[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief

[Mamadou LO]

Hi all!
For your documentation, kindly find below our weekly web review on Internet Governance.
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SECURITY – TRUST

  *   CyberPeace Institute to Support Victims Harmed by Escalating Conflicts in Cyberspace
  *   Proposal for a European Cybersecurity Competence Network and Centre
  *   Joint Statement on Advancing Responsible State Behavior in Cyberspace
  *   US : Senate approves bill to boost cyber assistance for federal agencies, private sector
  *   Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to address internet explorer zero-day flaw
  *   Czech intelligence blames China for major cyber attack
  *   'Carpet-bombing' DDoS attack takes down South African ISP for an entire day
  *   Massive wave of account hijacks hits YouTube creators

CYBER GEOPOLITICS

  *   Russia to commence “Sovereign Internet” Project from November
  *   Turkey undermines NATO cyber-army initiative
  *   Iran denies suffering from cyberattack on its oil sector
  *   Replacing Huawei and ZTE ‘would cost European operators $3.5bn’, says report
  *   Chinese State Hackers Suspected of Devious New Attack On U.S. Companies
  *   Top Democrat calls for new strategy to address China threats
  *   U.S. Secretary of Defense urges NATO allies to block Chinese-built 5G tech
  *   China to place government officials inside 100 private companies, including Alibaba

CONTENT

  *   Countries at United Nations commit to fighting fake news
  *   Saudi, UAE Twitter takedowns won’t curb rampant disinformation on Arab Twitter
  *   DIGITAL ECONOMY
  *   Internet sector contributes $2.1 trillion to U.S. economy: industry group
  *   Facebook reportedly facing another antitrust probe -- from DOJ

DIGITAL ECONOMY

  *   Internet sector contributes $2.1 trillion to U.S. economy: industry group
  *   Hatching out digital economy 4.0 framework for Central Africa
  *   Shifting from rhetoric to smart actions would salvage Central Africa’s digital economy
  *   Facebook reportedly facing another antitrust probe -- from DOJ

REGULATION - ACCESS

  *   Brazil to shift government sites to single domain
  *   Southeast Asian nations weigh unified approach to regulating Big Tech
  *   Vervoort promises solution to non-transposed EU internet directive

ONLINE EXTREMISM

  *   Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Microsoft are officially making their joint counter-terror program an independent body

PRIVACY

  *   US NIST issues preliminary draft of privacy framework
  *   Another unprotected server leaking personal data of millions of Ecuadorian citizens uncovered by researchers

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  *   Japon : Govt seeks AI system for predicting cyber-attacks

INTELECTUAL PROPERTY

  *   Google deals blow to EU copyright law in France

INTERNET RESOURCES

  *   Belarus becomes first country to make IPv6 mandatory for ISPs”

RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN

  *   'Right to be forgotten' on Google only applies in EU, court rules
  *   Google Wins EU Case Over 'Right to Be Forgotten' Laws

ICANN NEWS

  *   Application Period Open for ICANN67 Community Childcare Grants Pilot Program
  *   Application Period Open for ICANN67 Community Childcare Grants Pilot Program

ISOC NEWS

  *   New Class of Internet Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
  *   The Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance Announces Methodology for Eleventh Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll
  *   Deep Dive: How Do Banks Score on Privacy and Security?
  *   Empowering More Gretas: Introducing the 2019 IGF Youth Ambassadors

Read review in full here :
https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/09/27/internet-governance-weekly-brief-security-trust-cyber-geopolitics-content-digital-economy-regulation-access-online-extremism-privacy-artificial-intelligence-intelectual-property-r/

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