[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief

Mamadou LO alfamamadou at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 13 16:16:32 UTC 2019


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

* Edward Snowden tells his story in new Memoir, ‘Permanent Record’

CYBERPOLITICS

* Hillary Clinton spent an hour reading her controversial emails at a public art exhibit

DIGITAL ECONOMY

* Jack Ma: Alibaba begins new era as founder departs

DATA PROTECTION

* US : Statement from the Press Secretary on the European Union–United States Privacy Shield Framework
* US : 51 tech CEOs send open letter to Congress asking for a federal data privacy law
* EU’s Vestager Targets Big Tech by Floating Potential Data Rules
* Australian Taxation Office really wants its access to telco metadata returned
* Russia Considers Monetary Penalties for Noncompliance with Data Protection, Internet Laws

CYBERSECURITY

* Wikipedia fights off huge DDoS attack
* US: DoD unveils new cybersecurity certification model for contractors
* Authorities in France tackling cyber-attacks on all fronts – ANSSI
* Apple accuses Google of ‘stoking fear’ over iPhone security issues

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

* China’s internet regulator orders online AI algorithms to promote ‘mainstream values’
* Huawei Upbeat Plans And Strategy On AI For India

CRITICAL INTERNET RESOURCES

* EURID notice on .eu domain names that have GB/GI as the registrant’s residence country code
* WIPO Launches UDRP for .CN and .中国 ccTLD

JURISDICTION

* Court of Justice of the European Union Provides Guidance on EU Trade Mark Jurisdiction
* AG says copyright exhaustion does not apply to e-books
* China : Online dispute monopolises internet court cases
* Google wins legal battle with German publishers over fee demands
* Google to pay $1 billion in France to settle fiscal fraud probe

ACCESS

* UN rights chief urges New Delhi to ease lockdown in Kashmir
* China blocks US video-conferencing tool Zoom

CONTENT POLICY

* Australian internet providers told to block websites hosting Christchurch terror video
* US: Attor­ney Gen­er­al Pax­ton Leads 50 Attor­neys Gen­er­al in Google Mul­ti­state Bipar­ti­san Antitrust Investigation

INFRASTRUCTURE

* Africa needs 5 bln USD for ICT infrastructure annually: UN agency
* Brazil approves telecom overhaul

CRYPTOCURRENCY

* France to block development of Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency


Read review in full here:
https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/09/13/internet-governance-weekly-brief-edward-snowden-tells-his-story-in-new-memoir-permanent-record-•-hillary-clinton-spent-an-hour-reading-her-controversial-emails-at-a-public/


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