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Insight EU Dossier Internet Governance – Update Sept-Oct 2021

Nov 1, 2021
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2021
  • Vestager hält Humboldt-Rede zu Europa: In unserer Demokratie dürfen nicht die größten Plattformen über die Spielregeln entscheiden – 26/10/2021
  • EU Commission welcomes new prospective signatories and calls for strong and timely revision of the Code of Practice on disinformation
# AI
  • Text adopted – Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters – 6/10/2021
  • Use of artificial intelligence by the police: MEPs oppose mass surveillance – 6/10/2021
  • S&Ds on artificial intelligence: End flawed and discriminatory practices in the name of fighting crime! – 6/10/2021
  • Greens/EFA: EU Parliament votes for ban on biometric mass surveillance
  • Die Linke: Klare Absage an biometrische Massenüberwachung! – 6/10/2021
# G7
  • G7 Trade Ministers’ Digital Trade Principles – 27/10/2021
# UNITED NATIONS
  • Cybersecurity Actors Becoming Extensions of State Power, Independent Expert Warns Third Committee as Delegates Urge States to Uphold International Law – 28/10/2021
# IETF
  • Applied Networking Research Prize presentations at IETF 112
  • IETF 111 Hackathon: Coding across time zones
# EURO-DIG
  • EuroDIG: IGF Preparatory Phase – 26/10/2021
  • EuroDIG Extra & Public Service Media Manifesto
# CYBERSECURITY
  • Cybersecurity: MEPs strengthen EU-wide requirements against threats
  • Press briefing on the new EU cybersecurity legislation with EP rapporteur
  • EU Parliament: Why cybersecurity in the EU should matter to you – 12/10/2021
  • Cyber defence: Speech by EU Commissioner Urpilainen at the EP plenary
  • The European Cybersecurity Month is kicking off: ‘Think Before U Click’ – 30/9/2021
  • ECSM 2021 – Executive Vice-President Vestager speaks about cybersecurity – 30/9/2021
  • ECSM 2021: European Commission Vice-President Schinas on cybersecurity – 30/9/2021
  • ENISA’s New Tool to secure the Digital Future of SMEs – 28/9/2021
  • How can Europe’s cyber resilience be strengthened? – Slovenian EU Presidency – 3/9/2021
  • Ursula von der Leyens Rede zur Lage der Union: MdEP Dr. Patrick Breyer fordert, die IT-Sicherheit zu stärken, anstatt sie zu untergraben
# DMA/DSA
  • OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market for Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – 14/10/2021
  • OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – 14/10/2021
  • OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC
  • S&Ds on DSA/DMA: We are astonished to hear others might put at risk these files that are crucial to our citizens
  • OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – 1/10/2021
  • ST 11599 2021 INIT Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act) – Presidency compromise text – 21/9/2021
  • AMENDMENTS 87 – 310 – Draft opinion Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – PE696.448v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 311 – 575 – Draft opinion Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – PE696.561v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 576 – 761 – Draft opinion Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – PE696.562v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 130 – 302 – Draft opinion Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – PE696.545v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 303 – 655 – Draft opinion Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – PE696.546v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 111 – 300 – Draft opinion Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – PE696.537v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 301 – 586 – Draft opinion Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – PE696.538v01-00
  • AMENDMENTS 587 – 819 – Draft opinion Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) – PE696.540v01-00
  • Exchange of views with Slovenian Presidency and consideration of amendments on DSA – Committee on Legal Affairs – 8/9/2021
  • EP OPINION on the proposal for a EU regulation on a Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC – 7th version – 6/9/2021
  • Draft agenda – Monday, 27 September 2021 – PE696.483v01-00 – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
# DATA PROTECTION
  • CM 4457 2021 INIT Informal videoconference of the members of the Working Party on Data Protection
  • EU Parliament: Text adopted – European Investigation Order in criminal matters: alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data – 16/9/2021
  • EP Briefing: Biometric Recognition and Behavioural Detection Assessing the ethical aspects of biometric recognition and behavioural detection techniques with a focus on their current and future use in public spaces – 3/9/2021
  • EU Commission: Answer to a written question – Collection and sharing of sensitive patient data by the UK National Health Service – 11/9/2021
# MASS SURVEILLANCE
  • Biometric Behavioural Mass Surveillance in EU Member States – Report for the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament – October 2021
  • EU-Abgeordneter Patrick Breyer (Piraten/Grüne/EFA): Neue Studie zeigt alarmierende Ausweitung der biometrischen Massenüberwachung in Europa
# DATA GOVERNANCE
  • Simplifying data sharing: EU Council agrees position on Data Governance Act – 1/10/2021
  • ST 12124 2021 INIT Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act) – Mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament
# BLOCKCHAIN
  • OECD discussion about the future of Blockchain
# EU PARLIAMENT
  • EU-Abgeordneter Patrick Breyer (Grüne/EFA/Piraten): Widerstand gegen biometrische Massenüberwachung wächst – 29/9/2021
  • MEP Oral question – Disinformation and the role of social platforms – 14/9/2021
  • EP Think tank: What if deepfakes made us doubt everything we see and hear? – 8/9/2021
– RENEW EUROPE
  • Renew Europe calls for a European rapid and secure network to detect, assess and counter cyberattacks – 5/10/2021
# EU COUNCIL
  • EU’s Digital Revolution: fueling our connectivity strategy” – keynote speech by EU Council President Charles Michel at the Tallinn Digital Summit
  • ST 11900 2021 INIT Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
  • ST 11900 2021 ADD 1 ANNEX to the Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
  • ST 11900 2021 ADD 2 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
# EU MEMBER STATES
– GERMANY
  • BMWi: Cloud IPCEI – 12 EU Member States and around 180 companies enter next phase
– IRELAND
  • ICCL report exposes a data free-for-all for companies like Google and Facebook – 13/9/2021
– AUSTRIA
  • IPU-Weltkonferenz: Sobotka setzt sich für Regulierung von Hate-Speech, Desinformation und Cyberattacken ein
# EU AGENCIES
– EDPS
  • EDPS: Foresight – an essential element to analyse tech trends – 20/10/2021
  • TechSonar: technologies worth monitoring – EDPS – 28/9/2021
  • EDPS welcomes AML package, suggests improvements to protect individuals’ personalonal data – 22/9/2021
# THINK TANKS & RESEARCH
– EPC
  • EPC: Targeted Ads: How can the DSA/DMA boost media pluralism and growth in the EU? – 4/11/2021
# STAKEHOLDERS
– BEUC
  • BEUC joins coalition to put an end to surveillance ads online
– EDRI
  • EDRi: Intensified surveillance at EU borders: EURODAC reform needs a radical policy shift – 8/9/2021
– BITKOM
  • Datenschutz setzt Unternehmen unter Dauerdruck – 15/9/2021
– DIGWATCH
  • Recent cases published by the Geneva Internet Platform DigWatch – 27/10/2021
    • Facebook and YouTube removed a video by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro spreading medical misinformation.
    • US: Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube questioned over child safety online
    • Investors fear that Facebook ad revenue will decline as a result of Apple privacy changes
    • Google pays fines for failing to take down content in Russia
    • Facebook removes Brazilian president video on false vaccine claim
    • China to deepen scrutiny of internet industry
    • Twitter recognizes bias in algorithms for rightwing politicians and news outlets
    • Lyft received more than 4 thousand sexual assault reports
    • Canada’s antitrust authority obtained court order for Google advertising investigation
    • G7 agrees on principles to govern Digital Trade
# COMPANIES
– FACEBOOK
  • Facebook: Introducing Meta: A Social Technology Company – 28/10/2021
  • Facebook Files: MEPs to invite whistleblower Frances Haugen to a hearing – 11/10/2021
  • Facebook-Files: Anhörung des Binnenmarktausschusses mit Whistleblowerin Frances Haugen am 8/10/2021
# OTHER COUNTRIES
– UK
  • Can GDPR’s ‘Automated Decision Opt-Out’ Be Improved Without Harming Users? – Center for Data Innovation – 15/10/2021
  • Ofcom launches call for evidence on net neutrality – 7/9/2021
– USA
  • Post-Quantum Encryption: A Q&A With NIST’s Matt Scholl
  • U.S. security agencies release a joint cybersecurity advisory about water systems – 14/10/2021
  • Statement of U.S. President Joe Biden on Signing the K-12 Cybersecurity Act Into Law – 8/10/2021
  • NIST Webinar: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity: Progress & Next Steps in Carrying Out EO 14028
  • Virtual Events Amplify NIST’s Cybersecurity and Privacy International Engagements
  • U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo To Visit Tallinn, Participate in Tallinn Digital Summit – 6/9/2021
– CHINA
  • IW: China’s digital policy: a threat to European business models
# MEDIA
  • Focus: Totale Überwachung: So holt China zum Angriff auf unser Internet aus

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