Stay networked. Get informed. Broadcast your projects.

Internet Governance Weekly Brief : Rules for cyber warfare (UN); Vint Cerf on IG challenges; Cybercrime to cost $600bn; US complains to WTO on China Internet access..

SUMMARY
This week, ahead of the upcoming Second Global Internet and Jurisdiction Conference, this statement from Vint Cerf "Rebuild Internet Governance before its too late" has made headline of many Internet Governance papers.

On cyber norms, International regulations must be established to minimize the impact of cyberwarfare on countries as threat levels continue to soar, according to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

On cybersecurity, Global cybercrime now costs nearly $600bn annually, with two-thirds of the world’s netizens having had their personal information stolen or compromised, according to a new McAfee report.

On geopolitics, Within hours of the school shooting in Broward County, Florida, computer experts discovered pro and anti-gun control tweets that appear to be linked to Russian bots.
Thirteen Russians have been criminally charged for interfering in the 2016 US election to help Donald Trump, the office of Robert Mueller, the special counsel, announced on Friday.

On e-commerce, The United States told the World Trade Organization on Friday that Chinese internet access rules coming into force next month appeared to create significant new restrictions for cross-border service suppliers and should be discussed at the WTO.
Below, informations on those subjects and events as well as documents on net neutrality, data protection, etc.

Rebuild Internet Governance before its too late

https://www.ft.com/content/e1e6d1e0-156c-11e8-9c33-02f893d608c2

2018 a pivotal point in Internet development : isoc

https://www.telecomasia.net/content/2018-pivotal-point-internets-de...

India's Internet vision : good idea

https://the-ken.com/story/india-internet-vision/

What the coming Splinternet means for cybersecurity

https://www.itproportal.com/features/what-the-coming-splinternet-me...

UN SG ON CYBERWARFARE

UN chief urges global rules for cyber warfare

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-guterres-cyber/u-n-chief-urge...

UN should create cyberwarfare rules, chief says

https://www.cnet.com/news/un-chief-wants-international-rules-regula...

US ON CHINA'S NEW WEB ACCESS RULE

US voices concerns over China's new web access rules with WTO

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-bu...

United States tells WTO of concerns over China's new web access rules

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2018-02-23/united-...

CYBERCRIME & ECONOMY

Cybercrime taking 600 billion toll on global economy

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20180221_cybercrime_taking_600_billio...

RUSSIA TWITTER BOTS

Russian bots sow social upheaval across UD using Facebook, Twitter, experts say

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/02/20/russian-bots-sow-social-uphe...

Russia twitter bots still a menace after Florida shooting

https://www.cnet.com/news/russian-twitter-bots-still-a-menace-after...

RUSSIA US ELECTION INTERFERING

Muller charges 13 russians interfering in US election to help Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/16/robert-mueller-russ...

Muller's Russia indictments prove America election laws are inadequate

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/mueller-s-russia-indictments-...

NET NEUTRALITY

FCC publishes net neutrality repeal, but debate goes on

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/FCC-publishes-net-neut...

With rules repealed, what's next for net neutrality?

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/375185-with-rules-repealed-wha...

French

RÉSUMÉ
Cette semaine, à la veille de la deuxième conférence mondiale sur l'Internet et la juridiction, cette déclaration de Vint Cerf «Reconstruire la gouvernance de l'Internet avant qu'il ne soit trop tard» a fait la UNE de plusieurs journaux sur la gouvernance internet
Concernant les cyber-normes, des règles internationales doivent être établies pour minimiser l'impact de la cyber-guerre sur les pays, selon le Secrétaire général des Nations Unies Antonio Guterres.
A propos de la cybersécurité, la cybercriminalité mondiale coûte désormais près de 600 milliards de dollars par an, les deux tiers des internautes ayant vu leurs informations personnelles volées ou compromises, selon un nouveau rapport de McAfee.
Sur la géopolitique, Quelques heures après la fusillade dans le comté de Broward, en Floride, des experts en informatique ont découvert des tweets pro et anti-armes qui semblent être liés à des robots russes. En outre, Treize Russes ont été accusés d'avoir interféré dans les élections américaines de 2016 pour aider Donald Trump, a annoncé vendredi le bureau de Robert Mueller, le conseiller spécial.
En ce qui concerne le commerce électronique, les États-Unis ont déclaré vendredi à l'Organisation Mondiale du Commerce que les règles chinoises d'accès à Internet qui entreraient en vigueur le mois prochain seraient à l'origine de nouvelles restrictions pour les fournisseurs de services transfrontières.
Ci-dessous, des informations sur ces sujets et événements ainsi que des documents sur la neutralité du net, la protection des données, etc.

Twitter fait la chasse aux faux comptes

http://www.europe1.fr/emissions/la-une-de-leco/twitter-fait-la-chas...

RDC : Internet coupé : plainte contre les multinationales

https://afrique.lalibre.be/15292/rdc-internet-coupe-plainte-contre-...

Plongé dans les entrailles de l'Internet mondial

https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/economie/plongee-dans-entrailles-l-...

La Chine peut-elle tuer le bitcoin?

https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/cercle-179560-la-chine-...

Le paiement mobile explose en Chine

https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/banque-assurances/030132084...

Etats Unis : la dernière chance des démocrates pour sauver la neutralité du net

https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/high-tech/web/etats-unis-la-dernier...

Comment

You need to be a member of Diplo Internet Governance Community to add comments!

Join Diplo Internet Governance Community

Welcome to
Diplo Internet Governance Community

Sign Up
or Sign In

Members

View All

Groups

IGF 2013 Bali

37 members
Diplo @ISOC

80 members

e-Government

44 members
Community Networks Africa

1 member

ICT Policy

39 members

View All

Website and downloads

Visit Diplo's IG website, www.diplomacy.edu/ig for info on programmes, events, and resources.

The full text of the book An Introduction to Internet Governance (6th edition) is available here. The translated versions in Serbian/BCS, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, and Portuguese are also available for download.