 | INTERNET LAW - First Certification Authority in Venezuela |
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| | Leopoldo Brandt Graterol, Araque Reyna Sosa Viso Pittier, Venezuela
Monday, June 02, 2008
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| | Venezuelan Certification Authority Superintendency (SUSCERTE) credited and certified the First Certification Authority in Venezuela, PROCERT.
The Superintendency of Electronic Certification Services (SUSCERTE) recently approved the Company "Proveedor de Certificados, PROCERT, C.A.” as the first Company in Venezuela officially authorized to provide electronic certification services as established by the Venezuelan Electronic Signature and data Messages Law. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - New US National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force Will Be Led by FBI |
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Monday, April 28, 2008
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| | Since 2007, the FBI has very quietly put together a cadre of professionals with U.S. intelligence and other agencies to help battle crime on the Internet to help identify and respond to cyber threats against the United States. The name of the group is the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF), and the FBI has a number of persons training together at an unnamed location near Washington. The leader of the new group is Shawn Henry, the FBI's deputy assistant director of the cyber division. Henry has stated the group is made up of intelligence, law-enforcement and other agencies from the U.S. government.
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| INTERNET LAW - Strategy for Developing an Information Society in Russia |
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| | President of Russia, Official Website, www.kremlin.ru
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
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| | President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Russian Security Council. The meeting discussed a draft programme - Strategy for Developing an Information Society in Russia – presented by the Security Council. The document outlines steps for implementing a development strategy that would see the share of production based on information and communications technology increase to at least 8 percent of total national exports by 2015.
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| INTERNET LAW - Expert Input Sought on Belarusian Information Law |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director – Europe
Monday, June 11, 2007
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| | The Government of Belarus is in the process of adopting a law on information, informatization and protection of information in that Eastern European country. Belarus intends to combine national and self-regulation to guarantee the right to receive and exchange information, including governmental data, while protecting individual privacy and national security. Think tank E-Belarus is seeking expert advice on the matter to measure the impact of the law; identify positive or negative aspects of it; and determine whether any provisions are missing from the text. Please click on “Discuss” to post an expert comment on the proposed law at the IBLS Speaker’s Corner, our legal blog. Your input is most appreciated by the parties working on this initiative. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - The Digital Signature in the Italian Legal System |
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| | IBLS Contributor: Paola Capodaglio, Studio Legale Miotti, Rome, Italy, info@studiolegalemiotti.it
Monday, April 09, 2007
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| | In the countries based on Civil Law System the approach to the adoption of the Digital Signature has been quite complicated.
The European Directive numbered 1999/93/CE provides a basic discipline on the matter, and it has been received by National Legislators with the introduction of a more detailed discipline and with integrations. In the Italian Legal system the digital signature based on asymmetric cryptography is recognized and equalized to all the effects of law to the autograph signature on paper. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - The Argentine Government launches key regulation towards the implementation of the Digital Signature[1]. |
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| | IBLS Contributor: Agustin Marra, Alfaro Abogados Argentina, www.alfarolaw.com
Monday, April 02, 2007
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| | On February 12, 2007, the Argentine Executive Power has enacted the Decision Nº 6/2007 containing important regulations for the implementation of the Digital Signature and of the so called "Public-Key Infrastructure” (“PKI[2]”) or “Digital Signature Infrastructure” in the country. By PKI it is understood the legal framework, economic resources, software, hardware, data bases, networks, etc., necessary to implement the digital signature.
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| INTERNET LAW - Security & Cryptography |
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| | Canada The Digital Economy
Thursday, May 18, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - Updated Federal Guide on Cryptography Available |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - CSIA: Government weak on cybersecurity in 2005 |
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| | By Patience Wait and Wilson P. Dizard III from www.gcn.com
Thursday, May 04, 2006
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