Computer networking research and Internet standards. Professor in the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. Long-time IETF participant. Former chair of the IRTF. Personal views only. π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπͺπΊ
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And, in case that wasn't enough, she'll give a preview of her work during the Scottish Networking Event (SCONE) this afternoon
Fun fact: the magical child safety solution which Jess Philips cited in her resignation letter is a vendor-specific offering, which benefited from an intense PR and lobbying campaign, and was previously praised by ...
Prince Andrew.
I always keep the receipts.
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We are offering a number of Diversity Travel Grants to support
early-career academics and PhD students to
attend the IRTF meetings co-located with the IETF-127 Meeting in San Francisco in November 2027.
More details at www.irtf.org/travelgrants/
Application deadline: July 03, 2026
If you're in Edinburgh for the #RIPE92 meeting next week, look out for my PhD student Elizabeth Boswell, who will be presenting her work on "Black Holes and Prisoners: Understanding AS112 Deployment Characteristics", from PAM2026, during the DNS session on Thursday 21 May
Vote early (well, err, vote!), vote often
"The Intolerable Hypocrisy of Cyberlibertarianism" β on the early Internet, and things that should have been clear at the time, if only we knew then what we know now matduggan.com/the-intolerable...
We've submitted "Analysing Internet Standards Development Organisation Data" to the IRTF, highlighting some issues to consider when studying data relating to the Internet standards development ecosystem β feedback welcome! datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-pe...
Elizabeth will also be talking about her follow-on work "Another Man's Treasure: Security and Privacy Risks of Junk DNS Queries" during the DNS-OARC meeting in Edinburgh tomorrow
We need to think deeper: why is this unacceptable for a 17 year old but acceptable for an 18 year old - or a 57 year old?
Age controls are not the real problem.
THIS. Do I worry about the effects of social media on my 11-year-old? Obviously yes. Do I think she should be banned from it any more than young men falling into the manosphere on Reddit, middle-aged ladies being dragged into transphobia on Mumsnet, or pensioners radicalised by Facebook? 100% no.
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This document outlines some issues to consider when studying data relating to the Internet standards development ecosystem. It identifies observable components of standards development processes, prop...
OARC 46 will be a hybrid in-person and online workshop. The workshop will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 16-17th, 2026 DNS-OARC is a non-profit, membership organization that seeks to improve the security, stability, and understanding of the Internet's DNS infrastructure. Part of these aims are achieved through workshops. DNS-OARC Workshops are open to OARC members and to all other parties interested in DNS operations and research. Workshop Schedule: May 15: (evening) Mentor Mingle for...
I like the Internet. I am old enough to remember the pre-Internet era and despite the younger generations pining for those simpler days, I was there. Paper maps were absolutely horrible, just you and a compass in your car on the side of the road in the middle of the
This is unacceptable.
Is a 17 year old boy being pushed to watch antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish people after just 11 minutes what Meta considers to be age-appropriate?
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Caroline Dodds Pennock
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The hoopla about social media is an excellent example. No one is even asking whether older people are radicalised, or damaged more, or in greater number, than digital natives. We just kneejerk demand the removal of the autonomy of younger people.
Breaking: Jess Phillips resigns as safeguarding minister just ahead of the 1pm news bulletins
Melanie Ward MP
Jolyon Maugham KC
Jim Pickard
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Is it because our press is contemptuous of their opinions, the NHS is killing their friends, Government is drowning them in debt, Local Authorities have sold off their spaces, Ministers are in bed with the AI that will take their jobs, we sold off their homes, and the world is burning?
