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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:20:44 -0500 From: Jeffrey Knockel jeff@citizenlab.ca To: undisclosed-recipients: ; Subject: Online FOCI workshop 2025-02-20

Dear FOCI community,

The first of two Free and Open Communications on the Internet (FOCI) workshops in 2025 will happen on February 20th 17:00 - 21:30 UTC https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Virtual+FOCI+2025&iso=20250220T1230&p1=784&ah=4&am=30. This event is fully online and free. The event will take place on gather.town https://app.gather.town, and registration is required to receive a link for attending the event.

Event web site: https://foci.community/ Registration: https://foci.community/register

The program includes a keynote and 5 research presentations. The full schedule is available on the event website:

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*Keynote: When the World Pushes Back: Enumerating Risks of Digital Accountability Research* Ronald Deibert

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*Extended Abstract: Using TURN Servers for Censorship Evasion* Afonso Vilalonga, Kevin Gallagher, João Resende, Osman Yagan, and Henrique Domingos

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*Is Custom Congestion Control a Bad Idea for Circumvention Tools?* Wayne Wang, Diwen Xue, Piyush Kumar, Ayush Mishra, Anonymous, and Roya Ensafi

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*I(ra)nconsistencies: Novel Insights into Iran's Censorship* Felix Lange, Niklas Niere, Jonathan von Niessen, Dennis Suermann, Nico Heitmann, and Juraj Somorovsky

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*The Mechanics of Surveillance in Leading Pakistani Mobile Apps* Sana Habib, Mohammad Taha Khan, and Jedidiah R. Crandall

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*Revisiting BAT Browsers: Protecting At-Risk Populations from Surveillance, Censorship, and Targeted Attacks* Esther Rodriguez, Lobsang Gyatso, Tenzin Thayai, and Jedidiah R. Crandall

-- Jeff & Tariq

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