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IG Weekly Brief : CSTD WGEC 5th meeting; Cuba protests US internet task force; US centralized 5G network; WHOIS GDPR compliance; Google IT infrastructure; China online population reach 772 million

SUMMARY

This week, Cuba handed a note of protest to the top US diplomat in Havana on Wednesday (Jan 31) over the Trump administration's creation of a Cuba Internet Task Force that it said was an attempt to violate its sovereignty.

The United States federal government is said to be looking to build a centralized 5G wireless network across the country within three years. This proposal from the Trump administration to build public-funded 5G networks will “end in disaster”, the EU’s top telecoms regulator has warned, urging Europe to speed up plans for its own fast internet networks.

In Russia, more than half of citizens approve of a separate internet for the BRICS economic bloc, saying that the idea could boost the security of users’ personal data and help counter hostile propaganda.

On data protection, the head of a US government agency has warned against changes to the Whois internet lookup service in order to comply with the forthcoming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Besides, Head of European Union’s independent data protection authority says UK is likely to remain a strategic partner in data protection after Brexit

In china, online population, the largest in the world, has touched 772 million at the end of last year as 40.74 million new connections were added. The new connections went up by 5.6 per cent compared to 2016, a report released by China's China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) said. Also, China will begin blocking overseas providers of virtual private networks (VPN) used to circumvent its Great Firewall of government censorship at the end of March, official media reported.

On Wednesday, Google's parent company introduced Chronicle and described it in as a "new independent business within Alphabet that's dedicated to helping companies find and stop cyber attacks before they cause harm." Also, Alphabet is reportedly in talks with Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco about building a "tech hub" in the Middle East.

On net neutrality, California has just joined New York and Montana in resisting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality. Lawmakers introduced two bills to the California State Senate that would force service providers to continue treating all data on the internet the same way, without discriminating content.

On event, we note the 5th meeting of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation in Geneva

Below, information on those subjects and events as welle as documents on cybersecurity, Internet of things, Internet shutdown

If governments can't make nice on the Internet, they'll endanger all of us

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/01/30/if...

Trump administration wants larger role in shaping international data laws

https://www.cyberscoop.com/trump-international-data-laws-rob-joyce/

Juan Williams : The russia internet wars continue, to Trump's advantage and America's detriment

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/01/30/juan-williams-russia-inte...

Cybercrime : the new tool in geopolitics

https://www.cso.com.au/article/632881/cybercrime-new-tool-geopolitics/

Iran is making the Internet hala

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-halal-inte...

CSTD WGEC

Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (2016 - 2018) fith meeting

http://unctad.org/en/pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=1613

CUBA TO TACKLE US ON INTERNET SOVEREIGNITY

Cuba protests US attempt to use internet for subversion

http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/show/articles/27383:cuba-prote...

Cuba hands note of protest to US over internet task force

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/cuba-hands-note-of-prote...

RUSSIA INDEPENDENT INTERNET

Majority of russians support 'own internet' for BRICS

https://www.rt.com/politics/417254-russian-public-support-idea-of/

Poll shows most russians support creating independent internet within BRICS

http://tass.com/society/987320

UNITED STATES ON 5G

US and EU discuss the "Race to 5G", cyber security and the future of the internet

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/us-eu-discuss-race-5g-cyber-securi...

EU telecoms regulator warns US proposal on 5G would 'end in disaster'

https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-telecoms-regulator...

The Trump team's idea to counter counter China with nationalized 5G is just what China would do

https://qz.com/1191154/the-trump-teams-idea-to-counter-china-with-n...

ALPHABET ON INFRASTRUCTURE

Alphabet launches nex cybersecurity company, Chronicle

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20180131_alphabet_launches_new_cybers...

Alphabet reportedly in talks to build data centers with Aramco in Saudi Arabia

https://9to5google.com/2018/02/01/wsj-alphabet-reportedly-in-talks-...

Why Google is spending big on undersea cables

https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/01/why-google-is-spending-bi...

UK-EU DATA PROTECTION PARTNERSHIP

UK to likely remain strategic EU data protection partner

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252433852/UK-likely-to-remain-st...

UK & EU data protection partnership likely to continue post Brexit

https://digit.fyi/uk-eu-data-protection-post-brexit/

CHINA'S ONLINE POPULATION

China's online population climbs to 772 millon

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/...

China internet users grow to 772 milllion

https://technode.com/2018/01/31/chinese-internet-users-772-million/

CHINA TO BLOCK VPNs

China will block non-approved VPNs from next month

http://www.techradar.com/news/china-will-block-all-non-approved-vpn...

China to block overseas VPN services from end of March

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-to-block-overseas-vpn-...

CALIFORNIA DEFYING NET NEUTRALITY REPEAL

California joins New York and Montana in defying net neutrality repeal

https://futurism.com/california-joins-new-york-montana-defying-net-...

California is pushing in a bill that would impose net neutrality rules on ISPs

https://www.pcgamer.com/california-is-pushing-a-bill-that-would-imp...

WHOIS GDPR COMPLIANCE

Europe's GDPR meets WHOIS privacy: which way forward?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/01/europes-gdpr-will-force-icann...

"WHOIS as we know it could go dark": assessing ICANN's proposed GDPR compliance model

http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Blog/Detail.aspx?g=d53d9b1d-653...

US governement in WHOIS GDPR warning

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-government-in-whois-g...

US government : Whois info must remain available

https://domainnamewire.com/2018/01/29/u-s-gov-whois-info-must-remai...

INTERNET SHUTDOWN

Rising internet shutdowns aimed at 'silenced dissent'

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/rising-internet-shutdowns-aim...

Cameroon internet shutdowns cost anglophones millions

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/01/cameroon-internet-shutdowns-c...

Cameroon is being sued for blocking the internet in its anglophone region

https://qz.com/1192401/access-now-and-internet-sans-frontieres-sue-...

The DR Congo is using a decades-old law to shut down the internet

https://qz.com/1187727/the-dr-congo-is-using-a-decades-old-law-to-s...

French

RÉSUMÉ
Cette semaine, Cuba a remis une note de protestation à l'ambassadeur américain à La Havane à propos de la création par l'administration Trump d'un groupe de travail sur l'Internet Cubain.
Les États-Unis cherchent à établir un réseau sans fil 5G centralisé à travers le pays dans trois ans. Cette proposition de l'administration Trump de construire des réseaux 5G financés par des fonds publics "finira en catastrophe", a averti le plus haut régulateur des télécommunications de l'UE, exhortant l'Europe à accélérer ses projets de réseaux Internet rapides.
En Russie, plus de la moitié des citoyens approuvent un internet séparé pour le bloc économique des BRICS, affirmant que l'idée pourrait renforcer la sécurité des données personnelles des utilisateurs et aider à contrer la propagande.
En ce qui concerne la protection des données, le responsable d'une agence gouvernementale américaine a mis en garde contre les modifications du service de recherche internet Whois afin de se conformer au futur règlement général sur la protection des données de l'UE (GDPR). Par ailleurs, l'autorité indépendante de la protection des données de l'Union européenne déclare que le Royaume-Uni devrait rester un partenaire stratégique dans la protection des données après le Brexit
En Chine, la population en ligne, la plus importante au monde, a atteint 772 millions à la fin de l'année dernière. 40,74 millions de nouvelles connexions ayant été ajoutées. Les nouvelles connexions ont augmenté de 5,6% par rapport à 2016, selon un rapport publié par le Centre d'information du réseau Internet chinois (CNNIC). En outre, la Chine commencera à bloquer les fournisseurs étrangers de réseaux privés virtuels (VPN) utilisés pour contourner son grand pare-feu de la censure gouvernementale à la fin du mois de mars, ont rapporté les médias officiels.
Mercredi, la société mère de Google a présenté Chronicle et l'a décrit comme une «nouvelle entreprise indépendante au sein d'Alphabet qui se consacre à aider les entreprises à détecter et arrêter les cyberattaques avant qu'elles ne causent des dommages». En outre, Alphabet serait en pourparlers avec la société pétrolière nationale d'Arabie saoudite, Aramco, sur la construction d'un "hub technologique" au Moyen-Orient.
Sur la neutralité du net, la Californie vient de rejoindre New York et le Montana pour résister à l'abrogation de la neutralité du net par la Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Les législateurs ont présenté deux projets de loi au Sénat de l'État de Californie qui forceraient les fournisseurs de services à continuer de traiter toutes les données sur Internet de la même manière, sans discrimination sur les contenus.
A propos des événements, nous notons la 5ème réunion du Groupe de travail de la Commission des Nations Unies sur la Science et la Technologie au service du Développement sur la coopération renforcée à Genève
Ci-dessous, des informations sur ces sujets et événements ainsi que des documents sur la cybersécurité, Internet des objets, les blocages Internet

Un entrepreneur israelien propose un OTAN de la cyber-securité

https://fr.timesofisrael.com/un-entrepreneur-israelien-propose-un-o...

GAFA - Blockchain : une bataille derriere le masque

http://blog.lefigaro.fr/tempsaccelere/2018/02/gafa---blockchain-une...

Géants de l'Internet : Bruxelles veut taxer les revenus publicitaires

https://www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe/0301220447949-geants-de-linter...

La Chine renforce sa "grande muraille électronique" pour entraver l’accès à l'Internet mondial

http://bfmbusiness.bfmtv.com/entreprise/la-chine-renforce-sa-grande...

Neutralité du Net : New York contre-attaque

https://www.lesechos.fr/monde/etats-unis/0301207346457-neutralite-d...

Le bitcoin est-il la monnaie de l'Internet ou l'internet des monnaies

https://www.latribune.fr/opinions/tribunes/le-bitcoin-est-il-la-mon...

Tchad : l'acces à Internet rétable apres une interruption de 14h pour contrecarrer des marches et protestations

http://fr.africatime.com/articles/tchad-lacces-internet-retabli-apr...

Internet coupé au Tchad

https://www.alwihdainfo.com/L-internet-coupe-au-Tchad_a60930.html

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