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WIPO’s Science and Technology Cluster Ranking 2024
As a part of the Global Innovation Index, WIPO recently released the Science and Technology (S&T) Cluster Ranking revealing 100 world-leading science and technology hubs. The five (5) biggest S&T clusters are all situated in East Asia, led by Tokyo-Yokohama (Japan), Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou (China and Hong Kong, China), Beijing (China), Seoul (Republic of Korea) and…
UN finalised convention against cybercrime
On 9 August 2024, the United Nations General Assembly agreed on the “Draft United Nations convention against cybercrime; strengthening international cooperation for combating certain crimes committed by means of information and communications technology systems and for the sharing of evidence in electronic form of serious crimes”. It is expected to be officially adopted and to…
California, the U.S.: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act
On 7 August 2024, the Policy Committee of Privacy and Consumer Protection Judiciary convened the first hearing of the Assembly Committee on Appropriations on the California bill SB 1047. The bill faces many opposing challenges from the AI developer companies.
ICO on online content moderation
On 16 Feb 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) introduces its first guidance on content moderation, providing details on applying data protection to this process and its effects on users’ information rights.
EDPB: Clarification of “main establishment” definition
On 14 Feb 2024, the Eu Data Protection Board published an “Opinion on the notion of main establishment on the criteria for the application of the One-Stop-Shop mechanism” under the framework of art. 64(2) GDPR, providing the EDPB’s position on the notion of “main establishment” and the circumstance where the One-Stop-Shop mechanism should apply.
Google Chrome’s default restrictions of third-party cookies
Google announced its pilot phase, restricting third-party cookies by default for 1% of users (Mode B) on Chrome within the framework of its Privacy Sandbox commitments.
Some good reports about AI to kick off your 2024
Here are some reports about AI and its practical uses, which I found interesting to read in the first week of 2024.
Blog and Research – Sovereignty, Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
My latest article “International Law Protection in Cyberspace Against Ransomware and Experience of Vietnam” outlines the application of sovereignty in cyberspace, in the context of ransomware attacks in private sectors, and cybersecurity in Vietnam.
Should I pay for free-ads social networks?
Yesterday, 30 October 2023, Meta published its monthly subscription for no-ads use of Facebook and Instagram for the users based in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.
NIST: Standardised encryption algorithms to resist attack by quantum computers
On 24 August 2023, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Commerce published draft standards for the algorithms it selected in 2022 to withstand attack by quantum computers.
Series © and AI: ChatGPT and GPT detectors
Non-native English writers using GPT to enhance their language skills may worsen the bias against them of the GPT detectors.
NOYB’s Annual Report 2022
NOYB released its annual report of 2022, celebrating the most important winning decisions.
