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Hi, my name is Amalia Barthel.
I'm an advisor, consultant and
educator in the areas
of digital risk,
digital data risks,
privacy, compliance
and governance.
This talk is called how is
digital risk regulated
and applicable laws.
In this talk, the
audience will make
the connection between
digital risk and
the other types of
organizational risks
and learn how cybersecurity,
privacy and very soon
artificial intelligence
are regulated
and what laws apply
in Europe as well as
in United States,
Canada and Australia.
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There are a number of laws and
regulations emerging in
the strongest markets.
In no particular order,
let's start with the European
Unions Digital Services Act.
By now, we assume you
are familiar with
the general data protection
regulation in the
European Union.
Well, the European Union,
European Commission and
other bodies have been busy.
They found it mandatory
to put some rules in
place for the after pandemic
very connected world.
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What is the digital
Services Act?
It is an act meant to
protect children and
young people online.
Why was such an act necessary?
Before we answer,
you need to know
that there are networks
of regulators who
meet regularly and there are
other forums that discuss
the global impact of
many aspects of our world,
including the Internet.
At this moment, there is a
bill here in Canada discussing
the safety of children and youth
online to make the
internet safer.
But coming back to the
Digital Services Act or DSA,
what is it trying to achieve?
One, identifying online
risks for minors.
Harassment, bullying,
false information,
illegal content, fraud.
Two, asking for those
providing products and
services directed to
this young segment
of the population to
engage in conducting
risk assessment
and reduction of risks.
As we have age rating
for films in the cinema,
some online content and
services are not appropriate
for younger age groups.
Therefore platforms must also
put measures in place to
mitigate these risks,
including as appropriate
depending on the platforms.
Parental controls, settings
that help parents and
carers monitor or limit
children's access
to the Internet.
Protect from online risks
and inappropriate contents.
Another aspect is
age verification.
This has been a
very thorny issue
for all the privacy
laws around the world.
United States and Canada
list various ages
at which a minor may
take control of their
personal information.
So that creates a
wide opportunity for
ill intended actors to target
the age gap between
different laws.
In addition, there hasn't been
a method established and
agreed upon as to how
to verify the age
without infringing even
more on children's safety and
protection by keeping
them anonymized.
As such, a system
to check the age of
users before they access
to service, for instance,
based on physical identifiers
or other forms of
identification doesn't
currently exist
or it is not standardized.
Three, tools to help
young people signal
abuse or get support.
Four, child friendly complaints
and reporting systems.
It is important that
the platform can act
on content that could affect
people's rights such as dignity,
privacy and freedom
of expression.
All of these are not
just privacy and
self determination risks
but digital risks.
The DSA, Digital Services Act,
wants it to be easy for
its users including
minors to report and
complain when they discover
illegal or other content
that should not be online.
Platforms should also act
quickly when trusted flaggers
report content
which they consider
illegal or against the terms
and conditions of the platform.
Five, personal data privacy.
We all have the
right to privacy and
to keep our personal
information safe.
The personal data we
share must be protected.
It cannot be manipulated or
reshared without our knowledge
and people cannot spy on us.
Additionally,
according to the DSA,
online platforms
used by children
should protect the privacy
and security of their users.
For example, special privacy
and security
settings by default.
Child friendly information.
Terms and conditions must be
written and updated
in a way that
it is easy to understand for
everyone including minors.
Online services used by
minors must make an
extra effort to explain
things clearly so young
users can understand
what they're agreeing to
and that's in Article 14.
The Digital Services
Act in Article 39
requires very large
online platforms
which you'll also see as
the acronym VLOP to
make the information
safe and guard against
particular risks in
the dissemination
of illegal content
and societal harms.
