[AfrICANN-discuss] Internet Governance Weekly Brief (W21Y20): Internet in COVID-19 era (Child online abuse, misinformation, digital economy, online education; cybercrime); Pensacola shooter’s iPhone cracked;...

[Mamadou LO]

Hi all!
For your documentation, kindly find our weekly review on Internet Governance<https://internetgov.news/internet-governance-weekly-brief-w21y20-internet-in-covid-19-era-child-online-abuse-misinformation-digital-economy-online-education-cybercrime-pensacola-shooters-iphone-cracked-itu/> with some main titles featured below.
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INTERNET IN COVID-19 ERA

  *   UN launches new initiative to fight COVID-19 misinformation through ‘digital first responders’
  *   UNICEF and Airtel Africa announce partnership to support children and families affected by COVID-19
  *   Supercomputers hacked across Europe to mine cryptocurrency
  *   IMF's Georgieva urges tech firms to work on access to digital economy for all
  *   Online child sex abuse rises with COVID-19 lockdowns: Europol
  *   ”Technology can support Africa’s COVID-19 response and recovery”, AU Commissioner Abou-Zeid

MORE NEWS

  *   U.S. carried out strike on Pensacola shooter's al Qaeda contact in Yemen after the FBI broke through encryption on his iPhones
  *   German intelligence can no longer freely spy on the world’s Internet traffic, top court rules
  *   ITU launches new study paper on broadband and connectivity solutions for rural and remote areas
  *   ITU: Prices for telecommunication services continue to decline but do not translate into rapidly increasing Internet penetration rates
  *   Mark Zuckerberg ‘worried’ about China’s influence on internet regulation
  *   European Parliament hit by major cyber-attack
  *   Iranian Cyberattack Endangers Israeli Water Infrastructure
  *   Germany's data chief tells ministries WhatsApp is a no-go

Also, read our April 2020 monthly review in full in English<https://internetgov.news/internet-governance-monthly-brief-april-2020-internet-in-covid-19-era-icann-blocks-controversial-sale-of-org-domain-u-s-cyberspace-solarium-commission-report-itu-stress-importance-of-frontier-t/>, French<https://internetgov.news/fr/revue-mensuelle-gouvernance-internet-avril-2020-internet-a-lere-covid-19-licann-bloque-la-vente-controversee-du-domaine-org-rapport-de-la-solarium-cyberspace-commission-des-etats-unis-lu/>; Spanish<https://internetgov.news/es/resumen-mensual-de-gobernanza-de-internet-april-2020-internet-en-la-era-covid-19-icann-bloquea-la-venta-controvertida-del-dominio-org-informe-de-la-comision-de-solarium-del-ciberespacio-de-los-e/>, portuguese <https://internetgov.news/pt/resumo-mensal-da-governanca-da-internet-abril-2020/> and Italian<https://internetgov.news/it/notiziario-mensile-di-internet-governance-aprile-2020-internet-nellera-covid-19-icann-blocca-la-controversa-vendita-del-dominio-org-il-rapporto-della-commissione-us-cyberspace-solar/>
Cordially


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