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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><i>Hi all</i><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><i><br>This week, The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) and the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability released for public comment proposals for the transition of the stewardship of the IANA functions. As for Internet Governance events, we notice Latin America IGF in Mexico and the South Asian Network Operators Group meeting in Mumbai. Pleasure to share with you documents relating to those events as well as informations on cyberpolitics, dotafrica, cybersecurity, Net neutrality, internet of things, Big data...</i><br><br><u><b>IANA STEWARDSHIP TRANSITION<br>ICG - CCWG ACCOUNTABILITY PROPOSALS</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_icg_seeking_public_feedback_on_key_internet_governance_proposal/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">ICG Seeking Public Feedback on Key Internet Governance Proposal</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_icg_seeking_public_feedback_on_key_internet_governance_proposal/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_icg_seeking_public_feedback_on_key_internet_governance_proposal/</a><br><div class="ecxcopy-paste-block"><br>Worried about who will control Internet in future? Speak out now<span></span><br></div><a href="http://wraltechwire.com/worried-about-who-will-control-internet-in-future-speak-out-now/14809305/" target="_blank">http://wraltechwire.com/worried-about-who-will-control-internet-in-future-speak-out-now/14809305/</a><br><br>Internet experts submit plan for US to cede control of ICANN
<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/04/internet-experts-plan-us-cede-control-icann" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/04/internet-experts-plan-us-cede-control-icann</a><br><br>ICANN chief warns of potential ‘major problems’ as U.S. prepares to relinquish Web oversight<br><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/4/icann-chief-warns-of-potential-major-problems-as-u/?page=1" target="_blank">http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/4/icann-chief-warns-of-potential-major-problems-as-u/?page=1</a><br><br><u><b>LACIGF8</b></u><br><br><u>LACIGF8</u><br><a href="http://www.lacigf.org/sp/lacigf8/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.lacigf.org/sp/lacigf8/index.html</a><br><br>LACIGF In Mexico City - Collaborative Governance and Unleashing Opportunities<br><a class="ecxc_nobdr ecxt_prs" href="http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/08/lacigf-mexico-city-collaborative-governance-and-unleashing-opportunities" target="_blank">http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2015/08/lacigf-mexico-city-collaborative-governance-and-unleashing-opportunities</a><br><br><u><b>SANOG 26</b></u><br><br>South Asian Network Operators Group<br><a href="http://www.sanog.org/" target="_blank">http://www.sanog.org/</a><br><br><u><b>CYBERPOLITICS</b></u><br><br>Who Will Govern the Internet Is the Key Global Issue Today<br><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-bildt/who-govern-internet_b_7922948.html?ir=India&adsSiteOverride=in" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-bildt/who-govern-internet_b_7922948.html?ir=India&adsSiteOverride=in</a><br><br>China pursues cyberpolitics by other means again with Github attack<br><a href="http://fortune.com/2015/03/30/china-pursues-cyberpolitics-by-other-means-again-with-github-attack/" target="_blank">http://fortune.com/2015/03/30/china-pursues-cyberpolitics-by-other-means-again-with-github-attack/</a><br><br>Here’s why cybersecurity and geopolitics are inseparable<br><a href="http://www.itproportal.com/2015/08/04/cybersecurity-and-geopolitics-inseparable/" target="_blank">http://www.itproportal.com/2015/08/04/cybersecurity-and-geopolitics-inseparable/</a><br><br>Toward More Effective Internet Governance<br><a href="http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/toward-more-effective-internet-governance/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork" target="_blank">http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australian_outlook/toward-more-effective-internet-governance/</a><br><br>It’s been a summer of influential African hashtags<br><a href="http://qz.com/466091/its-been-a-summer-of-influential-african-hashtags/" target="_blank">http://qz.com/466091/its-been-a-summer-of-influential-african-hashtags/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/air_pollution_in_china_causing_higher_data_center_equipment_failure_rates/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Air Pollution in China Causing Higher Data Center Equipment Failure Rates</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/air_pollution_in_china_causing_higher_data_center_equipment_failure_rates/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/air_pollution_in_china_causing_higher_data_center_equipment_failure_rates/</a><br><br>China issues long awaited internet insurance regulation<br><a href="http://www.clydeco.com/insight/updates/view/china-issues-long-awaited-internet-insurance-regulation?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=View-Original" target="_blank">http://www.clydeco.com/insight/updates/view/china-issues-long-awaited-internet-insurance-regulation</a><br><br><b><u>ICANN</u></b><br><br>PPSAI <abbr title="Working Group">WG</abbr> - Status Update and Observations<br><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ppsai-wg-status-update-and-observations" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ppsai-wg-status-update-and-observations</a><br><br>ICANN resets passwords after website breach<br><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2960693/cybercrime-hacking/icann-resets-passwords-after-website-breach.html" target="_blank">http://www.computerworld.com/article/2960693/cybercrime-hacking/icann-resets-passwords-after-website-breach.html</a><br><br>Icann issues picked encrypted passwords warning<br><a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2420969/icann-issues-picked-encrypted-passwords-warning" target="_blank">http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2420969/icann-issues-picked-encrypted-passwords-warning</a><br><br>ICANN hacked—emails and passwords stolen<br><a href="http://www.scmagazineuk.com/icann-hackedemails-and-passwords-stolen/article/431061/" target="_blank">http://www.scmagazineuk.com/icann-hackedemails-and-passwords-stolen/article/431061/</a><br><br>If you read anything today about ICANN taking over the internet, make sure it's this<br><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/04/removal_us_government_from_internet_control/?page=1" target="_blank">http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/04/removal_us_government_from_internet_control/?page=</a><br><br><u><b>DOMAIN NAME</b></u><br><br>Ready, Set, Engage: The Inaugural <abbr title="Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers">ICANN</abbr> Global Domains Division (GDD) Industry Summit<br><a href="https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ready-set-engage-the-inaugural-icann-global-domains-division-gdd-industry-summit" target="_blank">https://www.icann.org/news/blog/ready-set-engage-the-inaugural-icann-global-domains-division-gdd-industry-summit</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_icann_wins_a_very_weak_tld_lawsuit/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">ICANN Wins a Very Weak TLD Lawsuit</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_icann_wins_a_very_weak_tld_lawsuit/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_icann_wins_a_very_weak_tld_lawsuit/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_from_toad_to_princess_new_tlds_no_magical_wand_in_seo/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">From Toad to Princess - New TLDs Are No Magical Wand in the Kingdom of Search Engines</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_from_toad_to_princess_new_tlds_no_magical_wand_in_seo/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150804_from_toad_to_princess_new_tlds_no_magical_wand_in_seo/</a><br><br>Domain name struggles continue in Vietnam<br><a href="http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b7b7698c-ffad-4a76-89e6-265e78ef390d" target="_blank">http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b7b7698c-ffad-4a76-89e6-265e78ef390d</a><br><br><u><b>dotAFRICA</b></u><br><br>Africa: Pierre Dandjinou - ICANN Board's Decision On DCA's .africa Submission Has No Bearing On Zacr's Application<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201508060534.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201508060534.html</a><br><div style=""><br>ZACR relieved by dotafrica adjudicator ruling<br></div><a href="http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/zacr-relieved-dotafrica-adjudicator-ruling/10415/#.VcTPJkbXvtV" target="_blank">http://www.biztechafrica.com/article/zacr-relieved-dotafrica-adjudicator-ruling/10415/#.VcTPJkbXvtV</a><br><br>.Africa IRP: The Transcript that cost ICANN – GAC’s “Creative ambiguity, We leave things unclear so we don’t have conflict<br><a href="http://domainnewsafrica.com/dot-africa-irp-the-transcript-that-cost-icann-gac-creative-ambiguity-we-leave-things-unclear-so-we-dont-have-conflict/" target="_blank">http://domainnewsafrica.com/dot-africa-irp-the-transcript-that-cost-icann-gac-creative-ambiguity-we-leave-things-unclear-so-we-dont-have-conflict/</a><br><br>Ruling brings dotafrica domain closer<br><a href="http://it-online.co.za/2015/08/03/ruling-brings-dotafrica-domain-closer/" target="_blank">http://it-online.co.za/2015/08/03/ruling-brings-dotafrica-domain-closer/</a><br><br>“Case far from Closed” says BBC: Unsuccessful ICANN interview on .africa Cover up<br><a href="http://domainnewsafrica.com/case-far-from-closed-says-bbc-unsuccessful-icann-interview-on-dot-africa-cover-up/" target="_blank">http://domainnewsafrica.com/case-far-from-closed-says-bbc-unsuccessful-icann-interview-on-dot-africa-cover-up/</a><br><br><u><b>INTERNET - HUMAN RIGHTS<br></b></u><br>An Encrypted Internet Is a Basic Human Right (Op-Ed)<br><a href="http://www.livescience.com/51752-encrypted-internet-is-basic-human-right.html" target="_blank">http://www.livescience.com/51752-encrypted-internet-is-basic-human-right.html</a><br><br>Free and open internet is dying a slow death<br><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/free-open-internet-is-dying-a-slow-death-2015-8" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/free-open-internet-is-dying-a-slow-death-2015-8</a><br><br>Let’s not trample upon human rights in the name of “cyber”<br><a href="https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2015/08/06/lets-not-trample-upon-human-rights-in-the-name-of-cyber" target="_blank">https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2015/08/06/lets-not-trample-upon-human-rights-in-the-name-of-cyber</a><br><br><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0806/The-promise-of-an-open-and-free-Internet-is-disappearing-says-lawyer-video" target="_blank">http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0806/The-promise-of-an-open-and-free-Internet-is-disappearing-says-lawyer-video</a><br><br><b><u>CYBERSECURITY</u></b><br><br>How a proposed European Union cybersecurity law could impact tech companies<br><a href="http://fortune.com/2015/08/06/european-union-cybersecurity-google-cisco/" target="_blank">http://fortune.com/2015/08/06/european-union-cybersecurity-google-cisco/</a><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150805_are_botnets_really_the_spam_problem/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">Are Botnets Really the Spam Problem?</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150805_are_botnets_really_the_spam_problem/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150805_are_botnets_really_the_spam_problem/</a><br><br>China is setting up 'cybersecurity police stations' at major
internet companies so they can crack down on illegal internet behavior<br><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-setting-up-cybersecurity-police-stations-at-major-internet-companies-so-they-can-crack-down-on-illegal-internet-behavior-2015-8" target="_blank">http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-setting-up-cybersecurity-police-stations-at-major-internet-companies-so-they-can-crack-down-on-illegal-internet-behavior-2015-8</a><br><br>Congress’s Cybersecurity Plan Has Some Major Flaws<br><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/07/3688614/cisa-privacy-problems/" target="_blank">http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/08/07/3688614/cisa-privacy-problems/</a><br><br><u><b>INTERNET OF THINGS</b></u><br><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150806_the_internet_of_things_when_sci_fi_becomes_reality/" class="ecxblue" target="_blank">The Internet of Things: When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality</a><br><a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150806_the_internet_of_things_when_sci_fi_becomes_reality/" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150806_the_internet_of_things_when_sci_fi_becomes_reality/</a><br><br>Reassessing the Internet of Things<br><a href="http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/internet-of-things-productivity-paradox-by-martin-neil-baily-and-james-manyika-2015-08" target="_blank">http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/internet-of-things-productivity-paradox-by-martin-neil-baily-and-james-manyika-2015-08</a><br><br>Internet of Things brings terrifying potential security threats<br><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/internet-of-things-brings-terrifying-potential-security-threats-1.2307786" target="_blank">http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/internet-of-things-brings-terrifying-potential-security-threats-1.2307786</a><br><br>Security researchers identify 1,600 Internet of Things devices just by flying a drone over Texas<br><a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/security-researchers-identify-1600-internet-things-devices-just-by-flying-drone-over-texas-1514241" target="_blank">http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/security-researchers-identify-1600-internet-things-devices-just-by-flying-drone-over-texas-1514241</a><br><br><u><b>BIG DATA</b></u><br><br><a class="ecxPost-title-link" href="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/06/how-medical-privacy-laws-leave-patient-data-exposed/" data-reactid=".ti.1.0.0.4.0.1.0.1.0.0" target="_blank">Medical Privacy Under Threat in the Age of Big Data</a><br><a href="https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/06/how-medical-privacy-laws-leave-patient-data-exposed/" target="_blank">https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/06/how-medical-privacy-laws-leave-patient-data-exposed/</a><br><br>Big data could improve supply chain efficiency—if companies would let it<br><a href="http://fortune.com/2015/08/05/big-data-supply-chain/" target="_blank">http://fortune.com/2015/08/05/big-data-supply-chain/</a><span class="ecxfirstword"><br><br>United States</span>: The Big Move Toward Big Data In Employment<br><a href="http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/418144/employee+rights+labour+relations/The+Big+Move+Toward+Big+Data+in+Employment" target="_blank">http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/x/418144/employee+rights+labour+relations/The+Big+Move+Toward+Big+Data+in+Employment</a><br><br><u><b>NET NEUTRALITY</b></u><br><br>Column: Tread carefully on net neutrality<br><a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/article/fe-columnist/column-tread-carefully-on-net-neutrality/115135/" target="_blank">http://www.financialexpress.com/article/fe-columnist/column-tread-carefully-on-net-neutrality/115135/</a><br><br>U.S. court to hear lawsuits over ‘net neutrality’ in December<br><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/03/u-s-court-to-hear-lawsuits-over-net-neutrality-in-december/" target="_blank">http://venturebeat.com/2015/08/03/u-s-court-to-hear-lawsuits-over-net-neutrality-in-december/</a><br><b><br><u>AFRICAN INTERNET NEWS</u></b><br><br>NIGF beckons use of internet governance ecosystem for Nigerian economic growth <br><a href="http://dailytimes.com.ng/nigf-beckons-use-internet-governance-ecosystem-nigerian-economic-growth/" target="_blank">http://dailytimes.com.ng/nigf-beckons-use-internet-governance-ecosystem-nigerian-economic-growth/</a><br><br>Tanzania: Need to Form Frontline as Internet Becomes Combat Zone<br><a href="http://allafrica.com/stories/201508051036.html" target="_blank">http://allafrica.com/stories/201508051036.html</a><br><br>Four ways mobile phones have transformed life in Africa<br><a href="https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/four-ways-mobile-phones-have-transformed-life-in-africa" target="_blank">https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/four-ways-mobile-phones-have-transformed-life-in-africa</a><br><br><br><br></div>
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