cyberBRICS News
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LGPD Regulation For Small Agents: Highlights, Advances And Future Paths
The Brazilian Data Protection Regulator (ANPD) adopted its Regulation for the Application of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) to Small-sized Processing Agents. Check out the analysis by the Center for Technology and Society (CTS-FGV), written by Luca Belli (CyberBRICS Director), Walter B. Gaspar (CyberBRICS Community Manager), Yasmin Curzi (Associated Researher), Nicolo Zingales (Associated Professor) and Erika Bakonyi (CTS-FGV Researcher).
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Application Of LGPD To Small-Sized Processing Agents: Non-Official Translation Of The ANPD Regulation
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CTS-FGV News Bulletin
The Center for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas (host of the CyberBRICS Project) publishes a weekly bulletin providing a regular updates on the most relevant digital policy issues in Brazil and globally. Do not miss it, every week, on the Medium account of CTS-FGV and check all CTS-FGV research and event updates on the Center social networks accounts.
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CyberBRICS Previous Events
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Promoting BRICS economic integration via Central Bank Digital Currencies
Luca Belli (CyberBRICS Director) participated in the Conference “Promoting #BRICS economic integration via Central Bank Digital Currencies”. The event was organized by the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences of South Africa, the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT), Nelson Mandela University and the International Business School of Zhejiang University. The Conference aimed to analyze the development of digital currencies in the #BRICS countries, highlighting issues related to interoperability and international exchange, as well as the infrastructural arrangements that the Central Banks of these countries must make to implement these new technologies.
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CyberBRICS director participates in public hearing on artificial intelligence
Luca Belli (CyberBRICS Director), Ivar Hartmann (CyberBRICS Associated Scholar) and a team of researchers were invited to participate in the public hearings of the Commission of Jurists of the Federal Senate responsible for supporting the elaboration of a substitute on Artificial Intelligence. Luca Belli presented the Chinese approach to AI, based on the CyberBRICS comparative research on Personal Data Regulations across BRICS Countries. Check the AI Regulation section of the research dedicated to China, elaborated by CyberBRICS researchers Sofia Chang an Larissa Chen. Read more about the public hearing here.
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UN Event On Bridging Digital Divides
On Thursday, 17 March, Luca Belli (CyberBRICS Director) participated as a speaker at the Side-Event of the UN’s 49th Session of the Human Rights Council – “Eliminate the Global Digital Divide and Safeguarding Human Rights”. Belli approached the development of community networks as alternative Internet access models and highlighted their important role in bridging the digital divides among the connected and the unconnected. He also emphasized the fundamental role community networks play in ensuring what he defines as “network self-determination”, that is, “the right to freely associate to define, in a democratic fashion, the design, development and management of network infrastructure as a common good, in order to freely seek, impart and receive information and innovation”.
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Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) seeks experts to regulate the role of data protection officer
The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority has opened a call for contributions, through technical meetings restricted to guests, to discuss the role and attributions of the data protection officer. The Authority’s intention is that external experts can contribute to the process of regulating the role of the DPO, under the terms of the General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD). It is worth remembering that the Ministry of Labor has recognized the profession of DPO.
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Russia also attacks Ukraine over the internet; understand cyberwar
Since the Snowden revelations, Russia has been building defensive and offensive cybercapabilities to strengthen its digital sovereignty. Check out the analysis by Luca Belli (CyberBRICS Coordinator) on the cyberweapons and cyberattacks utilized in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Popular e-commerce platform Shopee shuts operations in India
Singapore’s giant Sea announced its plan to shut down Shopee, its e-commerce platform, in India. Shopee entered the Indian market last year and gained wide popularity very quickly due to the wide range of budget offerings. The Shopee website and app are no longer available for download on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Shopee said that it is shutting business in the South Asian market due to “global market uncertainties”.
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India’s digital policy agendas are gradually resembling that of other BRICS nations
India’s digital policy agendas are gradually resembling that of other BRICS nations. Key highlights of a study on BRICS countries show that India is not alone in its efforts to regulate social media and personal data.
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China’s Two Sessions 2022: tech priorities
China aims to expand 5G infrastructure, set up a national system of data centers, keep a tight regulatory grip on big platforms, and push e-commerce in rural areas, according to goals set forth at the annual lianghui (“two sessions”) meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Read more at Technode China.
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China’s NFT market: Who are the major players, and what makes them different?
In China, the NFT digital art market is bustling with new players and projects. That may come as a surprise for people familiar with China’s strict approach to cryptocurrency, having fully banned crypto trading and mining last year. However, the country has also embraced controlled versions of blockchain technology, such as the digital yuan, encouraging its growth in various sectors. So far, China has allowed NFTs,viewed more as a derivative of blockchain technology, defined “digital collectibles” rather than a tradable asset.
Read the full article at Technode China.
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Ramaphosa puts “Internet censorship law” into operation
The Film and Publications Amendment Act of South Africa, known as the "Internet Censorship Law" entered into force. The Act prohibits propaganda for war, incitement of imminent violence, advocacy of hatred and child sexual abuse material.
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Major phone and SIM-card change planned for South Africa
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has proposed tying the biometric data of South Africans to their SIM cards in a move to clamp down on fraudulent activity.
The proposals are included alongside other draft regulations which were published for public comment by the regulator on Wednesday (23 March). The regulations define biometric data as the “measurement and statistical analysis of people’s unique physical and behavioural characteristics”.
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South Africans to receive 50GBs of free data, according to the Government
According to the National Infrastructure Plan 2050, published by South Africa’s Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia De Lille on Friday, every South African household will receive 50GB of data by the 2025/6 financial year.
The document says that the government aims to provide high-speed, affordable, and accessible broadband to underserved and low-income areas.
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