<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone, <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>You will find below the May's issue of the Digital Watch newsletter. Topics covered this month include WannaCry ransomware, the role of digital policy in elections and the potential impact of court decisions on the future of the sharing economy.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Marilia </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Geneva Internet Platform</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gip@diplomacy.edu" target="_blank">gip@diplomacy.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jun 2, 2017 at 3:44 PM<br>Subject: Digital Watch newsletter: A look back at May<br>To: <a href="mailto:mariliamaciel@gmail.com" target="_blank">mariliamaciel@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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<div style="color:#505050;font-family:Arial;font-size:14px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><p style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#d28342"><span style="font-size:20px"><strong>In May's issue of the <em>Geneva Digital Watch </em>newsletter...</strong></span></span><br>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:16px"><a href="http://giplatform.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0&id=fee451b81e&e=81839f8823" style="color:#008191;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Digital Watch newsletter Issue 20" height="431" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/4fd1ca1d5793b4d797ce48eb0/images/4e8bc7d4-8d01-493a-b3e4-fee3c7ee0017.png" style="border:1px solid;height:431px;margin:5px 0px 10px 15px;line-height:100%;outline:none;text-decoration:none;display:inline" width="280"></a>The latest trends & digital policy developments</span></strong><br>
<span id="m_-7042927971395760191m_1942460245313314827docs-internal-guid-33b74bcf-c0f0-8636-8886-afdef93b701a">Highlights include:</span> the increase in ransomware cyber-attacks; the CJEU's opinion that can impact the future of Uber and the sharing economy; the FCC's proposal that could roll back net neutrality rules in the USA; the growing number of bilateral settlements of tax disputes involving technology companies; and the sanctions imposed on Facebook by data protection authorities in Europe<span>. </span><em>Turn to pages 1, 3, 4-5</em><br>
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<span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Is cybersecurity counter-intuitive?</strong></span><br>
<span><span><span id="m_-7042927971395760191m_1942460245313314827docs-internal-guid-504df3d5-598f-9667-2863-4fd8e5fae8f1">We give an overview of how the WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack propagated, and the damages it caused. We also explore why the ransom it generated was significantly low</span><span>, despite the scale of the attack. <em>Turn to page 6</em></span></span></span><br>
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<strong><span style="font-size:16px">The role of digital policy in campaigns and elections</span></strong><br>
<span><span id="m_-7042927971395760191m_1942460245313314827docs-internal-guid-504df3d5-5a14-1578-8aee-603fe6b896a2">Since digital issues were prominent in European electoral campaigns this month (in countries such as France, the UK, and Malta), we look at how digital policy is used in campaigns, and what it represents</span></span><span><span>. </span></span><em>Turn to page 7</em><br>
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<em><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Are you GDPR-ready?</strong></span></em><br>
<span><span><span><span><span><span id="m_-7042927971395760191m_1942460245313314827docs-internal-guid-504df3d5-598f-9667-2863-4fd8e5fae8f1">As the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect a year from now, we invite you to test your knowledge with our crossword. <em>Turn to page 8</em></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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