IGF 2021: A few changes to look out for
IGF 2021: A few changes to look out for Update from the MAG Chair In 2020, once it became evident that we would not be able to have a face-to-face IGF as planned, the idea of a virtual IGF…
A Fight Over Crumbs: The AFRINIC crisis
AFRINIC is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) for Africa: a nonprofit, nongovernmental Internet governance organization. Like RIPE, ARIN, APNIC and LACNIC, it operates a registry for unique internet protocol (IP) numbers that serve as network addresses. The registry records which…
Using AI to sort technical updates from news commentary during the SolarWinds attack: A case study
Case Study How one cybersecurity analyst leveraged Feedly to proactively evaluate news around the breach and protect his company and their clients and stakeholders Back in 2020, it wasn’t hard to find information about the SolarWinds breach. In fact, the…
How a WillowTree cybersecurity analyst gathers threat intelligence in just 30 minutes a day
Case Study Drew Gallis, analyst at WillowTree, leverages Feedly for Cybersecurity to track cyber threats across the company’s supply chain and protect clients ImpactKeeps track of critical vulnerabilities in the supply chain so he can react quickly.Went from spending 2-3…
The Narrative: Crisis at Afrinic; Apple breaks privacy; GIFCT participation
Crisis at AFRINIC The African Network Information Centre (Afrinic), the African regional Internet registry (RIR) for IP addresses, has had its bank accounts frozen by court order, crippling its operations. The Supreme Court of Mauritius ordered the RIR’s $50 million…
Why we need to start talking about neo-mercantilism
A forthcoming research paper from IGP examines the rise of trade barriers between the U.S. and China in the digital economy. (We presented a first draft of the research at our conference on Comparative Analysis of Platform Governance in the…
The Narrative: IGF plans; Lessons from fingering China; Reframing Intermediary Liability
IGP at UN Internet Governance Forum The UN Internet Governance Forum announced its draft schedule. The event will be held December 6 – 10; it is planned as a face to face meeting in Katowice, Poland, but, due to the…
Track the influence of the largest US companies with Feedly
What’s New Leo understands and can track Fortune 500 companies and their aliases Traditional keyword matches fail to understand aliases, synonyms and abbreviations, and standard content monitoring tools don’t allow you to track segments or industries, which puts you at…
The Narrative: EU stands down; China cracks down; Cuba shuts down
July 16, 2021 US, EU converge on global taxation In a move with major implications for global internet governance, the European Commission “put on hold” its work on a digital services tax (DST) until October. The announcement came after the…
Comparative Analysis of Platform Governance in the U.S. and China
IGP’s conference on “Comparative Analysis of Platform Governance in the U.S. and China” brought together 21 papers and 30 scholars and policy influencers for three days of intensive (bilingual) discussion. Digital platforms and the data they generate are now the…