Internet Governance Weekly Brief (W27A20): China v/ USA, India, Canada over security; EDPS 2020-2024 strategy ; U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement; E-waste in Africa

[Mamadou LO]

ABSTRACT

This week, China on the front foot against USA, India and Canada responding to security and privacy accusations over its tech companies 5G equipment. In Europe, European Data Protection Supervisor publishes the 2020-2024 strategy on Data protection. In North America, The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) officially entered into force. Russia announced the enforcement of the federal law on Electronic signatures. In Africa, the Internet Society urges countries to invest in internet Exchange Points; and thirty-four people were arrested for attempting to export 2,500 tonnes of e-waste to eight African countries. In Brazil, the Senate approved a bill governing rules on fake news and the National Congress promulgated Act No. 71/2020 on data protection. The International Organization for Standardization released three new standards relating to Internet of Things and UNESCO announced the beginning of a two-year process to elaborate instruments on ethics of artificial intelligence. The World Travel & Tourism Council called for biometrics and integrated strategy to support safe air travel during COVID-19.

Read review in full here<https://internetgov.news/internet-governance-weekly-brief-w27a20-china-v-usa-india-and-canada-over-privacy-and-security-edps-released-its-2020-2024-strategy-u-s-mexico-canada-agreement-usmca-e-waste-in-africa-bra/>

Also, read our May 2020 monthly review in English<https://internetgov.news/internet-governance-monthly-brief-may-2020-internet-and-covid-19-in-may-usa-reconsiders-cyber-policies-amid-geopolitics-concerns-germany-russia-cyber-disputes-edpb-released-gu/>, French<https://internetgov.news/fr/revue-mensuelle-gouvernance-internet-mai-2020-internet-et-covid-19-les-etats-unis-reconsiderent-leurs-politiques-cybernetiques-incidents-cyber-diplomatiques-entre-lallemagne-et-la-russie-le/>; Spanish<https://internetgov.news/es/resumen-mensual-de-gobernanza-de-internet-mayo-2020-internet-y-covid-19-en-mayo-estados-unidos-reconsidera-ciber-politicas-en-medio-de-las-preocupaciones-geopoliticas-las-disputas-ciberneticas-en/>; Italian<https://internetgov.news/it/notiziario-mensile-di-internet-governance-maggio-2020/> and Portuguese<https://internetgov.news/pt/resumo-mensal-da-governanca-na-internet-maio-2020/>

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