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Cordially =================================================================== CYBER GEOPOLITICS * Russia internet: Law introducing new controls comes into force * “Joint Statement from DOJ, DOD, DHS, DNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Ensuring Security of 2020 Elections” * Facebook Highlights Moves to Combat 2020 US Election Disinformation * Snowden warns of internet giants’ ‘irresistible power’ * Former Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia * «Russia Steps Up Efforts to Shield Its Hackers From Extradition to U.S. * U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources * First-ever U.S.-Taiwan cyber exercises open in Taipei * Huawei calls hackers to Munich for secret bug bounty meeting * Massive Web Defacement Attack in Georgia Raises New Concerns About Politically Motivated Cyber Attacks * US Interior Department grounds drone fleet over security concerns ENCRYPTION * Facebook Launches Next Steps in Full Messaging Encryption Plan DATA PROTECTION * GDPR is missing the point, says Edward Snowden * Irish Data Protection Commission Issues Guidance On Right Of Access Under GDPR * The right to privacy in Sudan: A call to enact a data protection act * Kenya : President Kenyatta signs Data Protection Bill into law * Australia Accuses Google Of Misleading Consumers Over Location Data * California discloses facebook probe, demands Zuckerberg’s emails * A network of ‘Camgirl’ sites exposed millions of users and sex workers * Facebook reveals privacy flaw in Groups * India's Congress party says Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit by WhatsApp privacy breach INFRASTRUCTURE * New internet exchange established in mid-Africa to reduce latency * euNetworks builds critical internet infrastructure linking Dublin to London and Lowestoft DIGITAL ECONOMY * India not happy with OECD tax formula for global digital firms, wants proper share from Google, Facebook * Margrethe Vestager warns OECD proposals must be agreed to head off tighter tax laws on tech firms * Netflix under investigation for unpaid taxes in Italy * New rules on IP rights and e-commerce to be set under RCEP free trade agreement ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE * UK police need to slow down with face recognition, says data watchdog JURISDICTION * Beijing Internet Court's 1st year sees 42,000 cases FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION * Freedom of the Net 2019 : The crisis of social media * UAE may lift ban on WhatsApp calls, head of country’s cybersecurity authority says CAPACITY DEVELOPEMENT * ITU: Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2019 INFRASTRUCTURE * Hungary to cooperate with Huawei in 5G network rollout CONTENT * European Commission: Annual self-assessment reports of signatories to the Code of Practice on disinformation 2019 * Germany: Police Fight Hate Speech and Incitement * Ireland: Govt approves plans to combat fake news and disinformation in political advertising CYBERSECURITY - CYBERCRIME * After Brexit, Europe wants cybersecurity pact with UK * Australia - “Advisory 2019-131a: Emotet malware campaign” * Government of Nunavut falls victim to ransomware attack * Cyber attack hits Spanish companies including radio network * Microsoft’s Brad Smith on why Trump hasn’t backed his global cyber security agreement * EU patches 20-year-old open source vulnerability CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION * MTN, IWF launch child online protection initiative * Joint Statement on Reaffirmation of Commitment to Advancing the Rights of the Child in ASEAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE * Thailand drafts ethics guidelines for AI ACCESS * Internet access cut off in much of Iraq * #KeepitOn: Joint letter on keeping the internet open and secure in Iraq * Southern Africa: SADC Seeks to Reduce Internet Cost BLOCKCHAIN * Chinese court first to use blockchain secured evidence for criminal conviction ICANN news and announcement: Internet Society IETF news * Finalized IETF LLC Policies Published * IESG Strategic Retreat Read review in full here : https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2019/11/08/internet-governance-weekly-brief-internet-freedom-report-itu-facts-and-figures-2019-us-2020-election-disinformation-campaign-russias-sovereign-internet-law-ramsomware-attacks-in-spain/
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