From maryant.fernandez-perez at edri.org  Mon Jul  2 11:37:17 2018
From: maryant.fernandez-perez at edri.org (Maryant Fernandez Perez)
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 17:37:17 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Urgent: support letter to our response to Council of
 Europe consultation on cross-border access to data
Message-ID: <ccf6102b-cb5e-d59f-9f64-1fa34bbdc25f@edri.org>

(apologies for cross-posting and for the short notice)

Dear all,

After some of you expressed the lack of capacity to work on a
submission, EDRi, EFF, CIPPIC and 10 other NGOs submitted a joint
response to the Council of Europe's consultation [1] on the forthcoming
Second Protocol to the Cybercrime consultation. [2]

IFEX is coordinating a letter in support of our “Joint Civil Society
Response to Discussion Guide on Protocol to the Convention on
Cybercrime”. This letter is particularly relevant if you are one of the
nearly 100 organisations which supported a previous letter asking for
more inclusive participation of civil society and transparent process. [3]

The future Second protocol risks prioritising law enforcement needs to
access data over human rights law and case law, not reaching a good
balance. In order to avoid a race to the bottom in terms of human rights
protections, it's important that civil society is engaged.

*If you want to support the letter in attachment, please send an
e-mail to Matthew Hatfield <mhatfield at ifex.org> by 4 July 10pm CEST.*

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Best regards,
Maryant

[1]
https://www.coe.int/en/web/cybercrime/-/towards-a-protocol-to-the-convention-on-cybercrime-invitation-to-participate-in-consultations

[2]
https://edri.org/files/consultations/globalcoalition-civilsocietyresponse_coe-t-cy_20180628.pdf

[3] https://edri.org/global-letter-cybercrime-negotiations-transparency/
-- 
Maryant Fernandez Perez
Senior Policy Advisor
European Digital Rights
https://edri.org
@edri | @maryantfp
Tel: +3222742570
Mobile: +32484554440
12 Rue Belliard, 1040 Brussels
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From ggithaiga at hotmail.com  Tue Jul 17 03:11:11 2018
From: ggithaiga at hotmail.com (Grace Githaiga)
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 07:11:11 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Launch of Travel Guide #5 to the Digital World: Data
 protection for human rights defenders
In-Reply-To: <CAK78muRbMZ3NC9hynSA-wGr=64icK7UDZ1M9gdkOdxjJ7E0-hA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAK78muRXvZ2KPDjcw=Jk1OB8pkv09JuL86q85jv1Nn6Z2M4HBg@mail.gmail.com>,<CAK78muRbMZ3NC9hynSA-wGr=64icK7UDZ1M9gdkOdxjJ7E0-hA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <VI1P189MB0463D39320EBC80CF5F390D1B45C0@VI1P189MB0463.EURP189.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

KICTANet has also produced a data protection policy brief which examines the current state of data protection in Kenya and proposes the development of a general data protection framework


Read on: https://www.kictanet.or.ke/?wpdmpro=data-protection-in-kenya




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Grace Githaiga

Twitter: @ggithaiga

Skype: gracegithaiga

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracegithaiga


...the most important office in a democracy is the citizen. So, you see, that’s what our democracy demands. It needs you!----Barrack Obama.


________________________________
From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:23 AM
To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net&gt &lt
Subject: Re: [bestbits] Launch of Travel Guide #5 to the Digital World: Data protection for human rights defenders

Dear all

(with apologies, as my previous email included an incorrect link).

Please find the correct email below:

I am writing here to share, in case of interest, the fifth installment of GPD's Travel Guides to the Digital World series.  Just as a travel guide introduces tourists to the customs, language and geography of a foreign land, the series aims to equip human rights defenders with the information needed to navigate complex areas of internet-related policy from a human rights perspective.

Previous guides in the series have focused on internet governance<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world/>, digital surveillance<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-surveillance-and-international-standards/>, cybersecurity<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>, and encryption<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-4-encryption-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>.

The latest installment, the <https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-data-protection/> Travel Guide to the Digital World: Data protection for human rights defenders, offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of data protection, explaining the history of personal data processing, the key debates, why they relate to human rights, and where – and how – human rights defenders can engage.

To accompany the guide, we'll also be publishing a series of short analyses of draft data protection legislation. The first, on Kenya, is already out, and do stay tuned for the rest! You can find it here<https://www.gp-digital.org/data-protection-on-the-ground-1-kenyas-draft-bill/>.

Please do feel free to share the guide with any colleagues, partners or networks. We also strongly welcome your feedback so if you have any thoughts or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best
Sheetal.





On 12 July 2018 at 12:20, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org<mailto:sheetal at gp-digital.org>> wrote:
Dear all,

[with apologies for cross-posting]

I am writing here to share, in case of interest, the fifth installment of GPD's Travel Guides to the Digital World series.  Just as a travel guide introduces tourists to the customs, language and geography of a foreign land, the series aims to equip human rights defenders with the information needed to navigate complex areas of internet-related policy from a human rights perspective.

Previous guides in the series have focused on internet governance<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world/>, digital surveillance<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-surveillance-and-international-standards/>, cybersecurity<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>, and encryption<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-4-encryption-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>.

The latest installment, the Travel Guide to the Digital World: Data protection for human rights defenders<https://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-gpds-new-travel-guide-to-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>, offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of data protection, explaining the history of personal data processing, the key debates, why they relate to human rights, and where – and how – human rights defenders can engage.

To accompany the guide, we'll also be publishing a series of short analyses of draft data protection legislation. The first, on Kenya, is already out, and do stay tuned for the rest! You can find it here<https://www.gp-digital.org/data-protection-on-the-ground-1-kenyas-draft-bill/>.

Please do feel free to share the guide with any colleagues, partners or networks. We also strongly welcome your feedback so if you have any thoughts or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best

Sheetal.

--
Sheetal Kumar
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
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--


Sheetal Kumar
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
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From haroon at bytesforall.pk  Wed Jul 18 03:29:21 2018
From: haroon at bytesforall.pk (Haroon Baloch)
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:29:21 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] IYouWePeacePledge campaign
Message-ID: <ace14a76-7368-c281-8296-eda90e71b9e3@bytesforall.pk>

Dear All,

*
*

*IYouWe Peace Pledge campaign *

 

*Islamabad, (July 18, 2018):*Historically, elections in Pakistan are
marred with violence and violations of elections code of conduct.
Forthcoming general elections are no different. We are seeing a steep
rise in the elections violence, violations of code of conduct and issues
of shrinking civic spaces in the country. To this end, Bytes For All in
collaboration with CIVICUS and Innovation for Change is launching an
innovative campaign known as #IYouWe Peace Pledge Campaign.

 

This campaign endeavors:

 

1.     To promote peace, dignity and respect for all voices in the 2018
Pakistan elections;

 

2.     Not to support people or organisations using hate speech or
inciting violence;

 

3.     To abide by the official electoral Code of Conduct
<https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmCondeofConduct.aspx>; and

 

4.     To create a more dignified, equal society in which all people are
heard regardless of religion, sex, caste, creed, color and profession.

 

IYouWePeacePledge campaign is an online and offline campaign, which
welcomes the proponents of peace to join hands so that we can promote
peace during electioneering and minimize ongoing violence.

 

Join us on Twitter #IYouWePeacePledge or visit the campaign website
www.i-you-we.net <http://www.i-you-we.net>and send us your peace pledge.


Best,

-- 
*Haroon Baloch* | Program Manager
Bytes for All, Pakistan | www.bytesforall.pk

Email: haroon at bytesforall.pk | Cell: 0092-321-5196707
Twitter: @advertbalcha | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hbaloch83

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From gayatri at apc.org  Wed Jul 18 04:14:24 2018
From: gayatri at apc.org (Gayatri Khandhadai)
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:44:24 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] IYouWePeacePledge campaign
In-Reply-To: <ace14a76-7368-c281-8296-eda90e71b9e3@bytesforall.pk>
References: <ace14a76-7368-c281-8296-eda90e71b9e3@bytesforall.pk>
Message-ID: <CAGykcRQTZHT1dds6PQTu98_w=XySFkmoQOHpB8JWe9kCT2BjNg@mail.gmail.com>

Good luck with this, Haroon. It is really disturbing to see all the
violence surrounding this elections.

Let me know how we can support.

On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:59 PM, Haroon Baloch <haroon at bytesforall.pk>
wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> *IYouWe Peace Pledge campaign *
>
>
>
> *Islamabad, (July 18, 2018):* Historically, elections in Pakistan are
> marred with violence and violations of elections code of conduct.
> Forthcoming general elections are no different. We are seeing a steep rise
> in the elections violence, violations of code of conduct and issues of
> shrinking civic spaces in the country. To this end, Bytes For All in
> collaboration with CIVICUS and Innovation for Change is launching an
> innovative campaign known as #IYouWe Peace Pledge Campaign.
>
>
>
> This campaign endeavors:
>
>
>
> 1.     To promote peace, dignity and respect for all voices in the 2018
> Pakistan elections;
>
>
>
> 2.     Not to support people or organisations using hate speech or
> inciting violence;
>
>
>
> 3.     To abide by the official electoral Code of Conduct
> <https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmCondeofConduct.aspx>; and
>
>
>
> 4.     To create a more dignified, equal society in which all people are
> heard regardless of religion, sex, caste, creed, color and profession.
>
>
>
> IYouWePeacePledge campaign is an online and offline campaign, which
> welcomes the proponents of peace to join hands so that we can promote peace
> during electioneering and minimize ongoing violence.
>
>
>
> Join us on Twitter #IYouWePeacePledge or visit the campaign website
> www.i-you-we.net and send us your peace pledge.
>
>
> Best,
>
> --
> *Haroon Baloch* | Program Manager
> Bytes for All, Pakistan | www.bytesforall.pk
>
> Email: haroon at bytesforall.pk | Cell: 0092-321-5196707
> Twitter: @advertbalcha | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hbaloch83
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
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From haroon at bytesforall.pk  Wed Jul 18 04:38:55 2018
From: haroon at bytesforall.pk (Haroon Baloch)
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:38:55 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] IYouWePeacePledge campaign
In-Reply-To: <CAGykcRQTZHT1dds6PQTu98_w=XySFkmoQOHpB8JWe9kCT2BjNg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <ace14a76-7368-c281-8296-eda90e71b9e3@bytesforall.pk>
 <CAGykcRQTZHT1dds6PQTu98_w=XySFkmoQOHpB8JWe9kCT2BjNg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <17050233-ede5-d154-4767-4cb5f411c4c4@bytesforall.pk>

Thank you Gayatri. We need support to help spread this pledge. I'll
share other materials as well

Haroon


On 18/07/2018 1:14 PM, Gayatri Khandhadai wrote:
> Good luck with this, Haroon. It is really disturbing to see all the
> violence surrounding this elections.
>
> Let me know how we can support.
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 12:59 PM, Haroon Baloch <haroon at bytesforall.pk
> <mailto:haroon at bytesforall.pk>> wrote:
>
>     Dear All,
>
>     *
>     *
>
>     *IYouWe Peace Pledge campaign *
>
>      
>
>     *Islamabad, (July 18, 2018):*Historically, elections in Pakistan
>     are marred with violence and violations of elections code of
>     conduct. Forthcoming general elections are no different. We are
>     seeing a steep rise in the elections violence, violations of code
>     of conduct and issues of shrinking civic spaces in the country. To
>     this end, Bytes For All in collaboration with CIVICUS and
>     Innovation for Change is launching an innovative campaign known as
>     #IYouWe Peace Pledge Campaign.
>
>      
>
>     This campaign endeavors:
>
>      
>
>     1.     To promote peace, dignity and respect for all voices in the
>     2018 Pakistan elections;
>
>      
>
>     2.     Not to support people or organisations using hate speech or
>     inciting violence;
>
>      
>
>     3.     To abide by the official electoral Code of Conduct
>     <https://www.ecp.gov.pk/frmCondeofConduct.aspx>; and
>
>      
>
>     4.     To create a more dignified, equal society in which all
>     people are heard regardless of religion, sex, caste, creed, color
>     and profession.
>
>      
>
>     IYouWePeacePledge campaign is an online and offline campaign,
>     which welcomes the proponents of peace to join hands so that we
>     can promote peace during electioneering and minimize ongoing
>     violence.
>
>      
>
>     Join us on Twitter #IYouWePeacePledge or visit the campaign
>     website www.i-you-we.net <http://www.i-you-we.net>and send us your
>     peace pledge.
>
>
>     Best,
>
>     -- 
>     *Haroon Baloch* | Program Manager
>     Bytes for All, Pakistan | www.bytesforall.pk <http://www.bytesforall.pk>
>
>     Email: haroon at bytesforall.pk <mailto:haroon at bytesforall.pk> | Cell: 0092-321-5196707
>     Twitter: @advertbalcha | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hbaloch83
>     <https://www.facebook.com/hbaloch83>
>
>
>     ____________________________________________________________
>     You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
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>     <http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits>
>
>

-- 
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Bytes for All, Pakistan | www.bytesforall.pk

Email: haroon at bytesforall.pk | Cell: 0092-321-5196707
Twitter: @advertbalcha | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hbaloch83

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From yannis at registry.asia  Thu Jul 19 09:30:21 2018
From: yannis at registry.asia (Yannis Li)
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:30:21 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] Register Now for APrIGF 2018 Vanuatu (13 - 16 Aug) -
 Agenda Highlights
References: <9A16391C-BA6E-4996-8437-596BE39A7F3D@aprigf.asia>
Message-ID: <2BE90B02-B208-42D4-ADE3-38558D57FCDE@registry.asia>


Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
APrIGF Vanuatu 2018
13 Aug - 16 Aug 2018
Iririki Island Resort, Port Vila

Empowering the Communities in Asia Pacific to build an Affordable, Inclusive, Open and Secure Internet

The 2018 meeting will be held at the Iririki Island Resort in Port Vila, Vanuatu hosted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) and Telecommunication and Radiocommunications Regulator (TRR) of Vanuatu. 

What to look out for on the agenda?
There are 30 sessions throughout the 3-day main conference covering a wide variety of topics such as high-interest Pacific plenaries on Challenges & Opportunities of Connectivity in Small Island States, Natural Disasters Management as well as other workshops on cybersecurity, e-government, Internet access and shutdowns, transparency reports and the recent heated debate on GDPR and cross-border data, etc. If you are a first-timer, join the full-day Capacity Building <http://aprigf.vu/program-agenda/capacity-building-day-agenda/> session to be held on 13 Aug for newcomers and fellows. A specific track with sessions focusing on Pacific perspective is also lined up on Day 2 this year. Check out the latest agenda at the local host website.

Featured Opening & Plenary Speakers:
Hon. Charlot Salwai, Prime Minister of Vanuatu
Dr. Vinton Cerf, Chief Evangelist of Google
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro, Founder of Pacifica Nexus (2018 MAG member of IGF)
Australian Ambassador of Cyber Affairs
ICT Minister of Samoa
Abraham Nasak, Director of National Disaster Management Office of Vanuatu
John Jack, Deputy Chief Information Officer of Vanuatu 

More distinguished and a great variety of speakers are joining us. Please refer to the workshop pages for full list of speakers.

Be part of the discussion and register now at http://2018.aprigf.asia <http://2018.aprigf.asia/>.

Remote participation will also be available. 

The Synthesis Document 2018 public input period will be commencing soon next week. Stay tuned to provide your input. 

If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list discuss at aprigf.asia <mailto:discuss at aprigf.asia> by sending in subscription request.

We also welcome any Internet-related organisation to become a sponsor. Please contact sec at aprigf.asia <mailto:sec at aprigf.asia> for more information.

Best Regards,

Secretariat of APrIGF







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From raquino at gmail.com  Thu Jul 19 14:29:51 2018
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:29:51 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Call for IGF2018 Remote Hubs - Register until 15oct
Message-ID: <CAMokdMxhyUfgK4M4o9zTL01dYvd-5zDcYmEG1+3fxw_akjSntA@mail.gmail.com>

https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2018-remote-hubs

IGF 2018 Remote Hubs

If you are not able to attend the Thirteenth IGF meeting in Paris,
France, you can follow it remotely! Online participation, and
specifically the hubs structure, have been successful in previous
IGFs. This time again you can follow the discussions from home or
office; watch the webcast of the event; follow real-time closed
captioning ; and participate live. Or you can also expand the
discussions and organize an IGF hub in your city!

Online participants/Remote hubs will be able to interact with the
meeting by asking for the floor when the panel moderator opens it for
questions from the audience, and sending text questions and/or
video/audio interventions by using the online participation platform.

Hubs are local meetings that take place in parallel with the IGF.
People can watch the webcast of IGF sessions together and send
interventions (via text, audio or video) that can be answered by
panelists in IGF. In addition, hub organizers can hold debates to
discuss the themes introduced at the IGF from their local perspective.
Several training sessions for Remote Panelists and Remote Hubs will be
held during October-November 2018.

There are several advantages in creating a hub:

It helps to raise awareness about Internet Governance issues.
It fosters networking among participants and community building.
It encourages follow-up activities.

How to organize a hub?  The requirements are very simple:

A room or auditorium. It can be held in a university classroom or any
other convenient place.
A computer with a broadband Internet connection and a projector
equipment, to enable the hub participants to watch the video.
A hub moderator, who will plan the dynamics of the local discussions
as well as transmit the hub participants’ questions or comments to the
IGF through the remote participation channels.
A general call in lists, forums etc, to invite the interested local community.

Stakeholders interested in organizing a remote hub are invited to
register online before 15 October 2018 with the following information:

Country / City
Institution hosting the hub.
Possible area(s) of interest.
Number of expected participants within the hub.
Planned pre-meeting activities.
Hub Coordinator.
Contact email.
Hub Technical coordinator (IT).
Technical coordinator contact email.

Please note that the local hub and technical coordinators have to be
present at the hub site

From shahzad at bytesforall.pk  Tue Jul 24 02:25:49 2018
From: shahzad at bytesforall.pk (shahzad ahmad)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:25:49 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] Joint Press Conference - Network Shutdowns in Pakistan
Message-ID: <A6A734F0-AF72-4F2B-A4B7-ADAFD846A8C9@bytesforall.pk>

Dear Colleagues,

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Peace and Justice Network and Bytes For All will be conducting an urgent press conference today on the subject mentioned above.

We will live tweet #KeepItOn and try Facebook Live too.

Stay tuned!

Best wishes and regards

Shahzad







--
Shahzad Ahmad
Country Director, Bytes for All, Pakistan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan
Twitter: @bytesforall | @sirkup
Office Landline: +92 51 8437981 | Cell: +92 333 5236060
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From director at ipop.org.pk  Tue Jul 24 04:18:24 2018
From: director at ipop.org.pk (Arzak Khan)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 08:18:24 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Joint Press Conference - Network Shutdowns in
 Pakistan
In-Reply-To: <A6A734F0-AF72-4F2B-A4B7-ADAFD846A8C9@bytesforall.pk>
References: <A6A734F0-AF72-4F2B-A4B7-ADAFD846A8C9@bytesforall.pk>
Message-ID: 	<MWHPR04MB0335C8CED127CC4235647A10FF550@MWHPR04MB0335.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>

Dear Shahzad,


We at Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan also endorse and support your statement on the issue.



Best,


Arzak Khan


________________________________
From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> on behalf of shahzad ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 6:25 AM
To: BestBitsList; Keep It
Subject: [bestbits] Joint Press Conference - Network Shutdowns in Pakistan

Dear Colleagues,

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Peace and Justice Network and Bytes For All will be conducting an urgent press conference today on the subject mentioned above.

We will live tweet #KeepItOn and try Facebook Live too.

Stay tuned!

Best wishes and regards

Shahzad

[cid:DA12E295-59DA-46F5-B470-349322186B46 at Home]





--
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Country Director, Bytes for All, Pakistan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan
Bytes for All, Pakistan - Home | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan>
www.facebook.com
Bytes for All, Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan. 60K likes. Bytes for All, Pakistan is a human rights organization focused on information and communication...



Twitter: @bytesforall | @sirkup
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From shahzad at bytesforall.pk  Tue Jul 24 04:22:02 2018
From: shahzad at bytesforall.pk (shahzad ahmad)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:22:02 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] Joint Press Conference - Network Shutdowns in
 Pakistan
In-Reply-To: <MWHPR04MB0335C8CED127CC4235647A10FF550@MWHPR04MB0335.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
References: <A6A734F0-AF72-4F2B-A4B7-ADAFD846A8C9@bytesforall.pk>
 <MWHPR04MB0335C8CED127CC4235647A10FF550@MWHPR04MB0335.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <EA3ECBCF-F2ED-488B-A5C8-7C0A1079867C@bytesforall.pk>

Shukria Arzak Bhai,

Extremely grateful for the kind support.

We will keep you posted on the developments.

Best wishes

Shahzad





On Jul 24, 2018, at 1:18 PM, Arzak Khan <director at ipop.org.pk> wrote:

Dear Shahzad,

We at Internet Policy Observatory Pakistan also endorse and support your statement on the issue.


Best,

Arzak Khan


From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net> <bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net <mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net>> on behalf of shahzad ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk <mailto:shahzad at bytesforall.pk>>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 6:25 AM
To: BestBitsList; Keep It
Subject: [bestbits] Joint Press Conference - Network Shutdowns in Pakistan

Dear Colleagues,

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Peace and Justice Network and Bytes For All will be conducting an urgent press conference today on the subject mentioned above.

We will live tweet #KeepItOn and try Facebook Live too.

Stay tuned!

Best wishes and regards

Shahzad







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Country Director, Bytes for All, Pakistan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan <https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan>
Bytes for All, Pakistan - Home | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan>
www.facebook.com <http://www.facebook.com/>
Bytes for All, Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan. 60K likes. Bytes for All, Pakistan is a human rights organization focused on information and communication...


Twitter: @bytesforall | @sirkup
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From shahzad at bytesforall.pk  Tue Jul 24 08:14:14 2018
From: shahzad at bytesforall.pk (shahzad ahmad)
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 17:14:14 +0500
Subject: [bestbits] Press Release: #KeepItOn, on Election Day
Message-ID: <F8CE0893-5230-41BB-983F-31F4558F69C3@bytesforall.pk>

Islamabad, July 24, 2018: Network shutdowns on the polling day and denying citizens access to communications and information infrastructure is a serious violation of fundamental rights that compromise the effort to ensure free, fair, transparent and peaceful election in Pakistan, stated by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, Bytes for All and Peace & Justice Network at an urgent press conference in Islamabad.
Over a period of time, human rights defenders have observed with growing concern a pattern that has now become regular for the incumbent governments that handle any law and order situation by disrupting cellular network and internet services. Media reports suggest that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has already imposed a network shutdown in six districts of Balochistan citing security reasons, which will remain in place till July 31, 2018 and disconnect around 2.8 million people in these areas. Apprehensions are also reported in media that tomorrow there might be a wide spread network shutdown in the name of security on the polling day. Human rights defenders feel very strongly about it and fear that it will have serious implications on the conduct of elections.
We urge the caretaker prime minister and state authorities to refrain from suspending mobile services on the Election Day, for the following, inter alia, reasons:

1.     Suspension of mobile cellular services and/or internet services inevitably leads to the violation of some of the most important fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistan, including the right to information, the right to freedom of speech and the right to freedom of assembly, guaranteed under Articles 19A, 19 and 16 of the Constitution of Pakistan, respectively. It is the constitutional responsibility of the federal government to uphold these fundamental rights.

2.     It has been observed in the past that the most common pretext cited for suspension of mobile cellular services by the government is ‘national security’. According to Section 54(3) of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996, the federal government can suspend the operation of mobile cellular services on the ground of national security only when an Emergency has been proclaimed by the President of Pakistan, pursuant to the powers vested in him under Part X of the Constitution of Pakistan. Recently, in the case of CM Pak Limited versus PTA and others, the Islamabad High Court has affirmed this view and has declared any suspension of mobile cellular services by the federal government or PTA on the ground of ‘national security’ which is inconsistent with the provisions of Section 54(3) as illegal and without any lawful authority and jurisdiction.

3.     Suspension of mobile cellular services necessarily includes and involves the suspension of mobile internet services. Suspension of mobile internet services will amount to disconnecting the citizens from the all-important platform of social media, which provides them the opportunity to report violations of their rights and to seek redressal thereof. In today’s world, free and unhindered access to internet is considered as an essential pre-requisite for ensuring transparency and accountability in elections. Suspension of mobile services will rob citizens of access to social media, an effective tool of accountability, and will raise question marks with regards to the legitimacy and transparency of the whole electoral process.

4.     Apart from the foregoing, it is quite evident that the suspension of mobile cellular services on the election day will inevitably lead to immense inconvenience not only for voters and political workers, but also for officials involved in organizing the elections as well as election observers.

5.     Suspension of cellular services will also be in violation of Pakistan’s international human rights commitment. Moreover, it will bring unnecessary bad name to the country which is already notorious for its failures to uphold international human rights standards.
We call upon the government to ensure smooth and uninterrupted information and communication channels for its citizens on the polling day. We also demand that arbitrary network shutdowns in large parts of Balochistan and Tribal Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should be lifted immediately.
For more information, contact:


HRCP Islamabad:
cddhrcp at gmail.com
Phone: 051-2203397

Bytes For All Secretariat:
haroon at bytesforall.pk <mailto:haroon at bytesforall.pk>
Phone: 0321 5196707

PJN Secretariat:
javeria.m at pjn.org.pk <mailto:javeria.m at pjn.org.pk>
Phone: 051 2318016


--
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Country Director, Bytes for All, Pakistan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BytesForAllPakistan
Twitter: @bytesforall | @sirkup
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From amritachoudhury8 at gmail.com  Tue Jul  3 04:00:07 2018
From: amritachoudhury8 at gmail.com (Amrita)
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:30:07 +0530
Subject: [bestbits] Read about  the IG Events & Policy developments from the
 Indian Perspective
Message-ID: <00a901d412a3$de9c9540$9bd5bfc0$@com>

Hi,

 

Apologies for cross posting.

 

For those who may be interested, read the CCAOI June 2018 Newsletter, for
curated news on Internet Governance Events & Policy developments from the
Indian perspective, using this link:
http://www.ccaoi.in/UI/links/fwnewsletter/CCAOI%20Newsletter%20June%202018.p
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Regards,

 

Amrita Choudhury

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From joly at punkcast.com  Fri Jul 27 05:25:07 2018
From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie)
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 05:25:07 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] WEBCAST FRIDAY: IGF USA 2018 in Washington DC
 #IGFUSA2018
Message-ID: <CAM9VJk1R6Gnb9bqpQeTAiDitKXrHMn7tcVFcyQ8YShjQMPeKVg@mail.gmail.com>

 This will be the first IGF-USA that has not been steered by David Vyorst
<https://boingboing.net/2017/12/07/rest-in-power-david-vyorst.html>, who
left us late last year. But the show goes on, and there's plenty of grist
for the mill. In fact, some of the breakouts have so many participants
they'll need a gong to move things along. This year sees an emphasis on
digital equity, be it connectivity, privacy, or the right to be informed.



[image: IGF-USA 2018] <https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018/>Today, *Friday
July 27 2018*, the annual *USA Internet Governance Forum
<http://usa%20internet%20governance%20forum%20%28igf-usa%29/>* (IGF-USA)
takes place in Washington DC. IGF-USA 2018 includes panels on Future of
Work and the New Economy; Balancing Privacy Concerns with Security,
Connectivity, and Innovation; Competition; Next Generation Networks and the
Internet of Things; Platform Content Moderation and Liability‎‎; Internet
Governance; and Balancing the Fight against Fake News against Rights of
Free Expression. Keynoters are Assistant Secretary *David J. Redl*, NTIA,
and Commissioner *Noah J. Phillips*, FTC. The entire event, including
breakout tracks, will be webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream
Channel* <https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/>.









*What: 2018 USA Internet Governance Forum
<http://usa%20internet%20governance%20forum%20%28igf-usa%29/> (IGF-USA)Where:
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DCWhen: Friday
July 27 2018 8:30am-5pm EDT | 12:30-21:00
UTCProgram: https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/
<https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-program/>Webcast:
https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/
<https://www.igf-usa.org/igf-usa-2018-video/>Room
A: https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety2/igfusa2018/>Plenary and Room
B: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2018/>Room
C: https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/
<https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/igfusa2018/>Twitter:
#igfusa2018 http://bit.ly/igfusa2018 <http://bit.ly/igfusa2018>*


*Permalink*

http://isoc-ny.org/p2/10415








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From raquino at gmail.com  Sat Jul 28 15:03:55 2018
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 16:03:55 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: [Igfnewcomers] MAG 2019 Renewal Announcement
Message-ID: <CAMokdMwq05-gEPr6oUWa_a8JB_ycRgz73mD4CvqE7dp+ibve_g@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Anja Gengo

Dear IGF Community,

The Renewal of the MAG for the 2019 IGF cycle is open. Please see the
Announcement<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-2019-renewal>
from the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.

All stakeholders are kindly invited to nominate candidates for the
2019 MAG by 12 September 2018 using the online submission template
found at the IGF
website<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-nomination-2019>.

The IGF Secretariat has also published some General
Guidance<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/mag-renewal-2019-general-guidance>
for the process. Please note that these guidelines are not meant to
presuppose the final decision of the UN Secretary-General.

We would appreciate if you could share this information with your
respective communities.

Best regards,

IGF Secretariat

From becky.lentz at mcgill.ca  Sun Jul 29 08:10:29 2018
From: becky.lentz at mcgill.ca (Becky Lentz, Dr.)
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 12:10:29 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: Canvassing of experts about the future of AI and
 the 50th anniversary of the ARPANET/Internet
In-Reply-To: <1E.38.46636.03EAD5B5@c.mta2vsmtp.cc.prd.sparkpost>
References: <1E.38.46636.03EAD5B5@c.mta2vsmtp.cc.prd.sparkpost>
Message-ID: <42AC849C-F360-4FF8-8358-89B3DCFFA517@mcgill.ca>



Sent from my iPhone

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Date: July 29, 2018 at 8:08:16 AM EDT
To: becky.lentz at mcgill.ca<mailto:becky.lentz at mcgill.ca>
Subject: Canvassing of experts about the future of AI and the 50th anniversary of the ARPANET/Internet
Reply-To: lrainie at pewinternet.org<mailto:lrainie at pewinternet.org>


                Future of Artificial Intelligence + 50th Anniversary of the ARPANET/Internet




We invite you to join a select group of technology researchers, innovators and commentators who are taking a few minutes to share their insights on the interplay of humans and AI and on trends in networked intelligence as the ARPANET/Internet turns 50.

You will find the "Begin Survey" button at the bottom of this email and might have to scroll down to it if you are using a small screen.

This is a confidential canvassing, you can remain anonymous, however we encourage participants to take credit for their remarks as this lends credibility to the results and contributes to a more vibrant conversation.

The question-response pages will be open to you through August 5, 2018, but we encourage you to participate soon, when this invitation is top-of-mind. Two reports on expert views of the trajectory of people and tech will be published by Pew Research and Elon University in the coming year. If you have any questions, please contact one of us. Thank you!

Janna Anderson, andersj at elon.edu<mailto:andersj at elon.edu>
Director, Imagining the Internet Center, Elon University

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Director, Internet and Technology Research - Pew Research Center





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From anriette at apc.org  Tue Jul 31 15:57:52 2018
From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 21:57:52 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] IGF coordinator/programme expert position closing 1
 August
Message-ID: <c4042a06-fbc4-8ebd-8a6c-cf5f4b057db4@apc.org>

Dear all

https://careers.un.org/lbw/jobdetail.aspx?id=101270

This is the call for applications for Chengetai's replacement while he
is on secondment to the new UN High Level Panel.

Closing date is tomorrow. Only saw this today.

Anriette Esterhuysen




From sheetal at gp-digital.org  Tue Jul  3 07:03:27 2018
From: sheetal at gp-digital.org (Sheetal Kumar)
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 12:03:27 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] [Opportunity] African Declaration coordinator position
Message-ID: <CAK78muS9+cZYYM4Tu4xuqVzhOfebf5uJRs97hZhn4qWvRvxoPQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

Please find below information about a project coordinator position open to
coordinate an 18-month project: *Securing human rights online in Africa
through a strong and active "African Declaration on Internet Rights and
Freedoms" network*. The overall aim of the project is to utilise the
African Declaration as a tool to promote human rights-respecting
internet-related policies and governance on the continent.

For those interested, see the full job specification and all other relevant
information here:
https://www.apc.org/en/news/job-call-african-declaration-internet-rights-and-freedoms-project-coordinator-0

The deadline is July 09.

Best
Sheetal

-- 


*Sheetal Kumar*
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
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From daniela at gp-digital.org  Tue Jul  3 08:17:45 2018
From: daniela at gp-digital.org (Daniela Schnidrig)
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 13:17:45 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] New report: "Multistakeholder approaches to national
 cybersecurity strategy development"
Message-ID: <CAKML+0UmEYSv95NCBki81+TtVzryHqu2hsGdook+_LzSqV3s=Q@mail.gmail.com>

*Dear all,[With apologies for cross-posting] I hope you are very well. I am
delighted to share with you GPD’s latest report, Multistakeholder
Approaches to National Cybersecurity Strategy Development.
<https://www.gp-digital.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Multistakeholder-Approaches-to-National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-Development.pdf>For
some time, governments and non-governmental actors alike have been calling
for greater stakeholder involvement in cybersecurity policy. Despite this,
multistakeholder approaches to national cybersecurity strategy (NCSS)
development remain comparatively rare. In part, this is a result of a
critical gap in the cyber capacity building landscape, which currently
offers few resources to support and guide the implementation of such
approaches.The report seeks to address this gap. Drawing on GPD’s own
extensive research into multistakeholder processes
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/multistakeholder-framework/>, as
well as real-life examples of good practice in Chile, Ghana, Kenya, and
Mexico, it sets out guidelines and recommendations for multistakeholder
approaches to NCSS development that can be employed in a range of contexts.
We hope you find this resource useful. We very much welcome feedback on all
aspects of the report, as well as further use cases which capture real-life
examples of multistakeholder approaches to NCSS development. In addition,
ideas and thoughts on how to best advance and expand the application of
multistakeholder approaches to NCSS development will be more than welcome.
Best wishes*Daniela

-- 

*Daniela Schnidrig*
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | Skype: daniela.globalpartners
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From jeremy at malcolm.id.au  Wed Jul  4 14:08:56 2018
From: jeremy at malcolm.id.au (Jeremy Malcolm)
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:08:56 -0700
Subject: [bestbits] New article on child protection and Internet censorship
Message-ID: <81a353ef-92e9-4804-f3da-513a11678cd5@malcolm.id.au>

Here is a new article that members of this list may be interested in,
which I just published for my new nonprofit, Prostasia Foundation. It's
about child protection and Internet censorship:

https://medium.com/prostasia-foundation/child-protection-and-the-limits-of-censorship-a70f37389cb8

An excerpt:

"Human rights necessarily place some limits on our ability to police the
online transmission of unlawful images of minors, just as they also
limit our ability to investigate and prosecute other crimes such as
terrorism. But thankfully there is still much that authorities and
Internet platforms can do to limit the transmission of such images,
without infringing human rights or imposing authoritarian-level
restrictions on the free and open Internet."

It's quite long, sorry, but I hope you find it interesting.

-- 
Jeremy Malcolm PhD LLB (Hons) B Com
Internet lawyer, ICT policy advocate, geek
host -t NAPTR 5.9.8.5.2.8.2.2.1.0.6.e164.org|awk -F! '{print $3}'

From raquino at gmail.com  Wed Jul 11 04:12:00 2018
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 05:12:00 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] IGF Open Consultations starting now
Message-ID: <CAMokdMwK0ehLB_kDnap+8eJQZBpkeObymKu8bw_QYjaz_1h20Q@mail.gmail.com>

#IGF2018 starting today Open Consultation Day - Have your voice heard
- join online https://twitter.com/intgovforum/status/1016927820344422401

From sheetal at gp-digital.org  Thu Jul 12 07:20:41 2018
From: sheetal at gp-digital.org (Sheetal Kumar)
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:20:41 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Launch of Travel Guide #5 to the Digital World: Data
 protection for human rights defenders
Message-ID: <CAK78muRXvZ2KPDjcw=Jk1OB8pkv09JuL86q85jv1Nn6Z2M4HBg@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

*[with apologies for cross-posting]*

I am writing here to share, in case of interest, the fifth installment of
GPD's Travel Guides to the Digital World series.  Just as a travel guide
introduces tourists to the customs, language and geography of a foreign
land, the series aims to equip human rights defenders with the information
needed to navigate complex areas of internet-related policy from a human
rights perspective.

Previous guides in the series have focused on internet governance
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world/>,
digital surveillance
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-surveillance-and-international-standards/>,
cybersecurity
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>,
and encryption
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-4-encryption-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>
.

The latest installment, the *Travel Guide to the Digital World: Data
protection for human rights defenders
<https://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-gpds-new-travel-guide-to-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>*,
offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of data
protection, explaining the history of personal data processing, the key
debates, why they relate to human rights, and where – and how – human
rights defenders can engage.

To accompany the guide, we'll also be publishing a series of short analyses
of draft data protection legislation. The first, on Kenya, is already out,
and do stay tuned for the rest! You can find it here
<https://www.gp-digital.org/data-protection-on-the-ground-1-kenyas-draft-bill/>
.

Please do feel free to share the guide with any colleagues, partners or
networks. We also strongly welcome your feedback so if you have any
thoughts or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best

Sheetal.

-- 
*Sheetal Kumar*
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
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From sheetal at gp-digital.org  Thu Jul 12 07:23:21 2018
From: sheetal at gp-digital.org (Sheetal Kumar)
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:23:21 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Launch of Travel Guide #5 to the Digital World: Data
 protection for human rights defenders
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Dear all

*(with apologies, as my previous email included an incorrect link). *

Please find the *correct email* below:

I am writing here to share, in case of interest, the fifth installment of
GPD's Travel Guides to the Digital World series.  Just as a travel guide
introduces tourists to the customs, language and geography of a foreign
land, the series aims to equip human rights defenders with the information
needed to navigate complex areas of internet-related policy from a human
rights perspective.

Previous guides in the series have focused on internet governance
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world/>,
digital surveillance
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-surveillance-and-international-standards/>,
cybersecurity
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>,
and encryption
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-4-encryption-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>
.

The latest installment, the
<https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-data-protection/>*Travel
Guide to the Digital World: Data protection for human rights defenders*,
offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of data
protection, explaining the history of personal data processing, the key
debates, why they relate to human rights, and where – and how – human
rights defenders can engage.

To accompany the guide, we'll also be publishing a series of short analyses
of draft data protection legislation. The first, on Kenya, is already out,
and do stay tuned for the rest! You can find it here
<https://www.gp-digital.org/data-protection-on-the-ground-1-kenyas-draft-bill/>
.

Please do feel free to share the guide with any colleagues, partners or
networks. We also strongly welcome your feedback so if you have any
thoughts or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best
Sheetal.





On 12 July 2018 at 12:20, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> *[with apologies for cross-posting]*
>
> I am writing here to share, in case of interest, the fifth installment of
> GPD's Travel Guides to the Digital World series.  Just as a travel guide
> introduces tourists to the customs, language and geography of a foreign
> land, the series aims to equip human rights defenders with the information
> needed to navigate complex areas of internet-related policy from a human
> rights perspective.
>
> Previous guides in the series have focused on internet governance
> <https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world/>,
> digital surveillance
> <https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-surveillance-and-international-standards/>,
> cybersecurity
> <https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>,
> and encryption
> <https://www.gp-digital.org/publication/travel-guide-to-the-digital-world-4-encryption-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>
> .
>
> The latest installment, the *Travel Guide to the Digital World: Data
> protection for human rights defenders
> <https://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-gpds-new-travel-guide-to-cybersecurity-policy-for-human-rights-defenders/>*,
> offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the world of data
> protection, explaining the history of personal data processing, the key
> debates, why they relate to human rights, and where – and how – human
> rights defenders can engage.
>
> To accompany the guide, we'll also be publishing a series of short
> analyses of draft data protection legislation. The first, on Kenya, is
> already out, and do stay tuned for the rest! You can find it here
> <https://www.gp-digital.org/data-protection-on-the-ground-1-kenyas-draft-bill/>
> .
>
> Please do feel free to share the guide with any colleagues, partners or
> networks. We also strongly welcome your feedback so if you have any
> thoughts or comments, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
>
> Best
>
> Sheetal.
>
> --
> *Sheetal Kumar*
> Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
> T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
> PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53  | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0
> 457D AAED BF8A FE87 EF53 |
>
>


-- 


*Sheetal Kumar*
Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514  |
PGP ID: AAEDBF8AFE87EF53  | PGP Fingerprint: 9CD3 46A5 21A1 DFD9 FDD0 457D
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From charles at gp-digital.org  Fri Jul 13 04:36:48 2018
From: charles at gp-digital.org (Charles Bradley)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:36:48 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: [Netfreedom] Just Released - DRL Internet Freedom
 Solicitations
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*Apologies for crossposting.*

FYI - the DRL has launched three new solicitations for project under their
Internet freedom fund. More information can be found below.

Best
Charles

*Charles Bradley*
Executive Director | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
Second Home, 68 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
T: +44 (0)203 818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7852 535222 | Skype:
charles.globalpartners
gp-digital.org

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From: Cunningham, Laura <CunninghamL at state.gov>
Date: 12 July 2018 at 18:45
Subject: [Netfreedom] Just Released - DRL Internet Freedom Solicitations
To: "netfreedom at lists.cymru.com" <netfreedom at lists.cymru.com>


Dear all,



We are pleased to announce that DRL has released three new Internet freedom
solicitations.



The first is DRL’s Internet Freedom *Annual Program Statement* (APS), which
requests applications for technology development, digital security, policy
advocacy, and research programs.  Similar to last year, there are two
deadlines to submit  statements of interest to the APS – *September 14,
2018 and February 8, 2019. *Applicants can submit up to two statements of
interest per deadline. The full APS is available at
https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284025.htm.



The second solicitation requests applications for long-term, core support
for proven *anti-censorship technologies*. The deadline to submit full
proposals to this solicitation is *November 9, 2018*. The full solicitation
is available at https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/284036.htm.



The third solicitation requests applications to support *pluggable
transports*, including expanding existing open-source pluggable transport
libraries and the development of emerging, innovative pluggable transports.
The deadline to submit full proposals to this solicitation is *November 9,
2018*. The full solicitation is available at https://www.state.gov/j/drl/p/
284037.htm.



If you have any questions about the application process, please contact
InternetFreedom at state.gov.



Very best,

DRL’s Internet Freedom Team



*Official *

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