Dear Colleagues,
Issue 12 of the
Geneva Digital Watch
newsletter is out! Published on 30 June 2016, the newsletter provides the latest digital policy updates which took place in June. The main highlights:
● The editorial on Challenges for the Internet in the post-Brexit era argues that the shifting paradigms of globalisation and integration are likely to directly affect the Internet. However, the mix of legitimate interests and limited power
of the main Internet governance actors provides some optimism for future Internet developments, even in the context of the post-Brexit pessimism.
● The Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression presented his report on the current situation with freedom of expression in the digital era during the 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council.
In this issue we provide an overview of the report’s main findings.
● A tiny portion of the deep web belongs to the 'dark web' - a space without a centralised structure and with non-indexed and very volatile content that is accessible only with special browsers. The issue looks at what makes this safe haven for criminals
particularly resilient.
● The 9th meeting of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), held on 9-10 June in Brussels, brought together over 600 participants to discuss a wide range of Internet-related issues identified as being of interest for Internet governance
stakeholders in Europe. Cybersecurity and human rights were among them.
● Securing your computer is no different to securing your health: along with regular personal hygiene and medical check-ups, perform digital hygiene and check-ups as well. Turn back to the last page for some suggestions.
● Included in this issue are events which took place in International Geneva in June, and the main global digital policy events in July.
● The Brazilian version of Issue 12, in Portuguese, will be available soon.
Download your copy of the June newsletter.
The GIP Team