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

["Giovane C. M. Moura" <[e-mail]>]

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
> From: IAB Executive Administrative Manager <[e-mail]>
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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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