Resource Library
Everyone should have access to an open and trusted Internet.
Read our reports, papers, and other documents for insight and vision on how we can get there.
Action Plan 2025
Our 2025 Action Plan outlines our priorities in 2025, the first year of our 2030 Strategy.
2019-2024 Impact Results
Our Impact Report is a snapshot of how we worked with our global community to grow, promote, and defend the Internet worldwide.
Internet Impact Briefs
Shorter reports that analyze how different policies or new technologies may affect what the Internet needs to exist and thrive.
Glossary of Internet Terms
Understand key terms and become fluent in the language of the Internet with our new and improved glossary.
Policy Briefs
Our perspective on critical Internet issues, including community networks, encryption, open Internet standards, Internet Exchange Points, and more.
Encrypted DNS Factsheet
Homomorphic Encryption: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?
Internet Impact Brief: How Canada’s Online News Act Will Harm the Internet, Restricting Innovation, Security, and Growth of the Digital Economy
Developing Readiness for Community Networks in the Middle East and North Africa
Navigating Digital Sovereignty and Its Impact on the Internet
Perspectives on LEO Satellites
Internet Impact Brief: How the US EARN IT Act Threatens Security, Confidentiality, and Safety Online
Internet Impact Brief: Draft Indian Telecommunication Bill 2022
Financing Mechanisms for Locally Owned Internet Infrastructure
ITU Plenipotentiary 2022 Summary Issues – Matrix
Background Paper on ITU Plenipotentiary 2022
Internet Impact Brief: European Commission Proposal to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse
Archives
Policy Brief: Principles for Responsible Data Handling
More and more of our activities generate data which is collected and used in ways we don't see and can't control. While the data is used for ...
The State of User Privacy and Trust Online
Net Neutrality Experts’ Roundtable Series Process Report
Net Neutrality Legislation: A Framework for Consensus
Note: The Net Neutrality Principles do not represent the views of the Internet Society, nor any of its Chapters, members, partners or any of the participating organizations. Rather, they ...
Enhancing IoT Security: Final Outcomes and Recommendations Report
The Trust Opportunity: Exploring Consumer Attitudes to the Internet of Things
The economics of the security of consumer-grade IoT products and services
2018 Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll
The Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll assesses nearly 1,200 organizations, recognizing excellence in online consumer protection, data security, and responsible privacy practices. This 10th annual audit of more than 1,200 predominantly consumer-facing ...
Best Practices: Infrastructure Security
- Optimize TLS implementation using information gleaned from public tools. This includes eliminating use of insecure ciphers and older, insecure protocols as well as vulnerabilities to the POODLE and ROBOT ...
Best Practices: Privacy
- Make sure the privacy statement has a link and is easily discoverable from the home page.
- Place the revision date of the statement at the top ...
DNS Privacy Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
IPv6 Security for IPv4 Engineers
Annual Reports and Financials
On annual basis, we publish annual reports (an Action Plan and Impact Report), as well as financial reports, annual financial statements, and Form 990s.