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Governments vs ChatGPT: Investigations around the world
20 April 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Child safety online, Consumer protection, Content policy, Data governance, Internet governance and digital policy, Liability of intermediaries, Privacy and data protection
ChatGPT, the AI-powered tool that allows you to chat and get answers to almost any question, has taken the world by storm. Now, governments around the world are starting to take notice of these tools and have launched...
Governments vs ChatGPT: Regulation around the world
20 April 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Consumer protection, Content policy, Internet governance and digital policy, Privacy and data protection
ChatGPT, the AI-powered tool that has taken the world by storm, has now caught governments’ eyes. In reaction to user complaints and worrying reports (such as those by Europol and the OECD) over data privacy, securi...
How can we balance security and privacy in the digital world?
20 April 2023
Privacy is crucial for individuals to safeguard their personal information and data, while security measures aim to protect them from harm. However, security often requires access to private information, which can cre...
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 crisi...
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
The text discusses the need for trusted cross-border data flows to support economic growth and innovation. It introduces the establishment of a Global Forum to promote interoperability in data protection and privacy, aiming to enhance international cooperation and stan... Read more...
2015
Freedom on the Net 2015
The Freedom on the Net 2015 report assesses global internet freedom, highlighting increasing government censorship and surveillance. Internet freedom is in decline due to various restrictive measures taken by governments, impacting users' rights and privacy. The report... 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...
