<div>I agree with you both, Ginger and Katitza!</div>
<div>I've been collaborating -and still do :)- with the Freedom on the Net Project at Freedom House, and this is my persective, too. Freedom of expression and privacy all togheter.</div>
<div>Regards,</div>
<div>Roxana</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2009/8/23 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:katitza@datos-personales.org">katitza@datos-personales.org</a>></span><br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">I agree, Ginger. We should remember that some stakeholders would prefer to<br>highlight only freedom of expression and dismiss privacy. We should always<br>
add privacy in this kind of discussion, including the tensions between<br>privacy and freedom of expression that many international human rights<br>groups has work on it.<br><br>I do not think that this discussion is too late!<br>
<br>Katitza<br><br><br><br>> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><br>> <html><br>> <head><br>> </head><br>> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"><br>
> <font face="Arial">This article from "New Scientist" gives a good<br>> overview of the importance of the Internet for Communication, and the<br>> need to keep it as a "free space". While we may disagree on any<br>
> specific topic, I think we all agree on the general idea that freedom<br>> of expression and communication must be protected. Internet Governance<br>> is an important tool for that protection, as it can strategize across<br>
> borders. It reminds me that I think that the the IGC should take a<br>> strong stance on the issue of Internet rights. There will be Open<br>> Consultations for the IGF in Geneva in September. I think we should<br>
> have a short, concise statement of support for rights and principles to<br>> be emphasized in the agenda at Sharm El Sheikh. It is probably too late<br>> to make any significant changes to the agenda, but I think it is<br>
> important to keep our point in the discussion, even if it is just in<br>> laying the groundwork for next year.<br><br>> <br><br>> Any thoughts, suggestions, comments? Can someone propose a working<br>
> draft?<br><br>> <br><br>> Best, Ginger<br><br>> <br><br>> <br><br>> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"<br>> href="<a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327224.100-worldwide-battle-rages-for-control-of-the-internet.html?full=true&print=true" target="_blank">http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327224.100-worldwide-battle-rages-for-control-of-the-internet.html?full=true&print=true</a>"><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327224.100-worldwide-battle-rages-for-control-of-the-internet.html?full=true&print=true" target="_blank">http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327224.100-worldwide-battle-rages-for-control-of-the-internet.html?full=true&print=true</a></a><br><br>
> <br><br>> </font><br>> <p class="infuse">WHEN thousands of protestors took to the streets in<br>> Iran following this year's disputed presidential election, Twitter<br>> messages sent by activists let the world know about the brutal policing<br>
> that followed. A few months earlier, campaigners in Moldova used<br>> Facebook to organise protests against the country's communist<br>> government, and elsewhere too the internet is playing an increasing<br>
> role in political dissent.</p><br>> <p class="infuse">**Now<br>> governments are trying to regain control. By reinforcing their efforts<br>> to monitor activity online, they hope to deprive dissenters of<br>
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