[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief : More worries on privacy online (UNCTAD); Cybersecurity Tech Accord; Telegram banned in Russia; More child sexual abuse; Facebook on GDPR; Subsea cable

[Mamadou LO]

SUMMARY

This week; Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the protections offered by Internet and social media companies, a new United Nations survey has found.

On digital economy, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called for a holistic policy approach towards digitalisation and trade.

On cybersecurity, using the 2018 RSA Conference as a backdrop, Microsoft has joined 33 other IT companies in signing the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a pledge to protect users from cyber-attacks.

On data protection, Facebook is taking its first formal steps this week toward complying with the European Union’s new data privacy regulations, known as the GDPR, which are set to go into effect on May 25.

Russia’s internet watchdog has blocked an estimated 16m IP addresses in a massive operation against the banned Telegram messaging app that could set a new precedent for Russian online censorship.

On infrastructure, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that a telecommunications subsea cable between the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Australia will go live at the end of 2019.

More child sexual abuse images are being discovered online than ever before as paedophiles go to new lengths to evade detection, a report has warned.

Below, informations on those subjects and events as well documents on cybersecurity, internet of things...


SOURCES AND REFERENCES


UNCTAD E-COMMERCE WEEK


Digital technologies provide fertile ground for Africa

http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1723


CYBERSECURITY TECH ACCORD


Facebook, Microsoft, and 32 other tech firms sign cybersecrity pledge

https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/17/facebook-microsoft-and-32-other-tech-firms-sign-cybersecurity-pledge/


UNITED NATIONS ON ONLINE DATA AND PRIVACY PROTECTION


Global anxiety depens over online data and privacy protection - UN agency

https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/04/1007402


DIGITAL ECONOMY


European Commission introduces bold new pax plan for the digital economy

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=145409dd-17c0-4e23-aff3-13764ba1ed37


FACEBOOK ON GDPR


Facebook is taking its first steps to comply with Europe's strict data privacy rules

https://www.recode.net/2018/4/18/17249406/facebook-eu-gdpr-europe-data-privacy-rules

TELEGRAM BANNED IN RUSSIA

How messaging app Telegram gets around Russia's ban
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/04/19/how-messaging-app-telegram-gets-around-russias-ban/#4b10d6bc5240

SOLOMON ISLANDS SUBSEA CABLE


Turnbull confirms Solomon Islands subsea cable

https://www.zdnet.com/article/turnbull-confirms-solomon-islands-subsea-cable/


CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION


Child questioned as 2018 marks record number of childline calls

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/child-welfare-questioned-as-2018-marks-record-number-of-childline-calls-12072/







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