[isoc-ny] Fwd: [Northamerica-chapters] Internet Society North America Updates – July 2017

Sat Jul 15 02:01:12 PDT 2017

Latest news items from our Regional Bureau.

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From: Mark Buell <buell at isoc.org>
Date: Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 5:07 PM

Welcome to the July 2017 edition of the Internet Society North American
Bureau’s monthly newsletter!

*In the News:*

*Global: *

*European Parliament wants to enforce encryption on all electronic
communications
<https://www.scmagazineuk.com/european-parliament-wants-to-enforce-encryption-on-all-electronic-communications/article/668727/>*

The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs wants to bring its stance on privacy into the 21st century.

*We’re one step closer to getting cheaper, faster Internet from space
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/06/22/were-one-step-closer-to-getting-cheaper-faster-internet-from-space/?utm_term=.0ec425345896>*

For many, it's been a years-long pipe dream: Ultra-fast, lag-free Internet
that comes to your PC or smartphone via satellite instead of a wire into
your home.

*Whose Speech Is Chilled by Surveillance?
<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/07/women_young_people_experience_the_chilling_effects_of_surveillance_at_higher.html>*

Women and young people are more likely to self-censor if they think they’re
being monitored.

*United States:*

*Rural America is Stranded in the Dial-Up Age
<https://www.wsj.com/articles/rural-america-is-stranded-in-the-dial-up-age-1497535841>*

High costs and lack of access to broadband service prevent residents of
far-flung communities from joining the modern economy

*Most Government Websites Fail Online Trust Alliance Security & Privacy
Audit <https://www.bna.com/government-websites-fail-b73014453609/>*

Consumer services sites such as Twitter Inc. and YouTube have the best
website and email security and privacy practices, but approximately 60
percent of government websites are exposed to cybersecurity threats,
according to a June 20 report by the Online Trust Alliance, an online
industry non-profit.

*'Internet' or 'internet'? The Supreme Court Weighs in
<https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pay5ek/internet-or-internet-the-supreme-court-weighs-in>*

Justices Kennedy and Alito are engaged in a low-key capitalization battle
that may change the future of digital law.

*50 million US homes have only one 25Mbps Internet provider or none at all
<https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/06/50-million-us-homes-have-only-one-25mbps-internet-provider-or-none-at-all/>*

10.6 million homes have no wired access to 25Mbps, 4.9 million can't get
3Mbps.

*Microsoft Pushes Fast Internet for U.S. Heartland to Bridge Broadband Gap
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-11/microsoft-pushes-fast-internet-for-u-s-heartland-to-bridge-broadband-gap>*

Technology companies tackle access challenges in rural America after 2016
election shed light on digital divide

*U.S. Critical Infrastructure Will Be Attacked Within 2 Years, According to
2017 Black Hat Survey
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/20170711_us_critical_infrastructure_will_be_attacked_within_2_years/?platform=hootsuite>*

According to a 2017 Black Hat Attendee Survey, cyberattacks on U.S.
enterprise and critical infrastructure are coming soon, and in most cases
defenders are not prepared.

*Canada:*

*University of New Brunswick to partner with Canadian Forces on
cybersecurity
<http://globalnews.ca/news/3527635/university-of-new-brunswick-to-partner-with-canadian-forces-on-cybersecurity/?platform=hootsuite>*

An upcoming partnership between the Canadian Armed Forces and the
University of New Brunswick (UNB) has been announced in an effort to
bolster online security through training and research.

*Canada's spy agency expects cyberattacks during 2019 federal election
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cse-report-elections-cyber-threats-1.4163868>*

Low-level 'hacktivists' have tried to influence democratic process and
likely will again, CSE report says

*Minister Joly Appoints Acting Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission
<http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-joly-appoints-acting-chair-of-the-canadian-radio-television-and-telecommunications-commission-629505213.html?platform=hootsuite>*

The Government of Canada announces Judith A. LaRocque has accepted to act
as chair of CRTC

*The roses and the thorns of Canada’s new national security bill
<http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/the-roses-and-thorns-of-canadas-new-national-security-bill/?platform=hootsuite>*

It’s far from perfect. But Bill C-59 is landmark legislation that appears
to be an improvement over the Conservatives’ Bill C-51

*Speedy internet coming to 10 Manitoba First Nations for the 1st time
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-first-nations-internet-1.4200072?platform=hootsuite>*

Connecting Canadians 150 announcement will provide $5M to Manitoba service
provider CommStream

*Canada's top court backs order for Google to remove firm's website from
global searches
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/google-ruling-1.4181322>*

'We have just beaten Google in the Supreme Court of Canada. It's about as
good as it gets'

*ISOC’s Work:*

*Encryption is Crucial to a Trusted Internet
<https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/07/encryption-crucial-trusted-internet>*

The Five Eyes – Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and
New Zealand – recently met in Ottawa to discuss national security
challenges.

*Verisign Joins MANRS to Further Security, Stability and Resiliency of the
Internet Routing System
<https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2017/07/verisign-joins-manrs-further-security-stability-and-resiliency-internet>*

Verisign, a renowned security solutions provider and a DNS registry and
root server operator, demonstrated its commitment to ensuring that the
global routing system becomes more secure by joining Mutually Agreed Norms
for Routing Security (MANRS) today.

*MWC Shanghai Keynote: "Bridging the Connectivity Gap" (Video and Text)
<https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/development/2017/07/mwc-shanghai-keynote-bridging-connectivity-gap-video-and-text>*

On 29 June 2017, Internet Society President and CEO Kathy Brown spoke on a
panel on "Society and the Human Element" at the Mobile World Congress (MWC)
Shanghai event. These are her remarks as prepared.

*Upcoming Events:*

*7/24/2017 – IGF-USA <https://www.igf-usa.org/>, Washington, DC *

*7/16-21/2017 IETF 99 <https://www.ietf.org/meeting/99/>, Prague, Czech
Republic*

*7/18/17 – ACT | The App Association, Connecting Rural America for Health
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/connecting-rural-america-for-health-tickets-36080377380>,
Washington, DC*

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If you have any events, news or announcements you would like to include in
the North American newsletter, please let me know.

Mark Buell

Regional Bureau Director, North America

Internet Society

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