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Ars Technica : A Chrome feature is creating enormous load on global root DNS servers
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Feb. 6, 2021

Feb. 6, 2021

The Chromium browser—open source, upstream parent to both Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge—is getting some serious negative attention for a well-intentioned feature that checks to see if a user's ISP is "hijacking" non-existent domain results. The Intranet Redirect Detector <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1090985>, which makes spurious queries for random "domains" statistically unlikely to exist, is responsible for roughly half of the total traffic the world's root DNS servers receive. Verisign engineer Matt Thomas wrote a lengthy APNIC blog post <https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/21/chromiums-impact-on-root-dns-traffic/> outlining the problem and defining its scope. Read rest of Ars Technica article : https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/a-chrome-feature-is-creating-enormo… The APNIC blog post : https://blog.apnic.net/2020/08/21/chromiums-impact-on-root-dns-traffic/ Not aware if this is mentioned before in ICANN circles Dev Anand

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Follow up from our last call
by Judith Hellerstein Dec. 10, 2020

Dec. 10, 2020

HI All, We had a very good call this past Monday and while I am still waiting for the recording to be posted to the wiki, I wanted to follow up on some of the issues discussed Here is a link to the call page, https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/2020-12-07+At-Large+Technology+… where you can see the presentations made, the chat, and the Action Items. What did come up in this discussion was the need for some thought and prioritization of At Large Technology issues. It became clear of the need to formulate some kind of strategy for at large planning and discussions as it could take at least a year or more for the ITI project to get to the At large site and so we need to plan accordingly. Many issues that are a priority for us going forward are not necessarily a priority for other constituencies and so we need to do more work on informing others of why we urgently need certain things. We should start work on creating a list of these items and why we feel they are critical to increasing engagement in our community especially during the pandemic. The questions that were posed to us here by ICANN IT Staff were on Priorities. We were asked whether it is better for them to focus the IT Staff time, effort and attention on expanding RTT to all sessions, expanding language support and interpretation or focus instead on what new tools we can rollout to increase engagement. Despite the huge savings to the Meeting team but not having any one travel there seems to be an issue of funding and that it is either one or the other. I do not see this as a zero sum game but as an exercise in setting priorities. So let's discuss setting these priorities. Also finding other synergies so that we can help convince other constituencies that these are needed. If we can get more AC/SOs involved and supportive of these issue than these rise higher in the ICANN IT's list for implementation. I will start us off. In my mind, we need to have more use of zoom meetings over webinars. The use of White Boards and breakout rooms to me is a no-brainer. We need to also evaluate the use of automated captioning powered by AI for places where interpretation and Human RTT is not possible. For example in a breakout room we can have captioning when interpretation is not possible. By using Otter.ai. ICANN has ability to use this service for free with their level of Zoom and a business account on this for a Non-profit is very inexpensive and so we can use this in those rooms. The use of more cameras in the meetings space so that people could see alternative views, a greater use of YouTube to record meetings, especially for playback. YouTube's compression ability allows people with bandwidth challenges to watch and listen to the whole discussion. The same for RTT they can be reading what is happening and then jump in when they have something to contribute. On Playback, I love Youtube ability to increase the speed and watching events that you missed at 1.5 speeds gives me more time back to work on other things Networking technologies, we need to find a way to increase use of this. In our January call we will be discussing and possibly demoing these for all. The IETF and other groups use Spatial Chat. I have used this at other events and it is really good. I would love to hear others thoughts and suggestions going forward Best Regards, Judith -- _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517 E-mail: Judith(a)jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide

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Additional Budget Requests time
by Judith Hellerstein Dec. 10, 2020

Dec. 10, 2020

HI TTF members, It is that time of the year when we have to think about which projects we would like to apply to have funding to implement. We have had a mixed bag of successes. Sometimes we have put in a request because we have not gotten priority on staff time to devote to it or because it entailed the IT team to hire a consultant to work on the project. Some suggestions for this year could be to fund the development of the AFRALO Translation Engine We are already putting in under ALAC for RTT in English and hope to add Spanish and French this year Are there other projects that people have in mind that we could seek funding for? The deadline is in the end of the first week of January for the At Large project as we have additional approval process that was implemented to vet all Projects Would love to start discussion on these ideas. So please send in your ideas. Best, Judith -- _________________________________________________________________________ Judith Hellerstein, Founder & CEO Hellerstein & Associates 3001 Veazey Terrace NW, Washington DC 20008 Phone: (202) 362-5139 Skype ID: judithhellerstein Mobile/Whats app: +1202-333-6517 E-mail: Judith(a)jhellerstein.com Website: www.jhellerstein.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/jhellerstein/ Opening Telecom & Technology Opportunities Worldwide

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REMINDER / Meeting invitation: At-Large Technology Taskforce Call on Monday, 07 December 2020 at 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Dec. 7, 2020

Dec. 7, 2020

**If you require a dial-out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number.** Dear All, The next At-Large Technology Taskforce Call is scheduled for Monday, 07 December 2020 at 15:00 UTC for 60 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/yyggehss The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/ggENCQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/99319000707?pwd=K3k4WHdMRmhZWEZucXY3Y1JZTVBsZz09 / Password: #TTFCall01 Main Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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INFO/TTF Members: Participate in the Upcoming ITI Webinars
by Evin Erdogdu Dec. 7, 2020

Dec. 7, 2020

Hello TTF Members, Sharing with you below details about the upcoming ITI webinars. Please join. Kind Regards, Evin Ashley Erdoğdu Policy Analyst Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) *** REMINDER: Information Transparency Initiative Update: New Content Available for Your Feedback From: Sally Newell Cohen, ICANN Senior Vice President, Global Communications As ICANN org President and CEO Göran Marby announced in his <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V9oxFfn8Fl-lNK0g…> May 2020 blog<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/a-preview-of-the-improved-icann-org-an-info…>, the Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) team is releasing new content to <https://preview.icann.org/> https://preview.icann.org, and content on <https://icann.org/> https://icann.org has been improved with ITI’s enhanced search features. New and improved content includes: <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V9oxFfn8Fl-lNK0g…>A Preview of the Improved ICANN.org: An Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Update<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/a-preview-of-the-improved-icann-org-an-info…> * Correspondence - New findability improvements include keyword(s) search allowing you to narrow your search within Correspondence files, an advanced year selector, a helpful sub-navigation menu, and an improved table layout to enhance accessibility and readability. * Board Meeting Materials - We’ve made upgrades to this content type since the May 2020 release. The keyword(s) search has been implemented and improved, and most Board Meeting files and pages from 1998-2019 are now available via filtered or keyword search. * Acronyms and Terms - Enhancements to the existing release include alignment with ITI’s new user experience, additional terms added in all six U.N. languages, and a new sub-navigation menu. We Need Your Feedback To support our current release, we invite the community to join us for two upcoming webinars. The team will demonstrate the enhancements to Correspondence, Board Materials, and Acronyms and Terms, and answer any questions. ITI Webinar 1 Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 15:00 UTC <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V9oxFfn8Fl-lNK0g…>Register<https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrdeGgpjsoGt3ELM9R3OiXdONQ3gn2vGrm> ITI Webinar 2 Tuesday, 1 December 2020, 22:00 UTC <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V9oxFfn8Fl-lNK0g…>Register<https://icann.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvfumhrD8rG9Ost34DYBtaMBxKo1LkOlMg> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001V9oxFfn8Fl-lNK0g…>Learn more.<https://www.icann.org/news/blog/information-transparency-initiative-update-…>

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At-Large Technology Taskforce Call
by ICANN Policy Calendar Dec. 4, 2020

Dec. 4, 2020

**If you require a dial-out or need to state an apology, please contact At-Large staff at staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> with your preferred number.** Dear All, The next At-Large Technology Taskforce Call is scheduled for Monday, 07 December 2020 at 15:00 UTC for 60 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/yyggehss The agenda (to be updated) and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/ggENCQ Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/99319000707?pwd=K3k4WHdMRmhZWEZucXY3Y1JZTVBsZz09&nb… / Password: #TTFCall01 ADIGO Conf. ID: 1638 Main Wiki Space: https://community.icann.org/x/FpfbAQ If you require a dial-out please contact At-Large staff at: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Thank you. Kind regards, At-Large Staff ICANN Policy Staff in support of the At-Large Community Website: atlarge.icann.org<https://atlarge.icann.org/> Facebook: facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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NYTimes: Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion
by Alfredo Calderon Dec. 1, 2020

Dec. 1, 2020

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