[bestbits] URGENT - statement commenting on draft NETmundial text to be posted 8.5 hours from now

[Louis Pouzin (well)]

On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Mawaki Chango <kichango at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just found out the original message was directed to my spam folder, and
> maybe I'm not the only one to whom that has happened.
> Congrats and thanks to those who were on the call and those who drafted
> this.
>
> +1 to Louis and Jeanette, and adding to the former's point:
>
> Since there already is "interoperable" among the list of adjectives, maybe
> editing it to "globally interoperable" will do? Except that I am not sure
> what "interconnected... Internet" would mean since it seems to me that
> "interconnected" is already part of the notion/definition of the Internet.
> I am saying this because someone could be tempted to say: Then we should
> add "globally" to both "interconnected" and "interoperable."
>
> In sum, unless there is something specific meant by "interconnected
> Internet" that is not already implied in the notion of Internet or in the
> rest of the adjectives, I'd suggest that phrase to read:
>
> "... to preserve a globally interoperable, secure, stable, resilient,
> sustainable, and trustworthy Internet."
>

*Agreed. Louis. *

>
> Mawaki
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> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Jeanette Hofmann <jeanette at wzb.eu>wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Am 11.04.14 11:59, schrieb Louis Pouzin (well):
>>
>>  Congrats for this steep challenge.
>>> Here a few comments.
>>>
>>> Surveillance
>>>
>>> "arbitrary or unlawful collection of personal data and surveillance" by
>>> States ..
>>>
>>> States can declare lawful whatever they do. Isn't there a recent UN
>>> declaration (dec 2013 ?) that could provide some language here.
>>>
>>
>> For your convience:
>>
>> 1. Reaffirms the right to privacy, according to which no one shall be
>> subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy,
>> family, home or correspondence, and the right to the protection of the law
>> against such interference, as set out in article 12 of the Universal
>> Declaration of Human Rights and article 17 of the International Covenant on
>> Civil and Political Rights;
>> 2. Recognizes the global and open nature of the Internet and the rapid
>> advancement in information and communications technologies as a driving
>> force in accelerating progress towards development in its various forms;
>> 3. Affirms that the same rights that people have offline must also be
>> protected online, including the right to privacy;
>>
>> This is very strong language, agreed upon by the General Assembly. Why
>> should civil society be satisfied with less?
>>
>> What really matters: he right to the protection of the law against such
>> interference,
>>
>> This goes beyond an individual right to privacy, it includes a right to
>> be protected of the law and thus may imply a right to the protection of
>> privacy.
>>
>>
>>
>>> Internet Infrastructure
>>>
>>> Internet is a network of networks and applications using a diversity of
>>> infrastructures, not a singular entity. In this context /"unfragmented"/
>>>
>>> is an undefined term without any precise meaning. Suggestion:
>>> /interoperable/.
>>>
>>
>> I support that too. The "threat of fragmentation" seems to have assumed a
>> political/ideological meaning over the last year or so.
>>
>> jeanette
>>
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