[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief : Internet Freedom Report; ITU : facts and figures 2019; US 2020 Election disinformation campaign; Russia’s sovereign Internet law; Ramsomware attacks in Spain and Nunavut; Trust, Privacy challenges; ICANN 66………

[Mamadou LO]

Hi all!

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CYBER GEOPOLITICS

  *   Russia internet: Law introducing new controls comes into force
  *   “Joint Statement from DOJ, DOD, DHS, DNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Ensuring Security of 2020 Elections”
  *   Facebook Highlights Moves to Combat 2020 US Election Disinformation
  *   Snowden warns of internet giants’ ‘irresistible power’
  *   Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia
  *   «Russia Steps Up Efforts to Shield Its Hackers From Extradition to U.S.
  *   U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources
  *   First-ever U.S.-Taiwan cyber exercises open in Taipei
  *   Huawei calls hackers to Munich for secret bug bounty meeting
  *   Massive Web Defacement Attack in Georgia Raises New Concerns About Politically Motivated Cyber Attacks
  *   US Interior Department grounds drone fleet over security concerns

ENCRYPTION

  *   Facebook Launches Next Steps in Full Messaging Encryption Plan

DATA PROTECTION

  *   GDPR is missing the point, says Edward Snowden
  *   Irish Data Protection Commission Issues Guidance On Right Of Access Under GDPR
  *   The right to privacy in Sudan: A call to enact a data protection act
  *   Kenya : President Kenyatta signs Data Protection Bill into law
  *   Australia Accuses Google Of Misleading Consumers Over Location Data
  *   California discloses facebook probe, demands Zuckerberg’s emails
  *   A network of ‘Camgirl’ sites exposed millions of users and sex workers
  *   Facebook reveals privacy flaw in Groups
  *   India's Congress party says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit by WhatsApp privacy breach

INFRASTRUCTURE

  *   New internet exchange established in mid-Africa to reduce latency
  *   euNetworks builds critical internet infrastructure linking Dublin to London and Lowestoft

DIGITAL ECONOMY

  *   India not happy with OECD tax formula for global digital firms, wants proper share from Google, Facebook
  *   Margrethe Vestager warns OECD proposals must be agreed to head off tighter tax laws on tech firms
  *   Netflix under investigation for unpaid taxes in Italy
  *   New rules on IP rights and e-commerce to be set under RCEP free trade agreement

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  *   UK police need to slow down with face recognition, says data watchdog

JURISDICTION

  *   Beijing Internet Court's 1st year sees 42,000 cases

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

  *   Freedom of the Net 2019 : The crisis of social media
  *   UAE may lift ban on WhatsApp calls, head of country’s cybersecurity authority says

CAPACITY DEVELOPEMENT

  *   ITU: Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019

INFRASTRUCTURE

  *   Hungary to cooperate with Huawei in 5G network rollout

CONTENT

  *   European Commission: Annual self-assessment reports of signatories to the Code of Practice on disinformation 2019
  *   Germany: Police Fight Hate Speech and Incitement
  *   Ireland: Govt approves plans to combat fake news and disinformation in political advertising

CYBERSECURITY - CYBERCRIME

  *   After Brexit, Europe wants cybersecurity pact with UK
  *   Australia - “Advisory 2019-131a: Emotet malware campaign”
  *   Government of Nunavut falls victim to ransomware attack
  *   Cyber attack hits Spanish companies including radio network
  *   Microsoft’s Brad Smith on why Trump hasn’t backed his global cyber security agreement
  *   EU patches 20-year-old open source vulnerability

CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION

  *   MTN, IWF launch child online protection initiative
  *   Joint Statement on Reaffirmation of Commitment to Advancing the Rights of the Child in ASEAN

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  *   Thailand drafts ethics guidelines for AI

ACCESS

  *   Internet access cut off in much of Iraq
  *   #KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Iraq
  *   Southern Africa: SADC Seeks to Reduce Internet Cost

BLOCKCHAIN

  *   Chinese court first to use blockchain secured evidence for criminal conviction

ICANN news and announcement:

Internet Society

IETF news

  *   Finalized IETF LLC Policies Published
  *   IESG Strategic Retreat

Read review in full here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/11/08/internet-governance-weekly-brief-internet-freedom-report-itu-facts-and-figures-2019-us-2020-election-disinformation-campaign-russias-sovereign-internet-law-ramsomware-attacks-in-spain/


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