedural; it’s a defining moment for the future of the Internet ...

The annual assessment and follow-up on implementing the WSIS vision, facilitated by the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD), is a key component of the WSIS ...

Flávio Rech Wagner holds a BSc in electrical engineering from UFRGS, Brazil, 1975, and a PhD in computer engineering from Kaiserslautern, Germany, 1983. He is an emeritus professor in computer science ...