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Cordially ====================== CYBER GEOPOLITICS * Russia not the only foreign state threat to U.S. elections in 2020 * Facebook removes Africa accounts linked to Russian troll factory * FCC chairman proposes ban on use of funds to purchase Huawei, ZTE products * US Praises Montenegro’s Partnership on Cyber Defence * Edward Snowden Reveals In His Memoir That Aliens Never Contacted CIA * With ISIS leader dead, Donald Trump loves the intelligence community – some of them anyway CYBERESPIONAGE * WhatsApp sues Israeli firm NSO over cyberespionage * Government officials around the globe targeted for hacking through WhatsApp - sources * Civil society once again targeted by spyware attributed to NSO Group CYBERCRIME – CYBER ATTACK * Japan sets up cybersecurity council to secure the 2020 Olympics * EU cybersecurity rules: Commission’s report show how Member States have identified “essential services” * Major vulnerability patched in the EU's eIDAS authentication system * Georgia hit by massive cyber-attack * Ransomware Attack Shuts Down City of Johannesburg's Systems * Joburg refuses to pay cyber attack ransom, gets help from 'international partners' * India : Kudankulam nuclear plant denies hacking of its control system, officials say audit found breach * US: Senators introduce bill to strengthen cybersecurity of local governments DATA PROTECTION – PRIVACY * Facebook agrees to pay fine over Cambridge Analytica scandal * ENCRYPTION * China adopts law on cryptography * US: NIST Seeking Comments on Cryptography Changes ACCESS * UN OHCHR calls on India to restore rights to India-administered Kashmir CONTENT * Facebook, Google, Twitter urged to do more to combat fake news in EU * Social media giant Twitter announces ban on political advertising * Germany announces plans to combat far-right extremism and online hate speech * WhatsApp fake news during Brazil election ‘favoured Bolsonaro’ INFRASTRUCTURE * German Intelligence Chief Signals Distrust of Huawei on 5G * Berlin, Paris want to create a European digital 'cloud' CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION * China amends minor protection law to include cyberspace DIGITAL FINANCE * Uber launches financial services unit Uber Money -- partly to streamline payments for drivers * Turkey proposes 7.5 percent digital services tax on large multinationals INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY * WIPO celebrates 20 years of UDRP; votes against reform BLOCKCHAIN * Blockchain endorsement from China’s Xi Jinping could lead to fraud and speculation, technology analysts warn ICANN NEWS Read ICANN’s FY19 Annual report * Meeting Our Commitments to Accountability and Transparency: An Information Transparency Initiative Update * The First Message Transmission * ICANN and PTI Publish Audited Financial Statements for FY19 IETF NEWS * Welcoming the new IETF Executive Director ISOC NEWS * What Scary Movies Can Teach Us About Internet Trust * The Invisible Internet * Summit Seeks to Connect Communities in Africa to the Global Internet Read review in full here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/11/01/internet-governance-weekly-brief-cyber-geopolitics-cyberespionage-cybercrime-cyber-attack-data-protection-privacy-encryption-access-content-infrastructure-child-o/
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