[bestbits] US Surveillance/PRISM leak and responses

[Marianne Franklin]

Dear all

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

best
MF
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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
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