Today, Thursday 12 April 2018, the Internet Society’s UK England Chapter and the Horizon Digital Economy Research Program at Nottingham University will host a panel Multi-Sided Trust for Multi-Sided Platforms at the British Computer Society in London UK. This discussion brings together representatives from different sectors to discuss the topic of trust on the Internet. In particular the panel will focus on consumer to business trust; how users trust online services that are offered to them. Such services include, but are not limited to, online shopping, social media, online banking and search engines. Speakers: Catherine Miller – Director of Policy at Doteveryone, who have recently published a ‘Digital Attitudes Report‘; Geoff Revill – Founder & Managing Director of Krowdthink Ltd, an SME/platform provider; Kate Green – ISOC 25 Under 25 Awardee doing research on user experience and trust in online health communities; Robin Wilton – Technical Outreach for Identity and Privacy at the Internet Society. Moderator: Ansgar Koene – Senior Research Fellow at Horizon Digital Economy Research, University of Nottingham, researching algorithm bias. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel, and remote participation will be available via Zoom.
Today, Thursday 14 December 2017 the Internet Society and Chatham House will host a panel discussion Do We Still Trust the Internet? in London. Over the past few years, there has been a clear shift towards greater ‘securitization’ of the Internet, where security is less about personal data integrity and network resilience, and more about national security and political control. This is evident through the practice of Internet shutdowns, data localization policies, attacks on the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance and encryption backdoors. At this event, held in partnership with the Internet Society, participants will discuss the trend towards ‘securitization’, its implications and how to strengthen trust in the Internet, Participants: Marina Kaljurand, Chair, Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Estonia (2015-16); Sally Wentworth, Vice President of Global Policy Development, Internet Society; Patricia Lewis, Research Director, International Security Department, Chatham House. Moderator: Emily Taylor, Associate Fellow, International Security and Editor, Journal of Cyber Policy, Chatham House. The event will be webcast live via the Internet Society Livestream Channel, YouTube, and Facebook.
Earlier today, Tuesday July 19 2016, ISOC Trustee Désirée Miloshevic, Senior Public Policy and International Affairs Advisor in Europe for Afilias, presented a webinar The role of trust in digital policy The webinar was a follow-up to her Master’s dissertation at the Diplo Foundation. Ms Miloshevic was joined by Diplo’s Cybersecurity expert Vladimir Radunovic to draw on the findings of her research, and to reflect on ways in which the recent developments have had an impact the issue of trust. Can users’ trust ever be restored? What elements are required, and what role should stakeholders have?
On March 31 2015 the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-DC) presented Digital Trust and the Future of the Global Marketplace in Washington DC. TOPIC: How to establish trust across far flung geographies and cultures. How can security experts, businesses, governments, and policy makers meet the complex tasks necessary to maintain the trust needed to ensure the future of global innovation – the lifeblood of economic growth? PANEL: Jake Colvin – Executive Director of the Global Innovation Forum and Vice President at the National Foreign Trade Council; Adam C. Schlosser – Director Center for Global Regulatory Cooperation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Danielle Kehl – Policy Analyst, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation; Eric Burger – Director (General Manager) of the Georgetown Center for Secure Communications (GCSC) and the Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC at Georgetown). MODERATOR: Michael Nelson – Public Policy at Cloudflare, Inc. The event was webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel. Video is below.
IETF 84 in Vancouver is rapidly approaching (29 July – 3 August 2012). Newcomers’ training and technical tutorials take place on Sunday (29 July), with the working group (WG), Birds of a Feather (BoF), and plenary sessions happening during the week. Agenda is here. Remote participation details are here. The tools agenda does a great job of combining the two! Hashtag is IETF#84
Once again,the Internet Society is pleased to bring you a Rough Guide to the IETF 84 sessions most relevant to our current work.
At this IETF meeting, we are turning our attention to the following broad categories:
The Internet Society (ISOC) will present an INET Regional Conference on June 14 2011 at the Sheraton Downtown in Philadelphia. The theme is “Maintaining Trust: The Future of Internet Security and Privacy.”. The distinguished line up of speakers will include Google Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf, Internet Child Safety Expert Parry Aftab, and Internet Policy Advisor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Ari Schwartz.
What: INET Philadelphia When: Wednesday October 5, 2011: 9am-5pm EDT Where: Sheraton Downtown, 201 North 17th Street, Philadelphia Who: ISOC Members $25, Others $50 Register: http://isoc.org/inetphilly
Protecting customer, patient, and student information is a critical aspect of doing business in the online environment. Learn from industry experts exactly where Internet security and privacy are headed and what challenges remain on the horizon. In this one-day seminar, we’ll tackle today’s most pressing security and privacy challenges, including:
How can organizations maintain the trust of customers, students, and patients while simultaneously keeping data secure and providing an open and service-oriented environment?
What are the risks and liabilities of data breaches? How can technologies help prevent them and what should companies do if they experience a data breach?
What are the implications of mobility and cloud computing from a security planning perspective? How do businesses protect data in motion in the event of device loss or compromise?
Panelists include Google’s Vinton G. Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist; plus industry experts from Microsoft, PayPal,McAfee, Afilias, Comcast Cable,Temple University, and the FBI.
This is an unprecedented opportunity to network with the thought leaders and policy makers who are designing the global networks of tomorrow and creating the legislation that will safeguard the Internet for the future.
About the Internet Society
The Internet Society (ISOC) is a nonprofit organisation that is built on a network of over 80 local chapters around the world. We are dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the Internet for the benefit of people throughout the world. The Internet Society has organized the INET in cooperation with our Philadelphia Chapter to provide leadership in Internet related standards, education and policy.
The ISOC Trust & Identity Initiative is collaborating with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU) on the development of an Identity Management Policy Audit System. The goal of the IdM Policy Audit System is to provide a simple way for end users to access and track the various policies governing the use of websites they visit. This is accomplished using a suite of tools that monitor and store website usage policies as they change over time, and providing a mechanism for users to easily access this information.
Find details, and how to participate in the beta program, below.
Today, Monday October 8 2018, at 2:30pm ET (18:30 UTC), IoT Nation and the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) present ‘How to Make Trustworthy IoT’ – an IoT Privacy & Security Workshop with the Online Trust Alliance (OTA). Participants will have the opportunity to become familiar with such OTA resources as the IoT Trust Framework, an Enterprise IoT Security checklist, a Smart Home Checklist, and more. There will also be a discussion where they can contribute to these resources’ ongoing development. Speakers include: Jeff Wilbur, Technical Director, Online Trust Alliance, Ken Rashbaum, Partner, Barton LLP, and Bert Kaminski, Chief Commercial Council, GE Digital. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel.
On March 31 2015 the 
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