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Internet Governance in June 2017

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Main events in June

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30 May-2 June International Conference on Cyber Conflict (Tallinn) 5-7 June NANOG 70 (Washington) 6-7 June EuroDIG (Tallinn) 6-23 June UN Human Rights Council - 35th Session (Geneva) 7-9 June AI for Good Global Summit (Geneva) 12-14 June IGF 2017: Second Open Consultations and MAG Meeting (Geneva) 12-16 June WSIS Forum 2016 (Geneva) 12-16 June ETSI Security Week 2017 (Nice) 15-16 June Digital Assembly 2017 (Valletta) 19-30 June Geneva Internet L@w Summer School (Geneva) 22-23 June Barbados IGF (Cave Hill) 26-29 June ICANN59 (Johannesburg)

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Trends

Top trends in digital policy in June

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• 1. UN GGE unable to reach consensus
• UN Group of Governmental Experts unable to

reach consensus over final report during last meeting on 19-23 June

• While former UN GGE reports will remain valid

and applicable, the group’s future is uncertain

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• 2. Private sector proposes new cybernorms

Google has proposed new norms as an alternative to MLATs:

• Proposal would allow law enforcement to request digital evidence directly

from Internet companies;

• Applicable for countries that adhere to privacy, human rights, and due

process standards Google’s proposal comes months after Microsoft’s proposal for a Digital Geneva Convention for governments and the Internet industry

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• 3. Governments renew calls for regulation
• British Prime Minister Theresa May: new international agreements should

be introduced to regulate the Internet and deprive extremists of their safe spaces online

• Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull: security agencies need to be

able to legally compel a company to assist with decryption

• UK and France launch joint

campaign to combat terrorist content.

• Internet companies recently

under attack for failing to adequately address spread of extremist content on their platforms

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• Ethiopia blocked Internet access to

counter risk of national exam papers leaking online

• Egypt blocked access to 50+ news

websites and companies offering virtual private network services that could help users circumvent the block

• China ordered Internet companies

to shut down 60+ entertainment news accounts

• 4. Widespread disruptions in Internet access

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• 5. Court ruling places digital legacies in focus
• Berlin court: parents do not have right to access deceased daughter’s

Facebook account

• Three main legal issues:

– Who owns content uploaded on social media? – Does succession law apply to such content upon death

• f a user?

– Which privacy consideration apply when deceased is a minor?

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Main events in July & August

3-4 July Security Congress APAC 2017 (Hong Kong) 3-5 July Fifth Conference of the Regulating for Decent Work Network (Geneva) 7-8 July G20 Leaders' Summit 2017 (Hamburg) 10-19 July High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (New York) 11-13 July Aid for Trade Global Review 2017 (Geneva) 16-21 July IETF 99 Prague (Prague) 24 July Internet Governance Forum USA 2017 (Washington) 26 July Africa DNS Forum 2017 (Dar es Salaam) 26-29 July APrIGF 2017 (Bangkok) 2-4 August LACIGF10 (Panama City) 22 August 8th African Peering and Interconnection Forum (Abidjan)

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From the Geneva Internet Platform & DiploFoundation

Past… 12-16 June Reporting from WSIS Forum 2017 https://dig.watch/wsisforum2017 Ongoing… 26-29 June Reporting from ICANN 59 https://dig.watch/events/icann59-johannesburg Upcoming… 30 June Issue 22 of the Geneva Digital Watch newsletter https://dig.watch/newsletter 29 August Briefing on Internet governance in July & August. Register: http://dig.watch/briefing-aug17

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Regional updates

Local hubs & regional perspectives

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