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style="FONT-SIZE: 9.8pt">Hi Carolina (copies to multiple lists taken
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was an interesting post, but to me a surprising one given its source. From what
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face=Arial>. OTI formulates policy and regulatory reforms to support open
architectures and<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN><A
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class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>innovations and facilitates the
development and implementation of open technologies and communications
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face=Arial>This paper (I hope!) has nothing to do with open architectures and
open-source innovation. Both would be severely compromised by any sort of
political or moral judgements on the use of any sort of software as advanced in
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face=Arial>Leaving aside the vexed moral question of sales of surveillance
software and any limitations on such sales, I wonder if there is any link here
to open source and open architecture considerations? I am just wondering why
such a paper emanates from such an organisation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial>PS Australia perhaps should be added to the list of countries who
should be forbidden use of surveillance software after using it to advance
commercial offshore oil deals with the poor neighbouring country of East Timor
(not to mention using it to tap the phone of the wife of the President of
Indonesia). But then, I guess we had better leave privacy out of any
considerations on limitations of software sales here...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=carolina.rossini@gmail.com
href="mailto:carolina.rossini@gmail.com">Carolina Rossini</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:25 AM</DIV>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Maurer@newamerica.net
href="mailto:Maurer@newamerica.net">Tim Maurer</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [governance] New Report: Current Export Controls for
Surveillance Tools are Outdated and Ineffective</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><B>For Immediate Release</B><BR>Monday, March 24, 2014</P>
<H3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><U>PRESS RELEASE</U></B></H3>
<H3 align=center><B>New Report: Current Export Controls for Surveillance Tools
are Outdated and Ineffective</B></H3>
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<P><B>WASHINGTON, DC </B>— Authoritarian governments have abused surveillance
technologies for political control, the suppression of the media and civil
society, and other violations of fundamental human rights. Today, New
America’s Open Technology Institute – in collaboration with Privacy
International in the United Kingdom, and Digitale Gesellschaft in Germany –
released a new report that examines export controls as a policy solution to this
problem.</P>
<P>Government regulation on the export of surveillance technology could help
prevent such technology from being acquired by end users with dubious human
rights records. The report provides an in-depth policy and technological
analysis of export control regimes in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the
United States, and finds that existing export control regulations have become
out-dated and have not kept up with new technology.</P>
<P>"It is clear that export controls need to be updated. The new controls on
surveillance technology agreed on among 41 states through the Wassenaar
Arrangement in December are an opportunity to do that,” said Tim Maurer,
Research Fellow with New America's Open Technology Institute. “The U.S.
government has a unique chance when it implements the changes to set a positive
example for other countries."</P>
<P>Several governments have made efforts to impose export controls on
surveillance technologies, but a coordinated multilateral approach will be
necessary for export controls to be effective. That is why this report was
developed as a joint project among three organizations in three different
countries with a significant share of this market. “This report highlights not
only existing efforts to ensure this thriving industry is made accountable, but
also offers a blueprint forward,” said Edin Omanovic, Research Officer at
Privacy International and co-author of the report.</P>
<P>The report is available online and was written by <B>Tim
Maurer</B><B>,</B><B> Edin Omanovic, and Ben Wagner. </B>The authors are
available for interviews and background briefings.</P>
<P>To read the full report, <I>Uncontrolled Global Surveillance: Updating Export
Controls to the Digital Age</I>, please click <A
href="http://newamerica.net/publications/policy/uncontrolled_global_surveillance_updating_export_controls_to_the_digital_age"
target=_blank>here</A>.</P>
<DIV><B>Expert Contact</B><BR>Tim Maurer<BR>Research Fellow, Open Technology
Institute, New America</DIV>
<DIV><A href="tel:%28202%29%20596-3612" target=_blank value="+12025963612">(202)
596-3612</A><BR><A href="mailto:laitinen@newamerica.net"
target=_blank>mailto:laitinen@newamerica.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Jenny Mallamo<BR>Media Relations Associate, New America</DIV>
<DIV><A href="tel:%28202%29%20596-3368" target=_blank value="+12025963368">(202)
596-3368</A><BR><A href="mailto:vanderlinde@newamerica.net"
target=_blank>mailto:vanderlinde@newamerica.net</A></DIV>
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<P><B>About New America</B><BR>New America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public
policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next
generation of challenges facing the United States. To learn more, please visit
us online at <A href="http://www.newamerica.net/"
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<P><B>About the Open Technology Institute</B><BR>The Open Technology Institute
(OTI) is a global pioneer in developing innovative communications technologies
and policies to enable communities to fully participate in the global economy,
and freely shape their democracies. To learn more, please visit us online at <A
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