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StopBadware has a proposal for a session for the B@10 conference. We thought it would be neat to have a panel discussion about how groups have used, are currently using, and could potentially use the Internet's generativity to help protect users from malware and related issues. We thought maybe JZ could moderate and we could get an interesting cross-section of people to be on the panel: someone from a security vendor, maybe someone from Google, perhaps a member of Cult of the Dead Cow (a gray-hat hacking group), perhaps Jimmy Wales or someone else successful at harnessing Internet crowds, perhaps someone from Digital Natives or Second Life, etc.
''Note: StopBadware has shifted focus to another breakout session - [[Open Security]]: Harnessing the Generative Internet for the Public Good''
 
 
 
Panel title: '''Harnessing the Generative Internet for the Public Good'''
 
 
The generativity of the internet is its greatest strength, and also its greatest weakness. How can we harness the collective power of generativity to combat the uglier side of what openness brings to the net? StopBadware aims to use community action to fight badware. How have other groups used, are currently using, and could potentially use the Internet's generativity to help protect users from malware and related issues?
 
 
[Note to fellow Berkmaniacs: We'd be interested in collaborating with folks working on broader online safety issues too (Digital Natives folks & child protection? Diane R and domestic violence via spyware? etc.). We're kinda thinking fighting the dark side of the Force with light-side Jedis, here.]
 
 
Coordinated by: StopBadware team (esp. Max & Erica)
 
Idea: Leading up to the conference, hold a video contest for people to submit short videos showing their vision of future success (good side of Internet triumphs over evil) or failure (vice versa). Use the winners of the contest as a starting point for discussion.
 
Potential panelists (this is brainstorm, no invites or confirmations yet):
* JZ as moderator
* Paul Laudanski from CastleCops
* JZ suggests [http://www.caida.org/home/staff/kc/ kc clafee of CAIDA]
* JZ suggests Derek Slater (Berkman alum, now Google policy)
 
* someone successful at harnessing Internet crowds
** Someone from SETI or other Herdict-esque distributed system?
** Jimmy Wales
** SJ Klein
** Project Gutenberg?
** Arianna Huffington?
** Amanda Michel from Off the Bus
 
* someone from a security vendor  
** someone from Trend Micro
** Alex Eckelberry or Eric Howes from Sunbelt
 
* maybe someone from Google - Eric Davis?
* someone from Cult of the Dead Cow (a gray-hat hacking group)
* someone from Digital Natives or Second Life, etc.
* someone from SiteAdvisor
* Jeff Williams
* Vandana from Herdict
 
 
 
 
Questions for discussion:
* What is already being done to use mass collaboration against badware?
* What can we learn from other issues and groups using crowdsourcing or technical means to harness the Internet's power?
* How active does the distributed involvement need to be? Can we counter bad botnets with distributed "botnets" of our own?

Latest revision as of 10:46, 17 June 2010

Note: StopBadware has shifted focus to another breakout session - Open Security: Harnessing the Generative Internet for the Public Good


Panel title: Harnessing the Generative Internet for the Public Good


The generativity of the internet is its greatest strength, and also its greatest weakness. How can we harness the collective power of generativity to combat the uglier side of what openness brings to the net? StopBadware aims to use community action to fight badware. How have other groups used, are currently using, and could potentially use the Internet's generativity to help protect users from malware and related issues?


[Note to fellow Berkmaniacs: We'd be interested in collaborating with folks working on broader online safety issues too (Digital Natives folks & child protection? Diane R and domestic violence via spyware? etc.). We're kinda thinking fighting the dark side of the Force with light-side Jedis, here.]


Coordinated by: StopBadware team (esp. Max & Erica)

Idea: Leading up to the conference, hold a video contest for people to submit short videos showing their vision of future success (good side of Internet triumphs over evil) or failure (vice versa). Use the winners of the contest as a starting point for discussion.

Potential panelists (this is brainstorm, no invites or confirmations yet):

  • JZ as moderator
  • Paul Laudanski from CastleCops
  • JZ suggests kc clafee of CAIDA
  • JZ suggests Derek Slater (Berkman alum, now Google policy)
  • someone successful at harnessing Internet crowds
    • Someone from SETI or other Herdict-esque distributed system?
    • Jimmy Wales
    • SJ Klein
    • Project Gutenberg?
    • Arianna Huffington?
    • Amanda Michel from Off the Bus
  • someone from a security vendor
    • someone from Trend Micro
    • Alex Eckelberry or Eric Howes from Sunbelt
  • maybe someone from Google - Eric Davis?
  • someone from Cult of the Dead Cow (a gray-hat hacking group)
  • someone from Digital Natives or Second Life, etc.
  • someone from SiteAdvisor
  • Jeff Williams
  • Vandana from Herdict



Questions for discussion:

  • What is already being done to use mass collaboration against badware?
  • What can we learn from other issues and groups using crowdsourcing or technical means to harness the Internet's power?
  • How active does the distributed involvement need to be? Can we counter bad botnets with distributed "botnets" of our own?
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