[bestbits] US Surveillance/PRISM leak and responses

Viktor Szabados vikszabados at gmail.com
Mon Jun 10 05:54:32 EDT 2013


Dear Members,

I am supporting for sure, also the further exploring how we, BB and
IRP can unite for actions etc.

thanks,your
viktor
IRP SC member
BB list member

2013/6/10, Marianne Franklin <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>:
> 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
> Reader
> 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
> Tel: +44 20 7919 7072
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> @GloComm
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> https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/
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>
>


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