SUMMARY This week; Internet users worldwide are becoming more worried about their privacy online and many question the protections offered by Internet and social media companies, a new United Nations survey has found.
On digital economy, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has called for a holistic policy approach towards digitalisation and trade. On cybersecurity, using the 2018 RSA Conference as a backdrop, Microsoft has joined 33 other IT companies in signing the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, a pledge to protect users from cyber-attacks. On data protection, Facebook is taking its first formal steps this week toward complying with the European Union’s new data privacy regulations, known as the GDPR, which are set to go into effect on May 25. Russia’s internet watchdog has blocked an estimated 16m IP addresses in a massive operation against the banned Telegram messaging app that could set a new precedent for Russian online censorship. On infrastructure, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that a telecommunications subsea cable between the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and Australia will go live at the end of 2019. More child sexual abuse images are being discovered online than ever before as paedophiles go to new lengths to evade detection, a report has warned. Below, informations on those subjects and events as well documents on cybersecurity, internet of things... SOURCES AND REFERENCES UNCTAD E-COMMERCE WEEK Digital technologies provide fertile ground for Africa http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1723 CYBERSECURITY TECH ACCORD Facebook, Microsoft, and 32 other tech firms sign cybersecrity pledge https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/17/facebook-microsoft-and-32-other-tech-firms-sign-cybersecurity-pledge/ UNITED NATIONS ON ONLINE DATA AND PRIVACY PROTECTION Global anxiety depens over online data and privacy protection - UN agency https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/04/1007402 DIGITAL ECONOMY European Commission introduces bold new pax plan for the digital economy https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=145409dd-17c0-4e23-aff3-13764ba1ed37 FACEBOOK ON GDPR Facebook is taking its first steps to comply with Europe's strict data privacy rules https://www.recode.net/2018/4/18/17249406/facebook-eu-gdpr-europe-data-privacy-rules TELEGRAM BANNED IN RUSSIA How messaging app Telegram gets around Russia's ban https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2018/04/19/how-messaging-app-telegram-gets-around-russias-ban/#4b10d6bc5240 SOLOMON ISLANDS SUBSEA CABLE Turnbull confirms Solomon Islands subsea cable https://www.zdnet.com/article/turnbull-confirms-solomon-islands-subsea-cable/ CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION Child questioned as 2018 marks record number of childline calls http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kmtv/video/child-welfare-questioned-as-2018-marks-record-number-of-childline-calls-12072/
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