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The Oxford Statement on International Law Protections Against Foreign Electoral Interference Through Digital Means
28 October 2020
Expert Comment
Finland published its Positions on Public International Law in Cyberspace
October 15 2020
Expert Comment
Finland Sets Out Key Positions on International Cyber Law
Statement by Finland Ambassador at OEWG Febraury 2020
Links to International Law and Cyberspace-Finland’s National Positions (in Finnish and English)
Five Eyes Alliance Plus Japan, India Made a Joint International Statement on End-to-end Encryption and Public Safety
11 October 2020
Expert Comment
Five Eyes nations plus Japan, India call for Big Tech to bake backdoors into everything
Five Eyes, India and Japan Resume the Quest for Mandatory Encryption Backdoors in All Devices
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors
Link to the text of the International Statement
US Cyberspace Solarium Commission Released a White Paper on Building a Trusted ICT Supply Chain
10 October 2020
France and 40 more Countries Proposed the Establishment of a Programme of Action for Advancing Responsible State Behaviour in Cyberspace
October 8 2020
China Proposed a Global Initiative on Data Security
8 Sep 2020
Expert Comment
China Launches Own Global Data Security Initiative, Targets U.S.’ ‘Clean Network’
China’s Bid to Write the Rules on Data Security
China Launches Global Data Security Initiative
Link to the and the English and Chinese versions of the Global Initiative on Data Security (全球数字安全倡议)
The US Issued a Memorandum on Space Policy Directive-5 — Cybersecurity Principles for Space Systems
4 Sep 2020
Iran Released the Declaration of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Regarding International Law Applicable to the Cyberspace
17 August 2020
Oxford Statement on International Law Protections of the Healthcare Sector During Covid-19
7 August 2019
The Australian Government Released Australia's Cyber Security Strategy 2020
6 August 2020
USA Announced a Clean Network Plan
5 August 2020
EU Court Invalidates the EU-US Privacy Shield User Data Exchange Agreement
16 July 2020
Expert Comment
EU-US ‘Privacry Shield’ Struck Down by the Court
Privacy Shield Invalidated by the European Court of Justice
EU High Court Invalidates EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Link to the Judgment of the Schrems II Case in the CJEU
The European Council of Foreign Relations Published a Research Paper on Europe’s Digital Sovereignty
2 July 2020
The White House Published the United States Strategic Approach to the People’s Republic of China
20 May 2020
The EDPB adopted the Statement on the Processing of Personal Data in the Context of the COVID-19 Outbreak
19 March 2020
OEWG Issued Initial “Pre-draft” on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications
16 March 2020
Expert Comment
US Department of Defense's Statement on Domestic and International Law Regarding Cyberspace
2 March 2020
The European Commission Published A European Strategy for Data, Shaping Europe's Digital Future and White Paper on Artificial Intelligence
February 2020
Expert Comment
Strengthening Europe’s digital and technological sovereignty
Decoding Europe’s new fascination with ‘tech sovereignty’
Technological sovereignty: from the hype to the real questions
Links to the Communication and Factsheet of Shaping Europe’s Digital Future, A European Strategy for Data and White Paper on Artificial Intelligence.