[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Gov Weekly Brief : EU-NATO Cyberdefence cooperation; China & free expression; NSA stops surveillance program; World Press Freedom Day, Internet Giants ready for GDPR; Turkey blocks Wikipedia

[Mamadou LO]

SUMMARY

This week; Cyberpolitics with European Union-North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) cooperation to boost cyber defence capabilities was welcomed by Foreign Affairs and Defence MEPs in a debate with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday. Moreover, U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) will stop its surveillance program which collects Americans' emails and texts sent to and from people overseas that mention a foreigner under surveillance, according to a New York Times report. In addition, Islamic State militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their communications and propaganda, according to the head of the EU’s police agency. Furthemore, youth radicalization on the Internet is an issue being discussed at a United Nations conference opening on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan.
On Net neutrality, The coalition led by Engine, Y Combinator, and Techstars, along with over 800 tech startups sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to focus "on policies that would promote a stronger Internet for everyone,"
On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations and rights groups are calling for free and independent reporting to be respected. By the way, The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns China's move on Tuesday to impose more stringent controls on the media and free expression. Moreover, Turkey has blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia.
On data protection, Gartner (survey) predicts that by the end of 2018, more than 50 per cent of companies affected by the GDPR will not be in full compliance with its requirements. But, Microsoft, Amazon Web services and Google has promised they will be ready for the European Union's data protection regime when it enters forces next year
On e-commerce, a global studyby Cigi-Ipsos has shown that internet users are increasingly concerned about their online privacy.
Below, informations on those subjects and events as well documents on cybersecurity, ICANN, ...

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