Are Internet Standards Competitive or Collaborative?
It's often assumed that standards work is inherently competitive. This post examines why Internet standards are...
Openness in Internet Standards: Necessary, but Insufficient
The phrase 'Open Standards' is widely used but not well-understood. Let's take a look at what...
Consensus in Internet Standards
It’s common for voluntary technical standards developing organisations (SDOs such as the IETF and W3C) to...
Modularity: Enabling Interoperability and Competition
Mandated interoperability is often highlighted as a way to improve competition on the Internet. However, most...
No One Should Have That Much Power
It’s a common spy thriller trope. There’s a special key that can unlock something critical –...
Considerations for AI Opt-Out
Creating a Large Language Model (LLM) requires a lot of data – as implied by the...