[bestbits] Call for Submissions for new UN study on use of encryption and anonymity

Mon Jan 19 22:08:47 EST 2015

I am afraid I would agree with Nick, which does seem to make it 
extremely important to get a very thorough piece submitted.  Short 
deadlines to round this kind of information up globally....
Stephanie Perrin
On 2015-01-19 17:15, Nick Ashton-Hart wrote:
> Sadly, though I am not a betting man, I would put money on the premise 
> that far from surveillance reform in 2015 we will actually find we're 
> fighting a pretty desperate battle for things not to go badly wrong 
> the other direction.
>
> ... and I would very, very much love to be wrong.
>
> On 19 Jan 2015, at 23:04, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com 
> <mailto:ian.peter at ianpeter.com>> wrote:
>
>> I think a response is extremely important, having just read this.
>>
>> http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/obama-announces-new-cyber-war-games-partnership-with-great-britain-20150116
>>
>> It suggests that Obama may side with UK in trying to outlaw strong 
>> encryption
>>
>> Ian
>>
>> From: Carolina Rossini
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 8:25 AM
>> To: Joana Varon
>> Cc: Deborah Brown ;mailto:bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
>> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Call for Submissions for new UN study on use 
>> of encryption and anonymity
>>
>> Do we want to send something as BestBits?
>> Folks from the list, any interest for a collective input?
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 1:42 PM, Joana Varon <joana at varonferraz.com 
>> <mailto:joana at varonferraz.com>> wrote:
>>
>>  Very important. Thanks for sharing. Will be happy to produce inputs 
>> from the Brazilian Perspective. If anyone from Latam also want to do 
>> so, please, ping me and we can do something regional.
>>  best
>>  jo
>>
>>
>>  On 19 January 2015 16:09:48 GMT-02:00, Deborah Brown 
>> <deborah at apc.org <mailto:deborah at apc.org>> wrote:
>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----Hash: SHA512Dear all,In case of 
>> interest, the new UN Special Rapporteur David Kaye is lookingat the 
>> use of encryption and anonymity in his first report and isencouraging 
>> input from civil society. The deadline is 10 
>> Feb.Best,Deborahhttp://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomOpinion/Pages/CallForSubmission.aspx 
>>      Special Rapporteur will study the use of encryption and 
>> anonymityin digital communications in his 2015 HRC reportThe Special 
>> Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of the right tofreedom of 
>> opinion and expression, David Kaye, is currently preparing areport on 
>> the legal framework governing the relationship between freedomof 
>> expression and the use of encryption to secure transactions 
>> andcommunications, and other technologies to transact and 
>> communicateanonymously online. This report will be presented to the 
>> Human RightsCouncil in June, 2015.To prepare his study, Mr. Kaye is 
>> gathering information on nationallaws, regulations, policies or 
>> practices that permit or limit, directlyor indirectly, the use of 
>> encryption technologies and services or theability of individuals to 
>> communicate anonymously online. All States arebeing asked called to 
>> submit information on their relevant nationalnorms and 
>> policies.Similarly, the Special Rapporteur would like to encourage 
>> all interestednon-governmental stakeholders – including civil 
>> society, corporateactors, international and regional organizations, 
>> and national humanrights institutions – to provide their views on the 
>> appropriate scope ofthe right to freedom of expression as applied to 
>> encryption andanonymity. He would particularly appreciate receiving 
>> commentsaddressing this matter from legal, state practice, or 
>> technicalperspectives.Any available information should be sent 
>> electronically tofreedex at ohchr.org <mailto:tofreedex at ohchr.org> 
>> <mailto:freedex at ohchr.org>, *not later than 10February 
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