[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief

[Mamadou LO]

Hi all!
For your documentation, kindly find below our weekly press review on Internet Governance.
Cordially
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CYBER GEOPOLITICS

  *   The NSA recognizes it needs to share more nation-state threat data, and faster
  *   Japan Restricts Foreign Investments in Technologies Amid National Security Concerns
  *   Facebook, tech firms meet with U.S. intelligence on 2020 election security

CYBER SECURITY

  *   Australia is getting a new cybersecurity strategy
  *   First ICANN Managed Root Server Instance Installed in Shanghai
  *   Facebook leak contained phone numbers for 419 million users
  *   UN ranks Kenyans as most careless internet users globally

DIGITAL ECONOMY

  *   World Bank provides US$15 million to promote a resilient digital economy in Grenada
  *   UNCTAD release its Digital Economy Report 2019
  *   World Economic Forum urges digital entrepreneurship

INFRASTRUCTURE

  *   US and Poland sign agreement to cooperate on 5G technology
  *   Reliance Jio Fiber commercially launched in India
  *   ESA Satellite Avoids Potential Collision With SpaceX Starlink Internet Craft

BLOCKCHAIN

  *   First Blockchain-Exclusive Birth Certificates Recorded in Brazil
  *   Sierra Leone National Digital Identity Platform blockchain debuts in 2020


ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  *   Amazon reportedly tests payment system that scans your hand

ACCESS

  *   Bangladesh blocks internet services in Rohingya refugee camps
  *   Indonesia restores internet access in parts of West Papua
  *   Hong Kong ISPs oppose any government plans to restrict internet network

CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION

  *   Brazil police issue 105 warrants in child pornography probe
  *   UNICEF poll: More than a third of young people in 30 countries report being a victim of online bullying
  *   Google's YouTube hit with $170M fine over children's privacy

DATA PROTECTION

  *   Mental health websites in Europe found sharing user data for ads
  *   Bulgaria: Fines In Millions For Personal Data Breaches - National Revenue Agency

CONTENT POLICY

  *   US unleashes Military to Fight Fake News, Disinformation

Read review in full here :
https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/09/06/internet-governance-weekly-brief-the-nsa-recognizes-it-needs-to-share-more-nation-state-threat-data-and-faster-•-japan-restricts-foreign-investments-in-technologies-amid-national-security-c/

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