[bestbits] Surveillance paragraph of netmundial document

[Ian Peter]

Hi everyone,

To me one of the weakest sections of the document is the paragraph dealing with surveillance issues (para 35 of the Roadmap) which reads “ Internet surveillance – Mass and arbitrary surveillance undermines trust in the Internet and trust in the Internet governance ecosystem. Surveillance of communications, their interception, and the collection of personal data, including mass surveillance, interception and collection should be conducted in accordance with states’ obligations under international human rights law. More dialogue is needed on this topic at the international level using forums like IGF and the Human Rights Council aiming to develop a common understanding on all the related aspects”.

This fairly weak language and action line (more dialogue) is not surprising given the governmental input (including US Government) into the drafting. So far the only comment on this is from me, where I suggest  reference to the necessaryandproportionate.org principles. 

I think it would be useful if others commented as individuals. Perhaps what we need is some better wording (which perhaps governments would be embarrassed not to include), and which would strengthen the response here. In any case, some wording and indication of level of concern to ensure that this is discussed on the floor of the meeting rather than simply passed by as an adequate wording would be useful!


Ian Peter

The site for entering responses is http://document.netmundial.br/2-roadmap-for-the-future-evolution-of-the-internet-governance/
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