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Dear all<br>
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Many of you are following the debate I am sure on the recent news on
how internet users around the world and their human rights online
are possibly affected by how the US Patriot Act can allow
surveillance at a global level.<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-company-officials-internet-surveillance-does-not-indiscriminately-mine-data/2013/06/08/5b3bb234-d07d-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_print.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-company-officials-internet-surveillance-does-not-indiscriminately-mine-data/2013/06/08/5b3bb234-d07d-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_print.html</a><br>
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The Best Bits coalition is taking the lead in organizing a clear
response to the implications of this leaked information and I would
urge all IRP Coalition members, particularly those with legal
expertise, to get involved with the drafting, post haste. As the IRP
Charter is directly relevant to these recent events, indeed its
whole purpose and aim to provide a baseline for just these sorts of
occurrences and responses to them, this case is a timely even if a
worrying one for anyone in the coalition concerned about how law can
be (mis)used to serve ends that are detrimental to human rights. <br>
<br>
The news broke late last week so a lot has to happen quickly. I will
forward a couple of mails relevant to how the current mobilization
is unfolding. <br>
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Do coalition members agree that we should lend our support to this
action? It will result no doubt in a statement and some
interventions from the floor so all the more reason to get involved
and make a contribution now.<br>
<br>
best<br>
MF<br>
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Dr Marianne Franklin
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Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Dept. of Media & Communications
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
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