About this blog…

I am employed by Netnod as head of research and development and am among other things chair of the Security and Stability Advisory Committee at ICANN and very active in the UN multistakeholder process IGF (Internet Governance Forum). You can find CV and photos of me at this page.

As I wear so many hats, I find it being necessary to somewhere express my personal view on things. This is the location where that happens. Postings on this blog, or at Facebook, Twitter etc, falls under this policy.

The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of Netnod or any other of the organisations I have connections to.

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Reflexions in preparation for SIF12

In a week, Stockholm Internet Forum on Internet Freedom for Global Development starts. The name of the forum is impressive, and there has been even some confusion of what the acronym of the conference is. The correct Twitter hash tag to use is #SIF12 though, and #fxinternet is used for the actual contents discussions. At [...]

HR activists should dance more with people in favor of NN

I originally supported Internet because of the fact its architecture gives an excellent platform for innovation, competition, consumer choice and numerous more buzzwords related to efficient market economy. Together with of course the need for regulation to be modern, technology neutral, that control these market forces so that they work in an as effective [...]

How integrity is (no longer?) protected on the Internet

I am myself as my readers know not a lawyer so I write this as a way to trigger a renewed debate about integrity.

One of the key elements of Human Rights is integrity, and integrity related issues. The right to be able to not only say whatever one wants, but also to be [...]

Quality of whois data

FTC Letter

Federal Trade Commission have sent a letter to ICANN. Described at .NXT.

Whats specifically comes up, I think, is the specific issue regarding quality of data in the various whois services out there. This is not only a domain name issue, but also IP address issue of course. The problems with [...]

Our Internet – Our Rights, Our Freedoms

Today Council of Europe host a conference on Internet and Human Rights. Sweden is well represented by myself, Johan Hallenborg, Olof Ehrenkrona and more.

This is an evidence Sweden take this topic very seriously, and todays discussions will make that very clear.

My panel is today in the afternoon. On connection between [...]

Dinner in Vienna

After spending time in Stockholm at Internetdagarna I left a chilly Stockholm and landed in a freezing cold Vienna. After being a bit lost and getting help from a cab, I ended up at a hotel where I then worked for a few hours.

Stockholm was good, but different. Breakfast at [...]

Internet access at Internetdagarna – broken

For the 12th year Internetdagarna is arranged in Stockholm. .SE is host of this wonderful event. It is really for me the peak of core Internet discussions in Sweden. Thanks .SE for all work!

But, Internet access does not work this time either. The problem I see is that .SE unfortunately did trust Stockholm Waterfront when [...]

Proposal on agreements in CSTD wg on IGF improvements

At the meeting in Geneva, Nurani just proposed the following:

A Shaping the Outcomes of the IGF meetings

Broad agreement on need to improve the outcome documentation from IGF

B Working modalities including open consultations, MAG and Secretariat

Broad agreement on need to rotate MAG members regularly, keep MAG deliberations transparent Broad agreement to [...]

Communication with EU DG-INFSO

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Being chair of the Cooperation Working Group in RIPE, and co-editor of the ENUM standard, I have together with one of the chair of the ENUM Working Group, Niall O’Reilly, invited the Vice-President of the European Commission and Comissioner of the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, to the upcoming RIPE Meeting [...]

Eftersnack dagen efter bredbandskonferens i Sjöbo

På lördagen den 17 september 2011, dagen efter bredbandskonferensen, stannade Socialvideo (Björn och Petter) kvar på Ledåsa för att dels äta god mat, dels diskutera vad som hände. På plats fanns även Philip Olsson från Teleservice och Petter Palander från Ambadoo. Vi hade lite nördtv…

På lördagen den 17 september 2011, dagen [...]