A/75/123 protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet, as well as General Assembly resolutions 68/167 and 69/166 on the right to privacy in the digital age, to guarantee full respect for human rights, including the right to freedom of expression. For example, in Unifying Judgment No. SU-420 of 2019, the Court determined that, in Colombia, freedom of expression applies to the Internet in the same way as it does to other communications media, concluding that social networks cannot ensure a place for defamation; that, although it is not possible to make the publication of content subject to prior permission or authorization, the fact that freedom of expression has a certain priority status does not mean that it is without limits; and that, accordingly, anyone who exercises this right is subject to the consequences which arise from any impact on third parties. For its part, the Commission for the Regulation of Communications issued decision No. 5111 of 2017, whereby it established the scheme for the protec tion of the rights of users of communications services, amended part II, chapter 1, of its decision No. 5050 of 2016 and set forth other provisions. Under the scheme for the protection of the rights of users of communications services, network and telecommunications service providers are required to use appropriate technological tools to prevent fraud within their networks and to verify periodically the effectiveness of these mechanisms. If a user submits a request, complaint, claim or appeal related to a case of alleged fraud, the provider must investigate it. In order to identify the legal and regulatory reforms necessary to pro mote digital security and capacity-building, the new digital trust and security policy provides for the conduct of an assessment to determine which instruments require adjustments in areas such as: (a) ICT security; (b) protection and defence of privacy, f reedom of expression and other human rights online; (c) responsible reporting of vulnerabilities; (d) data protection; (e) consumer protection; (f) risk and incident management; (g) incident response centres or other related entities; and (h) establishment of sectoral computer security incident response teams. This assessment will take into account the various stakeholders and will determine how the necessary adjustments will be made. In line with the recommendation that States should take appropriate meas ures to protect their critical infrastructure from ICT threats, Colombia is seeking to develop, through coordination with the various relevant stakeholders, a critical infrastructure security and defence plan for the ICT sector, setting forth general guidelines for organizations in the sector. This document will be an initial step towards strengthening and coordinating efforts to pr otect such infrastructure. Colombia engages in international cooperation and responds to requests from other States to mitigate malicious ICT activities. For example, on 16 March 2020 it acceded to the Convention on Cybercrime. It has also taken steps to ensure the integrity of the supply chain so that end users can have confidence in the security of ICT products. With regard to the responsible reporting of ICT vulnerabilities and the sharing of associated information on available remedies for such vuln erabilities in order to limit and possibly eliminate potential threats to ICTs and ICT-dependent infrastructure, the new digital trust and security policy provides for the establishment of a procedure to promote responsible reporting of vulnerabilities in the information systems and technological infrastructure of State entities so that they can be remedied by the relevant entity. In addition, the national Government, through National Council for Economic and Social Policy document No. 3854 of 2016, issued guidelines for the establishment of computer emergency response teams and cybersecurity incident response teams. 20-08285 19/84

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