US, Brazil to restart long dormant Internet working group

The US and Brazil have pledged to restart a long-dormant Internet policy working group in the fall. The move is a rare step forward on cyber issues for the two countries, which have been at odds on Internet policy since the revelations of US spying in 2013.

In fact, Brazil has been one of the most ardent critics of the US surveillance programs exposed by government leaker Edward Snowden in 2013. The South American country was particularly irked by revelations the US had eavesdropped on top Brazilian leaders. But over a two-day visit to Washington, President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff set aside the spying spat.