Re: [hrpc] Fwd: Reminder: Call for Papers: IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)

[Niels ten Oever <[e-mail]>]

Farzaneh Badiei wrote a very good report about this topic:
https://labs.ripe.net/author/farzaneh-badiei/sanctions-and-the-internet-a-report/

Best,

Niels

On 21-11-2023 14:45, Giovane C. M. Moura wrote:
> Nice workshop.
> 
> 
> It reminds me of a story I heard a couple of years ago about a European company that opted for Google Cloud to host their website, only to discover later that it was blocked in Iran, apparently (not confirmed) due to US government sanctions.
> 
> I don't believe they ever fully resolved the issue, but  it make me wonder if others have had similar experiences.
> 
> Does anyone knows if hosting your website in a US-based company subjects you to US government sanctions, even if your operations are in an entirely different jurisdiction?
> 
> /giovane
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 21-11-2023 09:30, Niels ten Oever wrote:
>> Three more days to submit something to participate in this relevant workshop!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Niels
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Reminder: Call for Papers: IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)
>> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:20:06 -0800
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>> IAB workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)
>>
>> Webpage: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/biasws/about/
>>
>> The Internet as part of the critical infrastructure affects many
>> aspects of our society significantly, although it impacts different
>> parts of society differently. The Internet is an important tool to
>> reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)[1] and to globally support
>> human rights. Consequently, the lack of meaningful access to digital
>> infrastructure and services is also a form of disenfranchisement.
>>
>> Solely having Internet access is not enough. At the same time as we
>> work to connect the next billion people and reduce the digital divide,
>> it is also important to understand persistent and novel inequalities in
>> the digital age when accessing content and services. There are more and
>> more barriers to meaningful access to the services and applications
>> that run on the Internet. Even if Internet connectivity is available,
>> information and services access may remain challenged and unequal.
>>
>> This workshop aims to collect reports about barriers to access content
>> and services on the Internet, e.g based on filtering, blocking as well
>> as due to general inequality of technological capabilities, like device
>> or protocol limitations. The workshop aims to help the Internet
>> community get a better understanding of how the Internet functions in
>> different parts of the world and which technology or techniques need to
>> be used to gain access to content. Further this workshop aims to build
>> an understanding of what “being connected” to the Internet means: What
>> is the Internet to users? What is needed to be meaningfully connected?
>> What are the minimum requirements in order to be able to access certain
>> parts of the content and services provided over the Internet?
>>
>> The IAB is looking for short position papers on the following topics;
>> however, this list is non-exhaustive and should be interpreted broadly:
>>
>>    • Discussion of minimal requirements for meaningful Internet access
>>      that enable use of content and services provided over the Internet
>>    • Discussion of current inequalities in Internet access in various
>>      parts of the world
>>    • Measurements of content blocking, Internet shutdowns, or other
>>      events that impact Internet access
>>    • Detailed analysis of filtering and blocking techniques
>>    • Description and evaluation of circumvention techniques, including
>>      VPNs and application-level traffic diversion
>>    • Discussion and measurements of technologies that exacerbate the
>>      digital divide beyond connectivity
>>    • Threat modeling for when connectivity and circumvention are
>>      misaligned with jurisdictions and authorities
>>
>> Interested participants are invited to submit position papers on the
>> workshop topics. There are no restrictions on the format. Participants
>> can choose their preferred format, including Internet-Drafts, text- or
>> word-based documents, or papers formatted similar as used by academic
>> publication venues. Submission as PDF is preferred. Paper size is not
>> limited, but brevity is encouraged. Interested participants who have
>> published relevant academic papers may submit these as a position
>> paper, optionally with a short abstract explaining their interest and
>> the paper’s relevance to the workshop. The workshop itself will be
>> focused on discussions based on the position paper topics received.
>>
>> All inputs submitted and considered relevant will be published on the
>> workshop website. The organizers will issue invitations based on the
>> submissions received. Sessions will be organized according to content,
>> and not every accepted submission or invited attendee will have an
>> opportunity to present; the intent is to foster an active discussion
>> and not simply to have a sequence of presentations. A workshop report
>> covering all submissions and the workshop discussion will be published
>> afterwards.
>>
>> The workshop will be by invitation only. Those wishing to attend should
>> submit a position paper to address the above topics and questions.
>> Position papers from those not planning to attend the workshop
>> themselves are also encouraged.
>>
>> Please indicate your interest by submitting a research proposal by
>> November 24, 2023 to [e-mail]
>>
>> The Program Committee members are Mallory Knodel (IAB, Center for
>> Democracy and Technology), Mirja Kühlewind (IAB, Ericsson), Tommy Pauly
>> (IAB, Apple), Chris Wood (IAB, Cloudflare), and Dhruv Dhody (IAB,
>> Huawei).
>>
>> Feel free to contact the program committee with any further questions:
>> [e-mail].
>>
>> This workshop will be held online during the week of January 15, 2024,
>> likely supporting three 2-3h sessions spread over the week based on
>> submissions and the availability of the invited participants.
>>
>> [1] https://sdgs.un.org/goals
>>
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