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> On Jan 21, 2025, at 10:49 PM, Dhruv Dhody <d...@dhruvdhody.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> Last suggestion. I have discussed this with Mirja as well.... 
> 
> OLD:
> The analysis presented in [RAMESH-1] has shown various problems that lead to 
> data leaks, such as leakage of IPv6 traffic, non-browser traffic, or tunnel 
> failure, not upholding user expectations, especially when used in 
> authoritarian regimes for censorship circumvention or private communication.
> NEW:
> The analysis presented in [RAMESH-1] highlights various issues that lead to 
> data leaks—such as the leakage of IPv6 traffic, non-browser traffic, or 
> failures in tunneling—resulting in a failure to meet user expectations, 
> particularly in scenarios involving censorship circumvention or private 
> communication in authoritarian regimes.
> END
> 
> Please mark my AUTH48 approval after this change. 
> 
> Thanks! 
> Dhruv
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM Lynne Bartholomew <lbartholo...@amsl.com> 
> wrote:
> Hi, Mirja, Wes, and Mallory.
> 
> Mirja, please see our [rfced] notes inline below.
> 
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> 
> 
> > On Dec 20, 2024, at 11:28 AM, Mallory Knodel 
> > <malloryk@socialweb.foundation> wrote:
> > 
> > That makes good sense to me, Mirja. And I’m sorry we are using the wrong 
> > email for me in this chain— I’m fine with cdt as affiliation at the time 
> > (probably worth noting in the text bc it’s otherwise confusing) but I need 
> > the author details to change with NYU as affiliation and my NYU email as 
> > contact. 
> > 
> > Thank you! 
> > 
> > Executive Director, Social Web Foundation
> 
> 
> 
> > On Dec 20, 2024, at 10:24 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) <i...@kuehlewind.net> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > I think the question about authorship is different and I think needs to be 
> > decided by the person based on an own assessment on a case by case basis. 
> > However, for IAB docs we usually don’t have author affiliations as we just 
> > say IAB. If Mallory wants to add her current affiliation to the authors 
> > info that would be totally fine for me as she is not on the IAB anymore 
> > either.
> > 
> > However, for the PC and workshop participation, which are separate sections 
> > in the appendix, I really think we should give the affiliation, if at all, 
> > of the time of when the workshop happened. Because this might provide 
> > actual information about the kind of input that was provided to the 
> > workshop.
> > 
> > Mirja
> 
> 
> 
> > On Dec 20, 2024, at 9:50 AM, Wes Hardaker <harda...@isi.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> No I actually think this should reflect the affiliation at the time of the 
> >> workshop, 
> > 
> > I think this is a problem much bigger than workshops.  RFCs come into the 
> > same question at times when a draft gets  to AUTH48 sometimes authors 
> > change their affiliation at the last second.
> > 
> > As everyone knows, the IETF is an odd place where "we work as individuals 
> > but yet somehow the company name still really really matters".  I cloud see 
> > CDT being annoyed at losing publicity (as would potentially cisco, or USC, 
> > or Mozilla, or ...).
> > 
> >> or we could just remove affiliation in that section completely for all. In 
> >> other reports I found both cases, with or without affiliation. Maybe we 
> >> could also established a common practice for future reports…?
> > 
> > It does seem the last few we've published removes affiliation, which makes 
> > sense.  Though it does remove transparency to easily detect if one company 
> > flooded the workshop or something.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Wes Hardaker
> > USC/ISI
> 
> 
> 
> > On Dec 20, 2024, at 8:41 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) <i...@kuehlewind.net> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Please see my comments also inline.
> > 
> >> On 17. Dec 2024, at 08:14, Dhruv Dhody <d...@dhruvdhody.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Hi, 
> >> 
> >> On Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 4:54 AM <rfc-edi...@rfc-editor.org> wrote:
> >> Authors and Suresh (as Document Shepherd),
> >> 
> >> * Suresh, please reply to #14.
> >> 
> >> While reviewing this document during AUTH48, please resolve (as necessary) 
> >> the following questions, which are also in the XML file.
> >> 
> >> 1) <!-- [rfced] We see that post-8073 IAB RFCs that discuss workshops
> >> use a different title format - along the lines of either "Report from
> >> the IAB Workshop on ..." (fairly common) or "IAB Workshop Report:
> >> Measuring Network Quality for End-Users" (RFC 9318 only).  May we
> >> update the document title as follows?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  IAB Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS) Workshop Report
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  Report from the IAB Workshop on Barriers to Internet Access of
> >>                         Services (BIAS)
> >> -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ok
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: yes, please. I think that is what we usually/in most cases use and 
> > we should try to unified this also in future.
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 2) <!-- [rfced] Abstract:  We changed "Barriers for" to "Barriers to"
> >> per the document title and
> >> <https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/biasws/about/>.  Please let us
> >> know any concerns.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  The "Barriers for Internet Access of Services (BIAS)" workshop was
> >>  convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) from January 15-17,
> >>  2024 as a three-day online meeting.
> >> 
> >> Currently:
> >>  The "Barriers to Internet Access of Services (BIAS)" workshop was
> >>  convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) from January 15-17,
> >>  2024 as a three-day online meeting. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: yes this is the correct name or the workshop.
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 3) <!-- [rfced] Please review the guidance for IAB documents
> >> (https://www.rfc-editor.org/materials/iab-format.txt)
> >> and let us know if any changes are needed. Specifically,
> >> would you like to add this paragraph to the introduction?
> >> 
> >> "The following boilerplate paragraph SHOULD appear in the introduction: 
> >> 
> >>       The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) holds occasional workshops 
> >>       designed to consider long-term issues and strategies for the 
> >>       Internet, and to suggest future directions for the Internet 
> >>       architecture.  This long-term planning function of the IAB is 
> >>       complementary to the ongoing engineering efforts performed by 
> >> working 
> >>       groups of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)."
> >> -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Please add
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: yes
> > 
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 4) <!-- [rfced] Section 1:  We had trouble parsing this sentence.  To
> >> what does "based on" refer?  Also, please clarify "as well as due to".
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  This IAB workshop has aimed
> >> 
> >>  *  to collect reports about barriers to accessing content and
> >>     services on the Internet, e.g. based on filtering, and blocking as
> >>     well as due to general inequality of technological capabilities,
> >>     like device or protocol limitations.
> >> 
> >> Possibly (we changed "has aimed" to "aimed", as the workshop took
> >>   place about a year ago):
> >>  This IAB workshop aimed to collect reports about barriers to
> >>  accessing content and services on the Internet.  For example,
> >> 
> >>  *  based on filtering
> >> 
> >>  *  based on blocking
> >> 
> >>  *  due to general inequality of technological capabilities, e.g.,
> >>     device or protocol limitations. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: I am fine with the rewording and converting it into a sub-list for 
> >> readability
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: I don’t think the second oder bullet list is helpful here at all. 
> > Further I would actually not change this at all as this is directly taken 
> > from the workshop call for papers.
> 
> [rfced]  Reverted to running text.
> 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   5) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.1.2:  For ease of the reader, we expanded
> >> "LEO" as "low-Earth orbit" here, per [HU].  Please let us know
> >> any concerns.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  [HU] highlighted that Satellite Internet provided by advanced LEO
> >>  satellite constellations can play a pivotal role in closing the
> >>  connectivity gap in the urban-rural digital divide via Satellite-
> >>  dependent community networks.
> >> 
> >> Currently:
> >>  [HU] highlighted that Satellite Internet provided by advanced low-
> >>  Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations can play a pivotal role in
> >>  closing the connectivity gap in the urban-rural digital divide via
> >>  Satellite-dependent Community Networks. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes. Thanks!
> >> 
> >>   6) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.1.2:  To what does "it" refer in this
> >> sentence?
> >> 
> >> Original (the previous sentence is included for context):
> >>  Spectrum allocations directly impact industries and market
> >>  access with ramifications for community networks.  Further, there was
> >>  a discussion on the geopolitical tension because of it. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: it refers to spectrum allocations.
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Maybe we can be even more specific here like this:
> > 
> > OLD:
> > Further, there was a discussion on geopolitical tensions because of these 
> > allocations.
> > 
> > NEW
> > Further, there was a discussion on the geopolitical tensions regarding the 
> > use of unlicensed spectrum and
> > commercial interest in new spectrum usage.
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   7) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.2:  This sentence is a bit unwieldy and
> >> difficult to follow.  May we update as suggested?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  Critical internet infrastructure affects many aspects of our society
> >>  significantly, although differently, the inequitable aspects of which
> >>  are typically referred to as "digital inclusion" signifying that in
> >>  efforts to digitalise society, there are those left out due to what
> >>  is typically called the "digital divide", a related term specific to
> >>  access to the Internet.
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  Critical Internet infrastructure affects many aspects of our society
> >>  significantly, although it impacts different parts of society
> >>  differently.  The inequitable aspects are typically referred to as
> >>  "digital inclusion"; these aspects signify that in efforts to
> >>  digitalize society, there are those left out due to what is
> >>  typically called the "digital divide", a related term specific to
> >>  access to the Internet. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes, that’s good.
> >> 
> >>   8) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.2:  We found "at least three" and "Those were"
> >> a bit confusing, as only three aspects are listed.  Also, as written,
> >> the third sentence indicates that sizes are downloaded.  May we
> >> update as suggested?  If not, please clarify the text.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  Presentations of reports interrogated at
> >>  least three key aspects of the digital divide, though there is
> >>  recognition that there may be more technical aspects of the digital
> >>  divide that were not present.  Those were: differences between
> >>  population demographics in the provision of online resources by
> >>  governments, inequality in the use of multilingualized domains and
> >>  email addresses, and increased costs for end-user downloads of
> >>  contemporary websites' sizes.
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  Presentations of reports interrogated at
> >>  least three key aspects of the digital divide, though it is
> >>  recognized that there may be more technical aspects of the digital
> >>  divide that were not addressed.  Three of those aspects were:
> >> 
> >>  *  differences between population demographics in the provision
> >>     of online resources by governments.
> >> 
> >>  *  inequality in the use of multilingualized domains and email
> >>     addresses.
> >> 
> >>  *  increased costs for end-user downloads of websites of 
> >>     contemporary sizes.
> >> -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja:  I would go for something like “The three aspected presented and 
> > discussed were:”. Further I actually preference not to have a list here, as 
> > this sentence mailing covers an overview of the sections following 
> > afterwards. So, it more a summary of the section rather than an exhaustive 
> > list.
> 
> [rfced]  Reverted to running text.
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 9) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.2.2:  This sentence as written indicated that
> >> the barriers, as opposed to equal rollout, were hindered.  We updated
> >> to indicate that the equal rollout is hindered.  Please review, and
> >> let us know if anything is incorrect.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  Today there are around 150 internationalised domain names (IDNs) but
> >>  the barriers to equal rollout of these scripts at the domain level
> >>  are hindered primarily by software and applications that do not yet
> >>  recognise these new scripts.
> >> 
> >> Currently:
> >>  Today, there are around 150 internationalized domain names (IDNs),
> >>  but equal rollout of these scripts at the domain level is hindered
> >>  primarily by software and applications that do not yet recognize
> >>  these new scripts. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: yes
> >> 
> >>   10) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.3:  We cannot determine what "specifically"
> >> and "example" refer to in this sentence.  If the suggested text is
> >> not correct, please clarify the use of "specifically" and "example".
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  The censorship reports, with a focus on Asia, and specifically India,
> >>  as well as Russia, as an example where censorship has changed
> >>  significantly recently, discussed the legal frameworks and court acts
> >>  that put legal obligations on regional network providers to block
> >>  traffic.
> >> 
> >> Suggested (assuming that "specifically" refers to India only and
> >>   that "example" refers to Russia only):
> >>  The censorship reports - with a focus on Asia and (specifically)
> >>  India, as well as Russia (which provides an example of where
> >>  censorship has changed significantly recently) - discussed the legal
> >>  frameworks and court actions that put legal obligations on regional
> >>  network providers to block traffic. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: How about we change the order like - 
> >> 
> >> The censorship reports highlighted legal frameworks and 
> >> court acts that put legal obligations on regional network 
> >> providers to block traffic. The discussion focused on 
> >> Asia, specifically India, and included Russia as an 
> >> example where censorship practices have recently undergone 
> >> significant changes.
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: I think Dhruv’s version is most clear. Thanks!
> >> 
> >>   11) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.3.1:
> >> 
> >> a) It is not clear what "either" refers to in this sentence.  Also,
> >> we defined "OONI" as "Open Observatory of Network Interference" per
> >> <https://ooni.org/>.
> >> 
> >> If the suggested text regarding "either" and the definition of "OONI"
> >> are not correct, please clarify the text.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  The blocking was either confirmed by OONI
> >>  measurements for existing blocking fingerprints, heuristics, i.e. for
> >>  new blocking fingerprints as well as news reports of blocking orders,
> >>  or user experiences.
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  The blocking was confirmed by either (1) Open
> >>  Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) measurements for existing
> >>  blocking fingerprints or heuristics (i.e., for new blocking
> >>  fingerprints as well as news reports of blocking orders) or (2) user
> >>  experiences.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: No this is a list of three things: OONI measurements, heuristics, or 
> > user experience.
> 
> [rfced]  Updated; please review.
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   b) Per Internet searches, a bogon address could be any one of a
> >> number of inappropriate addresses and is not necessarily 127.0.0.1.
> >> However, is 127.0.0.1 the only possible bogon address when discussing
> >> DNS?  If not, should "(127.0.0.1)" be "(e.g., 127.0.0.1)"?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  For DNS, either a decided
> >>  IP address, a bogon IP address (127.0.0.1), or an empty domain
> >>  (nxdomain) is used. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: add e.g.
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: yes add “e.g."
> >> 
> >>   12) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.3.1:  We had trouble following these
> >> sentences, in part because the text related to the citation for
> >> [Singh2020]* has some issues.
> >> 
> >> * We consulted <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.08590>, which provides the
> >> full [Singh2020] paper, and found that "27.64%" in the current text
> >> seems to be out of "4379", which is not correct. (The full paper 
> >> mentions "only 1115 websites out of the 4033 (just 27.64%)").
> >> 
> >> (We have an item later in our list of questions for you, where we ask
> >> if we can update the URL for the reference listing so that readers
> >> can access the full Singh paper at no cost.)
> >> 
> >> May we update the text as suggested?  If not, please
> >> 
> >> * clarify what "tested on" refers to
> >> 
> >> * provide the correct definitions of "SNI", "IPSs" (noting that for
> >>   now we changed "IPSs" to "ISPs"), and "IXP"
> >> 
> >> * review the numbers provided in [Singh2020] and correct the
> >>   numbers as needed.  For example, because 1115 is 27.64% of 4033, we
> >>   added "4033" to the suggested text below, per
> >>   <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.08590>.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: The current numbers might be based on what was there in the slides 
> >> presented - 
> >> https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/interim-2024-biasws-03/materials/slides-interim-2024-biasws-03-sessa-online-censorship-in-india-pakistan-and-indonesia-00,
> >>  in that case should we site the slide instead in this case? I will let  
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja. This change is not correct. 4379 is the number from the slides Dhruv 
> > points to above on slide 16 and not from the Singh paper. The Singh paper 
> > reference is only used for the Pakistan numbers.
> > 
> >> 
> >>   Original:
> >>  [GROVER] further focused the discussion on online censorship in
> >>  India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.  In India, where providers are
> >>  responsible for implementing the blocking but no method is mandated,
> >>  the six major ISPs (covering 98.82% of all subscribers) were tested
> >>  on 4379 blocked websites (based on court orders, user reports, and
> >>  publicly available or leaked government orders) on DNS poisoning/
> >>  injection or HTTP/SNI-based censorship.  Used censorship techniques
> >>  and websites blocked were different across ISPs.  Multiple ISPs used
> >>  two different techniques (depending on the website), and all but one
> >>  provided censorship notices.  Providers blocked between 1892 to 3721
> >>  (of 4379) pages with only 1115 (27.64%) of pages blocked by all ISPs.
> >>  [Singh2020] In contrast, in Pakistan, the government can also order
> >>  the IPSs to perform blocking and blocking has even been observed in
> >>  the past on the IXP level.
> >> 
> >> Suggested (also assuming that "tested on" refers to DNS
> >>   poisoning/injection or on censorship using HTTP or SNI):
> >>  [GROVER] further focused the discussion on online censorship in
> >>  India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
> >> 
> >>  As discussed in [Singh2020], in India, where providers are
> >>  responsible for implementing the blocking but no method is
> >>  mandated, the six major ISPs (covering 98.82% of all subscribers)
> >>  were tested on a total of 4379 blocked websites (based on court
> >>  orders, user reports, and publicly available or leaked government
> >>  orders) by using DNS poisoning/injection or using censorship based
> >>  on HTTP or the Server Name Indication (SNI).  The censorship
> >>  techniques used and websites blocked were different across ISPs.
> >>  Multiple ISPs used two different techniques (depending on the
> >>  website), and all but one provided censorship notices.  A list of
> >>  4379 potentially blocked websites was tested; 4033 of those websites
> >>  appeared in at least one ISP's blocklist.  Providers blocked between
> >>  1892 and 3721 of the 4033 websites, with only 1115 websites (27.64%)
> >>  blocked by all six ISPs.
> >> 
> >>  In contrast, in Pakistan, the government can also order the ISPs to
> >>  perform blocking, and blocking has even been observed in the past at
> >>  the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) level. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: LGTM! @Mirja Kuehlewind Please check! 
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Please revert and propose other changes if needed.
> 
> [rfced]  Reverted.
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   13) <!-- [rfced] Section 2.3.2:  In this sentence as written, it is not
> >> clear what "not upholding user expectations" refers to.  It appears
> >> that in [RAMESH], "user expectations" is treated as a separate
> >> concept.  May we update this sentence as suggested?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  The analysis presented in [RAMESH] has shown various problems that
> >>  lead to data leaks such as leakage of IPv6 traffic, non-browser
> >>  traffic, or tunnel failure, not upholding user expectations,
> >>  especially when used in authoritarian regimes for censorship
> >>  circumvention or private communication.
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  The analysis presented in [RAMESH] has shown various problems that
> >>  lead to data leaks, such as (1) leakage of IPv6 traffic,
> >>  (2) non-browser traffic, or (3) tunnel failure, in addition to
> >>  failing to uphold user expectations, especially when used in
> >>  authoritarian regimes for censorship circumvention or private
> >>  communication. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: No this is not correct. “User expectation” is not a separate item. 
> > This is meant to say because certain traffic is leaked (e.g. ipv6, 
> > non-browser traffic or when there is a tunnel failure), this does not 
> > upload with user expectations.
> 
> [rfced] Reverted.
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   14) <!-- [rfced] [Document Shepherd]  We see that this document does not
> >> contain a Security Considerations section.  Please see Section 4.8.5
> >> of RFC 7322 (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7322).  Also, please
> >> provide appropriate text for this document.  For example, should
> >> "security shortcomings" in Section 2.3.2 be mentioned/addressed?
> >> 
> >> If you verify that security considerations do not apply to this
> >> document, we could add something like the following (as done in
> >> IAB RFCs 8700 ("Fifty Years of RFCs") and 9419 ("Considerations on
> >> Application - Network Collaboration Using Path Signals")):
> >> 
> >>  4.  Security Considerations
> >> 
> >>     This document has no security considerations.
> >> 
> >> Please review and advise. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: WFIW, I prefer the above.
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: I don’t think security considerations are useful for workshop 
> > reports. All workshop reports that I’ve been involved with did not have 
> > security considerations but I did see that some other reports do. However, 
> > I assume they have mostly been added during AUTH48 based on this kind of 
> > request. Particularly just adding the sentence above is not useful and I 
> > wouldn’t want to do that just for the sake for process. If we want security 
> > consideration we should come up with real ones but as I said I don’t think 
> > we should just add anything to report in that respect. I think we should 
> > conclude with the IAB to not have security consideration for workshop 
> > reports in general in future.
> 
> [rfced]  Agreed that the section isn't necessary in this case, but for the 
> time being, we need to follow our current process, which includes asking the 
> Document Shepherd for approval.
> 
> That being said, would you like us to set precedent here by removing the 
> Security Considerations and asking the Document Shepherd for approval of the 
> new form?
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 15) <!-- [rfced] References:  The provided URL for [Singh2020] only
> >> provides the Abstract.  May we update this listing as follows, so
> >> that readers may access the full article at no cost?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  [Singh2020]
> >>             Singh, K., Grover, G., and V. Bansal, "How India Censors
> >>             the Web", July 2020,
> >>             <https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3394231.3397891>.
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  [Singh2020]
> >>             Singh, K., Grover, G., and V. Bansal, "How India Censors
> >>             the Web", WebSci '20: Proceedings of the 12th ACM
> >>             Conference on Web Science, DOI 10.1145/3394231.3397891,
> >>             July 2020,
> >>             <https://arxiv.org/pdf/1912.08590>. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes please
> > 
> >> 
> >>   16) <!-- [rfced] Appendix A:  We see a list of twelve published papers
> >> under "This is the list of all published papers", but this sentence
> >> indicates eleven.  Should we update to "twelve"?  If not, should the
> >> M-Lab paper be placed in a separate category even though it's
> >> included in the list of accepted papers?
> >> 
> >> Looking at <https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/biasws/materials/>,
> >> we see 26 (twenty-six) papers listed with "interim-2024-biasws-<##>",
> >> so "19 position papers" in the current text is also unclear to us.
> >> 
> >> Please review, and let us know if any updates are needed.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  19 position papers were submitted to the workshop call for papers. 11
> >>  were selected for publication. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: 12 is the correct number for accepted papers. 
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes 12 is correct for submitted and accepted papers. 19 were 
> > submitted but 7 were not accepted and respectively not published, i.e. 
> > those papers are not publicly available. Plus we had 2 invited papers. The 
> > rest of the material in the datatracker are slides only.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 17) <!-- [rfced] Appendix A:  We had trouble following this sentence
> >> and updated it as noted below.  Please review, and let us know if
> >> anything is incorrect.
> >> 
> >> Also, please note that we changed "threads" to "threats" here.  Please
> >> let us know if this is incorrect.
> >> 
> >> In addition, please confirm that "prelimited"* is the correct word
> >> here and that "scope as dedicated for the workshop discussion" will
> >> be clear to readers; we do not understand the meaning of "dedicated
> >> for ..."
> >> 
> >> * Please see <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prelimited>.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  Papers that were not published either
> >>  (1) only provided a very prelimited analysis of an idea that was felt
> >>  to be incomprehensive for discussion at the workshop, or (2)
> >>  addressed problems that were beyond the scope as dedicated for the
> >>  workshop discussion e.g. discussing cyber security threads as a
> >>  barrier for participation or implication of technology in regulation
> >>  that imposes blocking.
> >> 
> >> Currently:
> >>  Papers that were not
> >>  published either (1) only provided a very prelimited analysis of an
> >>  idea that was felt to be incomprehensive for discussion at the
> >>  workshop or (2) addressed problems that were considered "beyond
> >>  scope" as dedicated for the workshop discussion, e.g., discussing
> >>  cybersecurity threats as a barrier to participation or implication
> >>  of technology in a regulation that imposes blocking.
> >> 
> >> Possibly:
> >>  Papers that were not
> >>  published either (1) only provided a very prelimited analysis of an
> >>  idea that was felt to be incomprehensive for discussion at the
> >>  workshop or (2) addressed problems that were considered beyond the
> >>  scope of the workshop discussions, e.g., discussing cybersecurity
> >>  threats as a barrier to participation or implication of technology
> >>  in a regulation that imposes blocking. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: I like this minimal rewording. 
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: I’m not sure here. The IAB has set the scope and the PC made a 
> > decision that the papers are out-of-scope. I think the rewording wrongly 
> > suggests that the PC had to set the scope.
> 
> [rfced] Reverted, with the exception of "threads".
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   
> >> 18) <!-- [rfced] Appendix A:  "risks might provide a high risk" reads
> >> oddly.  May we update as suggested (assuming that "these risks"
> >> means "these scenarios")?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  Both of these topics pose a potentially
> >>  severe risk on the open Internet, however, these risks might provide
> >>  a high risk for all Internet users but do not necessarily imply an
> >>  unbalance.
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  Both of these
> >>  scenarios pose a potentially severe risk for the open Internet;
> >>  however, they might pose a high risk for all Internet users but do
> >>  not necessarily imply an unbalance. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: I’m not sure about the use of the term “scenario” here. That’s is 
> > not more clear to me than “topics”. In the previous sentence we use 
> > “problems”.
> 
> [rfced] Changed back to "topics".
> 
> > 
> >> 
> >>   19) <!-- [rfced] Appendix A: Would you like to add references for these 
> >> two papers? We note other papers in this section have corresponding 
> >> references.
> >> 
> >> Current:
> >>    *  Ott, J., Bartolomeo, G., Bese, M.M., Bose, R., Bosk, M., Guzman,
> >>       D., Kärkkäinen, L., Kosek, M., and N. Mohan: The Internet: Only
> >>       for the Fast (and Furious)?
> >> 
> >>    *  Ohlsen, L.Y.: BIAS workshop - M-Lab Position Paper submission
> >> 
> >> Perhaps:
> >>    *  Ott, J., Bartolomeo, G., Bese, M.M., Bose, R., Bosk, M., Guzman,
> >>       D., Kärkkäinen, L., Kosek, M., and N. Mohan: The Internet: Only
> >>       for the Fast (and Furious)? [OTT]
> >> 
> >>    *  Ohlsen, L.Y.: BIAS workshop - M-Lab Position Paper submission
> >>       [OHLSEN]
> >> 
> >> where in the References section:
> >> 
> >> [OTT] Ott, J., Bartolomeo, G., Bese, M.M., Bose, R., Bosk, M., Guzman, 
> >>       D., Kärkkäinen, L., Kosek, M., and N. Mohan, "The Internet: Only 
> >>       for the Fast (and Furious)?", January 2024, 
> >>       
> >> <https://www.ietf.org/slides/slides-biasws-the-internet-only-for-the-fast-00.pdf>.
> >> 
> >> [OHLSEN] Ohlsen, L.Y., "BIAS workshop - M-Lab Position Paper submission", 
> >>          [Date], 
> >> <https://www.ietf.org/slides/slides-biasws-m-lab-position-paper-00.pdf>.
> >> NOTE: The PDF at that URL is errored and needs to be replaced. This has 
> >> been reported 
> >> to supp...@ietf.org.
> >> -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes, please.
> >> 
> >>   20) <!-- [rfced] Appendix A:  We found this URL for this additional
> >> Ramesh paper:  <https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity23/
> >> presentation/ramesh-vpn>.
> >> We suggest that it be cited here and included in the References
> >> section.
> >> 
> >> Would it be acceptable to change [RAMESH] to [RAMESH-1] and use
> >> [RAMESH-2] for this paper?
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  *  R.  Ramesh, A.  Vyas, R.  Ensafi: "All of them claim to be the
> >>     best": A multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers
> >> 
> >> Suggested:
> >>  *  Ramesh, R., Vyas, A., and R. Ensafi: "All of them claim to be the
> >>     best: Multi-perspective study of VPN users and VPN providers"
> >>     [RAMESH-2]
> >> 
> >> In the References section:
> >>  [RAMESH-2]   Ramesh, R., Vyas, A., and R. Ensafi, "'All of them
> >>               claim to be the best': Multi-perspective study of VPN
> >>               users and VPN providers", 32nd USENIX Security
> >>               Symposium (USENIX Security '23), 2023,
> >>               <https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity23/
> >>               presentation/ramesh-vpn>. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes
> >> 
> >>   21) <!-- [rfced] IAB Members at the Time of Approval:  Please provide the
> >> list of IAB members at the time this document was approved for
> >> publication.
> >> 
> >> Original:
> >>  Internet Architecture Board members at the time this document was
> >>  approved for publication were: TODO -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: The document was approved in July 2024. So you can safely use the 
> >> current IAB member list https://www.iab.org/about/members/
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: yes, thanks!
> > 
> >> 
> >>   22) <!-- [rfced] Although this document discusses inclusiveness
> >> extensively, as part of our process we still need to ask you to
> >> review the "Inclusive Language" portion of the online Style Guide at
> >> <https://www.rfc-editor.org/styleguide/part2/#inclusive_language>
> >> and let us know if any changes are needed.  Updates of this nature
> >> typically result in more precise language, which is helpful for
> >> readers.
> >> 
> >> Note that our script did not flag any words in particular, but this
> >> should still be reviewed as a best practice. -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 23) <!-- [rfced] Please let us know if any changes are needed for the
> >> following:
> >> 
> >> a) The following terms were used inconsistently in this document.
> >> We chose to use the latter forms.  Please let us know any objections.
> >> 
> >>  block list / blocklist (Section 2.3.1)
> >> 
> >>  community network(s) (12 instances in text) /
> >>    Community Network(s) (14 instances in text) (per RFC 7962)
> >> 
> >>  (Non-)Terrestrial / (non-)terrestrial
> >> 
> >> b) The following terms appear to be used inconsistently in this
> >> document.  Please let us know which form is preferred.
> >> 
> >>  internet / Internet (used generally, e.g., "the Internet community",
> >>    "the internet community")
> >> 
> >>  internet access (1 instance) / Internet Access (2 instances) /
> >>    Internet access (2 instances) (in text; used generally)
> >>    (We also see "in Internet Access of Services" in the Abstract.)
> >> 
> >>  satellite / Satellite (e.g., "satellite constellations",
> >>    "via Satellite-dependent community networks")
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: Ack
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: I actually would prefer lower case for all terms but Internet.
> >> 
> >>   c) Please let us know how/if the following should be made consistent
> >> (asking because "circumvents" is normally a verb; please see
> >> <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumvents>):
> >> 
> >>  circumvents (noun) / circumvention (noun) -->
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Dhruv: perhaps - 
> >> 
> >> OLD:
> >> 2.3.2.  Use of VPNs for Censorship Circumvents and User Expectations
> >> NEW:
> >> 2.3.2.  Use of VPNs for Censorship Circumventions and User Expectations
> >> 
> >> OLD:
> >> 2.3.3.  Discussion
> >> 
> >>    After all, there is a cat-and-mouse game between censors and
> >>    circumvents; however, continued work on protocol enhancements that
> >>    protect user privacy is essential.
> >> NEW
> >> 2.3.3.  Discussion
> >> 
> >>    After all, there is a cat-and-mouse game between censorship and
> >>    circumvention; however, continued work on protocol enhancements that
> >>    protect user privacy is essential.
> >> END
> > 
> > 
> > Mirja: Yes circumvention is fine.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> >> 
> >> Thanks! 
> >> Dhruv
> >> 
> 
> 
> > On Dec 20, 2024, at 7:40 AM, Mirja Kuehlewind (IETF) <i...@kuehlewind.net> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > No I actually think this should reflect the affiliation at the time of the 
> > workshop, or we could just remove affiliation in that section completely 
> > for all. In other reports I found both cases, with or without affiliation. 
> > Maybe we could also established a common practice for future reports…?
> > 
> > Also for the participants list, I looked at 2-3 reports and it looks like 
> > we usually don’t have people listed with affiliation. However, for the new 
> > AI-CONTROL report we will do that. I think that part is actually the more 
> > important piece of information and I think we should by default list all 
> > participants with affiliation for future workshops. Thoughts? 
> > 
> > Mirja
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >> On 18. Dec 2024, at 21:02, Mallory Knodel <malloryk@socialweb.foundation> 
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> Please change my affiliation to NYU. Email should be 
> >> mallory.kno...@nyu.edu Thanks! 
> >> 
> >> Executive Director, Social Web Foundation
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 14:50 Lynne Bartholomew <lbartholo...@amsl.com> 
> >> wrote:
> >> Hi, Mallory.
> >> 
> >> Is "Mallory Knodel (IAB, Center for Democracy and Technology)" in Appendix 
> >> C of RFC-to-be 9707 still correct (because it was your affiliation at the 
> >> time), or should we update your affiliation?  If you'd like to update, 
> >> please provide the correct affiliation information.
> >> 
> >> Thank you!
> >> 
> >> RFC Editor/lb
> >> 
> >> > On Dec 18, 2024, at 11:42 AM, Mallory Knodel <mkno...@cdt.org> wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > Thank you for your message! I am no longer at CDT and I can instead be
> >> > reached at malloryk@socialweb.foundation or 917-796-6884.
> >> > 
> >> > -- 
> >> > Mallory Knodel
> >> > CTO, Center for Democracy and Technology
> >> > gpg fingerprint :: E3EB 63E0 65A3 B240 BCD9 B071 0C32 A271 BD3C C780
> >> > 
> >> 
> > 
> 


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