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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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The Verge : Zoom is down
by Dev Anand Teelucksingh Aug. 24, 2020

Aug. 24, 2020

Videoconferencing giant Zoom is experiencing widespread outages, with users in the US and UK reporting problems joining video calls. https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/8/24/21398900/zoom-down-outages-…

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REMINDER - At-Large Technology Taskforce Call on Monday, 03 August 2020 at 15:00 UTC
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 3, 2020

Aug. 3, 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, 03 August 2020 at 15:00 UTC for 60 mins. For other times: https://tinyurl.com/y3vozeuo The agenda and call details can be found at: https://community.icann.org/x/MwJ1C Zoom Room: https://icann.zoom.us/j/92133467415?pwd=MnFidEtDSmtWMlFKZmhqSklkdDlPdz09 / Password: 9i=$i0HXJi ADIGO Conference Bridge: EN: 1638 Toll-free access number (US and Canada): 800 550 6865 Other toll-free numbers: https://www.adigo.com/icann 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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