[bestbits] New article on Cybersecurity and Human Rights

[Elsa S]

Thank you for sharing. This is an almost all-encompassing article which I
personally enjoyed going through. Hoping that articles in the future will
also give a highlight of how this also affects the countries where rule of
law does not effectively exist, and where "terrorism" labels human rights
defenders, specifically in the Gulf region seeing how the west is a leading
role model to these governments who claim justice and respect for human
rights.

Thanks again,

Elsa

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 7:03 PM, Jonathan Jacobs <jonathan at gp-digital.org>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just to let everyone know that GPD's Executive Director Andrew Puddephatt
> and Head of Programmes Lea Kaspar have co-written an article for
> openDemocracy, titled *Cybersecurity is the new battleground for human
> rights.  <http://bit.ly/1YgpO85>*
>
> In the article, Andrew and Lea argue that human rights defenders need to
> start engaging with cybersecurity, both as an urgent threat to our privacy
> and Internet freedom and as a potential site for broader debates on what a
> free, open and rights-focused Internet might look like.
>
> It also imagines what a new definition of cybersecurity, centered on the
> security and rights of the end user, rather than on systems, might look
> like:
>
> "It might mean a legal and normative shift in our conception of data
> ownership, putting ownership and control of personal information in the
> hands of the user, rather than the service provider. It might mean
> guaranteed end-to-end encryption and public education programs that focus
> upon personal privacy and data protection. It could mean instilling
> stronger accountability and oversight structures where data collection is
> deemed necessary, by ensuring that the scope of such powers is narrowly
> defined, and that oversight mechanisms include staff with high level
> computer skills, and judicial authorisation for any interference in
> people's’ privacy."
>
>
> Read the full article here. <http://bit.ly/1YgpO85>
>
> We'd be interested to hear any feedback on the article; and please share
> on your networks with anyone who might be interested.
>
> Best wishes,
> Jonathan
>
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Elsa Saade
Researcher and Capacity Building Officer
Gulf Center for Human Rights
Beirut, Lebanon
M: +961-70925143
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