Privacy and data protection
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Cyber-Panopticism: A perilous techno-political issue
29 April 2022
The global cyber security environment is confronted with a variety of problems, such as network information inundation, information pollution, information infringement, information monopoly and the cybersecurity cri...
Internet protocols and human rights: Interplay or interdependence?
16 November 2020
Digital diplomacy, Diplomatic theory and practice, Gender rights online, Human rights principles, Privacy and data protection
The Internet, as we know it today, has evolved from a platform of the tech, academic, and research elite, to a tool for the general public, given its wide adoption by the mainstream modern society (Naughton, 2016). Wi...
Schrems II – The judgement and initial reflections
27 July 2020
Anyone that shops online, uses social media, or even sends an email has most likely had their personal data sent around the world. Data, including your personal details, is transferred over the global network without ...
The reality of science fiction: Behind the scenes of race and technology
10 June 2020
Access, Artificial Intelligence, Digital divide, Human rights principles, Internet governance and digital policy, Privacy and data protection, Telecommunications infrastructure
‘Black people live the estrangement that science fiction writers imagine.’ ― Greg Tate (US writer, musician, and founding member of the Black Rock Coalition) Just as the world began to step out of its para...
Training and courses
Events
Digital policy in global governance: Issues and challenges discussed in Geneva
22 Sep 17 -
Switzerland
Introduction to Digital Politics 2015: online course for Geneva-based diplomats
27 Apr 15 - 22 Jun 15
Online
Resources
2022
Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Declaration
Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Declaration Recognising that growing Internet connectivity and the digitisation of the global economy have resulted in the rapid increase in the collection, use, and transfer of data across borders, a trend that continues to accelerate... Read more...
2011
How safe are we? Security risks of the social networks
We are witnessing an extreme proliferation of the social networks, which can be seen in two ways: an expansion of social network websites, and an increase in the number of people who are starting to use them. The author describes the risks associated with social networ... Read more...
2009
Tackling privacy issues
'It is necessary to focus the IGF discussion on the real problems associated with the collection and use of personal information. The reality is that there is very little that consumers can do today to protect their personal data...' - Katitza Rodriguez from Peru... Read more...
