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Community Snapshot—April

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

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Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety

Encryption is an essential component of a safe and trustworthy Internet. Weakening it not only undermines personal privacy but also jeopardizes national security and global cybersecurity standards.  ...
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Five Years of Collaboration Between the Global Encryption Coalition and Internet Society Chapters 

Over the last five years, Internet Society chapters have played a critical role in helping ensure the success of the Global Encryption Coalition and in defending encryption around the world ...
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Bridging Tech and Policy: How Cat Easdon is Shaping the Future of Privacy and Security

Privacy engineer Cat Easdon used the Internet Society Early Career Fellowship to help bridge the gap between technology and policy ...
A group of people sit at a table at a training from our Niger chapter
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Community Snapshot—April

Around the world, the Internet Society’s 130 chapters work locally, regionally, and globally to keep the Internet a force for good ...
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What Is an Encryption Backdoor?

Encryption backdoors allow third parties to access the content of encrypted communications and can create security problems ...
Four headshots of Internet Society Board members. From left to right: Charles Mok, Barry Leiba, Sagarika Wickramasekera, and Victor Kuarsingh
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Final Results of the 2025 Internet Society Board of Trustees Elections and IETF Selections

Announcing the final results of the 2025 Internet Society Board of Trustees elections ...
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Internet Trust: Why We Need It and How to Achieve It

Trust in the Internet is crucial, but it has fluctuated. Let’s dive into Internet trust, what makes a trustworthy Internet, and why people should care.   ...
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The Open Fibre Data Standard

The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) is an open data, open standards initiative supported by the Internet Society.   ...