[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief

[Mamadou LO]

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

  *   US government sues Edward Snowden over his new memoir 'Permanent Record'
  *   France dismisses Edward Snowden’s asylum request
  *   European court to decide on legality of bulk phone and internet surveillance
  *   Documents reveal how Russia wiretaps phone companies

CYBERPOLITICS

  *   Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Donald Trump
  *   Huawei: Microsoft president seeks end to US tech ban
  *   US Election commission says it won’t de-certify voting systems running old versions of Windows

SECURITY

  *   US : “281 Arrested Worldwide in Coordinated International Enforcement Operation Targeting Hundreds of Individuals in Business Email Compromise Schemes”
  *   ICANN Publishes Registry Operator Audit for Addressing DNS Security Threats
  *   A persistent group of hackers has been hitting Saudi IT providers, Symantec says
  *   Colossal Ecuador leak exposes data of 20M individuals — including Julian Assange

INTERNET OF THINGS

  *   IETF 105: Internet of Things Wrap up

DATA PROTECTION

  *   Zuckerberg Meets With Senators Over 'Net Regs
  *   Researchers find 737 million medical images exposed on the internet

CRYPTOCURRENCY

  *   Facebook Says Central Banks Have Nothing to Fear From Libra
  *   Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg seeks to reassure wary lawmakers about Libra, elections in rare D.C. trip

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  *   Google sets up Artificial Intelligence Research Unit in Bengaluru
  *   India To Set Up World’s Largest Facial Recognition System For Policing

ACCESS

  *   Access to Internet is a basic right, says Kerala High Court

CONTENT POLICY

  *   Twitter says murderous dictators can stay on its service as long as they follow the rules
  *   New algorithm to identify cyber-bullies on Twitter

DIGITAL ECONOMY

  *   Apple Says EU’s $14 B Tax Order ‘Defies Reality’
  *   Google Has Big Plans For Digital Payments In India

BLOCKCHAIN

  *   German pass national policy to explore Blockchain but limit Stablecoins

Read review in full here
https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/internet-gov-weekly-brief-us-government-sues-edward-snowden-over-his-new-memoir-permanent-record-•-france-dismisses-edward-snowdens-asylum-request-•-european-court-to-de/
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