Just a guy in Vermont trying to connect all the dots...
Dan York
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Jun 17
TDYR 351 – Thoughts About WordCamp Europe 2018
I attended my first WordCamp Europe (WCEU) this week in Belgrade, Serbia, and it was an outstanding event. In this episode I talk about some of what I learned.
Jun 14
Heading to Belgrade This Week for WordCamp Europe 2018 (WCEU)
If any of you will be at WordCamp Europe 2018 this week in Belgrade, Serbia, please do say hello. I'll be there starting this afternoon and am greatly looking forward to learning from many of the people involved deeply in the WordPress community.
In particular I'm looking forward to the Developing for Privacy and Data Protection session. Based on the work done in the community to help website operators comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this workshop will look at what comes next. I'm personally very interested to see where this will go.
I'll also be going to some accessibility workshops and checking in on topics such as caching, security and mobility that are always of interest. I also have some meetings with partners and others.
Anyway, if you're there at WCEU 2018, feel free to drop me a note.
Jun 06
Celebrating Six Years Since World IPv6 Launch – and How Far IPv6 Has Come! (Featured Blog)
Six years ago today, organizations all across the Internet came together as part of World IPv6 Launch to permanently enable IPv6 on their networks. Today, from that tiny launch the global Internet has grown to where over 25% of users are regularly connecting over IPv6. In some regions, this is significantly higher. For example, 237 million people in India connect over IPv6. Some mobile operators have over 80 or 90% of their devices connecting over IPv6. More...
Jun 06
Video – Vint Cerf on the 6th anniversary of World IPv6 Launch and why IPv6 is so critical now
Today, on the sixth anniversary of World IPv6 Launch, Vint Cerf, co-designer of the TCP/IP protocol and a “Father of the Internet”, sent us this video message to share with you all:
To learn more about IPv6, read our State of IPv6 Deployment 2018. And if you have not yet started, visit our Deploy360 IPv6 resources to learn how you can begin.
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Jun 05
Watch live – June 6 panel on “Innovation, security, and the Internet of Things (IoT)” in Ottawa
As a side event before the 2018 G7 Summit this week in Canada, tomorrow, 6 June 2018, the Internet Society will hold a panel to not only talk about the risks and opportunities the Internet of Things (IoT) brings, but also what policy makers can do to build a connected future for everyone.
The panel, Innovation, security, and the Internet of Things, will take place in Ottawa Ontario. If you’re in Ottawa, you can join us from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 6 June, at the Alt Hotel Ottawa at 185 Slater St. If you’re somewhere else, the event will be
livestreamed.
Moderator David Akin (Global News) will facilitate a discussion between:
- Jeff Wilbur, Director, Online Trust Alliance
- Katie Watson, Policy Advisor, Internet Society
- Jacques Latour, Chief Technology Officer, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
- Mike Hoye, Engineering Community Manager, Mozilla
While the opportunities these connected devices can bring us are virtually unprecedented, the steps we must go through to protect ourselves online can feel overwhelming. At the Internet Society, we believe in a future where manufactures, software developers and service providers put people first and ensure user’s privacy and security is their top priority.
To understand more, you can listen to Mark Buell, North American Bureau Director, explain why a secure and open Internet is important, what we expect from G7 leaders, and what to expect from the expert panel discussion on the topic (audio, 6 minutes):
Learn more:
- Joint Call to G20 Leaders: Bring people to the centre of the digital future
- Online Trust Alliance IoT Trust Framework
- IoT Security for Policy Makers
- Policy Brief: Internet of Things
- The Internet of Things (IoT): An Overview
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May 24
Podcast: Talking Data Privacy and GDPR with Todd Tolbert
“Let’s raise the bar on data privacy and make the Internet safer.” With the imminent arrival of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), this was one of the points raised by Todd Tolbert, our Chief Administrative Officer, in an episode of the Non-Profit Tech Podcast published yesterday. Hosted by fusionSpan’s Justin Burniske, the 35-minute episode covered a wide range of topics, including:
- the difference between data privacy and data protection
- Todd’s thinking about the value the GDPR brings in terms of thinking about data
- mistakes organizations make with regard to handling their data
- resources for organizations to do more
- how you can’t be liable for data that you don’t have in the first place
- asking the question… do you really need to keep those 700 email addresses that no longer work?
And, of course, Todd being who he is, there were some Texan things mixed in to the conversation as well. I very much enjoyed the episode and found it a useful contribution to the ongoing privacy discussions that tomorrow’s GDPR deadline has generated.
Some of the resources Todd shared included:
- Online Trust Alliance’s Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll
- Online Trust Alliance’s Cyber Incident & Breach Response Resources
- American Society of Association Executives’ GDPR Resources
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
I would also encourage you to view our articles and resources related to privacy.
Since I can’t seem to find any way to embed the player here, you’ll need to go visit the podcast page to listen – or download it in your favorite podcast app.
FYI, as Todd as written previously, he’s been leading our efforts on GDPR compliance, and also serves as our Data Privacy Office (DPO).
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May 02
Test with an embedded tweet
Just doing a test of what happens when I embed a tweet – what other trackers get pulled in:
That moment when you take a long, deep breath before opening your work email and Slack after being completely offline for a week……………
— Dan York (@danyork) April 30, 2018
Apr 25
April 22, 1993 – A Day The Internet Fundamentally Changed (Featured Blog)
25 years ago, on April 22, 1993, a software release happened that fundamentally changed the user experience of the Internet. On that day, version 1.0 of "NCSA Mosaic for the X Window System" was released. You could now have (gasp!) text MIXED WITH IMAGES on the same page! Reading the Mosaic 1.0 release notes from Marc Andreessen is a bit of fun, as it includes gems like "Fixed mysterious stupid coredump that only hits Suns." More...
Apr 20
Call for Participation – ICANN DNSSEC Workshop at ICANN62, Panama City (Featured Blog)
Would you like to share information about how you are using DNSSEC with the wider technical community? Do you have an idea for how to make DNSSEC or DANE work better? Or work with new applications? If so - and if you will be attending ICANN 62 in Panama City, Panama from 25-28 June 2018 - then please consider sending in a proposal to participate as a speaker in the ICANN 62 DNSSEC Workshop! More...
