[Newsclips] IETF SYN-ACK Newspack 2023-02-12

[David Goldstein <[e-mail]>]

The IETF SYN-ACK Newspack collects IETF-related items from a variety of news outlets and other online publications. They do not represent the views of the IETF and are not checked for factual accuracy.

 

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IETF IN THE NEWS

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Multilateral internet: Unplugged and somewhat slightly dazed

... The unity of the logical layer is bound up with the internet’s unique governance model. The EU is committed to this system, wherein several organisations including ICANN, the IETF, and the W3C oversee the internet’s technical architecture. This model limits direct national or multilateral intervention in the internet’s standards and protocol development processes.

< <https://ecfr.eu/article/multilateral-internet-unplugged-and-somewhat-slightly-dazed/> https://ecfr.eu/article/multilateral-internet-unplugged-and-somewhat-slightly-dazed/>

 

Building a More Secure Routing System: Verisign’s Path to RPKI

At Verisign, we believe that continuous improvements to the safety and security of the global routing system are critical for the reliability of the internet. As such, we’ve recently embarked on a path to implement Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) within our technology ecosystem as a step toward building a more secure routing system. In this blog, we share our ongoing journey toward RPKI adoption and the lessons we’ve learned as an operator of critical internet infrastructure. ... At NANOG 87, we shared our concerns on how systemic and circular dependencies must be acknowledged and mitigated, to the extent possible. The following are some concerns and potential risks related to RPKI: RPKI has yet to reach the operational maturity of related, established routing protocols, such as BGP. BGP has been around for over 30 years, but comparatively, RPKI has been growing in the IETF Secure Inter-Domain Routing Operations (SIDROPS) working group for only 12 years. Currently, RPKI Unique Prefix-Origin Pairs are seen for just over 40% of the global routing prefixes, and much of that growth has occurred only in the last four years. Additionally, as the RPKI system gains support, we see how it occasionally fails due to a lack of maturity. The good news is that the IETF is actively engaged in making improvements to the system, and it’s rewarding to see the progress being made.

< <https://blog.verisign.com/security/verisign-rpki-adoption/> https://blog.verisign.com/security/verisign-rpki-adoption/>

< <https://www.manrs.org/2023/06/verisigns-path-to-rpki/> https://www.manrs.org/2023/06/verisigns-path-to-rpki/>

< <https://circleid.com/posts/20230605-building-a-more-secure-routing-system-verisigns-path-to-rpki> https://circleid.com/posts/20230605-building-a-more-secure-routing-system-verisigns-path-to-rpki>

 

[Podcast] Failed Expectations: 40 years of network history

In this episode of PING, APNIC’s Chief Scientist Geoff Huston discusses the major themes from his recent blog post on ‘Failed Expectations‘. ... Geoff shares firsthand knowledge of how the IPv4 Internet became the ‘little network that could’, refusing to go away quietly. He details the coordinated efforts by the IETF to evolve the IP protocol suite in order to address scalability and IPv4 depletion concerns, leading to the development of IPv6. He describes, in detail, the initial optimism surrounding IPv6 as a successor to IPv4 but acknowledges that its adoption did not match the anticipated momentum.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/08/podcast-failed-expectations-40-years-of-network-history/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/08/podcast-failed-expectations-40-years-of-network-history/>

 

Missing Link: On the weaknesses and strengths of the human-made Internet

How did you get into standards? The first standards document I wrote was Fidonet. Jon Postel and Bob Braden, RFC Editors at that point, wanted me to write it up as RFC. But I'd already done it using 80 columns and they wanted 72. So I said, to heck with this (laughs). I hung around the periphery of the IETF from the early nineties, got sucked into DNS first with Robert Elz.

< <https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-On-the-weaknesses-and-strengths-of-the-human-made-Internet-9181470.html?seite=3> https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-On-the-weaknesses-and-strengths-of-the-human-made-Internet-9181470.html?seite=3>

 

Missing Link: On the weaknesses and strengths of the human-made Internet 

... While we got some more technical security now, we lose on the legal side. Governments pushing against what they describe as "going dark". What is your take on that? I don't think we're going to fix politicians. Certainly not at the IETF.

< <https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-On-the-weaknesses-and-strengths-of-the-human-made-Internet-9181470.html?seite=4> https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Missing-Link-On-the-weaknesses-and-strengths-of-the-human-made-Internet-9181470.html?seite=4>

 

Snowden Ten Years Later

... I ended up being something of a public ambassador for the documents. When I got back from Rio, I gave talks at a private conference in Woods Hole, the Berkman Center at Harvard, something called the Congress and Privacy and Surveillance in Geneva, events at both CATO and New America in DC, an event at the University of Pennsylvania, an event at EPIC and a “Stop Watching Us” rally in DC, the RISCS conference in London, the ISF in Paris, and…then…at the IETF meeting in Vancouver in November 2013. (I remember little of this; I am reconstructing it all from my calendar.)

< <https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/06/snowden-ten-years-later.html> https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/06/snowden-ten-years-later.html>

< <https://securityboulevard.com/2023/06/snowden-ten-years-later/> https://securityboulevard.com/2023/06/snowden-ten-years-later/>

 

Movistar Spain completes IPv6 deployment across its network

... IPv6 is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol, the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. IPv6 was developed by the IETF with the aim of dealing with the long-anticipated problem of IPv4 address exhaustion and was intended to replace IPv4.

< <https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230608/networks/movistar-spain-completes-ipv6-deployment-across-network> https://www.rcrwireless.com/20230608/networks/movistar-spain-completes-ipv6-deployment-across-network>

 

Medical regulator drops probe into NHS whistleblower Peter Duffy amid dispute over email evidence

... “The PDFs used in this situation are particularly weak as evidence,” he said. “They don’t even include the ‘source’ or header data, which must have been in the original and is an essential tool for spotting forgery. The international standards are: IETF RFC 2076, 2156, 5322.

< <https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366539133/Medical-regulator-drops-probe-into-NHS-whistleblower-Peter-Duffy-amid-dispute-over-email-evidence> https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366539133/Medical-regulator-drops-probe-into-NHS-whistleblower-Peter-Duffy-amid-dispute-over-email-evidence>

 

Huawei reaffirms commitment to safe cyberspace

... The company has proactively participated in the telecom cybersecurity standardisation activities led by GSMA, ITU-T, 3GPP, and IETF. In 2022, Huawei submitted nearly 300 cybersecurity standards proposals to 3GPP and GSMA and partnered with mainstream security companies to ensure the cybersecurity of its customers and promote the healthy development of industries.

< <https://www.itp.net/security/huawei-reaffirms-commitment-to-safe-cyberspace> https://www.itp.net/security/huawei-reaffirms-commitment-to-safe-cyberspace>

 

Apple and Google are teaming up on a plan to make Bluetooth trackers like AirTags safer [CNN]

... The companies added that they have incorporated feedback and insight from device manufacturers, as well as safety and advocacy groups, into the development of the specification. The proposal has been submitted for review to the IETF, a standards development organization, the companies said.

< <https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/apple-and-google-are-teaming-up-on-a-plan-to-make-bluetooth-trackers-like-airtags-safer/> https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/apple-and-google-are-teaming-up-on-a-plan-to-make-bluetooth-trackers-like-airtags-safer/>

 

Users accuse Intuit of 'heavy-handed' support changes on QuickBooks for Desktop

... "The stability and security of The Transport Layer Security protocol is the core focus, not the age of it. The need to amend to a new protocol occurred following the launch of our Sage50 products and after the IEFT formally discouraged the use of it."

< <https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/06/intuit_quickbooks_licensing/> https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/06/intuit_quickbooks_licensing/>

 

Open data initiative to plough on with global agenda amid geopolitical tensions

... The alliance is modelled on the Internet Engineering Taskforce, a volunteer organisation of computer scientists, network operators and engineers who are responsible for the technical standards needed to maintain and improve the usability and interoperability of the internet. That model gives RDA the scope to expand its work on standards for research data. “We need to set up an open and correct structure for that,” Hanahoe said.

< <https://sciencebusiness.net/news/Data/open-data-initiative-plough-global-agenda-amid-geopolitical-tensions> https://sciencebusiness.net/news/Data/open-data-initiative-plough-global-agenda-amid-geopolitical-tensions>

 

JMAP, el protocolo abierto que pretende ser el sucesor de IMAP [JMAP, the open protocol that pretends to be the successor to IMAP]

... El protocolo está escrito por Neil Jenkins, director y arquitecto de UX de Fastmail y Chris Newman, ingeniero principal de Oracle. Fastmail comenzó a trabajar en JMAP en 2014 como un proyecto de desarrollo interno. El Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) también participó en el desarrollo de JMAP.

< <https://www.linuxadictos.com/jmap-el-protocolo-abierto-que-pretende-ser-el-sucesor-de-imap.html> https://www.linuxadictos.com/jmap-el-protocolo-abierto-que-pretende-ser-el-sucesor-de-imap.html>

 

В России на IPv6 приходится 8% интернет-трафика — RIPE NCC [In Russia, IPv6 accounts for 8% of Internet traffic - RIPE NCC]

... IPv6 (англ. Internet Protocol version 6) — новая версия интернет-протокола (IP), призванная решить проблему нехватки IP-адресов, с которой столкнулась предыдущая версия (IPv4). IPv6 снимает эту проблему за счёт использования длины адреса 128 бит вместо прежних 32. Протокол разработан Инженерным советом Интернета (IETF) и представлен в 1995 году.

< <https://d-russia.ru/v-rossii-na-ipv6-prihoditsja-8-internet-trafika-ripe-ncc.html> https://d-russia.ru/v-rossii-na-ipv6-prihoditsja-8-internet-trafika-ripe-ncc.html>

 

2022年IPv4地址分配和转移——2022年全球IP地址回顾（一） [IPv4 Address Allocation and Transfer in 2022 - Review of Global IP Addresses in 2022 (I)]

... 早在1992年左右，互联网工程任务组（IETF）就尝试预测互联网的发展，并努力理解有关“下一代IP地址”的研究对地址寻址系统提出的要求。如今，我们可以看到连接设备的数量已经远远超出了当时研究预测的范围，且设备规模无疑将继续增长。人们在持续增加芯片的生产量，同时不断完善生产过程。

< <https://www.edu.cn/info/zt/tj/202306/t20230609_2434806.shtml> https://www.edu.cn/info/zt/tj/202306/t20230609_2434806.shtml>

 

AI 대부들이 규제를 자청하는 속내 [AI godfathers are asking for regulation]

... 정부와 학술기관, 민간기업, 비영리단체가 인터넷 규제를 위해 취한 접근방식에서 교훈을 얻을 수 있을 것이다. 이들은 국제 도메인 관리기구(ICANN), 인터넷 기술태스크포스(IETF)와 같은 기관을 통해 다중이해관계자 프레임워크를 구축함으로써 공통 표준을 개발하고, 법원이 아닌 별도의 중재를 통해 분쟁을 해결하도록 지원했다.

< <https://www.coindeskkorea.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=91673> https://www.coindeskkorea.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=91673>

 

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SECURITY & PRIVACY

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A New Phase of Measuring DNS Abuse

Today the DNS Abuse Institute adds a new level of reporting for our measurement project: DNSAI Compass. With his new level of reporting we intend to show the spectrum of how malicious phishing and malware is distributed across the DNS registration ecosystem. To demonstrate this, we are identifying registrars and TLDs with high and low volumes of malicious domain registrations in their Domains Under Management (DUM), or new registrations.

< <https://dnsabuseinstitute.org/a-new-phase-of-measuring-dns-abuse/> https://dnsabuseinstitute.org/a-new-phase-of-measuring-dns-abuse/>

 

BTQ Technologies Publishes Research Paper on Proof-of-Work Consensus by Quantum Sampling [news release]

BTQ Technologies Corp., a global quantum technology company focused on securing mission-critical networks, is proud to announce its co-authorship of the groundbreaking research paper titled "Proof-of-work Consensus by Quantum Sampling." ... The paper presents a groundbreaking solution to the classical Proof-of-Work (PoW) problem. By introducing a quantum consensus mechanism, the paper addresses the limitations of classical systems that rely on brute force methods to solve the inverse hashing problem. Instead, the proposed approach utilizes NISQ (Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum) hardware to achieve Proof-of-Work mining. This scheme not only offers a more efficient alternative to classical Bitcoin mining but also ensures resistance to attacks by quantum computers, providing post-quantum security.

< <https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/btq-technologies-publishes-research-paper-on-proof-of-work-consensus-by-quantum-sampling-896667718.html> https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/btq-technologies-publishes-research-paper-on-proof-of-work-consensus-by-quantum-sampling-896667718.html>

 

Building a More Secure Routing System: Verisign’s Path to RPKI

At Verisign, we believe that continuous improvements to the safety and security of the global routing system are critical for the reliability of the internet. As such, we’ve recently embarked on a path to implement Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) within our technology ecosystem as a step toward building a more secure routing system. In this blog, we share our ongoing journey toward RPKI adoption and the lessons we’ve learned as an operator of critical internet infrastructure.

< <https://blog.verisign.com/security/verisign-rpki-adoption/> https://blog.verisign.com/security/verisign-rpki-adoption/>

 

The Strange Story of the Teens Behind the Mirai Botnet: Their DDoS malware threatened the entire Internet

First-year college students are understandably frustrated when they can’t get into popular upper-level electives. But they usually just gripe. Paras Jha was an exception. Enraged that upper-class students were given priority to enroll in a computer-science elective at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Paras decided to crash the registration website so that no one could enroll.

< <https://spectrum.ieee.org/mirai-botnet> https://spectrum.ieee.org/mirai-botnet>

 

EU agency maps key cybersecurity issues on Artificial Intelligence

The EU’s Cybersecurity Agency, ENISA, published a series of reports on the cybersecurity challenges for AI on Wednesday (7 June). The reporters were published at the same time as the ENISA-organised AI Cybersecurity Conference, which addressed the cybersecurity implications in terms of AI chatbots, research and innovation, as well as the legal and industrial challenges.

< <https://www.euractiv.com/section/cybersecurity/news/eu-agency-maps-key-cybersecurity-issues-on-artificial-intelligence/> https://www.euractiv.com/section/cybersecurity/news/eu-agency-maps-key-cybersecurity-issues-on-artificial-intelligence/>

 

Is Secure and Trusted AI Possible? The EU Leads the Way

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases 4 reports on the most far-reaching challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) on the occasion of the conference on the supervision of secure and trustworthy AI.

< <https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/is-secure-and-trusted-ai-possible-the-eu-leads-the-way> https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/is-secure-and-trusted-ai-possible-the-eu-leads-the-way>

 

International Cybersecurity Challenge: Let's Cheer for Team Europe!

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) welcomes the new Team Europe to compete in the 2nd International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) to take place in the United States.

< <https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/international-cybersecurity-challenge-lets-cheer-for-team-europe> https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/international-cybersecurity-challenge-lets-cheer-for-team-europe>

 

us: The National Cybersecurity Strategy: Breaking a 50-Year Losing Streak

More than 50 years ago, an influential task force concluded that it was impossible to adequately secure computers and networks from cyberattacks unless they were entirely closed off from the outside world. Attackers, not defenders, generally have the advantage. Two years later, the Air Force convened another important task force, which found that “none of the [red team] efforts had failed to date.” That is, when friendly hackers attempted intrusions to test cybersecurity, they always succeeded.

< <https://www.lawfareblog.com/national-cybersecurity-strategy-breaking-50-year-losing-streak> https://www.lawfareblog.com/national-cybersecurity-strategy-breaking-50-year-losing-streak>

 

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INTERNET OF THINGS

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eu: Sustainable transport: rules to boost intelligent transport systems for safer and more efficient transport agreed

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on a proposal made by the Commission in 2021 on the revision of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive. The revised law will make high-quality and timely data available for services such as multimodal journey planners and navigation services. A smarter and interoperable transport system will allow the more effective management of traffic and mobility across transport modes, enabling users to better combine the most sustainable modes of transport.

< <https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3101> https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_3101>

 

eu: Deal on digital traffic data rules 

Parliament and Council agreed on rules for intelligent transport systems that require more traffic data, such as on speed limits, to be available digitally.

< <https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230605IPR94608/deal-on-digital-traffic-data-rules> https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230605IPR94608/deal-on-digital-traffic-data-rules>

 

Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on an Important Project of Common European Interest in microelectronics and communication technologies

Today, the Commission has approved a cutting-edge microelectronics and communication technologies project. It is an Important Project of Common European Interest approved under EU State aid rules. We call them IPCEIs.

< <https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_23_3158> https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_23_3158>

 

How the Internet of Things Can Facilitate an Enhanced Passenger Experience: Technology is at the heart of everything we do today, and mobility is no exception.

... Here, we discuss how the latest innovations in the IoT are enhancing the passenger experience. ... Utilising computing power, railway operators can collect data and process it within milliseconds to enable near-real-time decision-making and responsiveness. This then opens the door to improving the safety and reliability of railway infrastructure.

< <https://technative.io/iot-facilitate-enhanced-passenger-experience/> https://technative.io/iot-facilitate-enhanced-passenger-experience/>

 

The Internet of Things: How It's Changing Cars

Cars' primary function is to move us from one point to another. But what changes when your car can connect to the internet? As with most items and products that are re-engineered with the Internet of Things (IoT), they become even more powerful and useful in our daily lives.

< <https://www.makeuseof.com/the-internet-of-things-reshapes-automotive-industry/> https://www.makeuseof.com/the-internet-of-things-reshapes-automotive-industry/>

< <https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-internet-of-things-how-its-changing-cars/ar-AA1cn7e1> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/the-internet-of-things-how-its-changing-cars/ar-AA1cn7e1>

 

What Are the Best Examples of the Internet of Things (IoT)?

To showcase the diversity and impact of IoT, we asked 13 industry leaders and experts to share their best examples of the Internet of Things. From RFID tags for luggage tracking to identity and access management, these professionals provide a comprehensive look at the most innovative and transformative IoT applications across various industries.

< <https://techbullion.com/what-are-the-best-examples-of-the-internet-of-things-iot/> https://techbullion.com/what-are-the-best-examples-of-the-internet-of-things-iot/>

 

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NEW TRANSPORT PROTOCOLS

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RIPE 86 bites — QUIC and active network management

RIPE held a community meeting in May in Rotterdam. There were a number of presentations that sparked my interest, but rather than write my impressions in a single lengthy note, I thought I would just take a couple of topics and use a shorter, and hopefully more readable bite-sized format. Here’s the third of these bite-sized notes from the RIPE 86 meeting, on the implications of an encrypted network on active network management.

< <https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-06/ripe86-time.html> https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2023-06/ripe86-time.html>

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/08/ripe-86-bites-quic-and-active-network-management/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/08/ripe-86-bites-quic-and-active-network-management/>

< <https://circleid.com/posts/20230605-ripe-86-bites-encryption-and-active-network-management> https://circleid.com/posts/20230605-ripe-86-bites-encryption-and-active-network-management>

 

Huawei, 3GPP, and International Partners Launch a 5G-Advanced Core Promotion Initiative [news release]

The 5G-Advanced Core Industry Forum — hosted by China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) and co-hosted by Huawei — was held at the China National Convention Center during the 31st PT Expo China. One of the most influential ICT industry events in Asia, PT Expo China gathers thought leaders and specialists from all walks of the telecom industry.

< <https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2023/6/5g-advanced-core-initiative> https://www.huawei.com/en/news/2023/6/5g-advanced-core-initiative>

 

3GPP member meeting to run June 12-16 in Taiwan for first time [subscription]

The 3GPP, a global mobile communication standards organization, is set to hold its 100th member meeting in Taiwan on June 12-16, focusing on proposals for Release 19 standards.

< <https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20230605PD200/taiwan-3gpp-telecom-service-infrastructure.html> https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20230605PD200/taiwan-3gpp-telecom-service-infrastructure.html>

 

「Firefox 114」を試す - DNS over HTTPS例外リストが管理可能に、ほかWebTransportがデフォルトで有効に [Try Firefox 114 - DNS over HTTPS exception list is now manageable, and WebTransport is enabled by default]

... これらの問題点を克服するために開発されたのが、WebTransportである。WebTransportではｈ、プロトコルにはQUICを採用する。UDP上に構築されたプロトコルであるが、TCPの信頼性をも有するという二面性を持ち、今後の双方向通信の新たな枠組みとして期待されている。

< <https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230607-2698779/> https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20230607-2698779/>

 

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OTHERWISE NOTEWORTHY

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Web technologies for applications: workshop in Paris, 13 June 2023

The convergence of web innovation, light app technologies, and mobile devices is transforming the digital landscape. The “Web Technologies for Applications” workshop and coding contest, organized the Systematic Paris-Region cluster and the Open-Source Software for Information Systems (OW2) in coordination with W3C, brings together industry professionals, web developers, researchers, programmers, and technology enthusiasts to explore the latest trends and advancements in web applications in a mobile context.

< <https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/06/web-technologies-for-applications-workshop-and-coding-contest-in-paris-13-june-2023/> https://www.w3.org/blog/2023/06/web-technologies-for-applications-workshop-and-coding-contest-in-paris-13-june-2023/>

 

The W3C Membership has elected the Advisory Board

The W3C Membership has elected the following people to fill six seats on the W3C Advisory Board starting 1 July 2023:

< <https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9933> https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/9933>

 

OECD: Global Forum on Technology

Announced at the December 2022 OECD Digital Economy Ministerial meeting, the OECD Global Forum on Technology will be a venue for regular in-depth dialogue to foresee and get ahead of long-term opportunities and risks presented by technology. It will facilitate inclusive, multi-stakeholder and values-based discussions on specific technology policy topics, responding to gaps in existing fora. Inaugural event: The Global Forum on Technology’s inaugural event took place on Tuesday, 6 June 2023 in the margins of the Meeting of the OECD Council at the Ministerial Level (MCM). The event tracked three cross-cutting themes for the development of responsible and values-based technology:

< <https://www.oecd.org/digital/global-forum-on-technology/> https://www.oecd.org/digital/global-forum-on-technology/>

 

Regulatory leaders agree on new approaches for trustworthy and resilient digital infrastructure

​​​​​​​​​Regulatory leaders from around the world agreed today on a new set of guidelines to secure an inclusive and sustainable digital future for all.

< <https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/gsr23-guidelines-to-secure-an-inclusive-and-sustainable-digital-future-for-all.aspx> https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/gsr23-guidelines-to-secure-an-inclusive-and-sustainable-digital-future-for-all.aspx>

 

Regulation matters: for the people, the planet and prosperity

Today, we closed the 22nd edition of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR‑23) with the highest number of participants in the event’s history: 757 participants – heads of regulatory authorities, ministers and captains of industry gathered in Sharm el‑Sheikh, Egypt.

< <https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/06/regulation-matters-for-the-people-the-planet-and-prosperity/> https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/06/regulation-matters-for-the-people-the-planet-and-prosperity/>

 

GSR-23: A defining moment for digital regulators by Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU

Technology is accelerating at a pace we have never seen before – and calls for regulatory action are growing louder. Yet this is not completely unprecedented. When ITU first released “Trends in Telecommunication Reform” 25 years ago, we were in the middle of the Internet and mobile revolutions. What regulators wanted more than anything was to share and understand what others were doing.

< <https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/06/gsr-23-a-defining-moment-for-digital-regulators/> https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/06/gsr-23-a-defining-moment-for-digital-regulators/>

 

Fragment or Not Fragment – Is This the Question? Will the “One World-One Internet” Survive Today’s Geopolitical Stress Tests? by Wolfgang Kleinwächter & Alexander Klimburg

In today's world, it has become axiomatic that drastic change can occur overnight. One of those cherished concepts at risk is the idea of "One World – One Internet." In the wake of the war in Ukraine, the geopolitical tensions on the existing Internet have increased. If the "One Internet" will survive the 2020s is increasingly an open question, as good, bad, and not-very-helpful intentions strive to pull it apart.

< <https://circleid.com/posts/20230606-fragment-or-not-fragment-is-this-the-question-will-one-world-one-internet-survive-todays-geopolitical-stress-tests> https://circleid.com/posts/20230606-fragment-or-not-fragment-is-this-the-question-will-one-world-one-internet-survive-todays-geopolitical-stress-tests>

 

Launching Three Our Common Agenda Policy Briefs, Secretary-General Urges Member States to Tackle New Challenges That Restore Trust in International Cooperation

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the launch of the three policy briefs under Our Common Agenda, in New York today: I am pleased to join you today to share three policy briefs on Our Common Agenda. These three briefs — part of a series of 11 — are intended to inform your discussions as you prepare for the SDG [Sustainable Development Goals] Summit and especially for the Summit of the Future. ... The third set of ideas in this policy brief focus on the need for sustained follow-up on digital governance. The brief proposes a Digital Cooperation Forum that would evaluate progress on digital governance and highlight gaps. This would be the first global framework to bring all stakeholders together to drive aligned action on digital technology. It would work with regional bodies and multistakeholder networks and support exchanges between existing bodies, such as the Internet Governance Forum. It would have wide participation, engaging those who develop digital technologies, to harness their potential and promote their responsible application. Young people, the most active users of digital tools, must also have a voice.

< <https://press.un.org/en/2023/sgsm21824.doc.htm> https://press.un.org/en/2023/sgsm21824.doc.htm>

 

Multilateral internet: Unplugged and somewhat slightly dazed

To prevent the worldwide web from splintering into regional nets, the EU should safeguard the principles of the current internet governance model while becoming more open to inclusive reform

< <https://ecfr.eu/article/multilateral-internet-unplugged-and-somewhat-slightly-dazed/> https://ecfr.eu/article/multilateral-internet-unplugged-and-somewhat-slightly-dazed/>

 

Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers “split” phonons – or sound – in step toward new type of quantum computer

When we listen to our favorite song, what sounds like a continuous wave of music is actually transmitted as tiny packets of quantum particles called phonons.

< <https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/pritzker-molecular-engineering-researchers-split-phonons-or-sound-step-toward-new-type-quantum> https://pme.uchicago.edu/news/pritzker-molecular-engineering-researchers-split-phonons-or-sound-step-toward-new-type-quantum>

 

IEEE introduces Standard for Sanitizing Storage

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has introduced the Standard for Sanitizing Storage to address data security concerns.

< <https://www.itworldcanada.com/post/ieee-introduces-standard-for-sanitizing-storage> https://www.itworldcanada.com/post/ieee-introduces-standard-for-sanitizing-storage>

 

DOCSIS 4.0 Certification Available

CableLabs and Kyrio are pleased to announce the availability of CableLabs Certification for DOCSIS 4.0 cable modems. This certification is an essential component of ensuring interoperability, maintaining quality standards, and instilling customer confidence. Starting June 26, manufacturers will be able to submit cable modems for DOCSIS 4.0 compliance testing.

< <https://www.cablelabs.com/news/docsis-4-0-certification-available> https://www.cablelabs.com/news/docsis-4-0-certification-available>

 

Are You Ready for WiFi 7?

It wasn't that long ago that we saw a major update to WiFi standards with the release of WiFi 6 in 2019 and WiFi 6E in 2020. But we're on the verge of the next generation of WiFi with the official launch of the new WiFi 7 standard in November 2022. There has already been a soft release of WiFi 7 routers in China, and we'll start seeing the new routers in the market here sometime this year.

< <https://circleid.com/posts/20230606-are-you-ready-for-wifi-7> https://circleid.com/posts/20230606-are-you-ready-for-wifi-7>

 

Finland, US eye 6G to reduce Chinese tech dependence

Finland and the US have signed a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Advanced Wireless Communications in Helsinki, which was seen as the ”free world’s” response to Chinese technology. Following the signing at the Helsinki Town Hall, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Greens) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented that the 6G roll-out will be more transparent.

< <https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/finland-us-eye-6g-to-reduce-chinese-tech-dependence/> https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/finland-us-eye-6g-to-reduce-chinese-tech-dependence/>

 

Finland, US eye 6G to reduce Chinese tech dependence

Finland and the US have signed a Joint Statement on Cooperation in Advanced Wireless Communications in Helsinki, which was seen as the ”free world’s” response to Chinese technology. Following the signing at the Helsinki Town Hall, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (Greens) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented that the 6G roll-out will be more transparent.

< <https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/finland-us-eye-6g-to-reduce-chinese-tech-dependence/> https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/finland-us-eye-6g-to-reduce-chinese-tech-dependence/>

 

EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G - FT

The European Union is considering a mandatory ban on member-states using companies that might pose a security risk in their 5G networks, including China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

< <https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/eu-considers-mandatory-ban-using-huawei-build-5g-ft-2023-06-07/> https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/eu-considers-mandatory-ban-using-huawei-build-5g-ft-2023-06-07/>

 

A Preview of the ICANN77 Policy Forum by David Olive

We will soon convene for the ICANN77 Policy Forum. ICANN77 is the eighth Policy Forum, and the first Policy Forum in North America. ICANN's Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees have taken the lead in organizing the four-day event. The ICANN community will continue its work preparing for the next round of applications for the New gTLD Program. There will also be technical sessions about DNS abuse mitigation and DNS Security Extensions. Additionally, the ICANN Board will provide an update on the search process for the next ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer.

< <https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/a-preview-of-the-icann77-policy-forum-07-06-2023-en> https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/a-preview-of-the-icann77-policy-forum-07-06-2023-en>

 

50 Years of Ethernet

The idea for Ethernet was born fifty years ago in May 1973 when Robert Metcalf coined the word Ethernet. He had been studying ALOHAnet, developed at the University of Hawaii in 1971 and was the first public demonstration of a wireless packet data network. Metcalf used the work Ethernet as a reference to luminiferous aether, a concept postulated in the 17th century to explain how light could be transmitted through a vacuum.

< <https://circleid.com/posts/20230608-50-years-of-ethernet> https://circleid.com/posts/20230608-50-years-of-ethernet>

 

IPv6 in Pakistan

In September 2006, technology enthusiasts from Cyber Internet Services Pvt Ltd (Cybernet) such as Haris Shamsi, Fahad Ali Khan and Asad Ul Islam established the national IPv6 Task Force directly after SANOG 8, the first SANOG held in Pakistan.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/09/ipv6-in-pakistan/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/09/ipv6-in-pakistan/>

 

IPv6: A retrospective look

The last 12 months have flown by! Travel is back on and IPv6 training seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. For those that follow me on Twitter, you will have seen a lot more interaction with myself and many other IPv6 advocates. That’s because the clock is really ticking. Predicting the end of IPv4 has been happening for some time, and there has been a concerted push in certain parts of the world over the last 12 to 18 months to get IPv6 deployed in ISP and telco networks.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/07/ipv6-a-retrospective-look/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/07/ipv6-a-retrospective-look/>

 

Four of the world’s top 10 populous economies driving IPv6 adoption

In late April, the UN announced India was about to surpass China as the world’s most populous economy. By the end of April 2023, India’s population was calculated to have reached 1,425,775,850, with projections indicating further growth for several decades, the UN said. That’s slightly higher than China’s global record of 1.4 billion in 2022.

< <https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/05/four-of-the-worlds-top-10-populous-economies-driving-ipv6-adoption/> https://blog.apnic.net/2023/06/05/four-of-the-worlds-top-10-populous-economies-driving-ipv6-adoption/>

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