This session will provide a discussion of the central challenges and opportunities related to states establishing policies and regimes to deter malicious activity in cyberspace. The potential of such deterrence postures relies in large part on…

The session aims to discuss the checks and balances of privacy protection related to the worldwide use of personal data for mass surveillance purposes. The discussion will address assumptions and conditions in which huge amounts of personal data are…

  Session description On 30 October, the BPF Local Content published its draft report for IGF 2020, which explores four key issues around local content in the digital age: Digital opportunities in the protection, preservation and… Join the BPF Local Content for a discussion on local and indigenous content in the digital space – the protection, preservation and sustainability of creative work and traditional knowledge.

Session agenda   1. Introduction to the work of the BPF in 2020 2. Norms development in cyber vs. the real world  3. Analysis of new cybersecurity agreements 4. Discussion 5. Wrap up   Confirmed panelists… 'Exploring best practices in relation to international cybersecurity initiatives.' Join the BPF in discussing what cybersecurity can learn from normative principles in global governance and in exploring best practices in relation to…

Since its beginning in 2015, the Best Practice Forum (BPF) on Gender and Access (in short, BPF Gender) has focused on different aspects of women’s meaningful access to the Internet: online abuse and gender-based violence (2015); barriers for… The session will look at (1) whether and how issues related to violence, harm, pleasure and consent online (from a gender-diversity perspective) have been brought up at the IGF and (2) whether and how the IGF has fostered the participation of women…

This session will moderate a discussion among those from the technical, policy and legal communities that have a role to play in establishing and coordinating attribution claims following cyberattacks. It will focus on what essential elements should…

This workshop will introduce this new legal concept, its possible implications for data protection, and how this concept could be introduced into the current legal framework. The right to digital integrity is to be understood as the general…

This session will feature industry speakers from the Cybersecurity Tech Accord shedding light on what they believe should and should not be considered “Hacking-back” under a principle of the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace…

The objective is to map out concrete steps to ensure how the principle of environmental sustainability as fundamental to the SDGS and, in turn, their basis in human rights law and norms, can be fully integrated into the design, manufacturing,…

A diverse group of experts will discuss the status of the multilingualism in the Internet and the challenges that the Internet users face in using their own language and script.

Even in normal times, companies are often erratic, inconsistent, and opaque about how they implement international human rights standards. Abnormal times amplify such challenges. This workshop will highlight trends in companies' response to…

The Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical technology on which Internet users rely on every day. Defining, measuring, and understanding DNS-Abuse, especially in the context of COVID-19, can help in mitigating harm and protecting end users…