<font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Hi all,</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Taking in consideration all the recent news, I would like to share with you the current version of the Brazilian Internet Bill of Rights (Marco Civil) in english. This is not the same version available in the Brazilian Congress website, it is the final version put out by House Representative Molon (thus, newer). There is a positive right to privacy in our bill, so it would be interesting to think if this is the time to ask the same in other countries. Below, articles 3, 8 and 10 that deal with the issue. Article 10 has been criticized by privacy advocates from other countries due to log retention, but I do feel it is something that has been incorporated in our culture, since been debated since 2000 in Brazil and the bill also requeres court order (even before we started the Marco Civil debate). (Joana, in the list, can provide her views on this) </font></div>
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<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i><b>Article 3</b> The regulation of Internet use in Brazil underlies
the following principles:</i></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>II –
protecting privacy;</i></font></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i><b>Article 8 </b>Protection of the right to privacy and freedom of expression in communications is a prerequisite for the full enforcement of the right of access to the Internet.</i></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i><b><span>Article 10.</span></b><span> Record retention of Internet connection and access to
application logs, for the purposes of this Act, must protect the privacy,
private life, honor and image of the parties directly or indirectly involved.</span></i></font></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>§ 1 The
provider responsible for record retention will only be required to provide the
aforementioned logs, alone or combined with other information that may help
identifying a user or terminal, upon court order, as set forth in Section IV of
this Chapter.</i></font></span></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>
</i></font></span></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><span><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><i>§ 2
Security and confidentiality measures and procedures must be communicated by
the connectivity services provider and clearly meet the standards set forth by
regulation.</i></font></span></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,10)"><i>
§ 3 Breach of the aforementioned confidentiality right is subject to criminal,
civil or administrative sanctions.</i></span></font></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,10)">I will host Mr. Molon next week in meetings at Harvard (including at Berkman). So, if you have any thoughts or questions you want to ask him or contributions, please let me know. Talking to his assessors, we concluded that a letter of support, or words of support focused on how Marco Civil creates a positive right to privacy are also timely adequate and welcomed. </span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,10)">Thank you,</span></font></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="color:rgb(0,0,10);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Carol</span></p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in">-- </p><p style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in">
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