INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE: Facebook and Microsoft will collaborate to install an undersea cable from the US to Spain, building a private highway between the two continents.

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ONLINE CENSORSHIP: While external commentators have expected the so-called Great Firewall of China to be eventually dismantled, the Washington Post reports that the Chinese government is in fact strengthening the mechanism. Perhaps surprisingly, the Great Firewall doesn’t seem to be a significant barrier for the country’s digital industries.

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PRIVACY: Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor, voiced this week his concerns with regard to Privacy Shield, arstechnica reports. Anticipating the tone of his official opinion due for issuing the next Monday, he said that his position on the topic was aligned with that of Article 29 Working Party adopted in April. 

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RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN: Last week the Superior Court in France, arguably one of the most enthusiastic countries when it comes to Right to be Forgotten, rendered a decision that might have come as a surprise for some. As it turns out, the WAN-IFRA report on the topic, published earlier this year, concluded rightly that "for newspapers there should be little cause for concern”.

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