HLGM: Thematic Challenges in the IG Ecosystem – Cybercrime, Data Protection and Privacy

Background/key message: This session, recognizing the concerns government and individuals have with respect to privacy, data protection and the increases of cybercrime, will address the need to find a way, through dialogue and cooperation, to tackle these challenges. It will also explore how to maintain human rights and an Open Internet in an environment of increasing national and regional legislation which can have a converse influence. Potential discussion points: • Seeking a balance between the desire to protect privacy of individuals and the need to combat cybercrime o Security, privacy and freedom of expression o Restrictions on an Open Internet and the potential for fragmentation of the Internet • Role of the Domain Name System community and WHOIS in combatting cybercrime • Will there be a global solution, and if so, where will it come from? Chair: Francisco Polo, Secretary of State for Digital Advancement, Spanish Ministry for Economy and Business Moderator: Awa N’Diaye (Chairman of the Senegalese DPA, confirmed) Subject matter experts: John Crain (ICANN, confirmed), Enrique Factor (Spanish DPA, confirmed) Invited discussants: Bertrand de La Chapelle (Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network, confirmed), Steven Wilson (Europol, confirmed) - Session Leader: Robert Hoggarth Staff Facilitator: Julia Charvolen