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OEWG’s seventh substantive session: the highlights
Microsoft ensures data privacy for AI tool users
US Department of Justice reveals facial recognition policy details
Czech government sanctions website for alleged pro-Russian influence ahead of EU election
X.ai unveils Grok-1.5, enhancing AI chatbot on social network X
Belgian EU Council presidency unveils framework for online child protection law
Oregon passes landmark Right to Repair law, ending parts pairing practices
DR Congo: Motema, KaiOS, and ADN collaborate to expand smartphone access
South Carolina’s leap into the quantum future

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OEWG’s seventh substantive session: the highlights

The UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021–2025 held its seventh substantive session in March 2024. The group discussed threats, norms, international law, confidence building measures, capacity building, and regular institutional dialogue.

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ANALYSIS

Decision postponed on the Cybercrime Convention: What you should know about the latest session of the UN negotiations

The concluding session of the Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime ended but consensus to draft a cybercrime convention has not been reached. Therefore, it was decided that an additional session will be held. In the meantime, where have states not agreed and why?

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The perfect cryptostorm

We watched the new Netflix documentary ‘Bitconned’ on cryptocurrency industry fraud. Read what were the ingredients to create such a perfect storm for victims. Unfortunately, that storm took a high toll, in both trust to the industry and financial losses.

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DW MONTHLY

Issue #87 - March 2024

In our March issue of the Digital Watch Monthly, we look at the latest negotiations at the Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime where agreement on UN cybercrime convention remained elusive, Musk's brain chip, 2024 elections and misinformation, and Germany’s first digital policy strategy

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DW WEEKLY

DW Weekly #153 – 29 March 2024

X.ai launched Grok-1.5, a boost to its AI chatbot on social network X. Tech giants teamed up against Nvidia's AI dominance. Court documents exposed Facebook's secretive 'Project Ghostbusters' surveillance of Snapchat, YouTube and Amazon. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's downfall hit hard with a 25-year prison sentence for fraud. Apple fought against US antitrust claims, while the EU investigated Apple, Alphabet, and Meta under the DMA.

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The process towards a Global Digital Compact

How will the Global Digital Compact be developed and what will it focus on?

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Digital Technologies

From internet applications to quantum computing, we focus on advanced and emerging digital technologies which are increasingly reshaping our economies and societies.

Clusters of Policy topics

We unpack digital policy by exploring over 50 topics – from access and sustainable development to network security and the future of work – classified in 7 clusters.

Processes

Follow some of the most important digital policy processes, from the EU's work on the Digital Services Act/Digital Markets Act to the UN Cybercrime Ad Hoc Committee.