From aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in Tue Mar 1 01:14:26 2016 From: aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in (Aarti Bhavana) Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 11:44:26 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] ICANN Accountability blog series In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, The next post in our series on CCWG-Accountability traces the developments in the much-debated Recommendation 11 (GAC advice and Stress Test 18) and can be read here . An index of all our posts on this series can be found here . As always, we welcome your comments and input. Warm regards, Aarti Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com *| On 24 February 2016 at 12:06, Aarti Bhavana wrote: > Dear All, > > The fourth post in our series on the recent developments in the > CCWG-Accountability process can be read here > . > This post examines Recommendation 3 (Standard bylaws and fundamental > bylaws) and Recommendation 10 (SO/AC accountability). > > As always, we welcome your comments. > > Warm regards, > Aarti > > > > Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow > Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, > Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . > www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com > *| > > On 13 February 2016 at 11:37, Aarti Bhavana > wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> The next post in our series on the recent developments in the ICANN >> Accountability process can be found here >> . >> This post examines Recommendation 6 (Human Rights) and Recommendation 12 >> (Work Stream 2). >> >> As always, we welcome your inputs and comments. >> >> Warm regards, >> Aarti >> >> >> >> Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow >> Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, >> Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org >> . www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com >> *| >> >> On 3 February 2016 at 12:01, Aarti Bhavana >> wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> >>> >>> The Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) has started a blog series >>> on the recent developments in the ICANN Accountability process that is >>> crucial to the IANA Transition. As you may be aware, the Cross Community >>> Working Group-Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) has been working hard to >>> address the concerns raised by the ICANN Board, Chartering Organisations >>> and other public comments in response to the third draft proposal. >>> >>> >>> >>> Over the next few weeks as we head closer to ICANN 55, we shall dissect >>> and discuss each of the 12 recommendations.You can read the first post >>> here >>> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >>> As always, we welcome your inputs and comments. >>> >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow >>> Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, >>> Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 965-464-6846 | Fax: (+91) >>> 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org >>> | >>> >> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at openmedia.ca Thu Mar 3 02:55:04 2016 From: steve at openmedia.ca (Steve Anderson) Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2016 23:55:04 -0800 Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: Stringray technology in use around the world? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all -- I'm looking into Stingray/IMSI-capture technology use and wondering if anyone on this list knows of examples of where it is being used around the world. I've started a document to crowdsource examples of StringRay use here if anyone is interested in contributing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B8HO8SSJrqJbmytsehStt-U3sw9KyLzHsehl9f81rDw/edit Please add any examples you know about or email them to me. Examples I've uncovered so far are also listed here below: START: Australia - Revealed in 2014 France (contemplated) - source Germany (with oversight): - source Ireland: - Privacy International and The Sunday Times reported on the usage of StingRays and IMSI-catchers in Ireland , against the Irish Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC), which is an oversight agency of the Irish police force Garda Síochána .[35] [36] - India: - 2010 report - Libya - source Turkey: - Source UK - On June 10, 2015 the BBC reported on an investigation by Sky News [37] [38] about possible false mobile phone towers being used by the London Metropolitan Police . Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe refused comment. US. - Boston police promise to release information on cellphone trackers. Source: New England Center for Investigative Reporting . February 29, 2016 - The author of the Patriot Act asked the FBI to justify stingrays. https://twitter.com/csoghoian/status/702632206267719680 http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/uploadedfiles/stingray_technology_letter.pdf February 24, 2016 - NYPD Has Used Stingrays More Than 1,000 Times Since 2008. Source: NYCLU . February 11, 2016. - New York Police Have Used Stingrays Widely, New Documents Show . Source: The Intercept . February 11, 2016. - FBI says search warrants not needed to use “stingrays” in public places. Source: Ars Technica . January 5, 2015. CANADA. - What is a Stingray and why should I care? Source: OpenMedia. March 3, 2015 - The cell phone spyware the police don’t want to acknowledge. Source: Toronto Star . December 15, 2015. - Vancouver police refuse to disclose use of covert cell spy tech. Source: Global News . November 13, 2015. - Are StingRay cellphone surveillance systems used by Vancouver police? Source: CBC . 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URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Sun Mar 20 19:42:13 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:42:13 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55 In-Reply-To: <56EEFF7C.30708@gold.ac.uk> References: <56EEFF7C.30708@gold.ac.uk> Message-ID: Dear Marianne Franklin thanks for the clarification *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Marianne Franklin wrote: > Dear Wisdom > > To answer your question about whether there is a Charter of Human Rights > and Principles for the Internet; there is indeed and in a number of > languages. > > http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/ > > Its influence is on record as it has been working on a number of levels, > and across sectors around the world. Indeed the work being undertaken at > ICANN around Human Rights has its precursors in the IRPC Charter. > > A number of organizations, networks, and individuals in all these lists > you posted the question to have been directly involved in this project too. > > Best wishes > MF > > > > > On 19/03/2016 13:18, Wisdom Donkor wrote: > > *My Statement at the Public Forum* > > > I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to > building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own > destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they > experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity > and transform the lives of others. > > > “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while > governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a > threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" > > There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which > has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or > neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights. > > > “Not only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the system that > protect them. More than 70 years of hard work and human progress lies at > risk,” > > > The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, > and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter > American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments > attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. > > As I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 > report that governments are broken international law in their national > contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and > 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where > they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other > violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed > groups. > > > Amnesty International has warn of a worrying trend among governments > increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and others who work > to defend human rights and we are not excluded from this > > > “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, > many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their > country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,” > > > > *My question now is:* > > 1. Is there any charter of human right and principles for the > internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on > the internet. and if no is there any plans from ICANN to lead the process > of bringing to the attention of the international bodies responsible for > human right issues in relation to the internet from our part of the world? > > > > *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA) > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) > Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana > Tel; +233 20 812881 > Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com > wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh > wisdom.dk at gmail.com > Skype: wisdom_dk > facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / > www.data.gov.gh > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < > salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of any >> sort. >> >> The matter disclosed on a public mailing list for something that has been >> logged with Ombudsman or relevant authorities is not for public consumption >> particularly if determination has yet to be reached. >> >> Any organisation operating within the 21st century should have a decent >> sexual harassment policy and if it does'nt then develop one. >> >> For those who wanted justice, public ridicule without proper due process >> is equally reprehensible as alleged sexual harrassment. >> >> The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate authorities who >> should also afford the accused party the right to be heard. >> >> Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this is a >> matter for relevant authorities. >> >> Sala >> On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" < >> pdmnbaruah at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear all >>> >>> PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the >>> Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the >>> development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to >>> reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender >>> sensitisation. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Padmini Baruah >>> V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) >>> NLSIU, Bangalore >>> Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >>> To be removed from the list, visit: >>> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >>> >>> For all other list information and functions, see: >>> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >>> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >>> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >>> >>> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >>> >>> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >> To be removed from the list, visit: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >> >> For all other list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >> >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >> >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > -- > Marianne Franklin, PhD > Professor of Global Media and Politics > Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program > Goldsmiths (University of London) > Department of Media & Communications > New Cross, London SE14 6NW > Tel: +44 20 7919 7072 > @GloCommhttps://twitter.com/GloCommhttp://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/ > Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) > Steering Committee/Former Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF)www.internetrightsandprinciples.org > @netrights > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From c.wachholz at unesco.org Mon Mar 21 04:48:20 2016 From: c.wachholz at unesco.org (Wachholz, Cedric) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:48:20 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Principles for the Internet Message-ID: <72BB736CB284D24187A1BBAE26CCBEF390F4D194@HQ-EXCH-M02.hq.int.unesco.org> Dear Wisdom, · You will find below a link to a publication, which undertakes a comparative analysis of more than 50 declarations, which is part of the UNESCO Series on Internet Freedom… , which is available in English and French More below, Best regards, Cédric [http://wa1.www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/images/Publication_covers/internet_freedom_3.jpg] © Shutterstock UNESCO, as enshrined in its Constitution, promotes the “free flow of ideas by word and image”, and is accordingly committed to enabling a free, open and accessible Internet space as part of promoting comprehensive freedom of expression online and offline. As mandated by the Organization’s 37th General Conference Resolution 52, UNESCO is also studying the Internet in its key competence areas of access to information and knowledge, freedom of expression, privacy, and ethical dimensions of the information society, and contains possible options for future actions. UNESCO has started in 2009 to commission this flagship series publications of Internet Freedom, aiming to explore the changing legal and policy issues of Internet and provide its Member States and other stakeholders with policy recommendations aiming to foster a conducive environment to freedom of expression on the net. The series seek to capture the complex dynamics of global Internet governance and present the key outcomes of edge-cutting studies conducted by leading experts in a wide range of crucial issues ranging from online freedom of expression, privacy, safety, hate speech to intermediaries liability and Internet governance principles. Upcoming in the series Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age [http://wa1.www.unesco.org/new/typo3temp/pics/6587f90e5a.jpg] The legal frameworks that protect confidential sources of journalism are essential to reporting information in the public interest. However, these frameworks are under significant strain in the digital age, and there’s a need to strengthen them. These are the findings of global research, undertaken for UNESCO. Read more about the study, its assessment tool, and gender dimensions of protecting journalism sources. This research also formed the foundation for a dedicated chapter in World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development – Special Digital Focus 2015. Principles for governing the Internet: a comparative analysis [http://wa1.www.unesco.org/new/typo3temp/pics/cf333b91a2.jpg] As the sixth edition in the UNESCO Internet Freedom series, this study encompasses both quantitative and qualitative assessments of more than 50 declarations, guidelines, and frameworks. The issues contained in these documents are assessed in the context of UNESCO’s interested areas such as access, freedom of expression, privacy, ethics, Priority Gender Equality, and Priority Africa, and sustainable development, etc. This publication shows that while each of the reviewed Internet documents has its own value, none of them fully meet UNESCO’s interests and mandate. The study proposes therefore the concept of “Internet Universality” as the Organisation’s own clear identifier for approaching the various fields of Internet issues and their intersections with UNESCO concerns. Internet Universality highlights the contribution that can be made by an Internet that is based on four principles, recognised by UNESCO governing bodies. An Internet developed on these principles would be: human Rights-based; Open; Accessible to all; and governed through Multi-stakeholder participation (summarized in the acronym R.O.A.M.). This concept has relevance to the Organization’s work in many areas – including online freedom of expression and privacy; efforts to advance universality in education, social inclusion and gender equality; multilingualism in cyberspace; access to information and knowledge; and ethical dimensions of information society. Download · English · French Details · Bibliographic reference · Author: Weber, Rolf H. · Collation: 89 p. · Publication year: 2015 · ISBN: 978-92-3-100125-3 (print/web); 978-92-3-100036-2 (ePub) · Series title: UNESCO Series on Internet Freedom Thank you, Best regards, Cédric [cid:image004.png at 01D18356.5FB15BA0] Cédric Wachholz Programme Specialist Knowledge Societies Division Communication and Information Sector United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 7, place de Fontenoy F-75352 Paris 07 SP Tel.: +33 145684765 www.unesco.org/wsis From: bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net [mailto:bestbits-request at lists.bestbits.net] On Behalf Of Wisdom Donkor Sent: 21 March 2016 00:42 To: Marianne Franklin Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro ; Padmini ; Accountability Cross Community ; ianaplan at ietf.org; ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org; BestBits ; NCSG-DISCUSS at listserv.syr.edu Subject: Re: [bestbits] [governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55 Dear Marianne Franklin thanks for the clarification WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.) ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Marianne Franklin > wrote: Dear Wisdom To answer your question about whether there is a Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet; there is indeed and in a number of languages. http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/ Its influence is on record as it has been working on a number of levels, and across sectors around the world. Indeed the work being undertaken at ICANN around Human Rights has its precursors in the IRPC Charter. A number of organizations, networks, and individuals in all these lists you posted the question to have been directly involved in this project too. Best wishes MF On 19/03/2016 13:18, Wisdom Donkor wrote: My Statement at the Public Forum I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity and transform the lives of others. “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights. “Not only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the system that protect them. More than 70 years of hard work and human progress lies at risk,” The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. As I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 report that governments are broken international law in their national contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed groups. Amnesty International has warn of a worrying trend among governments increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and others who work to defend human rights and we are not excluded from this “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,” My question now is: 1. Is there any charter of human right and principles for the internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on the internet. and if no is there any plans from ICANN to lead the process of bringing to the attention of the international bodies responsible for human right issues in relation to the internet from our part of the world? WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.) ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro > wrote: Dear All, I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of any sort. The matter disclosed on a public mailing list for something that has been logged with Ombudsman or relevant authorities is not for public consumption particularly if determination has yet to be reached. Any organisation operating within the 21st century should have a decent sexual harassment policy and if it does'nt then develop one. For those who wanted justice, public ridicule without proper due process is equally reprehensible as alleged sexual harrassment. The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate authorities who should also afford the accused party the right to be heard. Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this is a matter for relevant authorities. Sala On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" > wrote: Dear all PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender sensitisation. Regards Padmini Baruah V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) NLSIU, Bangalore Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -- Marianne Franklin, PhD Professor of Global Media and Politics Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program Goldsmiths (University of London) Department of Media & Communications New Cross, London SE14 6NW Tel: +44 20 7919 7072 @GloComm https://twitter.com/GloComm http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/ https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/ Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) Steering Committee/Former Co-Chair Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (UN IGF) www.internetrightsandprinciples.org @netrights ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. 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Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such treatment at an ICANN event, but she is the first to raise a formal complaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to make the incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office has been in touch with her, but this administrative process is simply inadequate for rights-violations. Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: 1. Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN website, at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. 2. Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to the complainant. The present situation is one where the ombudsman has no effective power and only advises the board. 3. Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN board to help them better understand these issues. 4. Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of community and participant engagement. 5. Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jac at apcwomen.org Mon Mar 21 07:52:28 2016 From: jac at apcwomen.org (Jac sm Kee) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:52:28 +0800 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56EFE07C.50202@apcwomen.org> Extending support on this to Padmini Baruah and CIS. And thank you for raising this important issue. At the last IGF, the Gender Dynamic Coalition also spoke about sexual harassment at the IGF and the need to formulate a formal policy and process for complaints and redress. It helps to create a respectful and non-discriminatory environment for diverse stakeholders to participate in. This makes it both timely and needed. Also extending support to ICANN for making this happen. Best regards, jac --------------------------------- Jac sm Kee Manager, Women's Rights Programme Association for Progressive Communications www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe On 21/03/2016 19:00, Sunil Abraham wrote: > The Centre for Internet and Society > > Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > > > The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts > of sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, > Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely > unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have > in place a formal redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a > policy for complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual > harassment. ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not > formally recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. > > > Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such > treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to raise a > formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate > remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to > make the incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office > has been in touch with her, but this administrative process is simply > inadequate for rights-violations. > > > Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board > members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this > situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We > ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its > meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: > > > 1. > > Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual > harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN > website, at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. > > 2. > > Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and > approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, > however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to > the complainant. The present situation is one where the ombudsman > has no effective power and only advises the board. > > 3. > > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN > board to help them better understand these issues. > > 4. > > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the > ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact > for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of > community and participant engagement. > > 5. > > Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in this field have to live with if they wish to continue working: her harasser was granted access to her space where he was allowed to make her uncomfortable by staring. I have lost count of the number of women who have spoken about this. Unless a strong accountability mechanism is enforced, the rate of reporting harassment will remain low. Women will not come forward unless they are guaranteed that they will not have to face their harasser until they are ready to. Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and emotional exhaustion leads to giving up. This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment in our own tech community and development in general. Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be culturally sensitive. For example, if women from a very patriarchal country report harassment to someone, they should not be asked to first officially report it legally. Some are unable to do so and will hesitate to do so due to lack of support. More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on how we got here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own roles is necessary because men would not able to harass women so easily unless they knew they had impunity on some level. While it is heartening to see conversations taking place, I don’t believe we can have meaningful change unless we all collectively discuss how we got here in the first place. Why does the tech development industry have such a bad reputation when it comes to harassment? Surely it isn’t the result of a conspiracy against us. Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at Gender Dynamic Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the issue of sexual harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN and IGF but within our own community. My two cents.. Best, Nighat Dad Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. Sent from my iPhone > On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham wrote: > > The Centre for Internet and Society > Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > > The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts of sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have in place a formal redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a policy for complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. > > Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such treatment at an ICANN event, but she is the first to raise a formal complaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to make the incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office has been in touch with her, but this administrative process is simply inadequate for rights-violations. > > Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: > > Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN website, at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. > Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to the complainant. The present situation is one where the ombudsman has no effective power and only advises the board. > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN board to help them better understand these issues. > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of community and participant engagement. > Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Mon Mar 21 12:15:32 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:15:32 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> References: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear all I commend Ms. Padmini Baruah courage for bringing this issue to ICANN and to the civil society public forums. The discussion here raises a questions and I would like to direct this to those senior with ICANN. How we can create a working group to discuss this issue under ICANN umbrella? It is important the recommendations of this group to be instituted into ICANN. Which body of ICANN will grant the official existence of this group and what constituency it will work? Hoping these answers will bring the existence of this working group and follow the pattern of button up approach in decision making of ICANN and to follow with the recommendations of Padmini to make them happen. Best wishes, Nadira Alaraj On Mar 21, 2016 6:32 PM, wrote: > > First of all, I would like to say I think that Ms Baruah is an incredibly > brave woman for not only making her story public, but also for not giving > up despite being discouraged to report the incident and CIS for issuing a > statement on rather ignored issue within our own circles. I personally know > many women who don’t report harassment because there is a lack of support > and significant discouragement. Unfortunately, this leads to silencing and > harassers are thus granted impunity. > > Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in this field > have to live with if they wish to continue working: her harasser was > granted access to her space where he was allowed to make her uncomfortable > by staring. I have lost count of the number of women who have spoken about > this. Unless a strong accountability mechanism is enforced, the rate of > reporting harassment will remain low. Women will not come forward unless > they are guaranteed that they will not have to face their harasser until > they are ready to. Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and > emotional exhaustion leads to giving up. > > This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment in our own > tech community and development in general. > > Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be culturally > sensitive. For example, if women from a very patriarchal country report > harassment to someone, they should not be asked to first officially report > it legally. Some are unable to do so and will hesitate to do so due to lack > of support. > > More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on how we got > here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own roles is necessary > because men would not able to harass women so easily unless they knew they > had impunity on some level. While it is heartening to see conversations > taking place, I don’t believe we can have meaningful change unless we all > collectively discuss how we got here in the first place. Why does the tech > development industry have such a bad reputation when it comes to > harassment? Surely it isn’t the result of a conspiracy against us. > > Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at Gender Dynamic > Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the issue of sexual > harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN and IGF but within our > own community. > > My two cents.. > > Best, > Nighat Dad > Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham wrote: > > The Centre for Internet and Society > > Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > > The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts of > sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, Ms. > Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely unacceptable > that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have in place a formal > redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a policy for > complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. > ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally > recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. > > Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such > treatment at an ICANN event, but she is the first to raise a formal > complaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate remedy or > formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to make the > incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office has been in > touch with her, but this administrative process is simply inadequate for > rights-violations. > > > Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board > members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this > situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We ask > that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its meetings a truly > safe and inclusive space: > > > 1. > > Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual > harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN website, > at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. > 2. > > Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and > approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, however well > intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to the complainant. The > present situation is one where the ombudsman has no effective power and > only advises the board. > 3. > > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN > board to help them better understand these issues. > 4. > > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the > ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact for > complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of community and > participant engagement. > 5. > > Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: http://www.g20.org/English/image/201603/t20160301_2173.html *Ministers and Governors reaffirmed their commitment to advancing infrastructure investment, encouraged Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to formulate quantitative ambition for high-quality projects and enhance cooperation among existing and new MDBs, and decided to launch a global infrastructure connectivity alliance initiative.* Ministers and Governors welcomed the entry-into-effect of the 2010 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Quota and Governance reforms, supported the timetable for completing the IMF’s 15th General Review of Quotas by the 2017 Annual Meetings and the World Bank Group (WBG) to implement its shareholding review according to the agreed roadmap and timeframe, with the objective of achieving equitable voting power over time. Ministers and Governors committed to better monitoring capital flows, including more timely identification of risks to address challenges arising from large and volatile capital flows, and stressed the importance of an adequate and effective global financial safety net (GFSN). Ministers and Governors supported further work to examine the possible broader use of the Special Drawing Rights (SDR).They remained committed to timely, full and consistent implementation of the agreed financial reforms, and advancing the formulation of other standards as planned. Ministers and Governors reiterated that they will continue to closely monitor and address emerging risks and vulnerabilities in the financial system, take stock of experiences and potential lessons with macro-prudential frameworks and tools, and continue to strengthen the regulation and oversight of financial market infrastructures. Ministers and Governors remained committed to strengthening the financial inclusion agenda, and endorsed the inclusive framework proposed by the OECD for the global implementation of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project. China would make its own contribution by establishing an international tax policy research center for international tax policy design and research as well as technical assistance to developing economies. Ministers and Governors were resolved to combat decisively terrorist financing and enhance cooperation and exchange of information. They agreed to identify institutional and market barriers to green finance, and based on country experiences, develop options on how to enhance the ability of the financial system to mobilize private capital for green investment. Ministers and Governors called for timely implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, and reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. According to Minister Lou Jiwei, this meeting is to make necessary preparation in the economic and financial area for the G20 Hangzhou Summit, under the theme of “Toward an Innovative, Invigorated, Interconnected and Inclusive World Economy”. China will work with G20 members to secure more outcomes in the Financial Track at an early stage in order to lay a solid foundation for a successful Hangzhou Summit and contribute to strong, sustainable and balanced growth. -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy and Strategy * *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini *PGP ID: 0xEC81015C* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gangesh.varma at nludelhi.ac.in Mon Mar 21 23:12:32 2016 From: gangesh.varma at nludelhi.ac.in (Gangesh S. 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URL: From chinmayiarun at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 11:23:18 2016 From: chinmayiarun at gmail.com (Chinmayi Arun) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:53:18 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: References: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> Message-ID: +1 Nighat and Nadira We want to extend our support to Padmini and CIS. I hope that ICANN takes this seriously and takes concrete steps to let us all know that its commitment to inclusiveness extends to women. Best, Chinmayi Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 9:45 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > Dear all > I commend Ms. Padmini Baruah courage for bringing this issue to ICANN and > to the civil society public forums. > The discussion here raises a questions and I would like to direct this to > those senior with ICANN. > How we can create a working group to discuss this issue under ICANN > umbrella? It is important the recommendations of this group to be > instituted into ICANN. > Which body of ICANN will grant the official existence of this group and > what constituency it will work? > Hoping these answers will bring the existence of this working group and > follow the pattern of button up approach in decision making of ICANN and to > follow with the recommendations of Padmini to make them happen. > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > On Mar 21, 2016 6:32 PM, wrote: > >> >> First of all, I would like to say I think that Ms Baruah is an incredibly >> brave woman for not only making her story public, but also for not giving >> up despite being discouraged to report the incident and CIS for issuing a >> statement on rather ignored issue within our own circles. I personally know >> many women who don’t report harassment because there is a lack of support >> and significant discouragement. Unfortunately, this leads to silencing and >> harassers are thus granted impunity. >> >> Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in this field >> have to live with if they wish to continue working: her harasser was >> granted access to her space where he was allowed to make her uncomfortable >> by staring. I have lost count of the number of women who have spoken about >> this. Unless a strong accountability mechanism is enforced, the rate of >> reporting harassment will remain low. Women will not come forward unless >> they are guaranteed that they will not have to face their harasser until >> they are ready to. Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and >> emotional exhaustion leads to giving up. >> >> This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment in our own >> tech community and development in general. >> >> Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be culturally >> sensitive. For example, if women from a very patriarchal country report >> harassment to someone, they should not be asked to first officially report >> it legally. Some are unable to do so and will hesitate to do so due to lack >> of support. >> >> More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on how we got >> here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own roles is necessary >> because men would not able to harass women so easily unless they knew they >> had impunity on some level. While it is heartening to see conversations >> taking place, I don’t believe we can have meaningful change unless we all >> collectively discuss how we got here in the first place. Why does the tech >> development industry have such a bad reputation when it comes to >> harassment? Surely it isn’t the result of a conspiracy against us. >> >> Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at Gender Dynamic >> Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the issue of sexual >> harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN and IGF but within our >> own community. >> >> My two cents.. >> >> Best, >> Nighat Dad >> Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham wrote: >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society >> >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts of >> sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, Ms. >> Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely unacceptable >> that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have in place a formal >> redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a policy for >> complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. >> ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally >> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. >> >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such >> treatment at an ICANN event, but she is the first to raise a formal >> complaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate remedy or >> formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to make the >> incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office has been in >> touch with her, but this administrative process is simply inadequate for >> rights-violations. >> >> >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board >> members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this >> situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We ask >> that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its meetings a truly >> safe and inclusive space: >> >> >> 1. >> >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual >> harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN website, >> at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. >> 2. >> >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and >> approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, however well >> intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to the complainant. The >> present situation is one where the ombudsman has no effective power and >> only advises the board. >> 3. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN >> board to help them better understand these issues. >> 4. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact for >> complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of community and >> participant engagement. >> 5. >> >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anriette at apc.org Tue Mar 22 12:07:27 2016 From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 18:07:27 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56F16DBF.7040900@apc.org> Dear Sunil APC supports the CIS statement and express our solidarity with Padmini. Anriette On 21/03/2016 13:00, Sunil Abraham wrote: > The Centre for Internet and Society > > Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > > > The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts > of sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, > Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely > unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have > in place a formal redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a > policy for complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual > harassment. ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not > formally recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. > > > Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such > treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to raise a > formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate > remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to > make the incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office > has been in touch with her, but this administrative process is simply > inadequate for rights-violations. > > > Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board > members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this > situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We > ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its > meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: > > > 1. > > Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual > harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN > website, at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. > > 2. > > Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and > approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, > however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to > the complainant. The present situation is one where the ombudsman > has no effective power and only advises the board. > > 3. > > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN > board to help them better understand these issues. > > 4. > > Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the > ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact > for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of > community and participant engagement. > > 5. > > Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Thu Mar 3 23:52:10 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 23:52:10 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] Privacy vs National Security Message-ID: The survey found that: Most global citizens favour enabling law enforcement to access private online conversations if they have valid national security reasons to do so, or if they are investigating an individual suspected of committing a crime. The survey also found that a majority of respondents do not want companies to develop technologies that would undermine law enforcement’s ability to access much needed data. - Seven in ten (70%) global citizens agree that law enforcement agencies should have a right to access the content of their citizens’ online communications for valid national security reasons, including 69% of Americans and 65% of Canadians who agree. - When someone is suspected of a crime, 85% of global citizens agree that governments should be able to find out who their suspects communicated with online, including 80% of Americans who agree. - More contentious is the idea of whether companies should be allowed to develop technologies that prevent law enforcement from accessing the content of an individual’s online conversations. On this issue, 63% agree that companies should not develop this technology, including 60% of Americans, and 57% of Canadians whom are most likely to agree with this statement. - National security interests override digital privacy: CIGI-Ipsos global survey of online citizens Press Release SEAN ZOHAR AND TAMMY BENDER WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016 *Waterloo, Ontario, Canada** – Wednesday, March 2, 2016 –* As new battles continue to emerge between national governments and private companies in the domains of national security and privacy, the results of a new survey, commissioned by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and conducted by global research company Ipsos across 24 countries find that most global citizens favour enabling law enforcement to access private online conversations if they have valid national security reasons to do so, or if they are investigating an individual suspected of committing a crime. The study – titled the *2016 CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust* – comes at a time when tech giant Apple is defying the F.B.I.’s orders to assist in accessing data stored in an iPhone owned by one of the two suspects who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, in December. According to responses, most global citizens say law-enforcement agencies should have a right to access the online communications of its citizens (70%), especially those suspected of a crime (85%). As the Apple case unfolds today, 60% of Americans and 63% of internet users in 24 different countries think that companies should not develop technologies that prevent law enforcement from accessing the content of a user’s online data. The survey of 24,143 users was conducted in 24 countries between the dates of November 20 and December 4, 2015 in: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey and the United States. “The findings in this survey shine an important light on the nexus between trust, national security, and privacy in the increasingly dark and ungoverned space of the Internet,” said Fen Hampson, Director of CIGI’s Global Security & Politics Program & Co-Director of the Global Commission on Internet Governance. “Some of the most pressing challenges that the international community faces today live in this interconnection, and continue to illuminate the need for innovative governance solutions.” The survey further found that, when someone is suspected of a crime, 85% of global citizens agree (49% strongly/37% somewhat) that governments should be able to find out who their suspects are communicating with online, including 80% of Americans who agree. Residents of Nigeria (95%) and Tunisia (93%) are most likely to agree with this position, while those in South Korea (67%) and Japan (70%) are by far the last likely to agree. "The findings in this survey shine an important light on the nexus between trust, national security, and privacy in the increasingly dark and ungoverned space of the Internet " More contentious is the idea of whether companies should be allowed to develop technologies that prevent law enforcement from accessing the content of an individual’s online conversations. On this issue, 63% agree (26% strongly/36% somewhat) that companies should not develop this technology, including 60% of Americans. Those in China (74%) and India (74%) are most likely to agree, while only a minority of South Koreans (46%) believe companies should not do this. “Public attention today is focused on national security and digital privacy. When it comes to national security, Americans and Canadians, as well as global citizens from 24 countries believe that digital privacy considerations come secondary to their own government’s pursuit of keeping their home country safe,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs & CIGI Senior Fellow. *QUICK FACTS ON ATTITUDES OF INTERNET USERS* *On national security & trust:* - 70% agree that law enforcement should have a right to access content of citizens’ online communications for valid national security reasons. - Countries such as Tunisia (84%), Nigeria (82%), India (82%), Sweden (80%) and Great Britain (80%) are most likely to agree that law enforcement should have the right to access content of citizens’ online communications for national security reasons. - Seven in ten Americans (69%) and 65% of Canadians agree that law enforcement should have a right to access content of citizens’ online communications for valid national security reasons. - 85% agree governments should be able to find out who their suspects communicated with online when suspected of a crime. *On national security & digital privacy:* - 63% agree (26% strongly/36% somewhat) that companies should not develop technologies that prevent law enforcement from accessing the content of an individual’s online conversations, including 60% of Americans, and 57% of Canadians. - Residents of North America (58%) are least likely to agree, while those living somewhere in the G-8 (61%), Middle East and Africa (63%), Asia Pacific (63%), Latin America (64%), Europe (64%) or BRIC (69%) are more likely to agree. *ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:* For more information and to see additional data collected as part of the *CIGI-Ipsos Global Survey on Internet Security and Trust*, please visit: www.cigionline.org/internet-survey-2016 *MEDIA CONTACT:* Sean Zohar, Communications Specialist, CIGI Tel: 519.497.9112 Email: szohar at cigionline.org Tammy Bender, Communications Manager, CIGI Tel: 519.998.1861 Email: tbender at cigionline.org The* Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)* is an independent, non-partisan think tank on international governance. 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URL: From jac at apcwomen.org Tue Mar 22 13:43:53 2016 From: jac at apcwomen.org (Jac sm Kee) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 01:43:53 +0800 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: References: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> Message-ID: <56F18459.3080806@apcwomen.org> Dear all, Copying the Gender DC mailing list and also the 2 coordinators into this conversation. Like in Ms Padmini's statement, when this was raised at the last IGF during the Gender DC workshop, other participants shared their experience of sexual harassment. So discussing and tackling this issue seriously at esp a space on IG process and policy conversations is critical. Contributes significantly to creating an inclusive, respectful, non-discriminatory and diverse participatory environment. I think the DC is in the process of drafting a proposed policy to be taken up at the upcoming IGF. Would be great to see initiatives build and inform each other, and to also share best practices. There has been many initiatives and models in different contexts that can be drawn from - events, organisational, country specific, space/platform etc. Fully support the idea of a WG in ICANN. Best regards, jac --------------------------------- Jac sm Kee Manager, Women's Rights Programme Association for Progressive Communications www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe On 22/03/2016 00:15, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > Dear all > I commend Ms. Padmini Baruah courage for bringing this issue to ICANN > and to the civil society public forums. > The discussion here raises a questions and I would like to direct this > to those senior with ICANN. > How we can create a working group to discuss this issue under ICANN > umbrella? It is important the recommendations of this group to be > instituted into ICANN. > Which body of ICANN will grant the official existence of this group and > what constituency it will work? > Hoping these answers will bring the existence of this working group and > follow the pattern of button up approach in decision making of ICANN and > to follow with the recommendations of Padmini to make them happen. > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > > On Mar 21, 2016 6:32 PM, > wrote: > > > First of all, I would like to say I think that Ms Baruah is an > incredibly brave woman for not only making her story public, but > also for not giving up despite being discouraged to report the > incident and CIS for issuing a statement on rather ignored issue > within our own circles. I personally know many women who don’t > report harassment because there is a lack of support and significant > discouragement. Unfortunately, this leads to silencing and harassers > are thus granted impunity. > > Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in this > field have to live with if they wish to continue working: her > harasser was granted access to her space where he was allowed to > make her uncomfortable by staring. I have lost count of the number > of women who have spoken about this. Unless a strong accountability > mechanism is enforced, the rate of reporting harassment will remain > low. Women will not come forward unless they are guaranteed that > they will not have to face their harasser until they are ready to. > Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and emotional > exhaustion leads to giving up. > > This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment in our > own tech community and development in general. > > Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be > culturally sensitive. For example, if women from a very patriarchal > country report harassment to someone, they should not be asked to > first officially report it legally. Some are unable to do so and > will hesitate to do so due to lack of support. > > More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on how > we got here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own roles is > necessary because men would not able to harass women so easily > unless they knew they had impunity on some level. While it is > heartening to see conversations taking place, I don’t believe we can > have meaningful change unless we all collectively discuss how we got > here in the first place. Why does the tech development industry have > such a bad reputation when it comes to harassment? Surely it isn’t > the result of a conspiracy against us. > > Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at Gender > Dynamic Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the issue > of sexual harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN and > IGF but within our own community. > > My two cents.. > > Best, > Nighat Dad > Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham > wrote: > >> The Centre for Internet and Society >> >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 >> >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the >> acts of sexual harassment that took place against one of our >> representatives, Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. >> It is completely unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN >> meeting does not have in place a formal redressal system, a >> neutral point of contact or even a policy for complainants who >> have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. ICANN >> cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally >> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. >> >> >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to >> such treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to raise a >> formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no >> immediate remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no >> option but to make the incident publicly known in the interim. The >> ombudsman’s office has been in touch with her, but this >> administrative process is simply inadequate for rights-violations. >> >> >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and >> board members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe >> that this situation can be better dealt with through some positive >> measures. We ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order >> to make its meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: >> >> >> 1. >> >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to >> sexual harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed >> on the ICANN website, at the venue of meetings and made >> available in delegate kits. >> >> 2. >> >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral >> and approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white >> male, however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely >> unhelpful to the complainant. The present situation is one >> where the ombudsman has no effective power and only advises >> the board. >> >> 3. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the >> ICANN board to help them better understand these issues. >> >> 4. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of >> contact for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important >> part of community and participant engagement. >> >> 5. >> >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 842 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From lorena at collaboratory.de Tue Mar 22 15:17:19 2016 From: lorena at collaboratory.de (Lorena Jaume-Palasi) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 20:17:19 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: <56F18459.3080806@apcwomen.org> References: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> <56F18459.3080806@apcwomen.org> Message-ID: Dear all, I think RIPE NCC drafted last year an anti-harassment policy. They certainly could contribute with best practices. Cheers Lorena 2016-03-22 18:43 GMT+01:00 Jac sm Kee : > Dear all, > > Copying the Gender DC mailing list and also the 2 coordinators into this > conversation. Like in Ms Padmini's statement, when this was raised at > the last IGF during the Gender DC workshop, other participants shared > their experience of sexual harassment. So discussing and tackling this > issue seriously at esp a space on IG process and policy conversations is > critical. Contributes significantly to creating an inclusive, > respectful, non-discriminatory and diverse participatory environment. > > I think the DC is in the process of drafting a proposed policy to be > taken up at the upcoming IGF. Would be great to see initiatives build > and inform each other, and to also share best practices. There has been > many initiatives and models in different contexts that can be drawn from > - events, organisational, country specific, space/platform etc. Fully > support the idea of a WG in ICANN. > > Best regards, > jac > > > --------------------------------- > Jac sm Kee > Manager, Women's Rights Programme > Association for Progressive Communications > www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net | erotics.apc.org > Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe > > On 22/03/2016 00:15, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > Dear all > > I commend Ms. Padmini Baruah courage for bringing this issue to ICANN > > and to the civil society public forums. > > The discussion here raises a questions and I would like to direct this > > to those senior with ICANN. > > How we can create a working group to discuss this issue under ICANN > > umbrella? It is important the recommendations of this group to be > > instituted into ICANN. > > Which body of ICANN will grant the official existence of this group and > > what constituency it will work? > > Hoping these answers will bring the existence of this working group and > > follow the pattern of button up approach in decision making of ICANN and > > to follow with the recommendations of Padmini to make them happen. > > Best wishes, > > Nadira Alaraj > > > > On Mar 21, 2016 6:32 PM, > > wrote: > > > > > > First of all, I would like to say I think that Ms Baruah is an > > incredibly brave woman for not only making her story public, but > > also for not giving up despite being discouraged to report the > > incident and CIS for issuing a statement on rather ignored issue > > within our own circles. I personally know many women who don’t > > report harassment because there is a lack of support and significant > > discouragement. Unfortunately, this leads to silencing and harassers > > are thus granted impunity. > > > > Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in this > > field have to live with if they wish to continue working: her > > harasser was granted access to her space where he was allowed to > > make her uncomfortable by staring. I have lost count of the number > > of women who have spoken about this. Unless a strong accountability > > mechanism is enforced, the rate of reporting harassment will remain > > low. Women will not come forward unless they are guaranteed that > > they will not have to face their harasser until they are ready to. > > Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and emotional > > exhaustion leads to giving up. > > > > This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment in our > > own tech community and development in general. > > > > Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be > > culturally sensitive. For example, if women from a very patriarchal > > country report harassment to someone, they should not be asked to > > first officially report it legally. Some are unable to do so and > > will hesitate to do so due to lack of support. > > > > More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on how > > we got here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own roles is > > necessary because men would not able to harass women so easily > > unless they knew they had impunity on some level. While it is > > heartening to see conversations taking place, I don’t believe we can > > have meaningful change unless we all collectively discuss how we got > > here in the first place. Why does the tech development industry have > > such a bad reputation when it comes to harassment? Surely it isn’t > > the result of a conspiracy against us. > > > > Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at Gender > > Dynamic Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the issue > > of sexual harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN and > > IGF but within our own community. > > > > My two cents.. > > > > Best, > > Nighat Dad > > Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham > > wrote: > > > >> The Centre for Internet and Society > >> > >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > >> > >> > >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the > >> acts of sexual harassment that took place against one of our > >> representatives, Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. > >> It is completely unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN > >> meeting does not have in place a formal redressal system, a > >> neutral point of contact or even a policy for complainants who > >> have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. ICANN > >> cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally > >> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. > >> > >> > >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to > >> such treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to raise a > >> formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no > >> immediate remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no > >> option but to make the incident publicly known in the interim. The > >> ombudsman’s office has been in touch with her, but this > >> administrative process is simply inadequate for rights-violations. > >> > >> > >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and > >> board members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe > >> that this situation can be better dealt with through some positive > >> measures. We ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order > >> to make its meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: > >> > >> > >> 1. > >> > >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to > >> sexual harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed > >> on the ICANN website, at the venue of meetings and made > >> available in delegate kits. > >> > >> 2. > >> > >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral > >> and approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white > >> male, however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely > >> unhelpful to the complainant. The present situation is one > >> where the ombudsman has no effective power and only advises > >> the board. > >> > >> 3. > >> > >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the > >> ICANN board to help them better understand these issues. > >> > >> 4. > >> > >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the > >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of > >> contact for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important > >> part of community and participant engagement. > >> > >> 5. > >> > >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net >. > >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net >. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > > -- Lorena Jaume-Palasí ∙ Coordinator, Global Internet Governance Arbeitsgruppe Internet & Gesellschaft Co:llaboratory e.V. www.intgovforum.de ∙ www.collaboratory.de ∙ Newsletter ∙ Facebook ∙ Twitter ∙ Youtube -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mishi at softwarefreedom.org Tue Mar 22 16:55:25 2016 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:55:25 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: References: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> <56F18459.3080806@apcwomen.org> Message-ID: <56F1B13D.8080909@softwarefreedom.org> Dear Padmini and Sunil, Supporting you completely. Please let me know how can we help other than joining your call for positive measures. We all must insist on professional, friendly, safe environment for all but especially towards women. I would suggest looking at a community-maintained list of conferences with policies on the Geek Feminism Wiki. On 03/22/2016 03:17 PM, Lorena Jaume-Palasi wrote: > Dear all, > I think RIPE NCC drafted last year an anti-harassment policy. They > certainly could contribute with best practices. > Cheers > Lorena > > 2016-03-22 18:43 GMT+01:00 Jac sm Kee >: > > Dear all, > > Copying the Gender DC mailing list and also the 2 coordinators into this > conversation. Like in Ms Padmini's statement, when this was raised at > the last IGF during the Gender DC workshop, other participants shared > their experience of sexual harassment. So discussing and tackling this > issue seriously at esp a space on IG process and policy conversations is > critical. Contributes significantly to creating an inclusive, > respectful, non-discriminatory and diverse participatory environment. > > I think the DC is in the process of drafting a proposed policy to be > taken up at the upcoming IGF. Would be great to see initiatives build > and inform each other, and to also share best practices. There has been > many initiatives and models in different contexts that can be drawn from > - events, organisational, country specific, space/platform etc. Fully > support the idea of a WG in ICANN. > > Best regards, > jac > > > --------------------------------- > Jac sm Kee > Manager, Women's Rights Programme > Association for Progressive Communications > www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net > | erotics.apc.org > > Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe > > On 22/03/2016 00:15, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > Dear all > > I commend Ms. Padmini Baruah courage for bringing this issue to ICANN > > and to the civil society public forums. > > The discussion here raises a questions and I would like to direct this > > to those senior with ICANN. > > How we can create a working group to discuss this issue under ICANN > > umbrella? It is important the recommendations of this group to be > > instituted into ICANN. > > Which body of ICANN will grant the official existence of this group and > > what constituency it will work? > > Hoping these answers will bring the existence of this working group and > > follow the pattern of button up approach in decision making of ICANN and > > to follow with the recommendations of Padmini to make them happen. > > Best wishes, > > Nadira Alaraj > > > > On Mar 21, 2016 6:32 PM, > > >> wrote: > > > > > > First of all, I would like to say I think that Ms Baruah is an > > incredibly brave woman for not only making her story public, but > > also for not giving up despite being discouraged to report the > > incident and CIS for issuing a statement on rather ignored issue > > within our own circles. I personally know many women who don’t > > report harassment because there is a lack of support and > significant > > discouragement. Unfortunately, this leads to silencing and > harassers > > are thus granted impunity. > > > > Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in this > > field have to live with if they wish to continue working: her > > harasser was granted access to her space where he was allowed to > > make her uncomfortable by staring. I have lost count of the number > > of women who have spoken about this. Unless a strong > accountability > > mechanism is enforced, the rate of reporting harassment will > remain > > low. Women will not come forward unless they are guaranteed that > > they will not have to face their harasser until they are ready to. > > Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and emotional > > exhaustion leads to giving up. > > > > This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment > in our > > own tech community and development in general. > > > > Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be > > culturally sensitive. For example, if women from a very > patriarchal > > country report harassment to someone, they should not be asked to > > first officially report it legally. Some are unable to do so and > > will hesitate to do so due to lack of support. > > > > More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on how > > we got here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own > roles is > > necessary because men would not able to harass women so easily > > unless they knew they had impunity on some level. While it is > > heartening to see conversations taking place, I don’t believe > we can > > have meaningful change unless we all collectively discuss how > we got > > here in the first place. Why does the tech development > industry have > > such a bad reputation when it comes to harassment? Surely it isn’t > > the result of a conspiracy against us. > > > > Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at Gender > > Dynamic Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the issue > > of sexual harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN and > > IGF but within our own community. > > > > My two cents.. > > > > Best, > > Nighat Dad > > Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham > > >> wrote: > > > >> The Centre for Internet and Society > >> > >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > >> > >> > >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the > >> acts of sexual harassment that took place against one of our > >> representatives, Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. > >> It is completely unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN > >> meeting does not have in place a formal redressal system, a > >> neutral point of contact or even a policy for complainants who > >> have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. ICANN > >> cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not formally > >> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. > >> > >> > >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to > >> such treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to raise a > >> formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no > >> immediate remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no > >> option but to make the incident publicly known in the interim. The > >> ombudsman’s office has been in touch with her, but this > >> administrative process is simply inadequate for rights-violations. > >> > >> > >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and > >> board members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe > >> that this situation can be better dealt with through some positive > >> measures. We ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order > >> to make its meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: > >> > >> > >> 1. > >> > >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to > >> sexual harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed > >> on the ICANN website, at the venue of meetings and made > >> available in delegate kits. > >> > >> 2. > >> > >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral > >> and approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white > >> male, however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely > >> unhelpful to the complainant. The present situation is one > >> where the ombudsman has no effective power and only advises > >> the board. > >> > >> 3. > >> > >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the > >> ICANN board to help them better understand these issues. > >> > >> 4. > >> > >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the > >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of > >> contact for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important > >> part of community and participant engagement. > >> > >> 5. > >> > >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > > >. > >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > > >. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > > > > > -- > > Lorena Jaume-Palasí ∙ Coordinator, Global Internet Governance Arbeitsgruppe > > Internet & Gesellschaft Co:llaboratory e.V. > > www.intgovforum.de ∙ www.collaboratory.de > ∙ Newsletter > ∙ Facebook > ∙ Twitter ∙Youtube > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Warm Regards Mishi Choudhary, Esq. Legal Director Software Freedom Law Center 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 www.softwarefreedom.org Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org Executive Director SFLC.IN K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 www.sflc.in Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in From gurstein at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 20:09:29 2016 From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2016 17:09:29 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] FW: Elliot Noss on DIY Broadband In-Reply-To: <017201d18497$b77c2670$26747350$@gmail.com> References: <017201d18497$b77c2670$26747350$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <018201d18498$45616040$d02420c0$@gmail.com> Interesting development of a highly experienced ISP (TUCows) focusing on providing Internet service to publicly owned fibre networks in the US (and recommending this as the preferred way to proceed). http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Ting-If-You-Hate-Your-Local-Broadband-Build-Your-Own-136504 So why exactly are major civil society organizations insisting through their participation in the A4AI initiative on having LDC’s implement “a competitive market structure, with limited or no national government ownership of end user service providers”? Is there some reason that LDC’s should be denied the means to manage their Internet service provision while Developed Countries are recognizing the need for this. (I’ve discussed this at length of course, in my blog .) M -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From parminder at itforchange.net Wed Mar 23 00:56:45 2016 From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 10:26:45 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: <56F16DBF.7040900@apc.org> References: <56F16DBF.7040900@apc.org> Message-ID: <56F2220D.4060109@itforchange.net> IT for change supports. we should follow-up to force a response from ICANN. And also not wait for an incident to be reported at each venue. IGF perhaps is not very unlike an ICANN meeting. I see Gender DC already take initiative... They should frame something and get MAG to apply... parminder On Tuesday 22 March 2016 09:37 PM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote: > Dear Sunil > > APC supports the CIS statement and express our solidarity with Padmini. > > Anriette > > > On 21/03/2016 13:00, Sunil Abraham wrote: >> The Centre for Internet and Society >> >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 >> >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns the acts >> of sexual harassment that took place against one of our representatives, >> Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in Marrakech. It is completely >> unacceptable that an event the scale of an ICANN meeting does not have >> in place a formal redressal system, a neutral point of contact or even a >> policy for complainants who have been put through the ordeal of sexual >> harassment. ICANN cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not >> formally recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such instances. >> >> >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject to such >> treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to raise a >> formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no immediate >> remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her with no option but to >> make the incident publicly known in the interim. The ombudsman’s office >> has been in touch with her, but this administrative process is simply >> inadequate for rights-violations. >> >> >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, staff, and board >> members. While we are thankful for their support, we believe that this >> situation can be better dealt with through some positive measures. We >> ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in order to make its >> meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: >> >> >> 1. >> >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with regard to sexual >> harassment within ICANN. The policy must be displayed on the ICANN >> website, at the venue of meetings and made available in delegate kits. >> >> 2. >> >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is neutral and >> approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a white male, >> however well intentioned, is inadequate and completely unhelpful to >> the complainant. The present situation is one where the ombudsman >> has no effective power and only advises the board. >> >> 3. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of the ICANN >> board to help them better understand these issues. >> >> 4. >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training for the >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point of contact >> for complainants as the ombudsman forms an important part of >> community and participant engagement. >> >> 5. >> >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN community. >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I'd be grateful for any feedback you > may have. > > Thanks and regards > > Gangesh > > -- > > Gangesh Sreekumar Varma | Senior Fellow > Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi > | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 8447159123 | > Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org > . www.ccgtlr.org > . www.nludelhi.ac.in > | Twitter: @ccgdelhi > . @gangeshvarma > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Congratulations !!!!!!! *Sonigitu Ekpe* *Environmental Management and Governance*+234 803 399 2350 On 23 March 2016 at 16:41, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote: > Congrats Carolina! > > Anriette > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From seun.ojedeji at gmail.com Wed Mar 23 15:08:28 2016 From: seun.ojedeji at gmail.com (Seun Ojedeji) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2016 20:08:28 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] [Ianaplan] [governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Sent from my LG G4 Kindly excuse brevity and typos On 23 Mar 2016 19:33, "Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro" < salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of any sort. > SO: +1 > > The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate authorities who should also afford the accused party the right to be heard. > SO: ++1 > Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this is a matter for relevant authorities. > SO: +++1 Overall, I am in support of an harassment policy that ensures fair treatment irrespective of the gender. Cheers! > Sala > > On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" wrote: >> >> Dear all >> >> PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender sensitisation. >> >> Regards >> >> Padmini Baruah >> V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) >> NLSIU, Bangalore >> Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >> To be removed from the list, visit: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >> >> For all other list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >> >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >> > > _______________________________________________ > Ianaplan mailing list > Ianaplan at ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ianaplan > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Thu Mar 24 04:52:08 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 08:52:08 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] RANSOMWARE BY NAME LOCKY. Message-ID: Dear All, Yesterday at 2:38pm an employee in one of the organisation in Ghana was attacked by ransomware by name locky, this ransomware was sent in an email with an attachment , the attachment contained an ms-word document with a malicious macro, the locky program was activated when the user clicked "enable editing " after the document was opened, this macro begun an encryption process using a RSA-2048 and AES-128 algorithm, the encryption process targeted the following file extensions *.docx;*.pdf;*.pptx;*.xlsx;*.doc Yesterday Three US hospitals were hit by "locky" as well,The IT systems of Kentucky Methodist Hospital and Chino Valley Medical Center and Desert Valley Hospital, California, were infected with this ransomware, The files cannot be recovered unless the victim has an offline backup to recover from or pays a ransom with bitcoins via the darkweb,the attackers promise to send the private key in a compiled program to decrypt the victim's files after they receive payment. System restore cannot restore files just settings so it will not help in this case. Third-party recovery software cannot recover the encrypted files because the files are not considered as deleted. The previous ransomware by name "cryptolocker" did not rename the files it encrypted so it was possible to recover your files by using the windows "previous version" feature, however "locky" renames all the files it encrypts so that windows cannot index the file's shadow copies to recover them. CERT-GHANA recommends that all users open email attachments with caution especially executable files. Cheers, *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ransom.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 41697 bytes Desc: not available URL: From gangesh.varma at nludelhi.ac.in Fri Mar 4 00:57:02 2016 From: gangesh.varma at nludelhi.ac.in (Gangesh S. Varma) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 11:27:02 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] ICANN Accountability Blog Series In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all, [Apologies for cross-posting] This next post in our blog series on the ICANN Accountability process tries to capture the key discussions on the much debated Recommendation #5: Changing aspects of ICANN's Mission, Commitments and Core Values. The index to the series is available here . As always we welcome your inputs and feedback. Thanks and regards Gangesh On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Gangesh S. Varma < gangesh.varma at nludelhi.ac.in> wrote: > Dear all, > > [Apologies for cross posting] > > Here > > is our next post in our series on the ICANN accountability process > examining briefly examining the key discussions on Recommendation 7: > Strengthening ICANN's IRP. > > An index > to > our previous and upcoming posts in this series can be found here. > As always we welcome your inputs and feedback. > > Best regards > > Gangesh > > -- > > Gangesh Sreekumar Varma | Senior Fellow > Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi > | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 8447159123 | Fax: > (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org > . www.nludelhi.ac.in | Twitter: @ccgdelhi > . @gangeshvarma > > -- Gangesh Sreekumar Varma | Senior Fellow Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Cell: (+91) 8447159123 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org . www.nludelhi.ac.in | Twitter: @ccgdelhi . @gangeshvarma -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Em 23/03/2016 20:53, "Olga Cavalli" escreveu: > > Hola a todos!! > > > Ya falta poco para reunirnos en Washington DC. > > > Recuerden que todo el programa de actividades se puede seguir en forma remota con video streaming y canales de audio en español e Inglés. > > El programa de actividades se puede ver en este link y se puede participar en forma remota a través de los siguientes enlaces: > > > Directo de la sala http://original.livestream.com/oaslive2 > > Inglés: http://original.livestream.com/oasenglish2 > > Español: http://original.livestream.com/oasspanish2 > > > Queremos agradecer a los colegas de ISOC Barbados chapter, especialmente a Jason Hynds, quien ha organizado un hub remoto para participar desde allí!! > > > Agradeceremos que puedan difundir la participación remota abierta a toda la comunidad en dos idiomas entre sus redes de contacto. > > > Saludos a todos > > Olga > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hello all! > > > We will meet soon in Washington DC next week! > > > Remember that all the activity program can be followed remotely with video streaming and audio channels in spanish and English. > > > > You can review the program in this link and you can join remotely through these three audio and video channels: > > > Direct from the floor http://original.livestream.com/oaslive2 > > English: http://original.livestream.com/oasenglish2 > > Spanish: http://original.livestream.com/oasspanish2 > > > We want to thank colleagues from ISOC Barbados chapter, specially Jason Hynds, who have organized a remote hub to participate from there!!! > > > Please share among your networks these links so all the Internet community can join us in the school! > > > > Best regards > > > Olga > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Thu Mar 24 13:31:58 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2016 19:31:58 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - WSIS FORUM HIGHLEVELTRACK FACILITATORS Message-ID: Dear Best Bits members, To those who are able and can serve on the WSIS forum high-level-track facilitator, please read through and apply accordingly, Best wishes, Nadira AlAraj Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG ​---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ian Peter Date: Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:32 AM Subject: [cs-coord] CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - WSIS FORUM HIGHLEVELTRACK FACILITATORS To: cs-coord at internetgov-cs.org The WSIS Forum will take place in Geneva from May 2-6 this year. The Civil Society Co-ordination Group (CSCG) has been asked to forward four names of civil society representatives to be High Level Track Facilitators (joining facilitators from other stakeholder groups). The attached document gives details of what is required. Please note: High Level Track Facilitators are expected to cover their own fares and accommodation expenses: The main task of each facilitator is to moderate a high level policy session and provide a written executive summary based on interventions and discussion during the session, while capturing the vision, identifying emerging trends, opportunities and challenges shared by the high level speakers. Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate previous experience in this area, combined with a good general knowledge of WSIS issues. Nominations or self-nominations should be sent to nomcom07 at internetgov-cs.org no later than midnight UTC on Wednesday, April 6. The nominations should include basic biographical information, plus a brief statement outlining relevant experience in similar moderation/ facilitation exercises. Please feel free to circulate to relevant civil society lists. Virginia Paque and Ian Peter Co-Chairs,CSCG. 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Copying important files to your phone should be easy also with potential security issues noted (I encrypt anything sensitive.) 3. And I don't use mail programs on my windows system but that's admittedly weaker and might run into policy problems for many, but it helps! There are other entry points for miscreants of course. 4. Keep my windows recovery disk current and a copy of the system installation disks nearby. Again, possibly a policy issue. On March 24, 2016 at 08:52 wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) wrote: > Dear All, > > Yesterday at 2:38pm an employee in one of the organisation in Ghana was > attacked by ransomware by name locky, this ransomware was sent in an email > with an attachment , the attachment contained an ms-word document with a > malicious macro, the locky program was activated when the user clicked "enable > editing " after the document was opened, this macro begun an encryption > process using a RSA-2048 and AES-128 algorithm, the encryption process > targeted the following file extensions  *.docx;*.pdf;*.pptx;*.xlsx;*.doc > > Yesterday Three US hospitals were hit by "locky" as well,The IT systems of > Kentucky Methodist Hospital and Chino Valley Medical Center and Desert Valley > Hospital, California, were infected with this ransomware, > The files cannot be recovered unless the victim has an offline backup to > recover from or pays a ransom with bitcoins via the darkweb,the attackers > promise to send the private key in a compiled program to decrypt the victim's > files after they receive payment. > System restore cannot restore files just settings so it will not help in this > case. > > Third-party recovery software cannot recover the encrypted files because the > files are not considered as deleted. The previous ransomware by name > "cryptolocker" did not rename the files it encrypted so it was possible to > recover your files by using the windows "previous version" feature, however > "locky" renames all the files it encrypts so that windows cannot index the > file's shadow copies to recover them. > > CERT-GHANA recommends that all users open email attachments with caution > especially executable files.  > > Cheers,[cleard] > > WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.) > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA)  > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) > Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana > Tel; +233 20 812881 > Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com > wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh > wisdom.dk at gmail.com > Skype: wisdom_dk > facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > > x[DELETED ATTACHMENT ransom.jpg, JPEG image] > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs at TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo* From gurstein at gmail.com Sat Mar 26 14:04:56 2016 From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein) Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2016 11:04:56 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Message-ID: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> My original blogpost examining the "Policy and Regulatory Best Practices" of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI's) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the "tech evangelist" for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI's principles, best practices, and policy positions - they are offered as fact with no substantiation. A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) What I haven't seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the -a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh M -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nashton at consensus.pro Sun Mar 27 02:52:01 2016 From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:37:01 +0545 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) In-Reply-To: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> References: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear Michael, May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. Regards, Nick > On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein wrote: > > My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s)  has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) > What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. > A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) > What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. > This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): > https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ > > http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh > > M > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: nashton at consensus.pro Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:37:01 +0545 CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; gurstein at gmail.com Subject: Re: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. Regards, Nick On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein wrote:My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM)What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation.A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.)What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate.This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist):https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh M ____________________________________________________________You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.orgTo be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribingFor all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governanceTo edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. 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Let us remember this quote, which reigns supreme decades later : *"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."* "Citizenship in a Republic," Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 - See more at: http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.9297493/k.7CB9/Quotations_from_the_speeches_and_other_works_of_Theodore_Roosevelt.htm#.dpuf On Mar 27, 2016 9:52 AM, "Nick Ashton-Hart" wrote: > Dear Michael, > > May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite > A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a > conversation with them about your concerns? > > I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a > redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. > > Regards, Nick > > On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein wrote: > > My original blogpost > > examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for > an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has > generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy > elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). > In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, > a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for > PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri > 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) > *What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated > alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same > deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy > positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation.* > *A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best > practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, > they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate > in all. (Think globally act locally.)* > *What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and > policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could > be presented to this list for consideration and debate.* > This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional > comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): > > https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ > > http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh > > M > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gurstein at gmail.com Sun Mar 27 09:27:56 2016 From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 06:27:56 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) In-Reply-To: References: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <006e01d1882c$7a397720$6eac6560$@gmail.com> Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Michael Gurstein Cc: bestbits Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. Regards, Nick On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein > wrote: My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh M ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nashton at consensus.pro Sun Mar 27 10:07:31 2016 From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 19:52:31 +0545 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) In-Reply-To: <006e01d1882c$7a397720$6eac6560$@gmail.com> References: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> <006e01d1882c$7a397720$6eac6560$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1076D9B0-D3B2-4337-B960-5B76BEB09942@consensus.pro> Dear Michael, Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. > On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein wrote: > > Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. > > One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. > > This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. > > There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. > > It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. > > I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. > > M > > From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] > Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM > To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; Michael Gurstein > > Cc: bestbits > > Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) > > Dear Michael, > > May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? > > I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. > > Regards, Nick > >> On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein > wrote: >> >> My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s)  has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) >> What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. >> A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) >> What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. >> This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): >> https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ >> >> http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh >> >> M >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >> To be removed from the list, visit: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >> >> For all other list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >> >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The need is to adapt the solution to the local/national requirements and resources. The A4AI “Best Practices” attempts to impose a single solution fits all approach (market fundamentalist) as the core objective of the initiative. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 27, 2016 7:08 AM To: Michael Gurstein Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein wrote: Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [ mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> Cc: bestbits < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. Regards, Nick On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> wrote: My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh M ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in Fri Mar 4 01:33:20 2016 From: aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in (Aarti Bhavana) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 06:33:20 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] ICANN Accountability blog series In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear All, With the CCWG-Accountability F2F scheduled for today, we conclude our blog series on the finalised recommendations. The final post examining Recommendation 8 (Request for Reconsideration) and Recommendation 9 (Incorporating AoC into the bylaws) can be read here . As always, we welcome your comments and input. Warm regards, Aarti Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com *| On 1 March 2016 at 06:14, Aarti Bhavana wrote: > Dear All, > > The next post in our series on CCWG-Accountability traces the developments > in the much-debated Recommendation 11 (GAC advice and Stress Test 18) and > can be read here > . > An index of all our posts on this series can be found here > > . > As always, we welcome your comments and input. > > Warm regards, > Aarti > > > > Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow > Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, > Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . > www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com > *| > > On 24 February 2016 at 12:06, Aarti Bhavana > wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> The fourth post in our series on the recent developments in the >> CCWG-Accountability process can be read here >> . >> This post examines Recommendation 3 (Standard bylaws and fundamental >> bylaws) and Recommendation 10 (SO/AC accountability). >> >> As always, we welcome your comments. >> >> Warm regards, >> Aarti >> >> >> >> Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow >> Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, >> Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org >> . www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com >> *| >> >> On 13 February 2016 at 11:37, Aarti Bhavana > > wrote: >> >>> Dear All, >>> >>> The next post in our series on the recent developments in the ICANN >>> Accountability process can be found here >>> . >>> This post examines Recommendation 6 (Human Rights) and Recommendation 12 >>> (Work Stream 2). >>> >>> As always, we welcome your inputs and comments. >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> Aarti >>> >>> >>> >>> Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow >>> Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, >>> Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org >>> . www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com >>> *| >>> >>> On 3 February 2016 at 12:01, Aarti Bhavana >> > wrote: >>> >>>> Dear All, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The Centre for Communication Governance (CCG) has started a blog series >>>> on the recent developments in the ICANN Accountability process that is >>>> crucial to the IANA Transition. 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URL: From nashton at consensus.pro Sun Mar 27 12:32:15 2016 From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:17:15 +0545 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) In-Reply-To: <00cb01d18838$bad82a90$30887fb0$@gmail.com> References: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> <006e01d1882c$7a397720$6eac6560$@gmail.com> <1076D9B0-D3B2-4337-B960-5B76BEB09942@consensus.pro> <00cb01d18838$bad82a90$30887fb0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20EFFD2F-6266-4EFC-B340-5BA44620CA1A@consensus.pro> Michael, what I get from your blogpost, and your deletion and replacement of market-related provisions is that you object to market-based and competition-based policies. You don’t articulate a clear and evidence-based counter-proposal to replace the language that you don’t like. You may not like markets and competition much, but they at least have a clear track record of success across socio-economic contexts in making the Internet cheaper and faster. I don’t know quite what you want to replace that with, nor how one would even judge on an empirical basis whether it was successful. Or whether it has been in the past. > On 27 Mar 2016, at 20:40, Michael Gurstein wrote: > > Nick, > > I thought that in my blogpos t I was very clear that a range of solutions was possible/appropriate to ensure effective access and use of the Internet for the un/underserved. The need is to adapt the solution to the local/national requirements and resources. > > The A4AI “Best Practices” attempts to impose a single solution fits all approach (market fundamentalist) as the core objective of the initiative. > > M > > From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] > Sent: March 27, 2016 7:08 AM > To: Michael Gurstein > > Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; bestbits > > Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) > > Dear Michael, > > Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. > > As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. > >> On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein > wrote: >> >> Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. >> >> One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. >> >> This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. >> >> There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. >> >> It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. >> >> I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. >> >> M >> >> From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] >> Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM >> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; Michael Gurstein > >> Cc: bestbits > >> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) >> >> Dear Michael, >> >> May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? >> >> I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. >> >> Regards, Nick >> >>> On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein > wrote: >>> >>> My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s)  has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) >>> What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. >>> A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) >>> What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. >>> This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): >>> https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh >>> >>> M >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >>> To be removed from the list, visit: >>> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >>> >>> For all other list information and functions, see: >>> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >>> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >>> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >>> >>> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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What I wrote was that competitive/market solutions were one among a range of possible solutions, the specifics of which should be determined based on local needs and resources (and not those determined by Washington or London). My proposal was to open up the range of solutions to include for example, locally owned/municipal networks such as those currently being promoted by the Obama government but which are directly excluded by the market fundamentalism of the A4AI “best practices”. In the original blogpost and repeated in the second (directed at the regulator) I suggested that research be conducted to identify empirically the impact of market fundamentalist approaches as well as mixed policy approaches and publicly funded approaches on under/unserved populations. The issue is not which approach makes the Internet cheaper (or faster) but which most effectively (and efficiently) resolves the issues associated with enabling Internet access and use by marginalized and under/unserved populations. Simply making the Internet cheaper advantages those who already have the wherewithal to access the Internet, not in itself a bad thing as it increases the number of those obtaining such access, but which doesn’t obviously resolve the problems of those who do not have the wherewithal to access the Internet at competitive market based prices. And it should be noted that the market fundamentalist approach being insisted upon by A4AI has implications much broader than simply reducing the cost of Internet access. For example the A4AI “Best Practices” also directs the use of Universal Services Funds to an exclusive use in infrastructure development and further structures the process of accessing those funds in such a way as to highly privilege the (international) corporate sector, denying such funds for use by locally developed access programs or governments themselves who might wish to develop programs to service the under/unserved. As well the A4AI requires that national governments commits to the US’s “Internet Freedom” campaign rather than for example to an anchoring of Internet access in the broad range of human rights. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 27, 2016 9:32 AM To: Michael Gurstein Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Michael, what I get from your blogpost, and your deletion and replacement of market-related provisions is that you object to market-based and competition-based policies. You don’t articulate a clear and evidence-based counter-proposal to replace the language that you don’t like. You may not like markets and competition much, but they at least have a clear track record of success across socio-economic contexts in making the Internet cheaper and faster. I don’t know quite what you want to replace that with, nor how one would even judge on an empirical basis whether it was successful. Or whether it has been in the past. On 27 Mar 2016, at 20:40, Michael Gurstein > wrote: Nick, I thought that in my blogpost I was very clear that a range of solutions was possible/appropriate to ensure effective access and use of the Internet for the un/underserved. The need is to adapt the solution to the local/national requirements and resources. The A4AI “Best Practices” attempts to impose a single solution fits all approach (market fundamentalist) as the core objective of the initiative. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [ mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 27, 2016 7:08 AM To: Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> wrote: Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [ mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> Cc: bestbits < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. Regards, Nick On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> wrote: My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh M ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: governance at lists.igcaucus.org To be removed from the list, visit: http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing For all other list information and functions, see: http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: http://www.igcaucus.org/ Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From willi.uebelherr at riseup.net Sun Mar 27 13:34:28 2016 From: willi.uebelherr at riseup.net (willi uebelherr) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 13:04:28 -0430 Subject: [bestbits] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) In-Reply-To: <1076D9B0-D3B2-4337-B960-5B76BEB09942@consensus.pro> References: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> <006e01d1882c$7a397720$6eac6560$@gmail.com> <1076D9B0-D3B2-4337-B960-5B76BEB09942@consensus.pro> Message-ID: <56F819A4.9020807@riseup.net> Dear Nick, sometimes you speak about "ideology" very negative. But your answer is full of ideological args. For me, this is very normally. Because our thinking is our "Ideology". You wrote: "... but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance ...". This is a selfmade argumentation. A circle argumentation. You know the situation in the telecommunication and therefore you know all this stupid construction, what we have there. You know all this lies in the term "InterNet". You know, that in the existing telecommunication you never find the Net-structure. Only bus and star. You know the massivly exclusion in the telecommunication, if people have no money to buy the access systems. You know the perverse routing mechanism. You know the big resource burning in the telecommunication systems. All this inefficieny you know. So, in the reality, you know. But not in your thinking. This we call the dogmatic. You look for arguments, to defend the market ideology. And therefore you have to hidden all your knowledge. I know all this contradiction from our discussion on the 1net.org list. 2 years ago. And now i read, you follow all time this dream. Clear, i know, you need your job in this environment. But sometimes, we should go over to find the truth. many greetings, willi St. Elena de Uairen, Venezuela Am 27.03.2016 um 09:37 schrieb Nick Ashton-Hart: > Dear Michael, > > Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. > > As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. > >> On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein wrote: >> >> Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. >> >> One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. >> >> This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. >> >> There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. >> >> It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. >> >> I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. >> >> M >> >> From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] >> Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM >> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; Michael Gurstein > >> Cc: bestbits > >> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) >> >> Dear Michael, >> >> May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? >> >> I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. >> >> Regards, Nick >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > From nashton at consensus.pro Sun Mar 27 21:03:44 2016 From: nashton at consensus.pro (Nick Ashton-Hart) Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 06:48:44 +0545 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) In-Reply-To: <01c401d1884c$f878e6a0$e96ab3e0$@gmail.com> References: <037901d1878a$0320e8a0$0962b9e0$@gmail.com> <006e01d1882c$7a397720$6eac6560$@gmail.com> <1076D9B0-D3B2-4337-B960-5B76BEB09942@consensus.pro> <00cb01d18838$bad82a90$30887fb0$@gmail.com> <20EFFD2F-6266-4EFC-B340-5BA44620CA1A@consensus.pro> <01c401d1884c$f878e6a0$e96ab3e0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Dear Michael, I may have misread, but since you removed all references to specifics and replaced them with vague generalities I suspect I’m not the only one. If you were to have an open conversation (I have, many times) with A4Ai I think you will find that you’ve misread them if you take from their approach that only commercial approaches are viable. Doing research on what works locally sounds great, but in many markets the only way to break up the monopoly owned by the Presiden’ts brother is to actually start from the premise that the monopoly owned by the President’s brother has to go and the only way to get independent regulation is actually to call for it. Again, from personal experience, in many countries going in with your approach would equal no change at all. Your approach might work well in a long-standing democracy with established rule of law and middle-income or better GDP. From my experience - and there are many others on this list with far more than mine - it would be frankly hopeless in many less advantaged places. They don’t know what planet you are coming from with the idea of doing unbiased research on the right policy options to get rid of the President’s brother owning the monopoly telephony and Internet provider. As to faster and cheaper being less ideal, again, from personal experience, in countries with low disposable income cheaper = more people connected. Developing cooperative models for community-owned access providers again sounds great, and probably would be great, but is often several steps down the road from just getting affordable access in the first place. To be completely honest, you seem to want to impose your ideal of first-world policy-environment assumptions on everyone everywhere with lots of studies, assumptions of impartiality to those studies, and communally owned infrastructure when people have almost no infrastructure and no tradition of community owned utilities of any kind. The underlying requirements to make your model work simply don’t exist in many parts of the world and frankly, the need to get the unconnected connected means we have to walk before we run. Your model requires the ability to sprint. > On 27 Mar 2016, at 23:05, Michael Gurstein wrote: > > Nick, > > No, you must have misread. What I wrote was that competitive/market solutions were one among a range of possible solutions, the specifics of which should be determined based on local needs and resources (and not those determined by Washington or London). My proposal was to open up the range of solutions to include for example, locally owned/municipal networks such as those currently being promoted by the Obama government but which are directly excluded by the market fundamentalism of the A4AI “best practices”. > > In the original blogpost and repeated in the second (directed at the regulator) I suggested that research be conducted to identify empirically the impact of market fundamentalist approaches as well as mixed policy approaches and publicly funded approaches on under/unserved populations. > > The issue is not which approach makes the Internet cheaper (or faster) but which most effectively (and efficiently) resolves the issues associated with enabling Internet access and use by marginalized and under/unserved populations. Simply making the Internet cheaper advantages those who already have the wherewithal to access the Internet, not in itself a bad thing as it increases the number of those obtaining such access, but which doesn’t obviously resolve the problems of those who do not have the wherewithal to access the Internet at competitive market based prices. > > And it should be noted that the market fundamentalist approach being insisted upon by A4AI has implications much broader than simply reducing the cost of Internet access. For example the A4AI “Best Practices” also directs the use of Universal Services Funds to an exclusive use in infrastructure development and further structures the process of accessing those funds in such a way as to highly privilege the (international) corporate sector, denying such funds for use by locally developed access programs or governments themselves who might wish to develop programs to service the under/unserved. > > As well the A4AI requires that national governments commits to the US’s “Internet Freedom” campaign rather than for example to an anchoring of Internet access in the broad range of human rights. > > M > > From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] > Sent: March 27, 2016 9:32 AM > To: Michael Gurstein > > Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; bestbits > > Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) > > Michael, what I get from your blogpost, and your deletion and replacement of market-related provisions is that you object to market-based and competition-based policies. You don’t articulate a clear and evidence-based counter-proposal to replace the language that you don’t like. > > You may not like markets and competition much, but they at least have a clear track record of success across socio-economic contexts in making the Internet cheaper and faster. I don’t know quite what you want to replace that with, nor how one would even judge on an empirical basis whether it was successful. Or whether it has been in the past. > >> On 27 Mar 2016, at 20:40, Michael Gurstein > wrote: >> >> Nick, >> >> I thought that in my blogpos t I was very clear that a range of solutions was possible/appropriate to ensure effective access and use of the Internet for the un/underserved. The need is to adapt the solution to the local/national requirements and resources. >> >> The A4AI “Best Practices” attempts to impose a single solution fits all approach (market fundamentalist) as the core objective of the initiative. >> >> M >> >> From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] >> Sent: March 27, 2016 7:08 AM >> To: Michael Gurstein > >> Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; bestbits > >> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) >> >> Dear Michael, >> >> Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. >> >> As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. >> >>> On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein > wrote: >>> >>> Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. >>> >>> One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. >>> >>> This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. >>> >>> There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. >>> >>> It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. >>> >>> I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. >>> >>> M >>> >>> From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro ] >>> Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM >>> To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org ; Michael Gurstein > >>> Cc: bestbits > >>> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) >>> >>> Dear Michael, >>> >>> May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? >>> >>> I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. >>> >>> Regards, Nick >>> >>>> On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein > wrote: >>>> >>>> My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s)  has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) >>>> What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. >>>> A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) >>>> What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. >>>> This below is my response to this challenge (I have added additional comments by Brandt Dainow also a contributor to the InternetPolicy elist): >>>> https://gurstein.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/alternative-best-practices-for-the-a4ai-to-be-renamed-alliance-for-an-accessible-internet/ >>>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/zhejpvh >>>> >>>> M >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >>>> To be removed from the list, visit: >>>> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >>>> >>>> For all other list information and functions, see: >>>> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >>>> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >>>> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >>>> >>>> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 670 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Mon Mar 28 00:18:09 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 07:18:09 +0300 Subject: [bestbits] CIS' Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 In-Reply-To: <09A272A9-E225-4CBF-BFF7-470F8C641A95@researchictafrica.net> References: <60C2520E-9AC9-4AA2-B9D0-B4D7F45C3E3D@gmail.com> <56F18459.3080806@apcwomen.org> <56F1B13D.8080909@softwarefreedom.org> <65482.10.254.253.3.1458828540.squirrel@sqmail.gn.apc.org> <09A272A9-E225-4CBF-BFF7-470F8C641A95@researchictafrica.net> Message-ID: Dear All, FYI On its Weekly Digest, an ICANN blog, by Akram Atallah, dated March 25, about *Conduct at ICANN Meetings* http:// icann.org /news/blog/conduct-at-icann-meetings > On Mar 25, 2016, at 16:13, Bishakha Datta wrote: > > Dear all, > > As one of the two coordinators of the Gender Dynamic Coalition, I want to thank you for including us in this critical conversation. > > We had proposed drafting a sexual harassment policy for the IGF at the Gender Dynamic Coalition meeting at IGF 2015, a proposal that was strongly endorsed at that meeting. We had also formed a small volunteer committee for this purpose. > > We will now move quickly on this, using many of the excellent points and resources that have been mentioned on this thread. > > Please let us know if any of you would like to join this committee. > > Many thanks > Bishakha > Hi All, I have been following the thread and commend Ms Baruah for making her experience public and the movement for a sexual harassment policy. I would also like to urge some form of education or communication for new participants who come into IG spaces such as ICANN and IGF. A lack of awareness of what can do when one experiences sexual harassment means some incidences go unreported. I would also like to volunteer join the small committee set up for this purpose. Thanks, Chenai Chenai Chair Researcher Research ICT Africa Unit 409, Old Castle Brewery 6 Beach Road Woodstock, Cape Town, 7925 South Africa T: +27 71 151 5602 f: www.facebook.com/researchICTafrica.ne t t: @RIAnetwork See www.researchICTafrica.net for most recent policy research papers On Mar 25, 2016, at 16:13, Bishakha Datta wrote: Dear all, As one of the two coordinators of the Gender Dynamic Coalition, I want to thank you for including us in this critical conversation. We had proposed drafting a sexual harassment policy for the IGF at the Gender Dynamic Coalition meeting at IGF 2015, a proposal that was strongly endorsed at that meeting. We had also formed a small volunteer committee for this purpose. We will now move quickly on this, using many of the excellent points and resources that have been mentioned on this thread. Please let us know if any of you would like to join this committee. Many thanks Bishakha On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Erika Smith wrote: > Hi all, > I wrote to RIPE NCC per Lorena's comment to ask if they could share the > policy or provide us with a contact person, although I've just noticed > that Chris Buckridge is on this CC so perhaps s/he an provide us with more > insight. > > On the geek feminism wiki there are two sources that may be of use in > drafting - one is for online spaces and community management, and the > other for in-person conferences. > http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Community_anti-harassment/Policy > http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy > > > Geek Feminism also has evaluations of Codes of Conduct that could be > useful for making sure the policy learns from other policies' weaknesses: > http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Code_of_conduct_evaluations > > > Erika > > > > Dear Padmini and Sunil, > > > > Supporting you completely. Please let me know how can we help other than > > joining your call for positive measures. We all must insist on > > professional, friendly, safe environment for all but especially towards > > women. > > > > I would suggest looking at a community-maintained list of conferences > > with policies on the Geek Feminism Wiki. > > > > > > On 03/22/2016 03:17 PM, Lorena Jaume-Palasi wrote: > >> Dear all, > >> I think RIPE NCC drafted last year an anti-harassment policy. They > >> certainly could contribute with best practices. > >> Cheers > >> Lorena > >> > >> 2016-03-22 18:43 GMT+01:00 Jac sm Kee >> >: > >> > >> Dear all, > >> > >> Copying the Gender DC mailing list and also the 2 coordinators into > >> this > >> conversation. Like in Ms Padmini's statement, when this was raised > >> at > >> the last IGF during the Gender DC workshop, other participants > >> shared > >> their experience of sexual harassment. So discussing and tackling > >> this > >> issue seriously at esp a space on IG process and policy > >> conversations is > >> critical. Contributes significantly to creating an inclusive, > >> respectful, non-discriminatory and diverse participatory > >> environment. > >> > >> I think the DC is in the process of drafting a proposed policy to be > >> taken up at the upcoming IGF. Would be great to see initiatives > >> build > >> and inform each other, and to also share best practices. There has > >> been > >> many initiatives and models in different contexts that can be drawn > >> from > >> - events, organisational, country specific, space/platform etc. > >> Fully > >> support the idea of a WG in ICANN. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> jac > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------- > >> Jac sm Kee > >> Manager, Women's Rights Programme > >> Association for Progressive Communications > >> www.apc.org | www.takebackthetech.net > >> | erotics.apc.org > >> > >> Jitsi: jacsmk | Skype: jacsmk | Twitter: @jhybe > >> > >> On 22/03/2016 00:15, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > >> > Dear all > >> > I commend Ms. Padmini Baruah courage for bringing this issue to > >> ICANN > >> > and to the civil society public forums. > >> > The discussion here raises a questions and I would like to direct > >> this > >> > to those senior with ICANN. > >> > How we can create a working group to discuss this issue under > >> ICANN > >> > umbrella? It is important the recommendations of this group to be > >> > instituted into ICANN. > >> > Which body of ICANN will grant the official existence of this > >> group and > >> > what constituency it will work? > >> > Hoping these answers will bring the existence of this working > >> group and > >> > follow the pattern of button up approach in decision making of > >> ICANN and > >> > to follow with the recommendations of Padmini to make them happen. > >> > Best wishes, > >> > Nadira Alaraj > >> > > >> > On Mar 21, 2016 6:32 PM, >> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > First of all, I would like to say I think that Ms Baruah is an > >> > incredibly brave woman for not only making her story public, > >> but > >> > also for not giving up despite being discouraged to report the > >> > incident and CIS for issuing a statement on rather ignored > >> issue > >> > within our own circles. I personally know many women who don’t > >> > report harassment because there is a lack of support and > >> significant > >> > discouragement. Unfortunately, this leads to silencing and > >> harassers > >> > are thus granted impunity. > >> > > >> > Ms Baruah’s statement betrays another reality that women in > >> this > >> > field have to live with if they wish to continue working: her > >> > harasser was granted access to her space where he was allowed > >> to > >> > make her uncomfortable by staring. I have lost count of the > >> number > >> > of women who have spoken about this. Unless a strong > >> accountability > >> > mechanism is enforced, the rate of reporting harassment will > >> remain > >> > low. Women will not come forward unless they are guaranteed > >> that > >> > they will not have to face their harasser until they are ready > >> to. > >> > Furthermore, having to face a harasser is triggering and > >> emotional > >> > exhaustion leads to giving up. > >> > > >> > This incident should lead to reflection regarding harassment > >> in our > >> > own tech community and development in general. > >> > > >> > Strong policies should not only be enforced, but should be > >> > culturally sensitive. For example, if women from a very > >> patriarchal > >> > country report harassment to someone, they should not be asked > >> to > >> > first officially report it legally. Some are unable to do so > >> and > >> > will hesitate to do so due to lack of support. > >> > > >> > More than anything else, as a community, we need to reflect on > >> how > >> > we got here and why. Perhaps some accountability on our own > >> roles is > >> > necessary because men would not able to harass women so easily > >> > unless they knew they had impunity on some level. While it is > >> > heartening to see conversations taking place, I don’t believe > >> we can > >> > have meaningful change unless we all collectively discuss how > >> we got > >> > here in the first place. Why does the tech development > >> industry have > >> > such a bad reputation when it comes to harassment? Surely it > >> isn’t > >> > the result of a conspiracy against us. > >> > > >> > Jac it would be great if we make this discussion happen at > >> Gender > >> > Dynamic Coalition in next IGF and discuss how to address the > >> issue > >> > of sexual harassment not only restricted to spaces like ICANN > >> and > >> > IGF but within our own community. > >> > > >> > My two cents.. > >> > > >> > Best, > >> > Nighat Dad > >> > Digital Rights Foundation, Pakistan. > >> > > >> > Sent from my iPhone > >> > > >> > On 21-Mar-2016, at 8:00 pm, Sunil Abraham < > sunil at cis-india.org > >> > >> > >> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society > >> >> > >> >> Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN55 > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> The Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) strongly condemns > >> the > >> >> acts of sexual harassment that took place against one of our > >> >> representatives, Ms. Padmini Baruah, during ICANN 55 in > >> Marrakech. > >> >> It is completely unacceptable that an event the scale of an > >> ICANN > >> >> meeting does not have in place a formal redressal system, a > >> >> neutral point of contact or even a policy for complainants > >> who > >> >> have been put through the ordeal of sexual harassment. ICANN > >> >> cannot claim to be inclusive or diverse if it does not > >> formally > >> >> recognise a specific procedure or recourse under such > >> instances. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Ms. Baruah is by no means the first young woman to be subject > >> to > >> >> such treatment at an ICANN event, but she isthe first to > >> raise a > >> >> formalcomplaint. Following the incident, she was given no > >> >> immediate remedy or formal recourse, and that has left her > >> with no > >> >> option but to make the incident publicly known in the > >> interim. The > >> >> ombudsman’s office has been in touch with her, but this > >> >> administrative process is simply inadequate for > >> rights-violations. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Ms. Baruah has received support from various community, > >> staff, and > >> >> board members. While we are thankful for their support, we > >> believe > >> >> that this situation can be better dealt with through some > >> positive > >> >> measures. We ask that ICANN carry out the following steps in > >> order > >> >> to make its meetings a truly safe and inclusive space: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> 1. > >> >> > >> >> Institute a formal redressal system and policy with > >> regard to > >> >> sexual harassment within ICANN. The policy must be > >> displayed > >> >> on the ICANN website, at the venue of meetings and made > >> >> available in delegate kits. > >> >> > >> >> 2. > >> >> > >> >> Institute an Anti Sexual Harassment Committee that is > >> neutral > >> >> and approachable. Merely having an ombudsman who is a > >> white > >> >> male, however well intentioned, is inadequate and > >> completely > >> >> unhelpful to the complainant. The present situation is > >> one > >> >> where the ombudsman has no effective power and only > >> advises > >> >> the board. > >> >> > >> >> 3. > >> >> > >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training of > >> the > >> >> ICANN board to help them better understand these issues. > >> >> > >> >> 4. > >> >> > >> >> Conduct periodic gender and sexual harassment training > >> for the > >> >> ombudsman even if he/she will not be the exclusive point > >> of > >> >> contact for complainants as the ombudsman forms an > >> important > >> >> part of community and participant engagement. > >> >> > >> >> 5. > >> >> > >> >> Conduct periodic gender sensitisation for the ICANN > >> community. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > >> > >> >> >. > >> >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > >> >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > >> > > >> > ____________________________________________________________ > >> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > >> > >> >> >. > >> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > >> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > ____________________________________________________________ > >> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > >> . > >> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > >> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org > >> > >> To be removed from the list, visit: > >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > >> > >> For all other list information and functions, see: > >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ > >> > >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> Lorena Jaume-Palasí ∙ Coordinator, Global Internet Governance > >> Arbeitsgruppe > >> > >> Internet & Gesellschaft Co:llaboratory e.V. > >> > >> www.intgovforum.de ∙ www.collaboratory.de > >> ∙ Newsletter > >> < > http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=collaboratory&loc=de_DE> > >> ∙ Facebook > >> ∙ Twitter ∙Youtube > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ____________________________________________________________ > >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > >> > > > > -- > > Warm Regards > > Mishi Choudhary, Esq. > > Legal Director > > Software Freedom Law Center > > 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 > > Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 > > www.softwarefreedom.org > > Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org > > > > > > Executive Director > > SFLC.IN > > K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 > > Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 > > www.sflc.in > > Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Genderigf mailing list > > Genderigf at lists.apcwomen.org > > http://lists.apcwomen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/genderigf > > > > > Erika Smith > Association for Progressive Communications > Women's Rights Programme > > Take Back the Tech! 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URL: From gurstein at gmail.com Mon Mar 28 00:19:21 2016 From: gurstein at gmail.com (Michael Gurstein) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 21:19:21 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Message-ID: <012e01d188a9$01643510$042c9f30$@gmail.com> It seems we may be reading different documents… be that as it may… I could go back and forth forever with you (and Suresh or whoever) but I’d like to move on to my point in posting these links to this list. There are at least 5 organizations represented on this e-list who are members of the A4AI alliance and thus who have committed to the market fundamentalist prescriptions of the “Best Practices” document. I, and perhaps others would be very interested to hear their response to the comments in my blogpost and on the role and significance of market fundamentalism particularly as it impacts on Less Developed Countries and on Internet regulation, policy and governance in general. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 27, 2016 6:04 PM To: Michael Gurstein Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, I may have misread, but since you removed all references to specifics and replaced them with vague generalities I suspect I’m not the only one. If you were to have an open conversation (I have, many times) with A4Ai I think you will find that you’ve misread them if you take from their approach that only commercial approaches are viable. Doing research on what works locally sounds great, but in many markets the only way to break up the monopoly owned by the Presiden’ts brother is to actually start from the premise that the monopoly owned by the President’s brother has to go and the only way to get independent regulation is actually to call for it. Again, from personal experience, in many countries going in with your approach would equal no change at all. Your approach might work well in a long-standing democracy with established rule of law and middle-income or better GDP. From my experience - and there are many others on this list with far more than mine - it would be frankly hopeless in many less advantaged places. They don’t know what planet you are coming from with the idea of doing unbiased research on the right policy options to get rid of the President’s brother owning the monopoly telephony and Internet provider. As to faster and cheaper being less ideal, again, from personal experience, in countries with low disposable income cheaper = more people connected. Developing cooperative models for community-owned access providers again sounds great, and probably would be great, but is often several steps down the road from just getting affordable access in the first place. To be completely honest, you seem to want to impose your ideal of first-world policy-environment assumptions on everyone everywhere with lots of studies, assumptions of impartiality to those studies, and communally owned infrastructure when people have almost no infrastructure and no tradition of community owned utilities of any kind. The underlying requirements to make your model work simply don’t exist in many parts of the world and frankly, the need to get the unconnected connected means we have to walk before we run. Your model requires the ability to sprint. On 27 Mar 2016, at 23:05, Michael Gurstein > wrote: Nick, No, you must have misread. What I wrote was that competitive/market solutions were one among a range of possible solutions, the specifics of which should be determined based on local needs and resources (and not those determined by Washington or London). My proposal was to open up the range of solutions to include for example, locally owned/municipal networks such as those currently being promoted by the Obama government but which are directly excluded by the market fundamentalism of the A4AI “best practices”. In the original blogpost and repeated in the second (directed at the regulator) I suggested that research be conducted to identify empirically the impact of market fundamentalist approaches as well as mixed policy approaches and publicly funded approaches on under/unserved populations. The issue is not which approach makes the Internet cheaper (or faster) but which most effectively (and efficiently) resolves the issues associated with enabling Internet access and use by marginalized and under/unserved populations. Simply making the Internet cheaper advantages those who already have the wherewithal to access the Internet, not in itself a bad thing as it increases the number of those obtaining such access, but which doesn’t obviously resolve the problems of those who do not have the wherewithal to access the Internet at competitive market based prices. And it should be noted that the market fundamentalist approach being insisted upon by A4AI has implications much broader than simply reducing the cost of Internet access. For example the A4AI “Best Practices” also directs the use of Universal Services Funds to an exclusive use in infrastructure development and further structures the process of accessing those funds in such a way as to highly privilege the (international) corporate sector, denying such funds for use by locally developed access programs or governments themselves who might wish to develop programs to service the under/unserved. As well the A4AI requires that national governments commits to the US’s “Internet Freedom” campaign rather than for example to an anchoring of Internet access in the broad range of human rights. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [ mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 27, 2016 9:32 AM To: Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Michael, what I get from your blogpost, and your deletion and replacement of market-related provisions is that you object to market-based and competition-based policies. You don’t articulate a clear and evidence-based counter-proposal to replace the language that you don’t like. You may not like markets and competition much, but they at least have a clear track record of success across socio-economic contexts in making the Internet cheaper and faster. I don’t know quite what you want to replace that with, nor how one would even judge on an empirical basis whether it was successful. Or whether it has been in the past. On 27 Mar 2016, at 20:40, Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> wrote: Nick, I thought that in my blogpost I was very clear that a range of solutions was possible/appropriate to ensure effective access and use of the Internet for the un/underserved. The need is to adapt the solution to the local/national requirements and resources. The A4AI “Best Practices” attempts to impose a single solution fits all approach (market fundamentalist) as the core objective of the initiative. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [ mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 27, 2016 7:08 AM To: Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> Cc: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, Since you didn’t actually ask for a dialogue, but simply proposed rewriting their activities, I - were I them - would not divine that a dialogue is what you had in mind, quite the opposite in fact. As to your views on competitive markets and their suitability, I don’t wish to get into a debate - you are free to think what you like - but there is a very great deal of evidence that competitive telecom markets produce lower Internet access prices at higher performance. I am sitting in an LDC which has exactly this experience and it is far from unique. If your objection to markets means you object to this fundamental idea, again, your free to do what you like, but unless you can point to an equally effective non-market-based solution that works at scale and across all levels of economic development I would’t expect your counterargument to get very far. On 27 Mar 2016, at 19:12, Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> wrote: Actually Nick (and Mwendwa) I was hoping to engage with one or another of the CS A4AI Alliance members several of whom are active on this list, to discuss my observations on the Best Practices document and that after an appropriate back and forth they might carry those comments forward to the Alliance itself. One thing I want to be very clear about—it is the stated primary objective of the Alliance to ensure that Internet policies in Less Developed Countries conform to the “Best Practices” document. This document from a policy perspective is explicitly market fundamentalist. There is no evidence provided or available that a market fundamentalist approach to providing service to the un or underserved in Less Developed or Least Developed countries is an appropriate one and significant evidence from other sectors that this might not be the appropriate policy strategy. It is noteworthy that otherwise market friendly countries such as the US are now recognizing that domestically, alternative approaches such as municipally/publicly provided broadband infrastructure is the most appropriate way to proceed to ensure service to the marginalized and those who, for example because of geography, are unlikely to ever receive Internet service from commercial providers. I await critical or constructive comments from those CS organizations active both as colleagues in these lists and who are members of the A4AI alliance. M From: Nick Ashton-Hart [ mailto:nashton at consensus.pro] Sent: March 26, 2016 11:52 PM To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> Cc: bestbits < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Subject: Re: [governance] Blogpost: Alternative "Best Practices" for the A4AI (to be renamed Alliance for an Accessible Internet) Dear Michael, May I suggest that in the first instance, before proposing to rewrite A4Ai’s entire mission and purpose, you and those interested could have a conversation with them about your concerns? I suspect that will get a better reception from presenting them with a redraft completely out of the blue, without having any dialogue. Regards, Nick On 26 Mar 2016, at 23:49, Michael Gurstein < gurstein at gmail.com> wrote: My original blogpost examining the “Policy and Regulatory Best Practices” of the Alliance for an Affordable Internet (A4AI’s) has generated some considerable discussion including on the InternetPolicy elist sponsored by the Internet Society (ISOC). In the course of that discussion a challenge was put forward by Bill Smith, a tech industry veteran, Board Member of ISOC and the “tech evangelist” for PayPal as follows (taken from a post to the InternetPolicy elist (Fri 2016-03-25 9:31 AM) What is lacking in the discussion against A4AI, is a well-articulated alternative. Some bits and pieces may appear but they suffer from the same deficiencies attributed to A4AI’s principles, best practices, and policy positions – they are offered as fact with no substantiation. A4AI has what I consider a set of easily understandable principles, best practices, and policy positions. I suspect that when applied in practice, they will be effective in many circumstances. They may not be appropriate in all. (Think globally act locally.) What I haven’t seen are a similar set of principles, best practices, and policy positions from the non-neoliberal corner. Perhaps such a set could be presented to this list for consideration and debate. 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We'll also use the time to talk about plans for addressing zero rating, data caps, app blocking, and other related issues. Please RSVP josh at accessnow.org if you can make it 2. Access Now will be launching our *international #KeepitOn **campaign* to fight internet shutdowns on *Friday, April 1 from 2:30 - 3:45pm in the Hub*. After that session , we'll be uploading an international definition of internet shutdowns to Wikipedia to create a baseline for global activism. If your organization is interested in joining the fight to push back against this increasing practice (there have been 3 major shutdowns this month already) then please come by. Or join us to help create the definition on Friday in the same room from 4 -5pm. RSVP deji at accessnow.org if you can make it. 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Questions we will explore are: - What are the best policies, narratives, and practices to reach the 2020 and 2030 goals? - What is the Global Connect Initiative and its core stepping stones? - What to ask and expect from the Multilateral Banks meeting occurring in April in Washington, DC? - What is the role of Civil Society within this effort and how the technical community can help address the challenges? The session will be structured with a 30 minute presentation by a diverse set of longtime advocates and from US government representatives, followed by 30 minutes of discussion. One possible goal is for RightsCon participants to ask Financial Ministers - core actors of the April 13-14 Multilateral Banks Meeting in New York - to commit national investments on ICT infrastructure, broadband plans, and related. Please RSVP here if you are able to attend. 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These cell phone surveillance technologies are being used globally to invade our privacy, and it's time to hold law enforcement agencies accountable for their use. *Check out the campaign at https://stopstingrays.org .* Thanks to everyone who has already signed on! And it's not too late for more to join! This is only the start, and we'd love to continue to gather support as we grow. If your organization is interested in joining the campaign, please email me at laura at openmedia.org, or fill out this form . Finally, if you have examples of where Stingrays are in use, we'd love to hear from you. We're collecting them here , to ensure we can keep the campaign up to date. Thanks so much, Laura p.s. If you are are at RightsCon, let's meet up! 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It is meant to inform a three-year project on Online Hate Speech that the Berkman Center is working on with the Centre for Communication Governance. Our overall hopes for the session are to generate ideas and initiatives that we may collectively work on and to reveal areas of consensus and contention around this issue. Additional details about the event including the schedule and the list of speakers are provided at the end of the email. If you have any questions please do let us know. We hope that many of you will join us tomorrow morning. Best, Sarvjeet *A ROUNDTABLE ON* *Online Hate Speech: Identification & Strategies* 9:00 am – 10.15 am, 31st March 2016 *at* The Nest (Conference Room- 2) *organised by* *Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University* *Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi* *Dangerous Speech Project* *Global Network Initiative* *Moderator**:* *Dr. Rob Faris**, Research Director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University* *Schedule* *Timings* *Programme* 9.00 am - 9.10 am Introductory Remarks 9.10 am - 9.50 am Ideas & Proposals from the Speakers 9.50 am - 10.15 am Discussion & Inputs from the audience *Confirmed Speakers* · Andrew Puddephatt, Executive Director, Global Partners Digital · Arturo J. 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Our names are: *Richard Hill (WEOG)* *Lea Kaspar (EE)* *Parminder Singh (AP)* *Carlos Afonso (GRULAC)* *Anriette Esterhuysen (AFRICA).* These were chosen from a total of twenty-five candidates submitted via our various networks, as well as directly to the Nomcom, in accordance with our Procedures outlined at http://internetgov-cs.org/procedures. In choosing representatives, we were concerned to ensure both gender and geographic balance: but also to combine previous experience and knowledge in this field with the introduction of new articulate voices from the civil society grouping. We were also concerned to ensure that the range of political perspectives which exist within civil society were adequately represented. This was an extremely difficult decision for us, given the range of excellent candidates available. But we believe the selected representatives will each bring a unique but representative perspective to your deliberations. Biographical details for the selected candidates appear below (we will forward email contact details separately). Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information, or if there are any concerns about any of these nominations. Sincerely, Ian Peter and Ginger Paque, Co-chairs, CSCG (The Civil Society Coordination Group (CSCG) exists solely to ensure a coordinated civil society response and conduit when it comes to making civil society appointments to outside bodies. It comprises representatives of the coalition members of the Best Bits, Association for Progressive Communications, Internet Governance Caucus, Just Net Coalition, and Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group of ICANN. Together the reach of these groups extends to many hundreds of non-governmental organisations, as well as a great number of individuals. ) *NOMINEE DETAILS* *RICHARD HILL* Richard Hill is a member of the Just Net Coalition's Steering Committee and the president of the Association for Proper Internet Governance, a non-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. He has an extensive background in information systems, telecommunications, negotiation, mediation, conflict management, and Internet governance. He is a vice-Chair of ISOCCH and of ISOC's newly-created Chapters Advisory Council. Richard was with ITU from 2001 to 2012 and was part of the WSIS secretariat team dealing with Internet governance; he was involved in WGIG, and in various ITU discussions on Internet-related matters. Richard is an accredited mediator, an active domain name arbitrator, and one of the ICANN PICDRP arbitrators. He has published papers on mediation, computer-related intellectual property issues, and Internet governance, and contributes to discussions on various mailing lists. Richard was a commenting observer with the previous WGEC. *LEA KASPAR* Lea Kaspar heads Global Partner Digital's (GPD) programmatic portfolio and leads the organisation’s international policy arm. Since joining GPD in 2012, she has been concentrating upon facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and civil society engagement in international internet governance debates. She has developed and coordinated information sharing, capacity building, and advocacy initiatives at the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), NETmundial, the WSIS+10 Review process, the 2013-2014 UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC), and various processes of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is a member of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), a member of the UK Multistakeholder Group on Internet Governance (MAGIG), and sits on the Steering Committee of the UK IGF. During the 2013-14 WGEC, she participated as an active observer in 4 out of 5 meetings of the Group. Following its establishment, she joined the WGEC Correspondence Group, and played a critical role in developing the mapping output of the Group, which served as the basis for the CSTD mapping report issued in November 2014. Through this engagement, she gained invaluable insight into the dynamics of the enhanced cooperation debate. *PARMINDER SINGH* Parminder is Executive Director of IT for Change, an India based NGO, in Special Consultative Status with UN's Economic and Social Council. This Special Status has been granted to IT for Change for its work at the global level on Information Society issues at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and thereafter. IT for Change's core mandate is to work at the intersection of new ICTs and progressive social change, from the standpoint of equity and social justice. The interests of marginalized sections, including women, remain IT for Change's key focus. IT for Change is widely acknowledged to be a key actor bringing representation of voices from the South, and those generally of marginalized sections, to global forums on information society and Internet governance. Parminder leads IT for Change's work in the area of governance reform and community informatics, and has been its main representative in IG spaces at the global and national levels. His previous work on the CSTD WGEC continues the institutional memory and concern for global south issues. *CARLOS AFONSO* *Carlos A. Afonso*, Brazilian, is the director of the Instituto NUPEF (Rio de Janeiro), chair of the Brazilian chapter of Internet Society, and a founding member and current board member of CGI.br representing civil society. Together with Herbert de Souza, he founded IBASE and implemented Alternex, the first non-profit Internet services provider in Brazil. In 1990, he participated in the founding of APC, and from 1997-1998 served as APC's first chair. In 1991, he proposed and supervised the Internet project for the UN Conference on Environment and Development (Rio, 1992) in collaboration with APC. Mr. Afonso is an expert in the field of Internet Governance. He has written books and articles on networking for human development in different languages. He received LACNIC's Trajectory Prize in 2010 and APC' Betinho Award in 2015. Master in Economics, Carlos studied naval engineering and concluded doctoral studies in Social and Political Thought. Mr Afonso was one of the participants in the last WGEC. His presence will help ensure the continuation of previous WGEC work, and help preserve institutional memory of this work, as he assists new members to incorporate their new ideas. *ANRIETTE ESTERHUYSEN* Anriette Esterhuysen is the executive director of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC), an international network of organizations working with Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to support social justice and development. Prior to joining APC Anriette was executive director of SANGONeT, an internet service provider and training institution for civil society, labour and community organizations in southern Africa. She was active in the struggle against Apartheid and from 1987 to 1992 did information and communication work in development and human rights organizations in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Anriette served on the African Technical Advisory Committee of the UN's Economic Commission for Africa's African Information Society Initiative and was a member of the United Nations ICT Task Force from 2002 to 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Task Working Group on Financing Mechanisms, and the Commission for Science and Technology for Development Working Group on Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Improvements. She was a member of the IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group from 2012-14.. She was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame as a global connecter in 2013. Currently Anriette is a member of the Global Commission on Internet Governance. She has published extensively on ICTs for development and social justice. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Since its creation in 2009 and under Eduardo’s direction, CELE has become a leading academic center of freedom of expression and access to information in Latin America. From CELE, we are grateful for Eduardo’s vision and leadership during these years and we wish him great success in his new professional challenge. All the best, -- *Verónica Ferrari*Researcher / Investigadora *Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión* *y Acceso a la Información (CELE)*Mario Bravo 1050, 7° piso, Buenos Aires, Argentina T: +54 11 5199-4500 ext. 1213 l www.palermo.edu/cele -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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An assessment of the 2015 IGF compiled from input > from APC members and staff. > > Anriette > -- > ----------------------------------------- > Anriette Esterhuysen > Executive Director > Association for Progressive Communications > anriette at apc.org > www.apc.org > IM: ae_apc > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deborah at apc.org Thu Mar 31 11:46:06 2016 From: deborah at apc.org (Deborah) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 08:46:06 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] APC's assessment of the 2015 IGF In-Reply-To: References: <56FCB7A8.3080706@apc.org> Message-ID: <44737175-9081-4AE3-8E98-29A84116A825@apc.org> Sure, here it is: https://www.apc.org/en/node/21574/ Deborah > On Mar 31, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Joly MacFie wrote: > > > Is there a public url for this? > > > > >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 1:37 AM, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote: >> Dear colleagues >> >> For your information. An assessment of the 2015 IGF compiled from input >> from APC members and staff. >> >> Anriette >> -- >> ----------------------------------------- >> Anriette Esterhuysen >> Executive Director >> Association for Progressive Communications >> anriette at apc.org >> www.apc.org >> IM: ae_apc >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast > -------------------------------------------------------------- > - > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raquino at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 12:35:03 2016 From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:35:03 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil approves 8 internet censorhip laws Message-ID: Hi Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills projects. This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more than ever. Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ All the best Renata -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raquino at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 12:46:27 2016 From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:46:27 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil approves 8 internet censorhip laws In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear all A clarification The final report from Congress with these bills proposed came to light yesterday The next phase is where they could be actually "approved" if there aren't enough voices opposing this Renata On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: > Hi > > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills > projects. > > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. > > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more > than ever. > > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. > > > https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c > > > http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ > > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ > > All the best > > Renata > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joly at punkcast.com Fri Mar 4 04:18:34 2016 From: joly at punkcast.com (Joly MacFie) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 04:18:34 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] [NCUC-DISCUSS] ICANN55 Briefing Document In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I did also record second Policy Briefing Webinar. It's at https://livestream.com/internetsociety/preicann55 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mishi at softwarefreedom.org Thu Mar 31 13:32:43 2016 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:32:43 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil approves 8 internet censorhip laws In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56FD5F3B.10403@softwarefreedom.org> Renata, Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: > Hi > > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills > projects. > > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. > > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more > than ever. > > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. > > https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c > > http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ > > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ > > All the best > > Renata > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Warm Regards Mishi Choudhary, Esq. Legal Director Software Freedom Law Center 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 www.softwarefreedom.org Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org Executive Director SFLC.IN K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 www.sflc.in Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in From javier at accessnow.org Thu Mar 31 13:48:32 2016 From: javier at accessnow.org (Javier Pallero) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:48:32 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil approves 8 internet censorhip laws In-Reply-To: <56FD5F3B.10403@softwarefreedom.org> References: <56FD5F3B.10403@softwarefreedom.org> Message-ID: ITS provided this translation. *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of fighting "cyber crime"* Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and censorship. Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime are: a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social network, the social network will be required to remove the content within 48 hours. If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that content and will have to compensate the offended politician. In other words, social networks will become permanent agent des surveillance and censorship of its users. b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms of use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and disregarded any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without even having read: chain for you for two years. c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not divert essential resources for this. d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the boy or girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are low offensive potential crimes. e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind each IP address on the network, *informing the police the name, affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a politician on the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the Federal Police can be triggered against you. f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends the Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that will "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of the Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet is seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the network under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of expression and the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI threatened by the initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime needs to be fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. What we are witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but rather an attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt politicians in Brazil. If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this information and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it proposes to control the internet. Censorship never more. --- *Javier Pallero* Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas Access Now | accessnow.org PGP 0xEBFD028A Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de 2016: rightscon.org * On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary wrote: > Renata, > > Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? > > On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: > > Hi > > > > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills > > projects. > > > > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. > > > > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more > > than ever. > > > > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. > > > > > https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c > > > > > http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ > > > > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ > > > > All the best > > > > Renata > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > Warm Regards > Mishi Choudhary, Esq. > Legal Director > Software Freedom Law Center > 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 > Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 > www.softwarefreedom.org > Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org > > > Executive Director > SFLC.IN > K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 > Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 > www.sflc.in > Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mariliamaciel at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 13:50:03 2016 From: mariliamaciel at gmail.com (Marilia Maciel) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:50:03 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil approves 8 internet censorhip laws In-Reply-To: <56FD5F3B.10403@softwarefreedom.org> References: <56FD5F3B.10403@softwarefreedom.org> Message-ID: Dear all, just a quick observation: what was published yesterday was the final report of a Congressional committee of investigation. The report offers suggestions for future bills and asks for expedite discussion of some bills already in Congress. Although the suggestions are concerning and one-sided, there is no approved bill yet. Since the political temperature is now very high in Brazil, it is important that we stay vigilant and combative of attempts to curb rights, but we also need to be careful not to throw wood into the fire and present this as a fait accompli. Best wishes, Marília On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 2:32 PM, Mishi Choudhary wrote: > Renata, > > Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? > > On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: > > Hi > > > > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills > > projects. > > > > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. > > > > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more > > than ever. > > > > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. > > > > > https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c > > > > > http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ > > > > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ > > > > All the best > > > > Renata > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > Warm Regards > Mishi Choudhary, Esq. > Legal Director > Software Freedom Law Center > 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 > Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 > www.softwarefreedom.org > Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org > > > Executive Director > SFLC.IN > K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 > Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 > www.sflc.in > Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- *Marília Maciel* Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 15:31:52 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:31:52 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon Message-ID: Guys, we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group against these horrible bills Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss what we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we could meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-) Javi, pls keep all posted. C On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero wrote: > ITS provided this translation. > > *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of > fighting "cyber crime"* > > Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just > released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the > creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: > they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the > right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco > Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and > censorship. > Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI of > Cybercrime are: > > a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of > politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social network, > the social network will be required to remove the content within 48 hours. > If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that content and will > have to compensate the offended politician. In other words, social networks > will become permanent agent des surveillance and censorship of its users. > > b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms of > use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and disregarded > any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without even having > read: chain for you for two years. > > c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the quality > of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications > that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The > feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony > and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this > funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not > divert essential resources for this. > > d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime > committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the boy or > girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal > Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or > "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to > the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these > activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on > suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are > low offensive potential crimes. > > e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind each > IP address on the network, *informing the police the name, affiliation > and home address of the person without the need for prior judicial order. > In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the Brazilian > Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a politician on > the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the Federal Police > can be triggered against you. > > f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends the > Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that will > "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet > applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In > other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember > WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any > application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by > internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any > defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. > > The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of the > Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana > Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and > Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- > PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). > > What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet is > seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, > development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. > In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the network > under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken by > countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. > > It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of expression and > the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI threatened by the > initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime needs to be > fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. What we are > witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but rather an > attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt politicians > in Brazil. > > If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this information and > speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it proposes to > control the internet. Censorship never more. > > > > > --- > > *Javier Pallero* > > Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas > Access Now | accessnow.org > > PGP 0xEBFD028A > Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A > > *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de > 2016: rightscon.org * > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary < > mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote: > >> Renata, >> >> Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? >> >> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: >> > Hi >> > >> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills >> > projects. >> > >> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. >> > >> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more >> > than ever. >> > >> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. >> > >> > >> https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c >> > >> > >> http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ >> > >> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ >> > >> > All the best >> > >> > Renata >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ____________________________________________________________ >> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > >> >> -- >> Warm Regards >> Mishi Choudhary, Esq. >> Legal Director >> Software Freedom Law Center >> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 >> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 >> www.softwarefreedom.org >> Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org >> >> >> Executive Director >> SFLC.IN >> K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 >> Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 >> www.sflc.in >> Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 15:34:12 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:34:12 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Veridiana (Intervozes) just said that this report proposing a series of cyber bills will be voted on April 7th in the Congress Commission, so we actually need to act fast ...and create noise, so the proposals do NOT become bills On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Carolina Rossini < carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: > Guys, > > we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group against > these horrible bills > > Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss what > we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here > > Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we could > meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-) > > Javi, pls keep all posted. > > C > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero > wrote: > >> ITS provided this translation. >> >> *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of >> fighting "cyber crime"* >> >> Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just >> released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the >> creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: >> they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the >> right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco >> Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and >> censorship. >> Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI of >> Cybercrime are: >> >> a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of >> politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social network, >> the social network will be required to remove the content within 48 hours. >> If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that content and will >> have to compensate the offended politician. In other words, social networks >> will become permanent agent des surveillance and censorship of its users. >> >> b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms of >> use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and disregarded >> any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without even having >> read: chain for you for two years. >> >> c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the quality >> of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications >> that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The >> feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony >> and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this >> funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not >> divert essential resources for this. >> >> d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime >> committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the boy or >> girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal >> Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or >> "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to >> the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these >> activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on >> suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are >> low offensive potential crimes. >> >> e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind >> each IP address on the network, *informing the police the name, >> affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior >> judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the >> Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a >> politician on the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the >> Federal Police can be triggered against you. >> >> f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends the >> Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that will >> "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet >> applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In >> other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember >> WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any >> application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by >> internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any >> defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. >> >> The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of the >> Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana >> Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and >> Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- >> PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). >> >> What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet is >> seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, >> development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. >> In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the network >> under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken by >> countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. >> >> It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of expression and >> the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI threatened by the >> initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime needs to be >> fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. What we are >> witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but rather an >> attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt politicians >> in Brazil. >> >> If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this information >> and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it proposes to >> control the internet. Censorship never more. >> >> >> >> >> --- >> >> *Javier Pallero* >> >> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas >> Access Now | accessnow.org >> >> PGP 0xEBFD028A >> Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A >> >> *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de >> 2016: rightscon.org * >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary < >> mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote: >> >>> Renata, >>> >>> Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? >>> >>> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: >>> > Hi >>> > >>> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills >>> > projects. >>> > >>> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. >>> > >>> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support more >>> > than ever. >>> > >>> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. >>> > >>> > >>> https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c >>> > >>> > >>> http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ >>> > >>> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ >>> > >>> > All the best >>> > >>> > Renata >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ____________________________________________________________ >>> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Warm Regards >>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq. >>> Legal Director >>> Software Freedom Law Center >>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 >>> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 >>> www.softwarefreedom.org >>> Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org >>> >>> >>> Executive Director >>> SFLC.IN >>> K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 >>> Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 >>> www.sflc.in >>> Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > > -- > > *Carolina Rossini * > *Vice President, International Policy* > *Public Knowledge* > *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 15:37:18 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:37:18 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *and just to clarify on process* 1) first there is this report (what we all had access now), with draft proposals of bills 2) if report is approved (around April 7th), the proposed bills become bills and the legislative process to approve then starts 3) then the bills will pass through a series of commissions in the House (2 or 3 depending on the recommendations that will accompany the resulting vote) and then go to the Senate... So, the ideal is to stop this during phase 1... On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Carolina Rossini < carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: > Veridiana (Intervozes) just said that this report proposing a series of > cyber bills will be voted on April 7th in the Congress Commission, so we > actually need to act fast ...and create noise, so the proposals do NOT > become bills > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Carolina Rossini < > carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Guys, >> >> we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group against >> these horrible bills >> >> Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss what >> we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here >> >> Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we could >> meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-) >> >> Javi, pls keep all posted. >> >> C >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero >> wrote: >> >>> ITS provided this translation. >>> >>> *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of >>> fighting "cyber crime"* >>> >>> Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just >>> released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the >>> creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: >>> they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the >>> right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco >>> Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and >>> censorship. >>> Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI of >>> Cybercrime are: >>> >>> a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of >>> politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social network, >>> the social network will be required to remove the content within 48 >>> hours. If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that >>> content and will have to compensate the offended politician. In other >>> words, social networks will become permanent agent des surveillance and >>> censorship of its users. >>> >>> b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms of >>> use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and disregarded >>> any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without even having >>> read: chain for you for two years. >>> >>> c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the >>> quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications >>> that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The >>> feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony >>> and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this >>> funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not >>> divert essential resources for this. >>> >>> d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime >>> committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the boy or >>> girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal >>> Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or >>> "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to >>> the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these >>> activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on >>> suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are >>> low offensive potential crimes. >>> >>> e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind >>> each IP address on the network, *informing the police the name, >>> affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior >>> judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the >>> Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a >>> politician on the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the >>> Federal Police can be triggered against you. >>> >>> f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends the >>> Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that will >>> "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet >>> applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In >>> other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember >>> WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any >>> application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by >>> internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any >>> defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. >>> >>> The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of the >>> Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana >>> Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and >>> Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- >>> PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). >>> >>> What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet is >>> seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, >>> development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. >>> In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the network >>> under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken by >>> countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. >>> >>> It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of expression >>> and the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI threatened by >>> the initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime needs to be >>> fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. What we are >>> witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but rather an >>> attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt politicians >>> in Brazil. >>> >>> If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this information >>> and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it proposes to >>> control the internet. Censorship never more. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> >>> *Javier Pallero* >>> >>> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas >>> Access Now | accessnow.org >>> >>> PGP 0xEBFD028A >>> Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A >>> >>> *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de >>> 2016: rightscon.org * >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary < >>> mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Renata, >>>> >>>> Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? >>>> >>>> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: >>>> > Hi >>>> > >>>> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills >>>> > projects. >>>> > >>>> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. >>>> > >>>> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support >>>> more >>>> > than ever. >>>> > >>>> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c >>>> > >>>> > >>>> http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ >>>> > >>>> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ >>>> > >>>> > All the best >>>> > >>>> > Renata >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ____________________________________________________________ >>>> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Warm Regards >>>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq. >>>> Legal Director >>>> Software Freedom Law Center >>>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 >>>> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 >>>> www.softwarefreedom.org >>>> Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org >>>> >>>> >>>> Executive Director >>>> SFLC.IN >>>> K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 >>>> Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 >>>> www.sflc.in >>>> Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in >>>> >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>> >>> >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Carolina Rossini * >> *Vice President, International Policy* >> *Public Knowledge* >> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >> >> > > > -- > > *Carolina Rossini * > *Vice President, International Policy* > *Public Knowledge* > *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 17:50:18 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:50:18 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: for those at RightsCon, the emergency session on this developments in Brazil will be tomorrow, at* 9 AM in The Bridge. * Thank you Javier for pulling the logistics together so fast!!!! On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Paulo Rená - chefe executivo de pesquisas do IBIDEM wrote: > The full report has more then 200 pages, so I guess it will not be > completely translated in time. > Em 31/03/2016 16:37, "Carolina Rossini" > escreveu: > >> *and just to clarify on process* >> >> 1) first there is this report (what we all had access now), with draft >> proposals of bills >> 2) if report is approved (around April 7th), the proposed bills become >> bills and the legislative process to approve then starts >> 3) then the bills will pass through a series of commissions in the House >> (2 or 3 depending on the recommendations that will accompany the resulting >> vote) and then go to the Senate... >> >> So, the ideal is to stop this during phase 1... >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Carolina Rossini < >> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Veridiana (Intervozes) just said that this report proposing a series of >>> cyber bills will be voted on April 7th in the Congress Commission, so we >>> actually need to act fast ...and create noise, so the proposals do NOT >>> become bills >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Carolina Rossini < >>> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Guys, >>>> >>>> we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group >>>> against these horrible bills >>>> >>>> Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss >>>> what we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here >>>> >>>> Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we could >>>> meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-) >>>> >>>> Javi, pls keep all posted. >>>> >>>> C >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ITS provided this translation. >>>>> >>>>> *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of >>>>> fighting "cyber crime"* >>>>> >>>>> Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just >>>>> released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the >>>>> creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: >>>>> they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the >>>>> right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco >>>>> Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and >>>>> censorship. >>>>> Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI of >>>>> Cybercrime are: >>>>> >>>>> a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of >>>>> politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social >>>>> network, the social network will be required to remove the content within >>>>> 48 hours. If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that >>>>> content and will have to compensate the offended politician. In other >>>>> words, social networks will become permanent agent des surveillance and >>>>> censorship of its users. >>>>> >>>>> b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms >>>>> of use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and >>>>> disregarded any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without >>>>> even having read: chain for you for two years. >>>>> >>>>> c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the >>>>> quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications >>>>> that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The >>>>> feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony >>>>> and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this >>>>> funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not >>>>> divert essential resources for this. >>>>> >>>>> d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime >>>>> committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the boy >>>>> or girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal >>>>> Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or >>>>> "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to >>>>> the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these >>>>> activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on >>>>> suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are >>>>> low offensive potential crimes. >>>>> >>>>> e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind >>>>> each IP address on the network, *informing the police the name, >>>>> affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior >>>>> judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the >>>>> Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a >>>>> politician on the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the >>>>> Federal Police can be triggered against you. >>>>> >>>>> f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends >>>>> the Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that >>>>> will "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet >>>>> applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In >>>>> other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember >>>>> WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any >>>>> application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by >>>>> internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any >>>>> defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. >>>>> >>>>> The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of the >>>>> Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana >>>>> Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and >>>>> Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- >>>>> PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). >>>>> >>>>> What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet is >>>>> seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, >>>>> development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. >>>>> In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the >>>>> network under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken >>>>> by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. >>>>> >>>>> It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of expression >>>>> and the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI threatened by >>>>> the initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime needs to be >>>>> fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. What we are >>>>> witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but rather an >>>>> attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt politicians >>>>> in Brazil. >>>>> >>>>> If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this information >>>>> and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it proposes to >>>>> control the internet. Censorship never more. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> *Javier Pallero* >>>>> >>>>> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas >>>>> Access Now | accessnow.org >>>>> >>>>> PGP 0xEBFD028A >>>>> Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A >>>>> >>>>> *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril >>>>> de 2016: rightscon.org * >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary < >>>>> mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Renata, >>>>>> >>>>>> Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? >>>>>> >>>>>> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: >>>>>> > Hi >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills >>>>>> > projects. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support >>>>>> more >>>>>> > than ever. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ >>>>>> > >>>>>> > All the best >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Renata >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Warm Regards >>>>>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq. >>>>>> Legal Director >>>>>> Software Freedom Law Center >>>>>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 >>>>>> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 >>>>>> www.softwarefreedom.org >>>>>> Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Executive Director >>>>>> SFLC.IN >>>>>> K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 >>>>>> Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 >>>>>> www.sflc.in >>>>>> Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Carolina Rossini * >>>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>>> *Public Knowledge* >>>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *Carolina Rossini * >>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>> *Public Knowledge* >>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Carolina Rossini * >> *Vice President, International Policy* >> *Public Knowledge* >> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> RedLatAm mailing list >> RedLatAm at lists.accessnow.org >> https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam >> >> > Visite o nosso site ibidem.org.br para mais informações. > > _______________________________________________ > RedLatAm mailing list > RedLatAm at lists.accessnow.org > https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam > > -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gdp.direito at gmail.com Thu Mar 31 19:58:24 2016 From: gdp.direito at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?Q?Gustavo_Di=C3=B3genes_de_Oliveira_Paiva?=) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:58:24 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greetings. I am an Internet Law researcher at the state of RN, Brazil. Previously I have personally talked with Dept. Rafael Motta about the CPI and I believe can talk with him about the current situation. Tomorrow morning I'll try to schedule a meeting to see what is his position and how we can sway it. If there is any written document establishing the community's position on the matter, or if you agreed upon any points in the emergency talk, please send them to me so that I can make a more compelling point. Thank you all, Gustavo Paiva, Grupo de Estudos de Direito da Internet, UFRN. Em 31/03/2016 18:50, "Carolina Rossini" escreveu: > for those at RightsCon, the emergency session on this developments in > Brazil will be tomorrow, at* 9 AM in The Bridge. * > Thank you Javier for pulling the logistics together so fast!!!! > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Paulo Rená - chefe executivo de > pesquisas do IBIDEM wrote: > >> The full report has more then 200 pages, so I guess it will not be >> completely translated in time. >> Em 31/03/2016 16:37, "Carolina Rossini" >> escreveu: >> >>> *and just to clarify on process* >>> >>> 1) first there is this report (what we all had access now), with draft >>> proposals of bills >>> 2) if report is approved (around April 7th), the proposed bills become >>> bills and the legislative process to approve then starts >>> 3) then the bills will pass through a series of commissions in the House >>> (2 or 3 depending on the recommendations that will accompany the resulting >>> vote) and then go to the Senate... >>> >>> So, the ideal is to stop this during phase 1... >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Carolina Rossini < >>> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Veridiana (Intervozes) just said that this report proposing a series of >>>> cyber bills will be voted on April 7th in the Congress Commission, so we >>>> actually need to act fast ...and create noise, so the proposals do NOT >>>> become bills >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Carolina Rossini < >>>> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Guys, >>>>> >>>>> we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group >>>>> against these horrible bills >>>>> >>>>> Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss >>>>> what we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here >>>>> >>>>> Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we could >>>>> meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-) >>>>> >>>>> Javi, pls keep all posted. >>>>> >>>>> C >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> ITS provided this translation. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of >>>>>> fighting "cyber crime"* >>>>>> >>>>>> Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just >>>>>> released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the >>>>>> creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: >>>>>> they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the >>>>>> right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco >>>>>> Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and >>>>>> censorship. >>>>>> Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI >>>>>> of Cybercrime are: >>>>>> >>>>>> a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor >>>>>> of politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social >>>>>> network, the social network will be required to remove the content within >>>>>> 48 hours. If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for that >>>>>> content and will have to compensate the offended politician. In other >>>>>> words, social networks will become permanent agent des surveillance and >>>>>> censorship of its users. >>>>>> >>>>>> b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms >>>>>> of use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and >>>>>> disregarded any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without >>>>>> even having read: chain for you for two years. >>>>>> >>>>>> c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the >>>>>> quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications >>>>>> that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The >>>>>> feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony >>>>>> and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this >>>>>> funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not >>>>>> divert essential resources for this. >>>>>> >>>>>> d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime >>>>>> committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the boy >>>>>> or girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal >>>>>> Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or >>>>>> "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to >>>>>> the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these >>>>>> activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on >>>>>> suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are >>>>>> low offensive potential crimes. >>>>>> >>>>>> e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind >>>>>> each IP address on the network, *informing the police the name, >>>>>> affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior >>>>>> judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the >>>>>> Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a >>>>>> politician on the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the >>>>>> Federal Police can be triggered against you. >>>>>> >>>>>> f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends >>>>>> the Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that >>>>>> will "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet >>>>>> applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In >>>>>> other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember >>>>>> WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any >>>>>> application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by >>>>>> internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any >>>>>> defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. >>>>>> >>>>>> The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of >>>>>> the Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana >>>>>> Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and >>>>>> Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- >>>>>> PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). >>>>>> >>>>>> What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet >>>>>> is seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, >>>>>> development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. >>>>>> In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the >>>>>> network under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken >>>>>> by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. >>>>>> >>>>>> It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of expression >>>>>> and the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI threatened by >>>>>> the initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime needs to be >>>>>> fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. What we are >>>>>> witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but rather an >>>>>> attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt politicians >>>>>> in Brazil. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this >>>>>> information and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it >>>>>> proposes to control the internet. Censorship never more. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> >>>>>> *Javier Pallero* >>>>>> >>>>>> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas >>>>>> Access Now | accessnow.org >>>>>> >>>>>> PGP 0xEBFD028A >>>>>> Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A >>>>>> >>>>>> *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril >>>>>> de 2016: rightscon.org * >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary < >>>>>> mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Renata, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: >>>>>>> > Hi >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills >>>>>>> > projects. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your support >>>>>>> more >>>>>>> > than ever. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > All the best >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Renata >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>>> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>>> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>>> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Warm Regards >>>>>>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq. >>>>>>> Legal Director >>>>>>> Software Freedom Law Center >>>>>>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 >>>>>>> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 >>>>>>> www.softwarefreedom.org >>>>>>> Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Executive Director >>>>>>> SFLC.IN >>>>>>> K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 >>>>>>> Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 >>>>>>> www.sflc.in >>>>>>> Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> *Carolina Rossini * >>>>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>>>> *Public Knowledge* >>>>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Carolina Rossini * >>>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>>> *Public Knowledge* >>>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> *Carolina Rossini * >>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>> *Public Knowledge* >>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> RedLatAm mailing list >>> RedLatAm at lists.accessnow.org >>> https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam >>> >>> >> Visite o nosso site ibidem.org.br para mais informações. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> RedLatAm mailing list >> RedLatAm at lists.accessnow.org >> https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam >> >> > > > -- > > *Carolina Rossini * > *Vice President, International Policy* > *Public Knowledge* > *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From javier at accessnow.org Thu Mar 31 20:21:29 2016 From: javier at accessnow.org (Javier Pallero) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:21:29 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] [RedLatAm] Brazilian urgent discussion at RightsCon In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A document will be published tomorrow, possibly. We will keep you on the loop. --- *Javier Pallero* Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas Access Now | accessnow.org PGP 0xEBFD028A Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de Abril de 2016: rightscon.org * On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Gustavo Diógenes de Oliveira Paiva < gdp.direito at gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings. > > I am an Internet Law researcher at the state of RN, Brazil. Previously I > have personally talked with Dept. Rafael Motta about the CPI and I believe > can talk with him about the current situation. Tomorrow morning I'll try to > schedule a meeting to see what is his position and how we can sway it. > > If there is any written document establishing the community's position on > the matter, or if you agreed upon any points in the emergency talk, please > send them to me so that I can make a more compelling point. > > Thank you all, > Gustavo Paiva, > Grupo de Estudos de Direito da Internet, > UFRN. > Em 31/03/2016 18:50, "Carolina Rossini" > escreveu: > >> for those at RightsCon, the emergency session on this developments in >> Brazil will be tomorrow, at* 9 AM in The Bridge. * >> Thank you Javier for pulling the logistics together so fast!!!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Paulo Rená - chefe executivo de >> pesquisas do IBIDEM wrote: >> >>> The full report has more then 200 pages, so I guess it will not be >>> completely translated in time. >>> Em 31/03/2016 16:37, "Carolina Rossini" >>> escreveu: >>> >>>> *and just to clarify on process* >>>> >>>> 1) first there is this report (what we all had access now), with draft >>>> proposals of bills >>>> 2) if report is approved (around April 7th), the proposed bills become >>>> bills and the legislative process to approve then starts >>>> 3) then the bills will pass through a series of commissions in the >>>> House (2 or 3 depending on the recommendations that will accompany the >>>> resulting vote) and then go to the Senate... >>>> >>>> So, the ideal is to stop this during phase 1... >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Carolina Rossini < >>>> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Veridiana (Intervozes) just said that this report proposing a series >>>>> of cyber bills will be voted on April 7th in the Congress Commission, so we >>>>> actually need to act fast ...and create noise, so the proposals do NOT >>>>> become bills >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:31 PM, Carolina Rossini < >>>>> carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> we should sit together asap and see what we should do as a group >>>>>> against these horrible bills >>>>>> >>>>>> Javier is trying to find a room, so we all host a meeting to discuss >>>>>> what we can do from RightsCon, since so many of us are here >>>>>> >>>>>> Javier, we look forward to your information on where and when we >>>>>> could meet. Andrew, hope to see you there too :-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Javi, pls keep all posted. >>>>>> >>>>>> C >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:48 AM, Javier Pallero < >>>>>> javier at accessnow.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> ITS provided this translation. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse >>>>>>> of fighting "cyber crime"* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just >>>>>>> released the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime. The report proposes the >>>>>>> creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: >>>>>>> they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the >>>>>>> right to privacy and maim the most important parts of the Civil Marco >>>>>>> Internet, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and >>>>>>> censorship. >>>>>>> Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI >>>>>>> of Cybercrime are: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> a) *Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor >>>>>>> of politicians. *If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social >>>>>>> network, the social network will be required to remove the content within >>>>>>> 48 hours. If not remove, the company will be co-responsible for >>>>>>> that content and will have to compensate the offended politician. In other >>>>>>> words, social networks will become permanent agent des surveillance and >>>>>>> censorship of its users. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> b) *Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the "terms >>>>>>> of use" of a site. *Entered into a website or application and >>>>>>> disregarded any provision that huge document that everyone clicks without >>>>>>> even having read: chain for you for two years. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> c) *Divert 10% of the collected Fistel, which aim to improve the >>>>>>> quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. *Telecommunications >>>>>>> that are already expensive and poor in Brazil will be even worse. The >>>>>>> feature is collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telephony >>>>>>> and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this >>>>>>> funding is important. But for that we have paid our taxes. You need not >>>>>>> divert essential resources for this. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> d) *Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime >>>>>>> committed using a computer or mobile phone. *In other words, the >>>>>>> boy or girl who download a music from the Internet may receive the federal >>>>>>> Japanese visit. Someone to write something considered "defamatory" or >>>>>>> "libelous" against a politician in social networks may have to explain to >>>>>>> the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these >>>>>>> activities every day can be watched and even arrested by federal police on >>>>>>> suspicion of having committed "crimes by computer use," even if they are >>>>>>> low offensive potential crimes. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> e) *require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is >>>>>>> behind each IP address on the network, *informing the police the >>>>>>> name, affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior >>>>>>> judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed "guilty" in the >>>>>>> Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If spoke ill of a >>>>>>> politician on the Internet, the time you will know their identity and the >>>>>>> Federal Police can be triggered against you. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> f) *Establish outright censorship on the Internet. *The bill amends >>>>>>> the Civil Marco, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that >>>>>>> will "determine the blocking connection providers access to Internet >>>>>>> applications for users" to "curb services that are considered illegal." In >>>>>>> other words, any site can be brought down the Brazilian Internet. Remember >>>>>>> WhatsApp lock? This will be chump change close to what will happen. Any >>>>>>> application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by >>>>>>> internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any >>>>>>> defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The CPI report proposing these changes opens with the signature of >>>>>>> the Deputy Eduardo Cunha, current mayor. The CPI was chaired by Mrs Mariana >>>>>>> Carvalho (PSDB-RO) and the text prepared by Mr Espiridião Amim (PP-SC) and >>>>>>> Members Sandro Alex (PSD-PR), Rafael Motta (PSB-RN), Daniel Coelho (PSDB- >>>>>>> PE) and Rodrigo Martins (PSB-PI). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What most amazed that CPI report of cybercrimes is how the internet >>>>>>> is seen just like a "damnable den" and not as a source of jobs, innovation, >>>>>>> development, and an essential tool for the future of Brazil. >>>>>>> In other words, they are criminalizing internet and placing the >>>>>>> network under the strict control of the state. This is the same path taken >>>>>>> by countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, North Korea and Russia. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is unfortunate that Brazil, at that time the freedom of >>>>>>> expression and the Internet are essential tools, have your internet CPI >>>>>>> threatened by the initiative of cybercrimes. Of course, the internet crime >>>>>>> needs to be fought. But this should be done respecting fundamental rights. >>>>>>> What we are witnessing now is not an attempt to combat cybercrime, but >>>>>>> rather an attempt to control the intenret, that has so troubled corrupt >>>>>>> politicians in Brazil. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you do not want the internet to be censored, share this >>>>>>> information and speak up against the CPI of Cybercrime and eight bills it >>>>>>> proposes to control the internet. Censorship never more. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Javier Pallero* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas >>>>>>> Access Now | accessnow.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> PGP 0xEBFD028A >>>>>>> Fingerprint 0503 FBA1 10B2 B83C 61FC FE3B 4E7E EBDD EBFD 028A >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Participe de RightsCon Silicon Valley, del 30 de Marzo al 1 de >>>>>>> Abril de 2016: rightscon.org * >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:32 AM, Mishi Choudhary < >>>>>>> mishi at softwarefreedom.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Renata, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can you provide a gist of what has been passed? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 03/31/2016 12:35 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro wrote: >>>>>>>> > Hi >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Yesterday, Brazilian Congress approved 8 internet censorship bills >>>>>>>> > projects. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > This has been brewing for a long time but it is still shocking. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Freedom of expression advocates in the region can use your >>>>>>>> support more >>>>>>>> > than ever. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Unfortunately I have only links in Portugues. More news to come. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/pol%C3%ADticos-querem-censurar-a-internet-no-brasil-com-a-desculpa-de-combater-o-cibercrime-bb2de118efa3#.w6m5nl35c >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> http://ibidem.org.br/cpiciber-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-apresentam-suas-preocupacoes-ao-relator/ >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://cpiciber.codingrights.org/sumario-executivo/ >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > All the best >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > Renata >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>> > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>>>> > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>>>> > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>>>> > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Warm Regards >>>>>>>> Mishi Choudhary, Esq. >>>>>>>> Legal Director >>>>>>>> Software Freedom Law Center >>>>>>>> 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 >>>>>>>> Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: >>>>>>>> +1-212-580-0898 >>>>>>>> www.softwarefreedom.org >>>>>>>> Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Executive Director >>>>>>>> SFLC.IN >>>>>>>> K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 >>>>>>>> Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 >>>>>>>> www.sflc.in >>>>>>>> Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> *Carolina Rossini * >>>>>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>>>>> *Public Knowledge* >>>>>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> *Carolina Rossini * >>>>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>>>> *Public Knowledge* >>>>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> *Carolina Rossini * >>>> *Vice President, International Policy* >>>> *Public Knowledge* >>>> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >>>> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> RedLatAm mailing list >>>> RedLatAm at lists.accessnow.org >>>> https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam >>>> >>>> >>> Visite o nosso site ibidem.org.br para mais informações. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> RedLatAm mailing list >>> RedLatAm at lists.accessnow.org >>> https://lists.accessnow.org/listinfo/redlatam >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> *Carolina Rossini * >> *Vice President, International Policy* >> *Public Knowledge* >> *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * >> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lists at digitaldissidents.org Fri Mar 4 10:02:57 2016 From: lists at digitaldissidents.org (Niels ten Oever) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 15:02:57 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Net of Rights Message-ID: <56D9A3A1.2040103@digitaldissidents.org> Hi all, Today, 4 March, ARTICLE 19 and Coding Rights are launching ‘Net of Rights’, a short film which explores the link between internet protocols and human rights online. The film will screen at 6pm at the Internet Freedom Festival. Please find the film Net of Rights here: https://hrpc.io/wp-content/uploads/videos/netofrights.io.mp4 and the teaser here: https://hrpc.io/wp-content/uploads/videos/netofrights.io_teaser.mp4 If the teaser doesn't show in your browser, you can also use this link: https://vimeo.com/157722482 Here is the press release (also below): http://is.gd/kqYjc3 and please get involved in the work at: https://hrpc.io/ It is too-often assumed that there is no link between protocols (the standards which underpin the way the internet functions) and human rights, but this is simply not the case, as the film argues. The Internet aspires to be the global ‘network of networks’, providing connectivity for all users, at all times, for any content. Connectivity increases the capacity for individuals to exercise their rights, meaning that the architectural design of the internet is, necessarily, intertwined with the human rights framework. Promoting open, secure and reliable connectivity is essential for the rights to privacy, expression and assembly. But how are these concepts addressed at the protocol level? Without proper definition, the human rights-enabling characteristics of the internet are at risk. The role of human rights in Internet policy is slowly becoming part of the general discourse. Former United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue, explicitly spoke of the replationship, leading to the approval of the landmark resolution "on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet" at the UN Human Rights Council, and the resolution "The right to privacy in the digital age" at the UN General Assembly. Mapping the relationship between human rights and internet protocols and architectures is a new research challenge, which requires the development of a consistent methodology, bringing human rights experts together with the community of researchers and developers of Internet standards and technologies. The Human Rights Protocol Research Group is a group chartered to research how standards and protocols (the rules by which the internet functions) can enable, strengthen, or threaten human rights. The rights-enabling characteristics of the Internet will be increasingly endangered if they are not properly defined, described and protected as such. And, indeed, the other way around: by not protecting these characteristics, we risk loss of functionality and connectivity in the architecture of the internet itself. To protect human rights online, it will be necessary to explore and map the link between rights and protocol, ensuring the survival of a decentralized and collaborative internet, in which freedom of expression through unimpeded connectivity remains a central principle, and a guiding force. Conceived in partnership between ARTICLE 19 and Coding Rights, this film aims to highlight the importance of addressing this issue within the technical community and human rights advocates, but also to feed into the work of the Human Rights Protocol Considerations research group (HRPC) in the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). This group is currently mapping the relation between human rights and Internet protocols, in order to strengthen the Internet as a human rights enabling environment, in which freedom of expression through unimpeded connectivity remains a central principle and guiding force. 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There is no question that the digital world has made journalism a riskier profession. But it can also make it safer. Digital technology can offer tools to minimize the dangers, whether physical, digital, or psychological, that reporters and editors face on the job. But before media support organizations can help make those tools available, they must first find out whether journalists are they aware of such tools. Do they use them? Do they know how reliable they are? For this purpose, the Center for International Media Assistance carried out a survey of journalists around the world, asking them about their use of digital tools for their security. Journalist Security in the Digital World: A Survey was designed to address both tools for physical protection as well as digital security. We hope that it will serve to help improve safety for journalists. 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Find attached advisory Kind Regards *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: GNU C Library vulnerability_CERT-GH-ADV10001032016.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 258804 bytes Desc: not available URL: From seth.p.johnson at gmail.com Fri Mar 4 17:12:51 2016 From: seth.p.johnson at gmail.com (Seth Johnson) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 17:12:51 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] Net of Rights In-Reply-To: <56D9A3A1.2040103@digitaldissidents.org> References: <56D9A3A1.2040103@digitaldissidents.org> Message-ID: Sure, unless you set rights limits (real ones that actually work) standards-making processes become subject to intergovernmental policies you might never have expected. On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 10:02 AM, Niels ten Oever wrote: > Hi all, > > Today, 4 March, ARTICLE 19 and Coding Rights are launching ‘Net of > Rights’, a short film which explores the link between internet protocols > and human rights online. The film will screen at 6pm at the Internet > Freedom Festival. > > Please find the film Net of Rights here: > https://hrpc.io/wp-content/uploads/videos/netofrights.io.mp4 > > and the teaser here: > https://hrpc.io/wp-content/uploads/videos/netofrights.io_teaser.mp4 > > If the teaser doesn't show in your browser, you can also use this link: > https://vimeo.com/157722482 > > Here is the press release (also below): > http://is.gd/kqYjc3 > > and please get involved in the work at: https://hrpc.io/ > > It is too-often assumed that there is no link between protocols (the > standards which underpin the way the internet functions) and human > rights, but this is simply not the case, as the film argues. > > The Internet aspires to be the global ‘network of networks’, providing > connectivity for all users, at all times, for any content. Connectivity > increases the capacity for individuals to exercise their rights, meaning > that the architectural design of the internet is, necessarily, > intertwined with the human rights framework. > > Promoting open, secure and reliable connectivity is essential for the > rights to privacy, expression and assembly. But how are these concepts > addressed at the protocol level? Without proper definition, the human > rights-enabling characteristics of the internet are at risk. > > The role of human rights in Internet policy is slowly becoming part of > the general discourse. Former United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on > the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and > expression, Frank La Rue, explicitly spoke of the replationship, leading > to the approval of the landmark resolution "on the promotion, protection > and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet" at the UN Human Rights > Council, and the resolution "The right to privacy in the digital age" at > the UN General Assembly. > > Mapping the relationship between human rights and internet protocols and > architectures is a new research challenge, which requires the > development of a consistent methodology, bringing human rights experts > together with the community of researchers and developers of Internet > standards and technologies. The Human Rights Protocol Research Group is > a group chartered to research how standards and protocols (the rules by > which the internet functions) can enable, strengthen, or threaten human > rights. > > The rights-enabling characteristics of the Internet will be increasingly > endangered if they are not properly defined, described and protected as > such. And, indeed, the other way around: by not protecting these > characteristics, we risk loss of functionality and connectivity in the > architecture of the internet itself. > > To protect human rights online, it will be necessary to explore and map > the link between rights and protocol, ensuring the survival of a > decentralized and collaborative internet, in which freedom of expression > through unimpeded connectivity remains a central principle, and a > guiding force. > > Conceived in partnership between ARTICLE 19 and Coding Rights, this film > aims to highlight the importance of addressing this issue within the > technical community and human rights advocates, but also to feed into > the work of the Human Rights Protocol Considerations research group > (HRPC) in the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). This group is > currently mapping the relation between human rights and Internet > protocols, in order to strengthen the Internet as a human rights > enabling environment, in which freedom of expression through unimpeded > connectivity remains a central principle and guiding force. > > All the best, > > Niels > > -- > Niels ten Oever > Head of Digital > > Article 19 > www.article19.org > > PGP fingerprint 8D9F C567 BEE4 A431 56C4 > 678B 08B5 A0F2 636D 68E9 > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits From mishi at softwarefreedom.org Fri Mar 4 17:17:43 2016 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 17:17:43 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] my presentation on privacy trends In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56DA0987.3010600@softwarefreedom.org> Thanks! Very useful. On 03/04/2016 10:48 AM, Carolina Rossini wrote: > http://www.slideshare.net/carolina.rossini/consumers-and-citizens-privacy > > hope it is helpful to those interested > note this is a "survey" presentation for law students > > > -- > /Carolina Rossini / > /Vice President, International Policy/ > *Public Knowledge* > _http://www.publicknowledge.org/_ > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Warm Regards Mishi Choudhary, Esq. Legal Director Software Freedom Law Center 1995 Broadway Floor 17| New York, NY-10023 Direct: +1-212-461-1912| Main: +1-212-461-1901| Fax: +1-212-580-0898 www.softwarefreedom.org Assistant: Rose Regina Lawrence | roseregina at softwarefreedom.org Executive Director SFLC.IN K-9, Second Floor, Jangpura Extn.| New Delhi-110014 Main: +91-11-43587126 | Fax: +91-11-24323530 www.sflc.in Assistant: Mamta Varma | mamta at softwarefreedom.in From aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in Sun Mar 6 04:25:01 2016 From: aarti.bhavana at nludelhi.ac.in (Aarti Bhavana) Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 09:25:01 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Governments and ICANN Message-ID: Dear All, I recently wrote a piece on the changing role of governments in the post-transition ICANN, which can be read here: http://thewire.in/2016/03/06/legacy-of-government-influence-looms-as-internet-gears-up-for-ownership-switch-24000/ . The coming days will tell us whether the remaining chartering organisations will accept the CCWG-Accountability package as a whole. ICANN55 at Marrakech promises to be an exciting one. Best, Aarti Aarti Bhavana | Research Fellow Centre for Communication Governance | National Law University, Delhi | Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110078 | Fax: (+91) 11-280-34256 | www.ccgdelhi.org . www.ccgtlr.org . *ccgnludelhi.wordpress.com *| -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deborah at apc.org Sun Mar 6 16:27:42 2016 From: deborah at apc.org (Deborah Brown) Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 16:27:42 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] Internet Rights @HRC31 Message-ID: <56DCA0CE.1050307@apc.org> [Apologies for cross posting] Dear all, The Human Rights Council's 31st session opened last week and there are lots of interesting internet rights issues on the agenda. APC released a brief on what to watch: https://www.apc.org/en/news/internet-rights-human-rights-council-31st-session All the best, Deborah -- Deborah Brown Senior Project Coordinator Association for Progressive Communications (APC) www.apc.org deborah at apc.org @deblebrown From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Mon Mar 7 07:32:07 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 12:32:07 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] SSLv2 DROWN Attack Message-ID: Dear All, Network traffic encrypted using an RSA-based SSL certificate may be decrypted if enough SSLv2 handshake data can be collected. Exploitation of this vulnerability - referred to as DROWN in public reporting - may allow a remote attacker to obtain the private key of a server supporting SSLv2. CERT-GH encourages users and administrators to review the attached advisory for additional information and mitigation details. Find attached advisory Cheers, *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government / Open Government Data Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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After being informed of the malware, Apple revoked the developers' certificate on the infected software to prevent it from being installed if people downloaded it. Transmission's developers released a new version of their software and added a notice on their website, urging customers to upgrade immediately. 'likely outcome' Apple's Mac operating system - Mac OS X - has traditionally been considered to be a secure system because it is more locked down than the myriad of devices running Windows operating systems. While writing malware code for Macs is more difficult because there is less of it around, as the computers become more commonly used criminals are working harder to target them, Greg Day, Palo Alto Networks' chief security officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa told the BBC. "In all honesty unfortunately this is a likely outcome," he said of his team's discovery. "There is a simple reality which is criminals will follow us as users of IT to generate ransom. "We've seen more Mac threats in the last few years - it's a very good reminder that there is no environment which is risk free from cyber attack." Cheers *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) CERT Ghana Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Comments received after that date cannot be taken into account in time for the MCM, but are nonetheless welcome to inform discussions going forward. -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From crossini at publicknowledge.org Tue Mar 8 08:31:50 2016 From: crossini at publicknowledge.org (Carolina Rossini @ PK ) Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 08:31:50 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] Business on Future to be Discussed at OECD Digital Economy Ministerial Message-ID: <8366619C-68E1-4A3D-ADBB-9EAC4D63D3F0@publicknowledge.org> A text from Biac, the business stakeholder community at OECD http://www.uscib.org/internets-future-to-be-discussed-at-oecd-digital-economy-ministerial/ From carolina.rossini at gmail.com Tue Mar 8 14:34:30 2016 From: carolina.rossini at gmail.com (Carolina Rossini) Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 14:34:30 -0500 Subject: [bestbits] ITS Global Tech Policy Fellowship - Call for applications In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Ronaldo Lemos* Dear list members, Please see below our call for the 3rd edition of our tech fellowship program in Rio de Janeiro. More info at: http://itsrio.org/en/2016/02/16/english-its-global-policy-fellowship-program-2016/ The program will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July 2016. ITS Global Tech Policy Fellowship Program – 2016 *Program overview:* Applications deadline: April 11th, 2016 The Institute for Technology and Society (ITS Rio) invites researchers, graduate students as well as professionals working with technology policy, to apply to its Global Policy Fellowship Program and spend four weeks* in Brazil at ITS. Last year, we welcomed seven felllows from all over the world, who contributted immensely for the success of the Fellowship Program. See the list of our fellows here , and what they have to say about their experiences here . Our Global Fellows will have the opportunity to work with the team who created and developed the landmark “Marco Civil” legislation, a bill protecting fundamental rights, including privacy, net neutrality and freedom of expression, approved as law in Brazil in April 2014. Also, they will be free to choose one of the ITS five broad areas to work with, namely: - Law, democracy and technology (dealing with topics such civic engagement, online participation, and others); - Access to technology, justice and human rights (dealing with topics such as connectivity, accesibility, digital divide and others); - Internet regulation and Internet governance; - Privacy and data protection (dealing with topics such as big data, anti-survailance, data protection and mass surveilance); - Rethinking culture, media and education (working with topics such as intelectual property, digital entrepreneurship, art & technology, online teaching, and others). The ITS Fellowship Program will offer the opportunity for those interested in internet and technology policy to deepen their knowledge about the Brazilian technology context. We have prepared an intensive 4-week* program for our fellows, which includes visits to the biggest technology national and international companies operating in Brazil, the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) and visits to São Paulo and Brasília, including meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Culture, and Congress members who are advocating for policies related to internet and technology. *During their stay, selected fellows will be expected to:* - Present an online seminar, which will be broadcasted to the whole world and organized in partnership with ITS. Suggested topics can include: broadband and access policy, content regulation, copyright and creativity, consumer privacy, open government, government surveillance, data security, data innovation, freedom of expression, democracy and technology and human rights; - Publish at least one article or webpost about their experience as a fellow in Brazil; - Collaborate with the ITS team and its projects; - Portuguese skills are not required (but English is mandatory); *Who should apply?* We are looking for students, researchers, and professionals who are following the debates in the public policy field, and who want to spend part of their summer/winter in Brazil, learning about Internet policy. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. *For the selection processes, you must:* - Fill the application form here ; - Send us your complete academic and professional resume, including your Linkedin profile and other online references you want us to consider; All documents must be sent in one single e-mail message to *manuela.curcio at itsrio.org *, with the subject “*[ITS] Global Fellows Application :: YOUR NAME*”. *Our Fellowship Package includes:* - Intensive 4-week* program for the fellows; - Air tickets to São Paulo and Brasília; - Accommodation in São Paulo and Brasília during the days of our visit; - Shared office space at our headquarters for four weeks*; *Our Fellowship Package does not include:* - International Travelling to and from Brazil; - Accommodation for the four weeks* in Rio de Janeiro, where our program takes place; - Other costs related to your stay in Brazil, besides those mentioned above. - Necessary visa to entry the country. Our team will provide tips and information about how to find accommodation in the city during that time. *Relevant Dates:* Applications deadline: *April 11th, 2016*; Announcement of fellows by e-mail: *April 25th, 2016*; Fellowship Program will start: *July 04th*, and will finish in *August 01st, 2016**; ** Fellows are expected to stay in Rio from 04/July/2016 to 01/Aug/2016. After this date, fellows can coordinate with ITS the possibility of staying for a longer term if they wish. Visa and costs for additional stays are to be provided by the fellows.* -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From bkilic at citizen.org Wed Mar 9 12:55:49 2016 From: bkilic at citizen.org (Burcu Kilic) Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:55:49 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] India recently decided against having software patents Message-ID: <3620AA8DD8446B49BBB11ACA23A413BB1DD38638@DAGN16b-e6.exg6.exghost.com> Congratulations to everyone who worked really hard on this! This is a great decision. I had an opportunity to be part of some discussion around this at the Global Congress of IP last December in India when Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) was leading the fight with the Patent Office in India (also in the US at the Supreme Court). Below is SFLC's press release. I look forward to reading FAQS, which Mishi and others will put out. I hope this would lead the way in other countries towards innovation in the knowledge economy. In any case, we have enough pharmaceutical patents :) Cheers, Burcu ----------------------- Press Release: Indian Patent Office Says No to Software Patents http://sflc.in/press-release-indian-patent-office-says-no-to-software-patents/ The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has issued an order dated February 19, 2016 publishing the revised Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions. The current guidelines are in tune with the provisions in the Patents Act, 1970 (as amended). Section 3(k) of the Patents Act that was included by an amendment in 2002 excludes mathematical methods, business methods, computer programmes per se and algorithms from the realm of patentable subject matter. Although an attempt was made to broaden the scope of patentability of software by an ordinance in 2004 and by an amendment in 2005, this was rejected by the legislature. The Patent Office had earlier published the Guidelines on August 21, 2015. These guidelines were against the statutory provisions and could have resulted in a flood of patents being granted in the field of software. SFLC.in along with iSPIRT (Indian Software Product Industry Round Table) and Knowledge Commons led a group of civil society organisations, academicians and start-ups in writing a joint letter to the Prime Minister's Office, the concerned ministries and the Patent Office requesting to recall the Guidelines. The Government and the Patent office quickly responded to the letter. The Controller, after listening to the views expressed by SFLC.in and Knowledge Commons at a meeting held on October 21, 2015, issued an order dated December 14, 2015 keeping the guidelines in abeyance. The Controller then held a public consultation at the patent office in Mumbai on January 19, 2016. The 2015 guidelines could have resulted in making it difficult for software developers to innovate with expansion of scope of patentability in the field of software. Prasanth Sugathan, counsel at SFLC.in, who represented the organisation at the consultations said: "The legislature by limiting the scope of patentable subject matter in the field of software wanted our software professionals and industry to innovate and not be stifled by companies holding a stockpile of patents. We are grateful to the Government and the patent office for listening to our feedback and suggestions and preserving the freedom of our coders and entrepreneurs to innovate without shackles." Mishi Choudhary, Executive Director, SFLC.in and Expert, Software Patent Group at ISPIRT said "This Government initially with its approach towards Net Neutrality and now with its stand on Software Patents has shown that it is betting big on the innovation economy and will not let anything hinder the freedom to innovate. We hope to continue to work with the Government and the Patent Office to ensure that innovation is encouraged and to limit the grant of irregular patents." The patent office has accepted the three part test suggested by SFLC.in to determine the patentability of CRIs: (1) openly construe the claim and identify the actual contribution; (2)If the contribution lies only in mathematical method, business method or algorithm, deny the claim; (3) If the contribution lies in the field of computer programme, check whether it is claimed in conjunction with a novel hardware and proceed to other steps to determine patentability with respect to the invention.. The computer programme in itself is never patentable. If the contribution lies solely in the computer programme, deny the claim. If the contribution lies in both the computer programme as well as hardware, proceed to other steps of patentability. Such a test will ensure that applications for patents in the field of software will be rejected and only genuine applications claiming a novel hardware component along with software will be eligible for patent protection. 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This will continue work done by an earlier CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, that was active from 2013-2014, and current CSTD Chair, Peter Major of Hungary, has indicated that he will establish the new working group in a similar fashion, with 20 UN Member States and 5 representatives from each of the four identified stakeholder groups (business, civil society, intergovernmental organizations, the technical & academic community). While the exact time frame for the working group has not been established, nominees are asked to consider a service period of 2016-2017 (and eventually the beginning of 2018). Hence, I call upon those who are interested to come forward and nominate themselves through this list by March 12th, after that I will generate a candidate list with the Bios to be presented in one email the community for 3 days endorsement period. Based on the endorsement period I will generate a short listing to be submitted to the NomCom of the Civil Society Coordination Group by the end of March 15th. Details of the UNCATAD call: available here Please, feel free to share this call with any Independent Civil Society experts (i.e. those who are not nominated by a civil society network or other community) who are welcome to send self-nominations directly to the CSCG NomCom (email address: noncom06 at internetgov-cs.org). Nominations should include a > short bio of one paragraph, > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”, and > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent civil society on the CSTD Working Group. > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. > > Proficiency in English is necessary for communications within the Working Group. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > > ​Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The role and inclusion of indigenous peoples in international copyright > Part III. Institutions: > 10. Institutional aspects of international copyright at WIPO > Conclusion > > -- > Sara Bannerman, B.Mus., MA, PhD > Associate Professor > Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia > Togo Salmon Hall, Room 302 > McMaster University > 1280 Main St. W. > Hamilton, ON > CANADA > L8S 4L8 > +1(905) 525-9140 ext. 23722 > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca Sat Mar 12 10:09:50 2016 From: roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca (Becky Lentz) Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:09:50 -0600 Subject: [bestbits] FW: Job at New America Foundation - Open Technology Institute at New America (OTI) seeks an enthusiastic and driven policy analyst Message-ID: > Policy Analyst / Senior Policy Analyst > Location: Washington, DCDepartment: OTI > Type: Full TimeMin. Experience: Experienced > The Open Technology Institute at New America (OTI) seeks an enthusiastic and > driven policy analyst to support the policy work of the program. This position > offers an opportunity to research and write on a variety of cutting edge > Internet-policy issues, which may include broadband access and adoption, > online privacy, cybersecurity, and Internet governance. > The policy analyst will play a vital role in ensuring that OTI¹s policy work > is supported by strongly written outputs with clear methodologies and rigorous > qualitative and quantitative research. Ideal candidates are strong writers > with enthusiasm, experience, and passion for Internet policy issues, and have > demonstrated research and writing expertise. A policy analyst is expected to > manage his or her own reports, papers, and projects. He or she should be able > to communicate policy knowledge and expertise at a high level and be capable > of representing OTI's views at meetings and policy events. Analysts work under > the supervision of senior management, but are expected to develop their own > expertise and work plans. > Examples of the type of work a policy analyst may be expected to do: > Manage a long-term research project or projects on a particular topic(s), > working with staff to research, outline, and write policy papers and reports, > such as OTI¹s annual Cost of Connectivity research or major policy papers like > our series of reports on data caps or our research related to interconnection > disputes; > Collaborate with legal staff to write regulatory filings or comments in > response to inquiries from the Federal Communications Commission, Federal > Trade Commission, or other federal agencies on topics like universal service, > consumer privacy, or cybersecurity; > Work with a coalition of advocacy and research organizations to implement a > campaign on a particular policy priority. > > This is a full-time position based in Washington, D.C. . > Note that more seasoned applicants may be considered for the role of Senior > Policy Analyst, which includes additional organizational and management > responsibilities. Please indicate if you would like to be considered for the > senior position and, if so, why you believe that you are qualified. > RESPONSIBILITIES > Conduct and ultimately lead in-depth, substantive research on a range of > broadband policy issues, including playing a significant/leading role on > projects such as OTI¹s the Cost of Connectivity report, data caps research, > and research related to Universal Service Fund reform; > Help draft and manage others in drafting, drive research deliverables on a > variety of topics, and write articles, op-eds, and blog posts on related > topics; > Manage/help oversee OTI interns and program associates, particularly as their > work relates to OTI¹s research agenda; > Participate in and represent OTI at policy events, roundtables, and > conferences; > Advocate OTI's policy views before policymakers, press, and the public; > Maintain relationships with various allies and coordinate policy work with > other advocates in the field. > > QUALIFICATIONS > Minimum requirements: > Substantial expertise in at least one substantial area of technology and > communications policy issues; > Excellent written communication skills; > Experience advocating on policy issues before policymakers, press, and the > public; > Drive and willingness to define a strong research agenda, set goals, and see > projects through from start to finish; > Ability to work across multiple issue areas and juggle multiple competing > priorities at once; > Bachelor's or Master's degree, and 2-3 years of demonstrated policy research > and analysis. > > Candidates for a Senior Policy Analyst Position will have: > Substantial experience advocating policy issues before policymakers, press, > and the public; > Management experience with interns and/or full time staff; > Grant and fundraising experience; > Master¹s degree or PhD, and 3-5 years of demonstrated policy research and > analysis > > New America is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse > workforce at all levels of the organization thereby creating a culture that > allows us to better serve our clientele, our employees and our communities. 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URL: From lea at gp-digital.org Sun Mar 13 06:25:00 2016 From: lea at gp-digital.org (Lea Kaspar) Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:25:00 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] *reminder* Call for Nominations for civil representatives - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Nadira, all, Please find below my expression of interest to become one of the 5 civil society representatives on the UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation. I thank this group in advance for considering my application. Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Warm wishes, Lea --- > short bio of one paragraph, Lea Kaspar heads Global Partner Digital 's (GPD) programmatic portfolio and leads the organisation’s international policy arm. Since joining GPD in 2012, she has been concentrating upon facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and civil society engagement in international internet governance debates. She has developed and coordinated information sharing, capacity building, and advocacy initiatives at the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), NETmundial, the WSIS+10 Review process, the 2013-2014 UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC), and various processes of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is a member of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), a member of the UK Multistakeholder Group on Internet Governance (MAGIG), and sits on the Steering Committee of the UK IGF. > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, Following the conclusion of the WSIS Review Process, the WGEC will become a critical space to shape the normative landscape of global internet governance. It will present an opportunity to push a positive agenda for change, and, at the same time, pose a threat to the gains that we, as a global community, have made since the WSIS in 2005. With a growing trend to close and limit the space for public interest voices in internet governance debates, civil society will have a key role at WGEC to resist a reading of enhanced cooperation that is reserved for governments, and instead offer a vision that involves all stakeholders, based on the principles of openness, transparency and inclusiveness. Furthermore, WGEC will be an opportunity for civil society to build on the outcomes of the 2013-14 WGEC and NETmundial by demystifying the flexible, issue-based understanding of roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in internet governance. Building on the insight gained during WGEC 2013-14, my engagement in the WSIS Review, and my experience on the IGF MAG, I would be privileged to contribute to this outcome by bringing my skills and expertise to the Working Group as one of its civil society representatives. > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”, and The notion of enhanced cooperation as a principle of governance matters insofar as it contributes to achieving the WSIS vision of a “people-centered, development-oriented information society”. Although anchored around the question of the role of governments, enhanced cooperation in support of the WSIS vision cannot be achieved without the involvement of all stakeholders. The most important immediate task in further implementing it will therefore be to clarify the roles of responsibilities of different stakeholders in internet governance. A starting point for this task is provided in the NETmundial outcome document which states that “the respective roles and responsibilities of stakeholders should be interpreted in a flexible manner with reference to the issue under discussion”. As a member of the WGEC, I would seek to leverage the NETmundial outcome, as well as the mapping output of WGEC 2013-14, in order to develop practical recommendations to promote a flexible, issue-based understanding of roles and responsibilities, and a vision of enhanced cooperation based upon principles of openness, transparency, and inclusiveness. > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent civil society on the CSTD Working Group. I have been an active member of the global internet governance community since 2012, focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement in international forums and processes, including at the recent WSIS+10 Review and the 2013-14 WGEC. During the 2013-14 WGEC, I participated as an active observer in 4 out of 5 meetings of the Group. Following its establishment, I joined the WGEC Correspondence Group, and played a critical role in developing the mapping output of the Group, which served as the basis for the CSTD mapping report issued in November 2014. Through this engagement, I gained invaluable insight into the dynamics of the enhanced cooperation debate that I would seek to leverage as a civil society representative in the group’s reboot. > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. Gender: Female Nationality: Croatian (UN regional group: Eastern European) Affiliation: Global Partners Digital, UK --- *Lea Kaspar* Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)20 3818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 gp-digital.org On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > Dear Best Bits members, > > The outcome document of the United Nations General Assembly’s ten-year > review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2015 > included a direction for the Chair of the Commission on Science and > Technology for Development (CSTD) to "establish a working group to develop > recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as > envisioned in the Tunis Agenda” . This will continue work done by an > earlier CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, that was active from > 2013-2014, and current CSTD Chair, Peter Major of Hungary, > has indicated that he will establish the new working group in a similar > fashion, with 20 UN Member States and 5 representatives from each of the > four identified stakeholder groups (business, civil society, > intergovernmental organizations, the technical & academic community). > While the exact time frame for the working group has not been established, > nominees are asked to consider a service period of 2016-2017 (and > eventually the beginning of 2018). > > Hence, I call upon those who are interested to come forward and nominate > themselves through this list by March 12th, after that I will generate a > candidate list with the Bios to be presented in one email the community > for 3 days endorsement period. Based on the endorsement period I will > generate a short listing to be submitted to the NomCom of the Civil Society > Coordination Group by the end of March 15th. > > Details of the UNCATAD call: available here > > Please, feel free to share this call with any Independent Civil Society > experts (i.e. those who are not nominated by a civil society network or > other community) who are welcome to send self-nominations directly to the > CSCG NomCom (email address: noncom06 at internetgov-cs.org). > > Nominations should include a > > short bio of one paragraph, > > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to > CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, > > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to > further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”, > and > > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent civil > society on the CSTD Working Group. > > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate > affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. > > > > Proficiency in English is necessary for communications within the > Working Group. > > If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. > > Best wishes, > > > Nadira Alaraj > > > > ​Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lea at gp-digital.org Sun Mar 13 06:32:28 2016 From: lea at gp-digital.org (Lea Kaspar) Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:32:28 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: Citizen Lab Fellowship Opps In-Reply-To: <760A72EA-A369-43A9-9B07-5DB4EC6D4C4F@utoronto.ca> References: <760A72EA-A369-43A9-9B07-5DB4EC6D4C4F@utoronto.ca> Message-ID: Hi all, See below info about several really great fellowship opportunities at Citizen Lab. Feel free to share widely! Best, Lea ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ronald Deibert Date: Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:46 PM Subject: Citizen Lab Fellowship Opps We have three really exciting fellowship opportunities for students and visiting researchers to come spend time at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs. All of them are now open for application, and all of them have very generous compensation -- two of them even include really useful travel support funds. Details are here: https://citizenlab.org/2016/02/2016-citizen-lab-fellowship-opportunities/ and I've pasted short descriptions below. If you know of anyone that fits the bill, please feel free to forward them along! All the best Ron *Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellowship* Description: The Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellowship is an international leadership initiative that brings together the best emerging technology talent and research and civil society organizations to protect the open Web. Compensation and Duration: The selected fellow will spend 10 months at the Citizen Lab starting in September 2016. The fellowship offers a grant of USD 60,000 paid in 10 monthly instalments. The fellowship also offers other benefits and opportunities detailed on the Mozilla fellowship website . Who we are looking for: The Open Web Fellow can come from a range of backgrounds including software development, DevOps, security research, data science, and visualization. Experience and interest in networks and information security (e.g, cryptography, network measurement, penetration testing, reverse engineering, malware analysis, etc.) is of particular relevance to our projects, but is not necessarily required. Individuals who don’t have direct experience in our research areas but have solid backgrounds in networking, systems, information design, or data analytics and visualization can learn more about our subject matter as they progress through the fellowship with us. Applications must be made on the Mozilla fellowship website . by 11:59pm PST March 20, 2016. *Open Technology Fund Information Controls Fellowship* Description: The Information Controls Fellowship Program cultivates research, knowledge, and creative collaboration at different institutions and across disciplines on the topic of information controls. Specifically, the fellowship supports examination into how governments in regions or areas of OTF’s core focus (e.g., Africa, Asia, Middle East, and North Africa) are restricting the free flow of information, debilitating the open Internet, and are thereby threatening human rights and democracy. Compensation and Duration: The Fellowship offers senior and seasonal fellowships. Senior fellowships are for six month or one year and are usually offered to postdoctoral, doctoral students or experienced researchers with demonstrated ability and expertise. Senior fellows are given a monthly stipend of USD 4,200 per month, as well as a travel stipend of USD 2,500 or USD 5,000 depending on the length. The seasonal fellowship is for three months usually offered to students and/or junior practitioners. Seasonal fellows are awarded monthly stipends of USD 2,500. Who we are looking for: Applications are open to people from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines and can include students, and junior to mid-career practitioners. While individuals with diverse and unlikely backgrounds are encouraged to apply, likely candidates have experience as computer scientists, engineers, information security researchers, software developers, social scientists (e.g., comparative politics; international security), lawyers and law students, data visualization designers, and others. For descriptions of what the first round of fellows at Citizen Lab and other host organizations accomplished please see this OTF blog post . Applications must be made by 11:59 PM (GMT-5) on March 25, 2016 using the OTF website *Google Policy Fellowship* Description: The Google Policy Fellowship program offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests. Compensation and Duration: Fellows will work at the Citizen Lab for three months over the summer of 2016. Exact dates are determined together with the fellow and the host organization. Fellows will receive a stipend of $7,500 USD. Who we are looking for: Applications are only open to current university students (undergraduate or graduate). Each year we tailor the Google Policy Fellowship to the individual fellow to match his/her interests and strengths with current projects at the Citizen Lab. In general, we are open to students from a range of backgrounds including law, policy, social sciences (e.g, political science, sociology, international relations, area studies etc), and computer science. Applications must be made on the Google Policy Fellowship website by March 25 2016. Please note the Google Policy Fellowship’s website is in the process of being updated. *Fellowship Project Areas* In all of the 2016 Citizen Lab fellowship opportunities we are looking for individuals who are interested in contributing to our main research priorities listed below. *Measuring Internet filtering and network interference* This area includes developing new tools and methods for network measurement, analyzing Internet filtering systems, and correlating network interference with political events (e.g., elections, protests, conflicts, etc), as well as undertaking comparative studies of national-level information controls. *Targeted malware attacks against civil society* This area focuses on investigating politically motivated targeted malware campaigns against civil society groups. Specifically, this area includes methods such as reverse engineering malware, mapping attack infrastructure, tracking malware development, and linking contextual information to technical data. *Privacy and security of apps and social media* Projects in this area include uncovering censorship and surveillance in popular apps and social media platforms (e.g, chat apps, microblogs, etc), and evaluating the privacy and security of popular consumer apps (e.g., browsers, fitness trackers, etc). We are particularly interested in widely used apps and platforms that are understudied by security researchers. The goal of this work is to help users make more informed decision about the technologies they use. *Corporate and public transparency* Projects in this area include developing software platforms for empowering citizens to exercise their rights to data protection and access requests, and analyzing the systems, policies, and practices of telecommunication and Internet companies around collecting, handling and sharing user data (e.g., lawful intercept and SIGINT). We are also interested in exploring the impact of the Snowden disclosures on SIGINT practices, and the norms governing intelligence sharing among the FVEYs. *Questions?* Please note the individual fellowship websites each have further administrative details. All administration of the application processes is handled by the respective sponsor of the fellowship program. If you have further questions that are not answered by the fellowship websites please contact us at info[at]citizenlab.org with the subject line “Fellowship [OTF / Google / Mozilla]”. Ronald Deibert Director, the Citizen Lab Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto (416) 946-8916 PGP: http://deibert.citizenlab.org/pubkey.txt http://deibert.citizenlab.org/ twitter.com/citizenlab twitter.com/rondeibert r.deibert at utoronto.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raquino at gmail.com Sun Mar 13 13:56:09 2016 From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro) Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 15:56:09 -0200 Subject: [bestbits] *reminder* Call for Nominations for civil representatives - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I support Lea's nomination It is great to have a Bestbits participant in this. Em 13/03/2016 07:25, "Lea Kaspar" escreveu: > Dear Nadira, all, > > Please find below my expression of interest to become one of the 5 civil > society representatives on the UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation. I thank this group in advance for considering my application. > > Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. > > Warm wishes, > Lea > > --- > > > short bio of one paragraph, > > Lea Kaspar heads Global Partner Digital 's > (GPD) programmatic portfolio and leads the organisation’s international > policy arm. Since joining GPD in 2012, she has been concentrating upon > facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and civil society engagement in > international internet governance debates. She has developed and > coordinated information sharing, capacity building, and advocacy > initiatives at the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), NETmundial, the > WSIS+10 Review process, the 2013-2014 UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation (WGEC), and various processes of the International > Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is a member of the Internet Governance > Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), a member of the UK > Multistakeholder Group on Internet Governance (MAGIG), and sits on the > Steering Committee of the UK IGF. > > > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to CSTD > Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, > > Following the conclusion of the WSIS Review Process, the WGEC will become > a critical space to shape the normative landscape of global internet > governance. It will present an opportunity to push a positive agenda for > change, and, at the same time, pose a threat to the gains that we, as a > global community, have made since the WSIS in 2005. With a growing trend to > close and limit the space for public interest voices in internet governance > debates, civil society will have a key role at WGEC to resist a reading of > enhanced cooperation that is reserved for governments, and instead offer a > vision that involves all stakeholders, based on the principles of openness, > transparency and inclusiveness. Furthermore, WGEC will be an opportunity > for civil society to build on the outcomes of the 2013-14 WGEC and > NETmundial by demystifying the flexible, issue-based understanding of roles > and responsibilities of stakeholders in internet governance. Building on > the insight gained during WGEC 2013-14, my engagement in the WSIS Review, > and my experience on the IGF MAG, I would be privileged to contribute to > this outcome by bringing my skills and expertise to the Working Group as > one of its civil society representatives. > > > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to > further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis > Agenda”, and > > The notion of enhanced cooperation as a principle of governance matters > insofar as it contributes to achieving the WSIS vision of a > “people-centered, development-oriented information society”. Although > anchored around the question of the role of governments, enhanced > cooperation in support of the WSIS vision cannot be achieved without the > involvement of all stakeholders. The most important immediate task in > further implementing it will therefore be to clarify the roles of > responsibilities of different stakeholders in internet governance. A > starting point for this task is provided in the NETmundial outcome > document > which > states that “the respective roles and responsibilities of stakeholders > should be interpreted in a flexible manner with reference to the issue > under discussion”. As a member of the WGEC, I would seek to leverage the > NETmundial outcome, as well as the mapping output of WGEC 2013-14, in order > to develop practical recommendations to promote a flexible, issue-based > understanding of roles and responsibilities, and a vision of enhanced > cooperation based upon principles of openness, transparency, and > inclusiveness. > > > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent civil > society on the CSTD Working Group. > > I have been an active member of the global internet governance community > since 2012, focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement > in international forums and processes, including at the recent WSIS+10 > Review and the 2013-14 WGEC. During the 2013-14 WGEC, I participated as > an active observer in 4 out of 5 meetings of the Group. Following its > establishment, I joined the WGEC Correspondence Group, and played a > critical role in developing the mapping output of the Group, which served > as the basis for the CSTD mapping report > > issued in November 2014. Through this engagement, I gained invaluable > insight into the dynamics of the enhanced cooperation debate that I would > seek to leverage as a civil society representative in the group’s reboot. > > > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate > affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. > > Gender: Female > > Nationality: Croatian (UN regional group: Eastern European) > > Affiliation: Global Partners Digital, UK > --- > > *Lea Kaspar* > > Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL > > Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL > > T: +44 (0)20 3818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 > > gp-digital.org > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Nadira Alaraj > wrote: > >> >> Dear Best Bits members, >> >> The outcome document of the United Nations General Assembly’s ten-year >> review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2015 >> included a direction for the Chair of the Commission on Science and >> Technology for Development (CSTD) to "establish a working group to develop >> recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as >> envisioned in the Tunis Agenda” . This will continue work done by an >> earlier CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, that was active from >> 2013-2014, and current CSTD Chair, Peter Major of Hungary, >> has indicated that he will establish the new working group in a similar >> fashion, with 20 UN Member States and 5 representatives from each of the >> four identified stakeholder groups (business, civil society, >> intergovernmental organizations, the technical & academic community). >> While the exact time frame for the working group has not been established, >> nominees are asked to consider a service period of 2016-2017 (and >> eventually the beginning of 2018). >> >> Hence, I call upon those who are interested to come forward and nominate >> themselves through this list by March 12th, after that I will generate a >> candidate list with the Bios to be presented in one email the community >> for 3 days endorsement period. Based on the endorsement period I will >> generate a short listing to be submitted to the NomCom of the Civil Society >> Coordination Group by the end of March 15th. >> >> Details of the UNCATAD call: available here >> >> Please, feel free to share this call with any Independent Civil Society >> experts (i.e. those who are not nominated by a civil society network or >> other community) who are welcome to send self-nominations directly to the >> CSCG NomCom (email address: noncom06 at internetgov-cs.org). >> >> Nominations should include a >> > short bio of one paragraph, >> > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to >> CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, >> > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to >> further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”, >> and >> > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent >> civil society on the CSTD Working Group. >> > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate >> affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. >> > >> > Proficiency in English is necessary for communications within the >> Working Group. >> >> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> > Nadira Alaraj >> > >> > ​Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anriette at apc.org Sun Mar 13 15:21:11 2016 From: anriette at apc.org (Anriette Esterhuysen) Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 21:21:11 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] CSTD Working Group on Enhanced cooperation In-Reply-To: References: <0C6D9561-C047-46B4-A958-79D56A8F868D@gmail.com> Message-ID: <56E5BDA7.7000901@apc.org> Dear all I am not asking for endorsement as it is too late, but just sharing that I have put my name forward within the APC network. This is a very important working group in my view, and one that can be used to to talk about the role of government in internet governance - what it should be and what it need not be - one of the conversations that seems to always be either truncated, or avoided. I believe that having this conversation, and recognising that there is a role for government and that there is a need for conversation among them does not imply abandoning multistakeholder approaches. Talking about governments role and about how they interact with one another and about how regulation can counter monopolies without encroaching on rights should and could contribute to creating more inclusive (of nonstate actors) processes at national level and a more open and public internet. The previous group did make progress but also struggled to really break new ground. Now that the WSIS+10 review has happened, and the IGF has been renewed, and the IANA transition is in process, I think it will be easier to engage in constructive and critical discussion. This group has the potential to develop a common understanding of principles for "enhanced" or "effective" cooperation, and come up with proposals for mechanisms that can complement and reinforce existing processes. 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URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Sun Mar 13 18:28:52 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:28:52 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation Message-ID: Dear Best Bits Members, I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by the end of March 15th. - ​ Lea Kaspar -​​​ Anriette Esterhuysen​ ​Their nomination emails to this list are included below in the order of date received. I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list by March 15th. Best wishes, Nadira Alaraj ​Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG ​---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ​​ Lea Kaspar Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 12:25 PM Subject: Re: [bestbits] *reminder* ​​ Call for Nominations for civil representatives - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation To: Nadira Alaraj Cc: "" Dear Nadira, all, Please find below my expression of interest to become one of the 5 civil society representatives on the UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation. I thank this group in advance for considering my application. Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Warm wishes, Lea --- > short bio of one paragraph, Lea Kaspar heads Global Partner Digital 's (GPD) programmatic portfolio and leads the organisation’s international policy arm. Since joining GPD in 2012, she has been concentrating upon facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and civil society engagement in international internet governance debates. She has developed and coordinated information sharing, capacity building, and advocacy initiatives at the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), NETmundial, the WSIS+10 Review process, the 2013-2014 UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation (WGEC), and various processes of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is a member of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), a member of the UK Multistakeholder Group on Internet Governance (MAGIG), and sits on the Steering Committee of the UK IGF. > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, Following the conclusion of the WSIS Review Process, the WGEC will become a critical space to shape the normative landscape of global internet governance. It will present an opportunity to push a positive agenda for change, and, at the same time, pose a threat to the gains that we, as a global community, have made since the WSIS in 2005. With a growing trend to close and limit the space for public interest voices in internet governance debates, civil society will have a key role at WGEC to resist a reading of enhanced cooperation that is reserved for governments, and instead offer a vision that involves all stakeholders, based on the principles of openness, transparency and inclusiveness. Furthermore, WGEC will be an opportunity for civil society to build on the outcomes of the 2013-14 WGEC and NETmundial by demystifying the flexible, issue-based understanding of roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in internet governance. Building on the insight gained during WGEC 2013-14, my engagement in the WSIS Review, and my experience on the IGF MAG, I would be privileged to contribute to this outcome by bringing my skills and expertise to the Working Group as one of its civil society representatives. > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”, and The notion of enhanced cooperation as a principle of governance matters insofar as it contributes to achieving the WSIS vision of a “people-centered, development-oriented information society”. Although anchored around the question of the role of governments, enhanced cooperation in support of the WSIS vision cannot be achieved without the involvement of all stakeholders. The most important immediate task in further implementing it will therefore be to clarify the roles of responsibilities of different stakeholders in internet governance. A starting point for this task is provided in the NETmundial outcome document which states that “the respective roles and responsibilities of stakeholders should be interpreted in a flexible manner with reference to the issue under discussion”. As a member of the WGEC, I would seek to leverage the NETmundial outcome, as well as the mapping output of WGEC 2013-14, in order to develop practical recommendations to promote a flexible, issue-based understanding of roles and responsibilities, and a vision of enhanced cooperation based upon principles of openness, transparency, and inclusiveness. > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent civil society on the CSTD Working Group. I have been an active member of the global internet governance community since 2012, focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement in international forums and processes, including at the recent WSIS+10 Review and the 2013-14 WGEC. During the 2013-14 WGEC, I participated as an active observer in 4 out of 5 meetings of the Group. Following its establishment, I joined the WGEC Correspondence Group, and played a critical role in developing the mapping output of the Group, which served as the basis for the CSTD mapping report issued in November 2014. Through this engagement, I gained invaluable insight into the dynamics of the enhanced cooperation debate that I would seek to leverage as a civil society representative in the group’s reboot. > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. Gender: Female Nationality: Croatian (UN regional group: Eastern European) Affiliation: Global Partners Digital, UK --- *Lea Kaspar* Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)20 3818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216, gp-digital.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ​​ Anriette Esterhuysen Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 9:21 PM Subject: [bestbits] CSTD Working Group on Enhanced cooperation To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net" < bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> Dear all I am not asking for endorsement as it is too late, but just sharing that I have put my name forward within the APC network. This is a very important working group in my view, and one that can be used to to talk about the role of government in internet governance - what it should be and what it need not be - one of the conversations that seems to always be either truncated, or avoided. I believe that having this conversation, and recognising that there is a role for government and that there is a need for conversation among them does not imply abandoning multistakeholder approaches. Talking about governments role and about how they interact with one another and about how regulation can counter monopolies without encroaching on rights should and could contribute to creating more inclusive (of nonstate actors) processes at national level and a more open and public internet. The previous group did make progress but also struggled to really break new ground. Now that the WSIS+10 review has happened, and the IGF has been renewed, and the IANA transition is in process, I think it will be easier to engage in constructive and critical discussion. This group has the potential to develop a common understanding of principles for "enhanced" or "effective" cooperation, and come up with proposals for mechanisms that can complement and reinforce existing processes. 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Contact: chinmayi.arun at nludelhi.ac.in *1. Short bio * I currently serve as Executive Director of the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi. I have ties with multiple global, regional and domestic organisations owing to my involvement in various facets of internet governance. For example, I am a Faculty Associate of the Berkman Centre for Internet & Society at Harvard University, on the Board of Directors of Digital Asia Hub and an Academic Expert with the Internet & Jurisdiction Observatory. I am also a Fellow of the Centre for Internet & Society, Bangalore and a member of the Government of India’s multi stakeholder advisory group for the India Internet Governance forum. I have been teaching and researching information policy since 2010. I was already working on questions relating to enhanced co-operation and multi-stakeholder governance by the time I started actively engaging with the global internet governance space in 2012, which is the year that I spoke at the Internet Governance Forum, and participated in the World Conference on International Telecommunications. In the policy space, I have participated as a civil society representative at various Internet Governance fora. These include the WICT 2012, the WSIS+10 Review negotiations and the UNESCO Connecting the Dots conference. I have been invited to speak on expert panels at the sidelines of the WSIS+10 High Level Meeting and the Connecting the Dots conference. As an Executive Director of CCG, I supervise a team of researchers dedicated to following global internet governance processes, and domestic internet processes. We engage equally with global institutions like ICANN (through the Non-Commercial Users Constituency) and with local institutions and processes like the Law Commission of India’s media law reforms and the Indian Net Neutrality consultations. *2. My Motivation to be part of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation* I have a keen interest in governance models as a result of my academic work. As an Indian woman who works in the internet governance space, I speak frequently with people who offer varied, even contentious, perspectives on the meaning of Enhanced Cooperation and multistakeholderism. It is very important to understand and engage with these different points of view, and to work out inclusive ideas and models around which consensus can be built. I can see the enormous impact that this group’s report might have and would like to do my part to help think through what ‘enhanced co-operation’ means and how our articulation of its meaning can reflect global public interest, and the concerns of my region especially those of marginalised vulnerable people. The previous Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation did an excellent job of mapping all the internet governance institutions and identifying areas within internet governance that need closer attention. This is a good time (especially given the outcome of the WSIS+10 review) to take this work forward and work towards shared understanding of the meaning of this contested, yet crucial concept. 1. *3. Substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”* I believe that there is more space for mutual understanding and consensus than most people realise. It is important to use the previous working group’s extensive research on different internet governance institutions, along with the work of scholars who have been writing about multi-stakeholder models around the world, to highlight the nuance within the enhanced co-operation debate. This will help stakeholders focus on the specific areas and details that are of particular concern to them. I see the criticisms of multi-stakeholder models as valuable learning opportunities to work out ways in which internet governance can be made as inclusive, transparent and accountable as possible. Engaging with the WSIS+10 Review has shown us that despite the emerging consensus on multistakeholder models of governance, there can be significant barriers to civil society participation. To this end, establishing clear terms of civil society engagement in the various IG and IG related institutions will help facilitate the “full participation of all stakeholders” as per the Tunis Agenda (para 31). *My experience or qualifications to represent civil society on the WG.* I have previously represented civil society at many international institutions. Chief among these was WICT, 2012, IGF (2012, 2013 and 2015), WSIS+10 Review meetings and the WSIS forum. As an academic participating under the civil society umbrella, my expertise has been called upon at many of these fora. I was a panellist at the UNESCO Connecting the Dots Conference and at a UNESCO-organised side event at the WSIS High Level Meeting. I have collaborated with research centres at Harvard University and Oxford University, and am my organisation’s representative at several international networks including the Global Network of Internet and Society Centres, the Global Network Initiative and the Digital Asia hub. I do therefore have experience of translating priorities from the Asia Pacific region to a global level. I have also been a part of multi-stakeholder governance domestically, as a member of the Indian MAG, as a consultant to the Law Commission and as a participant in open consultations held by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the Department of Telecommunication. Our research agenda at the centre focuses on constructive ways to support inclusive, multi-stakeholder governance – my colleagues and I host public briefings and discussions before every major global internet governance event and circulate material to help other stakeholders engage more effectively. Samples of my comments on internet governance are available here and here . I do want to emphasise that as a researcher, I always approach these questions with an open mind and find that my position evolves as I read and discuss these issues with others. wrote: > I support Lea's nomination > It is great to have a Bestbits participant in this. > Em 13/03/2016 07:25, "Lea Kaspar" escreveu: > >> Dear Nadira, all, >> >> Please find below my expression of interest to become one of the 5 civil >> society representatives on the UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced >> Cooperation. I thank this group in advance for considering my application. >> >> Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. >> >> Warm wishes, >> Lea >> >> --- >> >> > short bio of one paragraph, >> >> Lea Kaspar heads Global Partner Digital 's >> (GPD) programmatic portfolio and leads the organisation’s international >> policy arm. Since joining GPD in 2012, she has been concentrating upon >> facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and civil society engagement in >> international internet governance debates. She has developed and >> coordinated information sharing, capacity building, and advocacy >> initiatives at the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), NETmundial, the >> WSIS+10 Review process, the 2013-2014 UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced >> Cooperation (WGEC), and various processes of the International >> Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is a member of the Internet Governance >> Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), a member of the UK >> Multistakeholder Group on Internet Governance (MAGIG), and sits on the >> Steering Committee of the UK IGF. >> >> > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to >> CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, >> >> Following the conclusion of the WSIS Review Process, the WGEC will become >> a critical space to shape the normative landscape of global internet >> governance. It will present an opportunity to push a positive agenda for >> change, and, at the same time, pose a threat to the gains that we, as a >> global community, have made since the WSIS in 2005. With a growing trend to >> close and limit the space for public interest voices in internet governance >> debates, civil society will have a key role at WGEC to resist a reading of >> enhanced cooperation that is reserved for governments, and instead offer a >> vision that involves all stakeholders, based on the principles of openness, >> transparency and inclusiveness. Furthermore, WGEC will be an opportunity >> for civil society to build on the outcomes of the 2013-14 WGEC and >> NETmundial by demystifying the flexible, issue-based understanding of roles >> and responsibilities of stakeholders in internet governance. Building on >> the insight gained during WGEC 2013-14, my engagement in the WSIS Review, >> and my experience on the IGF MAG, I would be privileged to contribute to >> this outcome by bringing my skills and expertise to the Working Group as >> one of its civil society representatives. >> >> > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to >> further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis >> Agenda”, and >> >> The notion of enhanced cooperation as a principle of governance matters >> insofar as it contributes to achieving the WSIS vision of a >> “people-centered, development-oriented information society”. Although >> anchored around the question of the role of governments, enhanced >> cooperation in support of the WSIS vision cannot be achieved without the >> involvement of all stakeholders. The most important immediate task in >> further implementing it will therefore be to clarify the roles of >> responsibilities of different stakeholders in internet governance. A >> starting point for this task is provided in the NETmundial outcome >> document >> which >> states that “the respective roles and responsibilities of stakeholders >> should be interpreted in a flexible manner with reference to the issue >> under discussion”. As a member of the WGEC, I would seek to leverage the >> NETmundial outcome, as well as the mapping output of WGEC 2013-14, in order >> to develop practical recommendations to promote a flexible, issue-based >> understanding of roles and responsibilities, and a vision of enhanced >> cooperation based upon principles of openness, transparency, and >> inclusiveness. >> >> > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent >> civil society on the CSTD Working Group. >> >> I have been an active member of the global internet governance community >> since 2012, focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement >> in international forums and processes, including at the recent WSIS+10 >> Review and the 2013-14 WGEC. During the 2013-14 WGEC, I participated as >> an active observer in 4 out of 5 meetings of the Group. Following its >> establishment, I joined the WGEC Correspondence Group, and played a >> critical role in developing the mapping output of the Group, which served >> as the basis for the CSTD mapping report >> >> issued in November 2014. Through this engagement, I gained invaluable >> insight into the dynamics of the enhanced cooperation debate that I would >> seek to leverage as a civil society representative in the group’s reboot. >> >> > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate >> affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. >> >> Gender: Female >> >> Nationality: Croatian (UN regional group: Eastern European) >> >> Affiliation: Global Partners Digital, UK >> --- >> >> *Lea Kaspar* >> >> Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL >> >> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL >> >> T: +44 (0)20 3818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216 >> >> gp-digital.org >> >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Nadira Alaraj >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Dear Best Bits members, >>> >>> The outcome document of the United Nations General Assembly’s ten-year >>> review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2015 >>> included a direction for the Chair of the Commission on Science and >>> Technology for Development (CSTD) to "establish a working group to develop >>> recommendations on how to further implement enhanced cooperation as >>> envisioned in the Tunis Agenda” . This will continue work done by an >>> earlier CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, that was active from >>> 2013-2014, and current CSTD Chair, Peter Major of Hungary, >>> has indicated that he will establish the new working group in a similar >>> fashion, with 20 UN Member States and 5 representatives from each of the >>> four identified stakeholder groups (business, civil society, >>> intergovernmental organizations, the technical & academic community). >>> While the exact time frame for the working group has not been established, >>> nominees are asked to consider a service period of 2016-2017 (and >>> eventually the beginning of 2018). >>> >>> Hence, I call upon those who are interested to come forward and nominate >>> themselves through this list by March 12th, after that I will generate a >>> candidate list with the Bios to be presented in one email the community >>> for 3 days endorsement period. Based on the endorsement period I will >>> generate a short listing to be submitted to the NomCom of the Civil Society >>> Coordination Group by the end of March 15th. >>> >>> Details of the UNCATAD call: available here >>> >>> Please, feel free to share this call with any Independent Civil Society >>> experts (i.e. those who are not nominated by a civil society network or >>> other community) who are welcome to send self-nominations directly to the >>> CSCG NomCom (email address: noncom06 at internetgov-cs.org). >>> >>> Nominations should include a >>> > short bio of one paragraph, >>> > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to >>> CSTD Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, >>> > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to >>> further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”, >>> and >>> > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent >>> civil society on the CSTD Working Group. >>> > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate >>> affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. >>> > >>> > Proficiency in English is necessary for communications within the >>> Working Group. >>> >>> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. >>> >>> Best wishes, >>> >>> > Nadira Alaraj >>> > >>> > ​Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG >>> >>> ____________________________________________________________ >>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From wjdrake at gmail.com Mon Mar 14 03:35:10 2016 From: wjdrake at gmail.com (William Drake) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:35:10 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Excellent choices :-] Bill > On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:33, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > > Dear Best Bits Members, > I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. > > Anriette Esterhuysen > Chinmayi Arun > Lea Kaspar > > You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on this list. Appologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my email will flagged as spam. > I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list. > > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits ************************************************************* William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists), www.williamdrake.org The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG ************************************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ggithaiga at hotmail.com Mon Mar 14 03:47:57 2016 From: ggithaiga at hotmail.com (Grace Githaiga) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:47:57 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: +1 to both Lea and Chinmayi. From: wjdrake at gmail.com Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:35:10 +0100 CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net To: nadira.araj at gmail.com Subject: Re: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation Excellent choices :-] Bill On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:33, Nadira Alaraj wrote:Dear Best Bits Members, I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow.Anriette Esterhuysen Chinmayi Arun Lea Kaspar You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on this list. Appologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my email will flagged as spam. I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list.Best wishes, Nadira Alaraj Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits ************************************************************* William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists), www.williamdrake.orgThe Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary ReflectionsNew book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG ************************************************************* ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. 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URL: From wjdrake at gmail.com Mon Mar 14 03:50:10 2016 From: wjdrake at gmail.com (William Drake) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:50:10 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: BTW if anyone has not seen this Secretary-General Appoints Lynn St. Amour to Chair Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sga1643.doc.htm > On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:47, Grace Githaiga wrote: > > +1 to both Lea and Chinmayi. > > From: wjdrake at gmail.com > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:35:10 +0100 > CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > To: nadira.araj at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation > > Excellent choices :-] > > Bill > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:33, Nadira Alaraj > wrote: > > Dear Best Bits Members, > I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. > Anriette Esterhuysen > Chinmayi Arun > Lea Kaspar > You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on this list. Appologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my email will flagged as spam. > I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list. > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > ************************************************************* > William J. Drake > International Fellow & Lecturer > Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ > University of Zurich, Switzerland > william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists), > www.williamdrake.org > The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections > New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG > ************************************************************* > > > ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits ************************************************************* William J. Drake International Fellow & Lecturer Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ University of Zurich, Switzerland william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists), www.williamdrake.org The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG ************************************************************* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ggithaiga at hotmail.com Mon Mar 14 03:57:37 2016 From: ggithaiga at hotmail.com (Grace Githaiga) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:57:37 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: And to Anriette too. Already the three candidates represent different Continents. Wishing them the very best in the final selection. Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:33:48 +0200 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation Dear Best Bits Members, I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. Anriette Esterhuysen Chinmayi Arun Lea Kaspar You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on this list. Appologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my email will flagged as spam. I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list. Best wishes, Nadira Alaraj Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. 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She will do a great job Best, Judith Sent from my iPad Judith at jhellerstein.com Skype ID: judithhellerstein > On Mar 14, 2016, at 7:50 AM, William Drake wrote: > > BTW if anyone has not seen this > > Secretary-General Appoints Lynn St. Amour to Chair Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group > http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sga1643.doc.htm > >> On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:47, Grace Githaiga wrote: >> >> +1 to both Lea and Chinmayi. >> >> From: wjdrake at gmail.com >> Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:35:10 +0100 >> CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net >> To: nadira.araj at gmail.com >> Subject: Re: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation >> >> Excellent choices :-] >> >> Bill >> >> On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:33, Nadira Alaraj wrote: >> >> Dear Best Bits Members, >> I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. >> Anriette Esterhuysen >> Chinmayi Arun >> Lea Kaspar >> You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on this list. Appologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my email will flagged as spam. >> I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list. >> Best wishes, >> Nadira Alaraj >> Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> >> >> ************************************************************* >> William J. Drake >> International Fellow & Lecturer >> Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ >> University of Zurich, Switzerland >> william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), wjdrake at gmail.com (lists), >> www.williamdrake.org >> The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections >> New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG >> ************************************************************* >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > ************************************************************* > William J. 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URL: From veni at veni.com Mon Mar 14 07:00:46 2016 From: veni at veni.com (Veni Markovski) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:00:46 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56E699DE.1070906@veni.com> +1 to Anriette, of course. And congratulations to Lynn for this highly responsible and difficult job! She's a fighter! v/ On 03/14/16 03:47, Grace Githaiga wrote: > +1 to both Lea and Chinmayi. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: wjdrake at gmail.com > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:35:10 +0100 > CC: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > To: nadira.araj at gmail.com > Subject: Re: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - > CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation > > Excellent choices :-] > > Bill > > On Mar 14, 2016, at 08:33, Nadira Alaraj > wrote: > > Dear Best Bits Members, > I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG > on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that > will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. > > Anriette Esterhuysen > Chinmayi Arun > Lea Kaspar > > You can read about them through their nomination emails that was > sent on this list. Appologies for not including it here because > I'm afraid my email will flagged as spam. > I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or > to me off-list. > > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > ************************************************************* > William J. Drake > International Fellow & Lecturer > Media Change & Innovation Division, IPMZ > University of Zurich, Switzerland > william.drake at uzh.ch (direct), > wjdrake at gmail.com (lists), > www.williamdrake.org > /The Working Group on Internet Governance - 10th Anniversary Reflections/ > New book at https://www.apc.org/en/WGIG / > /************************************************************* > > > ____________________________________________________________ You > received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. 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URL: From parminder at itforchange.net Mon Mar 14 12:37:03 2016 From: parminder at itforchange.net (parminder) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:07:03 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: Re: [governance] Parminder's nomination In-Reply-To: <56E6E054.406@itforchange.net> References: <56E6E054.406@itforchange.net> Message-ID: <56E6E8AF.1050908@itforchange.net> Hi All Anita posted this nomination information on the BB list this morning vide the email below but it does not seem to have been received. So, reposting. For info, bec I think all this information, especially the views on the important subject should be very public for every proposing nomination. The full nomination information is at http://itforchange.net/Parminder_bio_WGEC-2.pdf parminder -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: [governance] Parminder's nomination Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 21:31:24 +0530 From: parminder Reply-To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, parminder To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, Anita Hi All The linked doc (http://itforchange.net/Parminder_bio_WGEC-2.pdf ) carries most of the details required by the 4 question format, but I thought one question may not be fully or at least directly addressed. And it may also be one of the most important ones. I have therefore updated the doc by adding the following paragraph. Please let me know if any clarification or further information is needed. I believe that the stand/ proposals made by civil society participants should be public and they should also commit to respond to clarification and other questions, and be ready to undertake a debate, about which I hear some positive views on this list. This is my primary purpose for posting this, and I very much comend the CCWG for putting forward this important question. (begins) _*Substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”*_ A lot of the text above tends to describe the vision I have in this regard. I will briefly summarise it here. When institutional form – whether extant or proposed new – becomes controversial, as the appropriate mechanism for addressing the much needed global Internet policies has become, we may need to start from the start. Function, in such a case, shouldprecede form, as is held to be the normal organisational wisdom. We have by now a good idea of the function. The first version of the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, and the follow-up CSTD secretariat report, did a good job of mapping global Internet related policy space. This may need to be worked upon a little more, especially in terms of bunching issues along institutional requirements, which is the work that the new group should begin with. Further, we have existing institutions like OECD's Committee on Digital Economy Policy, and Council of Europe's Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (and probably other supra-national agencies doing such work which I have not tracked), whose excellent work provides a very good and ever-growing list of international Internet-related public policy issues. Once, we are over this hump, and there is an agreement that there indeed exist very important global Internet-related public policy issues, it should not be difficult to look for and find the appropriate form. Like for all important functions of our social lives, the form that is agreed upon may not be perfect, but as long at it is appreciated that key policy issues do need a global level addressing, it should not be too difficult to move towards the most appropriate one, within the possible institutional forms. In this regard, the UN's long history of innovative new institutional forms (after all, the IGF came out if it) and the high degree of multistakeholder participativeness that otherwise characterises the Internet governance space together provide an excellent background to make progress. I am sure that this group will achieve what it has set out to achieve. If we even now fail to find the appropriate institutional mechanism to adequately address the myriad, urgent and important global Internet-related policy issues, the coming generations would not be kind to us in remembering our political role at this key formative time of the new social paradigm of an Internet-mediated society. (ends) parminder On Monday 14 March 2016 11:18 AM, anita wrote: > Friends, > > IT for Change will like to propose the candidacy of Parminder to be a > civil society participant of the re-enacted Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation. > > Parminder has been very active in enhanced cooperation debates since > the very beginning. He has also played an important role in keeping > the concept alive, developing various proposals around it. > > Parminder was the first to demand that a CSTD Working Group on > Enhanced Cooperation be set up. And it is through his contributions > that the subject of Enhanced Cooperation was discussed for the first > time at the 2008 IGF. > > We have put together a note on his suitability for this role, which > can be accessed here http://itforchange.net/Parminder_bio_WGEC-2.pdf > > Please let me know if you need any further information or clarification. > > Regards > > anita > -- > > *Anita Gurumurthy*| Executive Director > IT for Change > (/In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC)/ > 91-80-26654134 | T:00-91-80-26536890 | Fax 91-80-41461055 > Email:anita at itforchange.net > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > /Have you visited: www.gender-is-citizenship.net > > / > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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So, reposting. > For info, bec I think all this information, especially the views on the > important subject should be very public for every proposing nomination. > > The full nomination information is at > http://itforchange.net/Parminder_bio_WGEC-2.pdf > > parminder > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: Re: [governance] Parminder's nomination > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 21:31:24 +0530 > From: parminder > Reply-To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, parminder > > To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, Anita > > > Hi All > > The linked doc (http://itforchange.net/Parminder_bio_WGEC-2.pdf ) carries > most of the details required by the 4 question format, but I thought one > question may not be fully or at least directly addressed. And it may also > be one of the most important ones. I have therefore updated the doc by > adding the following paragraph. Please let me know if any clarification or > further information is needed. I believe that the stand/ proposals made by > civil society participants should be public and they should also commit to > respond to clarification and other questions, and be ready to undertake a > debate, about which I hear some positive views on this list. This is my > primary purpose for posting this, and I very much comend the CCWG for > putting forward this important question. > > (begins) > > *Substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced > cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”* > > A lot of the text above tends to describe the vision I have in this > regard. I will briefly summarise it here. When institutional form – whether > extant or proposed new – becomes controversial, as the appropriate > mechanism for addressing the much needed global Internet policies has > become, we may need to start from the start. Function, in such a case, > should precede form, as is held to be the normal organisational wisdom. > We have by now a good idea of the function. The first version of the > Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, and the follow-up CSTD secretariat > report, did a good job of mapping global Internet related policy space. > This may need to be worked upon a little more, especially in terms of > bunching issues along institutional requirements, which is the work that > the new group should begin with. Further, we have existing institutions > like OECD's Committee on Digital Economy Policy, and Council of Europe's > Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (and probably other > supra-national agencies doing such work which I have not tracked), whose > excellent work provides a very good and ever-growing list of international > Internet-related public policy issues. Once, we are over this hump, and > there is an agreement that there indeed exist very important global > Internet-related public policy issues, it should not be difficult to look > for and find the appropriate form. Like for all important functions of our > social lives, the form that is agreed upon may not be perfect, but as long > at it is appreciated that key policy issues do need a global level > addressing, it should not be too difficult to move towards the most > appropriate one, within the possible institutional forms. In this regard, > the UN's long history of innovative new institutional forms (after all, the > IGF came out if it) and the high degree of multistakeholder > participativeness that otherwise characterises the Internet governance > space together provide an excellent background to make progress. I am sure > that this group will achieve what it has set out to achieve. If we even now > fail to find the appropriate institutional mechanism to adequately address > the myriad, urgent and important global Internet-related policy issues, the > coming generations would not be kind to us in remembering our political > role at this key formative time of the new social paradigm of an > Internet-mediated society. > > (ends) > > parminder > > On Monday 14 March 2016 11:18 AM, anita wrote: > > Friends, > > IT for Change will like to propose the candidacy of Parminder to be a > civil society participant of the re-enacted Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation. > > Parminder has been very active in enhanced cooperation debates since the > very beginning. He has also played an important role in keeping the concept > alive, developing various proposals around it. > > Parminder was the first to demand that a CSTD Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation be set up. And it is through his contributions that the subject > of Enhanced Cooperation was discussed for the first time at the 2008 IGF. > > We have put together a note on his suitability for this role, which can be > accessed here http://itforchange.net/Parminder_bio_WGEC-2.pdf > > Please let me know if you need any further information or clarification. > > Regards > > anita > -- > > *Anita Gurumurthy* | Executive Director > IT for Change > (*In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC)* > 91-80-26654134 | T:00-91-80-26536890 | Fax 91-80-41461055 > Email:anita at itforchange.net > ------------------------------ > > > * Have you visited: > www.gender-is-citizenship.net > * > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Mon Mar 14 13:42:12 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:42:12 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: My name is Wisdom Donkor I nominate myself for the CSTD WG on enhanced Cooperation. .................................................................................. *1. short bio of one paragraph,* I am a Ghanaian , 39 years of age and work with the National Information Technology Agency as engineer and currently the IT Manager with specialization in e-government and infrastructure, Internet Governance and Open Government Data initiatives policies and platforms. I also work as the technical lead person for the Ghana Open Data Initiative Project and also lecture part time at the Ghana Telecom University College (Centre for Professional Development Unit). I was the immediate past Vice General Secretary of the Internet Society Ghana Chapter and currently the National Secretariat Manager of the Information Technology Association of Ghana (ITAG) and also serve as the Secretary (ex-officio) to the Executive Management Committee of which Prof Nii Quaynor is the Chair and President. I have being involve in the IT Industry for over 10 years in areas of ICT Policy development, Internet Governance, Open Government Data, Software Design and Development, Databases and Consolidation, Open Source Software Technologies, Data Divide Privacy and Security, Big Data and analytics, Data Management and technologies, and Human Resource Planning and Development and also consult to many local organisations and several ICT projects across Ghana and Abroad. *2. My motivation to be a civil society representative to the WG* With my deep understanding and involvement with civil society both national and at global level couple with my passion for free open Internet, open government data and open source software technologies, I will be honoured to represent civil society on the working group besides, my association with ICANN as Fellow coach (mentor) and subsequently support staff. It will be my privilege to represent civil society on the working group because Civil society has been widely recognized as one of the essential ‘third’ sector. Its strength has a positive influence on state or government. CS is an an increasingly important agent for promoting good governance like transparency, effectiveness, openness, responsiveness and accountability. Civil society most often further good governance, first, by policy analysis and advocacy; second, by regulation and monitoring of performance and the action and behavior of institutions; third, by building social capital and enabling citizens to identify and articulate their values, beliefs, civic norms and democratic practices; fourth, by mobilizing particular constituencies, particularly the vulnerable and marginalized sections of masses, to participate more fully in national and global affairs; and fifth, by development work to improve the well-being of societies or communities. I believe with my experience with ICANN, IGF, IETF, World Bank, ITU, ISOC, etc with my deep understanding of the subject matter, I will be privilege to work and contribute to the objectives of the working group by bringing to bear my skills and expertise. *3. Substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”* From my perspective three main issues need to be discussed thoroughly: Internet governance and open government data policies framework and human right: *1. Internet Governance and Open Government Data Initiatives:* We need to encourage participation from as many stakeholders to explore the relationship between access to the Internet, and the development of Open Government Data initiatives that is geared towards cetizen empowerment and sustainable job creation. As the number of Open Data initiatives increases worldwide, including in countries where open governance is not common, the Internet governance issues surrounding such release of data have yet to be thoroughly investigated and discussed. We need to focus on some of the issues that have arisen with the advent of Internet governance and Open Government Data Initiative, particularly in the African region with the view to help focus on Internet governance, such as access, security, the data divide and privacy. There is the need to also examine the need for global ethical standards that can govern the responsible use of the Internet and the release and use of data within an Internet governance framework. In this present days, Open Government data issues are been discussed outside Internet governance domain. I will bring to bear perspectives from multiple internet governance stakeholders about determination of what data is released and how it is used, this will be done to stimulate discussion about the issues by looking at the number of culturally influenced views on the issue of internet governance and open government data initiatives. Internet infrastructure, access and interoperability as well as reliability and management of data are important for successful implementation of Internet governance and Open Government Data policies. The policies that have been developed in Internet governance circles have a direct effect on the use and reuse of data and must be acknowledged and discussed. Furthermore, inter-cultural and multi-stakeholder dialogue is needed to help shape public interest policy principles for Open Data and Internet governance. 2.* Human Right:* I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity and transform the lives of others. “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights. The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 report that governments are broken international law in their national contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed groups. “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,” My question now is: Is there any charter of human right and principles for the Internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on the Internet and if no is there any plans to lead the process. This are issues that need to be taken into consideration and discussed thoroughly and deal with it on its merit. *4. My experience or qualifications to represent civil society on the WG.* I have been an active member of the global Internet governance community since 2012 focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement at both national and global forum. With my professional, technical and human resource planing and development background and my involvement with ICANN, ISOC, IETF, World Bank Open Data team, Global open data working group, Diplo Foundation, Open Government partnership (OGP), ITU, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), Open Data Institute (ODI), USAID, UNDP activities couple with over 10 years of working experience within the ICT field within the public and private sector, I have gain the needed experience and understanding of the governance related issues. I am more than convinced that I do have the professional capacity to work and adhere and subscribe to the Tunes Agenda. 5. Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. Gender: Male Name: Wisdom Donkor Nationality: Ghana Affiliation: National Information Technology Agency, Ghana/ Ghana Open Data Initiative. Contact: 0243380618 Mobile: 0208128851 *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 10:28 PM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > Dear Best Bits Members, > I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on > Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be > forwarded to the NomCom by the end of March 15th. > > - > ​ > Lea Kaspar > -​​​ Anriette Esterhuysen​ > > ​Their nomination emails to this list are included below in the order of > date received. > I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me > off-list by March 15th. > > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > ​Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > > ​---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: > ​​ > Lea Kaspar > Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 12:25 PM > Subject: Re: [bestbits] *reminder* > ​​ > Call for Nominations for civil representatives - CSTD WG on Enhanced > Cooperation > To: Nadira Alaraj > Cc: "" > > Dear Nadira, all, > > Please find below my expression of interest to become one of the 5 civil > society representatives on the UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation. I thank this group in advance for considering my application. > Should you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. > Warm wishes, > Lea > --- > > > short bio of one paragraph, > > Lea Kaspar heads Global Partner Digital 's > (GPD) programmatic portfolio and leads the organisation’s international > policy arm. Since joining GPD in 2012, she has been concentrating upon > facilitating multistakeholder dialogue and civil society engagement in > international internet governance debates. She has developed and > coordinated information sharing, capacity building, and advocacy > initiatives at the Global Conference on Cyberspace (GCCS), NETmundial, the > WSIS+10 Review process, the 2013-2014 UN CSTD Working Group on Enhanced > Cooperation (WGEC), and various processes of the International > Telecommunication Union (ITU). She is a member of the Internet Governance > Forum (IGF) Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG), a member of the UK > Multistakeholder Group on Internet Governance (MAGIG), and sits on the > Steering Committee of the UK IGF. > > > one paragraph of motivation to be a civil society representative to CSTD > Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, > > Following the conclusion of the WSIS Review Process, the WGEC will become > a critical space to shape the normative landscape of global internet > governance. It will present an opportunity to push a positive agenda for > change, and, at the same time, pose a threat to the gains that we, as a > global community, have made since the WSIS in 2005. With a growing trend to > close and limit the space for public interest voices in internet governance > debates, civil society will have a key role at WGEC to resist a reading of > enhanced cooperation that is reserved for governments, and instead offer a > vision that involves all stakeholders, based on the principles of openness, > transparency and inclusiveness. Furthermore, WGEC will be an opportunity > for civil society to build on the outcomes of the 2013-14 WGEC and > NETmundial by demystifying the flexible, issue-based understanding of roles > and responsibilities of stakeholders in internet governance. Building on > the insight gained during WGEC 2013-14, my engagement in the WSIS Review, > and my experience on the IGF MAG, I would be privileged to contribute to > this outcome by bringing my skills and expertise to the Working Group as > one of its civil society representatives. > > > one paragraph describing substantive proposals or a vision on “how to > further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis > Agenda”, and > > The notion of enhanced cooperation as a principle of governance matters > insofar as it contributes to achieving the WSIS vision of a > “people-centered, development-oriented information society”. Although > anchored around the question of the role of governments, enhanced > cooperation in support of the WSIS vision cannot be achieved without the > involvement of all stakeholders. The most important immediate task in > further implementing it will therefore be to clarify the roles of > responsibilities of different stakeholders in internet governance. A > starting point for this task is provided in the NETmundial outcome > document > which > states that “the respective roles and responsibilities of stakeholders > should be interpreted in a flexible manner with reference to the issue > under discussion”. As a member of the WGEC, I would seek to leverage the > NETmundial outcome, as well as the mapping output of WGEC 2013-14, in order > to develop practical recommendations to promote a flexible, issue-based > understanding of roles and responsibilities, and a vision of enhanced > cooperation based upon principles of openness, transparency, and > inclusiveness. > > > one paragraph describing experience or qualifications to represent civil > society on the CSTD Working Group. > > I have been an active member of the global internet governance community > since 2012, focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement > in international forums and processes, including at the recent WSIS+10 > Review and the 2013-14 WGEC. During the 2013-14 WGEC, I participated as > an active observer in 4 out of 5 meetings of the Group. Following its > establishment, I joined the WGEC Correspondence Group, and played a > critical role in developing the mapping output of the Group, which served > as the basis for the CSTD mapping report > > issued in November 2014. Through this engagement, I gained invaluable > insight into the dynamics of the enhanced cooperation debate that I would > seek to leverage as a civil society representative in the group’s reboot. > > > Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate > affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. > > Gender: Female > > Nationality: Croatian (UN regional group: Eastern European) > > Affiliation: Global Partners Digital, UK > --- > > *Lea Kaspar* > > Head of Programmes and International Policy | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL > > Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL > > T: +44 (0)20 3818 3258 | M: +44 (0)7583 929216, gp-digital.org > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: > ​​ > Anriette Esterhuysen > Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 9:21 PM > Subject: [bestbits] CSTD Working Group on Enhanced cooperation > To: governance at lists.igcaucus.org, "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net" < > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> > > > Dear all > > I am not asking for endorsement as it is too late, but just sharing that > I have put my name forward within the APC network. > > This is a very important working group in my view, and one that can be > used to to talk about the role of government in internet governance - > what it should be and what it need not be - one of the conversations > that seems to always be either truncated, or avoided. I believe that > having this conversation, and recognising that there is a role for > government and that there is a need for conversation among them does not > imply abandoning multistakeholder approaches. > > Talking about governments role and about how they interact with one > another and about how regulation can counter monopolies without > encroaching on rights should and could contribute to creating more > inclusive (of nonstate actors) processes at national level and a more > open and public internet. > > The previous group did make progress but also struggled to really break > new ground. Now that the WSIS+10 review has happened, and the IGF has > been renewed, and the IANA transition is in process, I think it will be > easier to engage in constructive and critical discussion. > > This group has the potential to develop a common understanding of > principles for "enhanced" or "effective" cooperation, and come up with > proposals for mechanisms that can complement and reinforce existing > processes. > > Best > > Anriette Esterhuysen > APC > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes, Nadira Alaraj Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > - This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nadira.araj at gmail.com Mon Mar 14 13:49:03 2016 From: nadira.araj at gmail.com (Nadira Alaraj) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 19:49:03 +0200 Subject: [bestbits] Updated listII: Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation Message-ID: Dear Best Bits Members, I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. Anriette Esterhuysen C​ hinmayi Arun ​ ​ Lea Kaspa​r​ ​Parminder Jeet Singh​ ​Wisdom Donkor​ You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on this list. Apologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my email will ​ be​ flagged as spam. I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me off-list. Best wishes, Nadira Alaraj Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lorena at collaboratory.de Mon Mar 14 13:52:55 2016 From: lorena at collaboratory.de (Lorena Jaume-Palasi) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:52:55 +0100 Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: +1 ! 2016-03-14 8:57 GMT+01:00 Grace Githaiga : > And to Anriette too. Already the three candidates represent different > Continents. Wishing them the very best in the final selection. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:33:48 +0200 > From: nadira.araj at gmail.com > To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > Subject: [bestbits] Endorsement/comments: Nominees for CS to - CSTD WG on > Enhanced Cooperation > > > Dear Best Bits Members, > I'm glad to share with you the following nominees to the CSTD WG on > Enhanced Cooperation through the Best Bits mailing list that will be > forwarded to the NomCom by tomorrow. > > Anriette Esterhuysen > Chinmayi Arun > Lea Kaspar > > You can read about them through their nomination emails that was sent on > this list. 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I nominate myself for the CSTD WG on enhanced Cooperation Regards, .................................................................................. *1. short bio of one paragraph,* I am a Ghanaian , 39 years of age and work with the National Information Technology Agency as engineer and currently the IT Manager with specialization in e-government and infrastructure, Internet Governance and Open Government Data initiatives policies and platforms. I also work as the technical lead person for the Ghana Open Data Initiative Project and also lecture part time at the Ghana Telecom University College (Centre for Professional Development Unit). I was the immediate past Vice General Secretary of the Internet Society Ghana Chapter and currently the National Secretariat Manager of the Information Technology Association of Ghana (ITAG) and also serve as the Secretary (ex-officio) to the Executive Management Committee of which Prof Nii Quaynor is the Chair and President. I have being involve in the IT Industry for over 10 years in areas of ICT Policy development, Internet Governance, Open Government Data, Software Design and Development, Databases and Consolidation, Open Source Software Technologies, Data Divide Privacy and Security, Big Data and analytics, Data Management and technologies, and Human Resource Planning and Development and also consult to many local organisations and several ICT projects across Ghana and Abroad. *2. My motivation to be a civil society representative to the WG* With my deep understanding and involvement with civil society both national and at global level couple with my passion for free open Internet, open government data and open source software technologies, I will be honoured to represent civil society on the working group besides, my association with ICANN as Fellow coach (mentor) and subsequently support staff. It will be my privilege to represent civil society on the working group because Civil society has been widely recognized as one of the essential ‘third’ sector. Its strength has a positive influence on state or government. CS is an an increasingly important agent for promoting good governance like transparency, effectiveness, openness, responsiveness and accountability. Civil society most often further good governance, first, by policy analysis and advocacy; second, by regulation and monitoring of performance and the action and behavior of institutions; third, by building social capital and enabling citizens to identify and articulate their values, beliefs, civic norms and democratic practices; fourth, by mobilizing particular constituencies, particularly the vulnerable and marginalized sections of masses, to participate more fully in national and global affairs; and fifth, by development work to improve the well-being of societies or communities. I believe with my experience with ICANN, IGF, IETF, World Bank, ITU, ISOC, etc with my deep understanding of the subject matter, I will be privilege to work and contribute to the objectives of the working group by bringing to bear my skills and expertise. *3. Substantive proposals or a vision on “how to further implement enhanced cooperation as envisioned in the Tunis Agenda”* From my perspective three main issues need to be discussed thoroughly: Internet governance and open government data policies framework and human right: *1. Internet Governance and Open Government Data Initiatives:* We need to encourage participation from as many stakeholders to explore the relationship between access to the Internet, and the development of Open Government Data initiatives that is geared towards cetizen empowerment and sustainable job creation. As the number of Open Data initiatives increases worldwide, including in countries where open governance is not common, the Internet governance issues surrounding such release of data have yet to be thoroughly investigated and discussed. We need to focus on some of the issues that have arisen with the advent of Internet governance and Open Government Data Initiative, particularly in the African region with the view to help focus on Internet governance, such as access, security, the data divide and privacy. There is the need to also examine the need for global ethical standards that can govern the responsible use of the Internet and the release and use of data within an Internet governance framework. In this present days, Open Government data issues are been discussed outside Internet governance domain. I will bring to bear perspectives from multiple internet governance stakeholders about determination of what data is released and how it is used, this will be done to stimulate discussion about the issues by looking at the number of culturally influenced views on the issue of internet governance and open government data initiatives. Internet infrastructure, access and interoperability as well as reliability and management of data are important for successful implementation of Internet governance and Open Government Data policies. The policies that have been developed in Internet governance circles have a direct effect on the use and reuse of data and must be acknowledged and discussed. Furthermore, inter-cultural and multi-stakeholder dialogue is needed to help shape public interest policy principles for Open Data and Internet governance. 2.* Human Right:* I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity and transform the lives of others. “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights. The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 report that governments are broken international law in their national contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed groups. “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,” My question now is: Is there any charter of human right and principles for the Internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on the Internet and if no is there any plans to lead the process. This are issues that need to be taken into consideration and discussed thoroughly and deal with it on its merit. *4. My experience or qualifications to represent civil society on the WG.* I have been an active member of the global Internet governance community since 2012 focused on facilitating meaningful civil society engagement at both national and global forum. With my professional, technical and human resource planing and development background and my involvement with ICANN, ISOC, IETF, World Bank Open Data team, Global open data working group, Diplo Foundation, Open Government partnership (OGP), ITU, Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN), Open Data Institute (ODI), USAID, UNDP activities couple with over 10 years of working experience within the ICT field within the public and private sector, I have gain the needed experience and understanding of the governance related issues. I am more than convinced that I do have the professional capacity to work and adhere and subscribe to the Tunes Agenda. 5. Name, gender, regional/geographical, as well as any appropriate affiliation information and contact information should be included as well. Gender: Male Name: Wisdom Donkor Nationality: Ghana Region: Africa Affiliation: National Information Technology Agency, Ghana/ Ghana Open Data Initiative./ National Information Technology Association of Ghana Contact: 0243380618 Mobile: 0208128851 *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Counting on your support, Kind regard, *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Apologies for not including it here because I'm afraid my > email will > > ​ be​ > flagged as spam. > I appreciate any endorsements/comments to this list directly, or to me > off-list. > > Best wishes, > Nadira Alaraj > Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > > > > > > This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. > www.avast.com > > > > <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best Anriette On 13/03/2016 21:21, Anriette Esterhuysen wrote: > Dear all > > I am not asking for endorsement as it is too late, but just sharing that > I have put my name forward within the APC network. > > This is a very important working group in my view, and one that can be > used to to talk about the role of government in internet governance - > what it should be and what it need not be - one of the conversations > that seems to always be either truncated, or avoided. I believe that > having this conversation, and recognising that there is a role for > government and that there is a need for conversation among them does not > imply abandoning multistakeholder approaches. > > Talking about governments role and about how they interact with one > another and about how regulation can counter monopolies without > encroaching on rights should and could contribute to creating more > inclusive (of nonstate actors) processes at national level and a more > open and public internet. > > The previous group did make progress but also struggled to really break > new ground. Now that the WSIS+10 review has happened, and the IGF has > been renewed, and the IANA transition is in process, I think it will be > easier to engage in constructive and critical discussion. > > This group has the potential to develop a common understanding of > principles for "enhanced" or "effective" cooperation, and come up with > proposals for mechanisms that can complement and reinforce existing > processes. > > Best > > Anriette Esterhuysen > APC > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > -- ----------------------------------------- Anriette Esterhuysen Executive Director Association for Progressive Communications anriette at apc.org www.apc.org IM: ae_apc -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Link to the report: https://goo.gl/4UUfwQ Link to press release: http://goo.gl/kG8ZYG Best regards, Estimados colegas, En nombre de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), tenemos el agrado de compartir con Ustedes el Reporte de Ciberseguridad 2016: Estamos preparados en América Latina y el Caribe? Enlace al reporte: https://goo.gl/9cvU5a Enlace al comunicado de prensa: http://goo.gl/S764fx Saludos cordiales, *Belisario Contreras* Program Manager Inter-American Committee against Terrorism Secretariat for Multidimensional Security Organization of American States 1889 F St. , NW -Washington D.C. 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In-Reply-To: References: <56D5D67E.2020007@eff.org> Message-ID: <56D71BA1.8000400@cafonso.ca> He is free now on "habeas corpus". My excuses as a Brazilian regarding the horrible, Middle-Ages way the Brazilian police transports its inmates -- usually in the luggage trunk, or in containers as if all were extraterrestrial terrorists or cattle. Brazil has advanced a lot, Marco Civil is a witness to this progress regading defense of citizen's' rights, but there are at least two main vulnerabilities we have to deal with for Brazil to become a bit more civilized: - The prehistoric style in which it treats its prisoners and suspects, even without charge in the case of the poor; this is a post-slavery ("post" here is relative) society dominated by a pro-slavery, extremely racist elite. Luckily for him, Diego Jorge Dzodan is white upper-class, but this did not preclude the prehistoric Brazilian police from transporting him like cattle to his release. - The low priority all Brazilian governments (particularly state and municipal governments) have given to public sanitation; our vulnerability to epidemics like zika is at pair with any other underdevolped country (for a country which is a leading exporter of state-of-the-art airplanes for one thing, mind you), and this needs a massive war-style operation to change. fraternal regards --c.a. On 3/2/16 07:02, Cecilia Tanaka wrote: > http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/tec/2016/03/1745230-apesar-de-problemas-judiciais-whatsapp-diz-que-nao-vai-mudar.shtml > On Mar 1, 2016 3:47 PM, "Cecilia Tanaka" wrote: > >> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3471327/Facebooks-Latin-American-boss-arrested-Brazil.html >> >> São as mesmas informações circulando por enquanto. >> On Mar 1, 2016 3:26 PM, "Cecilia Tanaka" wrote: >> >>> Não muita coisa ainda, David querido... :( >>> >>> >>> http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2016/03/160225_prisao_facebook_sp_if >>> On Mar 1, 2016 3:13 PM, "David Bogado" wrote: >>> >>>> Achei este material no G1, vocês tem mais informações? >>>> >>>> >>>> http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2016/03/policia-prende-representante-do-facebook-na-america-do-sul-em-sp.html >>>> >>>> Em nota, a assessoria de imprensa do Facebook no Brasil disse que a >>>> medida é extrema e desproporcional. "Estamos desapontados com a medida >>>> extrema e desproporcional de ter um executivo do Facebook escoltado até a >>>> delegacia devido a um caso envolvendo o WhatsApp, que opera separadamente >>>> do Facebook. O Facebook sempre esteve e sempre estará disponível para >>>> responder às questões que as autoridades brasileiras possam ter", diz >>>> porta-voz do Facebook. >>>> >>>> El 1 de marzo de 2016 14:50:54 GMT-03:00, Katitza Rodriguez < >>>> katitza at eff.org> escribió: >>>>> >>>>> Caros, Você está seguindo as notícias sobre um exec FB no Brasil sendo >>>>> presos / detidos hoje em resposta à incapacidade da empresa para >>>>> fornecer os dados do usuário no caso de drogas? alguém pode lançar mais >>>>> luz para mim. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Phone. Please, please, excuse my brevity. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Antivig-l mailing list >>>> Antivig-l at listas.tiwa.net.br >>>> https://listas.tiwa.net.br/listinfo/antivig-l >>>> Descadastrar: envie email a Antivig-l-unsubscribe at listas.tiwa.net.br >>>> >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Antivig-l mailing list > Antivig-l at listas.tiwa.net.br > https://listas.tiwa.net.br/listinfo/antivig-l > Descadastrar: envie email a Antivig-l-unsubscribe at listas.tiwa.net.br > -- Carlos A. Afonso Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br CGI.br - http://cgi.br GPG 0x9EE8F8E3 From renata.avila at webfoundation.org Tue Mar 15 12:00:28 2016 From: renata.avila at webfoundation.org (Renata Avila) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:00:28 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] OAS/IDB Cybersecurity Report - Informe Ciberseguridad de la OEA y el BID In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Marilia Do you know what is their long term plan, spaces for CSOs on it and the funding - companies - govs behind? And why was Oxford in charge of it, instead of experts in the region? Because of funders? Is this the Canada "contribution" they announced at GCCS? It will be super good to understand the long term horizon in the region. R On 15 Mar 2016 15:53, "Marilia Maciel" wrote: > Sharing, as it may be of interest to some members of the list. The report > also counts on expert contributions from CSIS, CTS/FGV, FIRST, CoE, WEF and > Potomac institute. > > All the best > Marília > > > Dear All, > > > > On behalf of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the > Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we would like to share with you the > 2016 Cybersecurity Report: Are we ready in Latin America and the Caribbean? > > > > Link to the report: https://goo.gl/4UUfwQ > > Link to press release: http://goo.gl/kG8ZYG > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Estimados colegas, > > > > En nombre de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y el Banco > Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), tenemos el agrado de compartir con > Ustedes el Reporte de Ciberseguridad 2016: Estamos preparados en América > Latina y el Caribe? > > > > Enlace al reporte: https://goo.gl/9cvU5a > > Enlace al comunicado de prensa: http://goo.gl/S764fx > > > > Saludos cordiales, > > > > > > *Belisario Contreras* > > Program Manager > > Inter-American Committee against Terrorism > > Secretariat for Multidimensional Security > Organization of American States > 1889 F St. , NW -Washington D.C. > T: (202) 370-4674 > F: (202) 458-3857 > bcontreras at oas.org > www.cicte.oas.org > > > > www.oas.org/cyber > > > > Twitter: @OEA_Cyber > > > > [image: Description: STC_color] > > > > > -- > *Marília Maciel* > Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio > Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law > School > http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts > > DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu > PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ > Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - > http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The report > also counts on expert contributions from CSIS, CTS/FGV, FIRST, CoE, WEF and > Potomac institute. > > All the best > Marília > > Dear All, > > On behalf of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the > Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we would like to share with you the > 2016 Cybersecurity Report: Are we ready in Latin America and the Caribbean? > > Link to the report: https://goo.gl/4UUfwQ > Link to press release: http://goo.gl/kG8ZYG > > Best regards, > > > > Estimados colegas, > > En nombre de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y el Banco > Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), tenemos el agrado de compartir con > Ustedes el Reporte de Ciberseguridad 2016: Estamos preparados en América > Latina y el Caribe? > > Enlace al reporte: https://goo.gl/9cvU5a > > Enlace al comunicado de prensa: http://goo.gl/S764fx > > Saludos cordiales, > > > > *Belisario Contreras* > > Program Manager > > Inter-American Committee against Terrorism > > Secretariat for Multidimensional Security > Organization of American States > 1889 F St. , NW -Washington D.C. > T: (202) 370-4674 > F: (202) 458-3857 > bcontreras at oas.org > www.cicte.oas.org > > www.oas.org/cyber > > Twitter: @OEA_Cyber > > [image: Description: STC_color] > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > From mariliamaciel at gmail.com Tue Mar 15 13:59:47 2016 From: mariliamaciel at gmail.com (Marilia Maciel) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:59:47 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] OAS/IDB Cybersecurity Report - Informe Ciberseguridad de la OEA y el BID In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Renata, Good questions. For the ones on funding, I would recommend that you get in touch with Belisario Contreras at OAS, which supervised the development of the report. His contact details are at the bottom of my message. What I can share are only personal impressions. In order to collect input from different stakeholders to elaborate the report, OAS conducted an online survey. As far as I know, the role of Oxford was to help OAS on the development of this questionnaire. I have no information on funding. With regards to CS participation, there was an interesting meeting in IGF 2015, facilitated by Carolina Rossini, in which several organisations form the LAC region shared views on the development of national cyber security plans. The impression I had from the conversation is that OAS is giving technical support for the development of these plans - many countries in LAC do not have them yet - and there is an understanding from the side of OAS that plans should be developed with the involvement of CS. The opportunities for actual participation seem to have varied from country to country, depending on the openness of national governments to engage in meaningful debate. Hope it helps. Maybe Carolina or other colleagues from the region would like to jump in an share their thoughts too. Best wishes! Marília On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:00 PM, Renata Avila < renata.avila at webfoundation.org> wrote: > Hi Marilia > > Do you know what is their long term plan, spaces for CSOs on it and the > funding - companies - govs behind? > > And why was Oxford in charge of it, instead of experts in the region? > Because of funders? Is this the Canada "contribution" they announced at > GCCS? > > It will be super good to understand the long term horizon in the region. > > R > On 15 Mar 2016 15:53, "Marilia Maciel" wrote: > >> Sharing, as it may be of interest to some members of the list. The report >> also counts on expert contributions from CSIS, CTS/FGV, FIRST, CoE, WEF and >> Potomac institute. >> >> All the best >> Marília >> >> >> Dear All, >> >> >> >> On behalf of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the >> Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), we would like to share with you the >> 2016 Cybersecurity Report: Are we ready in Latin America and the Caribbean? >> >> >> >> Link to the report: https://goo.gl/4UUfwQ >> >> Link to press release: http://goo.gl/kG8ZYG >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> >> >> >> >> Estimados colegas, >> >> >> >> En nombre de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y el Banco >> Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), tenemos el agrado de compartir con >> Ustedes el Reporte de Ciberseguridad 2016: Estamos preparados en América >> Latina y el Caribe? >> >> >> >> Enlace al reporte: https://goo.gl/9cvU5a >> >> Enlace al comunicado de prensa: http://goo.gl/S764fx >> >> >> >> Saludos cordiales, >> >> >> >> >> >> *Belisario Contreras* >> >> Program Manager >> >> Inter-American Committee against Terrorism >> >> Secretariat for Multidimensional Security >> Organization of American States >> 1889 F St. , NW -Washington D.C. >> T: (202) 370-4674 >> F: (202) 458-3857 >> bcontreras at oas.org >> www.cicte.oas.org >> >> >> >> www.oas.org/cyber >> >> >> >> Twitter: @OEA_Cyber >> >> >> >> [image: Description: STC_color] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Marília Maciel* >> Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio >> Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law >> School >> http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts >> >> DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu >> PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ >> Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - >> http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > -- *Marília Maciel* Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We see the arrest with concern as it shows the lack of understanding of technical issues and how far judges are willing to go to punish companies that refuse to comply with their orders regardless of their reasons. 2. Lawyers from WhatsApp have said that they are unable to provide the data in question because of their use of end to end encryption. What is the current political debate over strong encryption in Brazil? Does Marco Civil have provisions that would affect encryption? Currently, there is not a relevant debate about the use of encryption in Brazil. Marco Civil requires application providers to keep application access logs for 6 months and prohibits warrantless access to such logs. It does not mention encryption nor does it require the content of messages to be kept. We worry that, in the absence of legal rules, judges may start addressing the issue and decide that the use of end-to-end encryption is inadmissible in Brazil. 3. In December WhatsApp was born blocked, also for noncompliance in a criminal investigation. Why do these legal challenges keep reoccurring? What impact do they have on internet freedom in the country? The decisions determining the block of WhatsApp in Brazil last year are related to the arrest in the sense that they are all responses to the refusal of WhatsApp to turn over users data. According to the WhatsApp, the judicial orders request data that the company does not have (like the content of private messages). In this sense, judges are getting tougher and less understanding about the company's technical limitations to comply with the requests. The adoption of such radical measures (blocking of services and/or arrest of the company's top executives) gives a bad sign for other companies who are willing to protect users privacy and build privacy enhancing technologies into their products (like end-to-end encryption). " On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 11:58 AM, Carlos Afonso wrote: > He is free now on "habeas corpus". My excuses as a Brazilian regarding > the horrible, Middle-Ages way the Brazilian police transports its > inmates -- usually in the luggage trunk, or in containers as if all were > extraterrestrial terrorists or cattle. > > Brazil has advanced a lot, Marco Civil is a witness to this progress > regading defense of citizen's' rights, but there are at least two main > vulnerabilities we have to deal with for Brazil to become a bit more > civilized: > > - The prehistoric style in which it treats its prisoners and suspects, > even without charge in the case of the poor; this is a post-slavery > ("post" here is relative) society dominated by a pro-slavery, extremely > racist elite. Luckily for him, Diego Jorge Dzodan is white upper-class, > but this did not preclude the prehistoric Brazilian police from > transporting him like cattle to his release. > > - The low priority all Brazilian governments (particularly state and > municipal governments) have given to public sanitation; our > vulnerability to epidemics like zika is at pair with any other > underdevolped country (for a country which is a leading exporter of > state-of-the-art airplanes for one thing, mind you), and this needs a > massive war-style operation to change. > > fraternal regards > > --c.a. > > On 3/2/16 07:02, Cecilia Tanaka wrote: > > > http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/tec/2016/03/1745230-apesar-de-problemas-judiciais-whatsapp-diz-que-nao-vai-mudar.shtml > > On Mar 1, 2016 3:47 PM, "Cecilia Tanaka" > wrote: > > > >> > >> > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3471327/Facebooks-Latin-American-boss-arrested-Brazil.html > >> > >> São as mesmas informações circulando por enquanto. > >> On Mar 1, 2016 3:26 PM, "Cecilia Tanaka" > wrote: > >> > >>> Não muita coisa ainda, David querido... :( > >>> > >>> > >>> > http://www.bbc.com/portuguese/noticias/2016/03/160225_prisao_facebook_sp_if > >>> On Mar 1, 2016 3:13 PM, "David Bogado" wrote: > >>> > >>>> Achei este material no G1, vocês tem mais informações? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/2016/03/policia-prende-representante-do-facebook-na-america-do-sul-em-sp.html > >>>> > >>>> Em nota, a assessoria de imprensa do Facebook no Brasil disse que a > >>>> medida é extrema e desproporcional. "Estamos desapontados com a medida > >>>> extrema e desproporcional de ter um executivo do Facebook escoltado > até a > >>>> delegacia devido a um caso envolvendo o WhatsApp, que opera > separadamente > >>>> do Facebook. O Facebook sempre esteve e sempre estará disponível para > >>>> responder às questões que as autoridades brasileiras possam ter", diz > >>>> porta-voz do Facebook. > >>>> > >>>> El 1 de marzo de 2016 14:50:54 GMT-03:00, Katitza Rodriguez < > >>>> katitza at eff.org> escribió: > >>>>> > >>>>> Caros, Você está seguindo as notícias sobre um exec FB no Brasil > sendo > >>>>> presos / detidos hoje em resposta à incapacidade da empresa para > >>>>> fornecer os dados do usuário no caso de drogas? alguém pode lançar > mais > >>>>> luz para mim. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Sent from Phone. Please, please, excuse my brevity. > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Antivig-l mailing list > >>>> Antivig-l at listas.tiwa.net.br > >>>> https://listas.tiwa.net.br/listinfo/antivig-l > >>>> Descadastrar: envie email a Antivig-l-unsubscribe at listas.tiwa.net.br > >>>> > >>> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Antivig-l mailing list > > Antivig-l at listas.tiwa.net.br > > https://listas.tiwa.net.br/listinfo/antivig-l > > Descadastrar: envie email a Antivig-l-unsubscribe at listas.tiwa.net.br > > > > -- > > Carlos A. 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Caribé > Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi > NETmundial Initiative Counselor > ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member > > http://about.me/caribe > > Skype joaocaribe > +55(021) 9 8761 1967 > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -- João Carlos R. Caribé Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi NETmundial Initiative Counselor ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member http://about.me/caribe Skype joaocaribe +55(021) 9 8761 1967 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From veni at veni.com Wed Mar 16 12:25:25 2016 From: veni at veni.com (Veni Markovski) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:25:25 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56E988F5.1040208@veni.com> Don't blush! Well deserved! Congratulations, hugs, and flowers!! v/ On 03/16/16 11:24, Carolina Rossini wrote: > Totally blushing > Thank you folks > Very honored :-) > > On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Poncelet Ileleji > wrote: > > Congrats Caroline > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katitza at eff.org Wed Mar 16 12:33:55 2016 From: katitza at eff.org (Katitza Rodriguez) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 12:33:55 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader In-Reply-To: <56E988F5.1040208@veni.com> References: <56E988F5.1040208@veni.com> Message-ID: <56E98AF3.9090608@eff.org> Very happy for you! Felicitaciones. Fuerte abrazo :) On 03/16/2016 12:25 PM, Veni Markovski wrote: > Don't blush! > Well deserved! Congratulations, hugs, and flowers!! > > v/ > > On 03/16/16 11:24, Carolina Rossini wrote: >> Totally blushing >> Thank you folks >> Very honored :-) >> >> On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Poncelet Ileleji >> <pileleji at ymca.gm> wrote: >> >> Congrats Caroline >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Katitza Rodriguez International Rights Director Electronic Frontier Foundation From mariliamaciel at gmail.com Wed Mar 16 12:42:17 2016 From: mariliamaciel at gmail.com (Marilia Maciel) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:42:17 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader In-Reply-To: <56E98AF3.9090608@eff.org> References: <56E988F5.1040208@veni.com> <56E98AF3.9090608@eff.org> Message-ID: Same here, very, very happy for you, Carol! Marília On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Katitza Rodriguez wrote: > Very happy for you! Felicitaciones. Fuerte abrazo :) > > On 03/16/2016 12:25 PM, Veni Markovski wrote: > > Don't blush! > > Well deserved! Congratulations, hugs, and flowers!! > > > > v/ > > > > On 03/16/16 11:24, Carolina Rossini wrote: > >> Totally blushing > >> Thank you folks > >> Very honored :-) > >> > >> On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Poncelet Ileleji > >> <pileleji at ymca.gm> wrote: > >> > >> Congrats Caroline > >> > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > Katitza Rodriguez > International Rights Director > Electronic Frontier Foundation > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- *Marília Maciel* Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law School http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Congratulations, hugs, and flowers!! > > > > v/ > > > > On 03/16/16 11:24, Carolina Rossini wrote: > >> Totally blushing > >> Thank you folks > >> Very honored :-) > >> > >> On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Poncelet Ileleji > >> < >pileleji at ymca.gm > > wrote: > >> > >> Congrats Caroline > >> > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > -- > Katitza Rodriguez > International Rights Director > Electronic Frontier Foundation > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > -- > *Marília Maciel* > Pesquisadora Gestora - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - FGV Direito Rio > Researcher and Coordinator - Center for Technology & Society - FGV Law > School > http://direitorio.fgv.br/cts > > DiploFoundation associate - www.diplomacy.edu > PoliTICs Magazine Advisory Committee - http://www.politics.org.br/ > Subscribe "Digital Rights: Latin America & the Caribbean" - > http://www.digitalrightslac.net/en > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -- Matthew Shears | Director, Global Internet Policy & Human Rights Project Center for Democracy & Technology | cdt.org E: mshears at cdt.org | T: +44.771.247.2987 CDT's Annual Dinner, Tech Prom, is April 6, 2016. 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URL: From rafaelzanatta at usp.br Wed Mar 16 12:53:48 2016 From: rafaelzanatta at usp.br (rafaelzanatta at usp.br) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:53:48 -0300 (BRT) Subject: [bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband In-Reply-To: <4ACEAE27-7C76-47BA-87BA-F0D8373B10FB@me.com> Message-ID: <896234534.76629986.1458147228645.JavaMail.root@usp.br> Dear all, I'm also working on this issue with IDEC (Brazilian Institute of Consumer Defense). It would like to join the efforts of Caribé and ask you some guidance on advocacy on a global level. I know that Public Knowledge has done great things on this , increasing awareness of consumers and pressuring the FCC. Do you have more information about similar actions? Best, Rafael Zanatta ----- Mensagem original ----- > De: "João Carlos R. Caribé" > Para: "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> <" > > Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 16 de Março de 2016 12:41:59 > Assunto: [bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed > broadband > Dears, > In Brazil , telco operators want to deploy data franchise in fixed > broadband access , I am analyzing and this has serious negative > implications. > It would help me a lot whether this aberration exists somewhere else > in the world, also the negative implications, arguments, etc... > -- > João Carlos R. Caribé > Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi > NETmundial Initiative Counselor > ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member > http://about.me/caribe > Skype joaocaribe > +55(021) 9 8761 1967 > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daveb at dslprime.com Wed Mar 16 13:16:37 2016 From: daveb at dslprime.com (Dave Burstein) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:16:37 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband In-Reply-To: References: <4ACEAE27-7C76-47BA-87BA-F0D8373B10FB@me.com> Message-ID: Data caps/data franchise are an active debate around the world. They are certainly unnecessary for an ISP to be very profitable. In almost all cases, instituting a cap is a disguised price increase or an attempt to force you to choose the carriers video package instead of a competitor. To the operator, data isn't free but it's *darn cheap*. Any cap below about 700 gigabytes in the U.S. and Europe has no cost justification. (Details available if helpful. I've been reporting costs for the industry, including bandwidth, for over a decade.) Backhaul to Brazil is somewhat more expensive, but for carriers large enough to control their own fiber the added cost is only modest. If you could get the actual costs for Telefonica or American Movil in Braxil, you would see their arguments are ridiculous. In New York, neither Verizon or Time Warner Cable has a cap. My partner Jennie does video for a living so we move terabytes of data some months without any additional charge. Verizon and TWC are among the most profitable companies in the world, so that proves there is no requirement to cap. In the U.S. and most of Europe, the cost to a large operator per subscriber per month is about $1, 2-5% of what the customer pays. It's much less than the cost, for example, of marketing. At some level, a cap - or more efficient tool, based on actual congestion - makes sense. A few years ago, I actually wrote an item, *Comcast's Reasonable Data Cap*. Beyond 250 gigabytes back then, users did impose extra costs and a 10% or 20% surcharge made sense. Since then, Moore's Law has brought the cost of routers and switches down at 25%-40% per year. So a reasonable cap today would be ~700 gigabytes in the States. It will be over a terabyte in two more years. I have loads more data if it's helpful. Dave On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:54 AM, "João Carlos R. Caribé" < joao.caribe at me.com> wrote: > Data franchise = data cap > > > Em 16/03/2016, às 12:41, João Carlos R. Caribé escreveu: > > Dears, > > In Brazil, telco operators want to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband > access, I am analyzing and this has serious negative implications. > It would help me a lot whether this aberration exists somewhere else in > the world, also the negative implications, arguments, etc... > > -- > João Carlos R. Caribé > Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi > NETmundial Initiative Counselor > ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member > > http://about.me/caribe > > Skype joaocaribe > +55(021) 9 8761 1967 > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > -- > João Carlos R. Caribé > Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi > NETmundial Initiative Counselor > ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member > > http://about.me/caribe > > Skype joaocaribe > +55(021) 9 8761 1967 > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- Editor, Fast Net News, Net Policy News and DSL Prime Author with Jennie Bourne DSL (Wiley) and Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed (Peachpit) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joao.caribe at me.com Wed Mar 16 15:04:27 2016 From: joao.caribe at me.com (=?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Jo=E3o_Carlos_R=2E_Carib=E9=22?=) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:04:27 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband In-Reply-To: <896234534.76629986.1458147228645.JavaMail.root@usp.br> References: <896234534.76629986.1458147228645.JavaMail.root@usp.br> Message-ID: <9649EDEF-1592-41B3-9454-AD7ABF919328@me.com> Dear Rafael, Dear All, Since this subject must be interesting to anyone I decided to create a public Pad, please join us http://piratepad.net/BrDataCap Em 16/03/2016, às 13:53, rafaelzanatta at usp.br escreveu: > Dear all, > > I'm also working on this issue with IDEC (Brazilian Institute of Consumer Defense). It would like to join the efforts of Caribé and ask you some guidance on advocacy on a global level. I know that Public Knowledge has done great things on this, increasing awareness of consumers and pressuring the FCC. Do you have more information about similar actions? > > Best, > Rafael Zanatta > > De: "João Carlos R. Caribé" > Para: "bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> <" > Enviadas: Quarta-feira, 16 de Março de 2016 12:41:59 > Assunto: [bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband > > Dears, > > In Brazil, telco operators want to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband access, I am analyzing and this has serious negative implications. > It would help me a lot whether this aberration exists somewhere else in the world, also the negative implications, arguments, etc... > > -- > João Carlos R. Caribé > Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi > NETmundial Initiative Counselor > ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member > > http://about.me/caribe > > Skype joaocaribe > +55(021) 9 8761 1967 > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -- João Carlos R. Caribé Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi NETmundial Initiative Counselor ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member http://about.me/caribe Skype joaocaribe +55(021) 9 8761 1967 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Julián El 16/03/16 a las 10:24, Carolina Rossini escribió: > Totally blushing > Thank you folks > Very honored :-) > > On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Poncelet Ileleji > wrote: > > Congrats Caroline > > On 16 March 2016 at 14:43, Victor Kapiyo > wrote: > > Congratulations Carolina > > > On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:42 Miguel Ignacio Estrada, > > wrote: > > Congratulations Carolina!! > > On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Nadira Alaraj > > > wrote: > > Congratulation Carolina, > > > World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 > Young Global Leader > > > https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/world-economic-forum-names-carolina-rossini-a-2016-young-global-leader > > > > > > > > This email is safe. www.avast.com > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > -- > Nacho Estrada | @acmuzic > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net > . > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > > > -- > Poncelet O. 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These are now accessible from the Privacy International website and are complemented with the a presentation of our research methodology and a blog announcing the launch. These are the result of an on-going collaborative research process with some of our partners to present a baseline study of privacy and surveillance issues from across the world. This resource would not have been possible without the incredible work and commitment of our partners. As you will see they have been designed as living documents which will be subject to reviews and edits, and overtime we publishing briefings on other countries too. We are committed to ensuring the on-going development of these, and the ones to come, remain a collaborative process and so readers and users will pay an important role in enabling us to provide information that is correct, relevant and useful. So we encourage people to send us feedback. 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Ileleji MBCS >> Coordinator >> The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio >> MDI Road Kanifing South >> P. O. Box 421 Banjul >> The Gambia, West Africa >> Tel: (220) 4370240 >> Fax:(220) 4390793 >> Cell:(220) 9912508 >> Skype: pons_utd >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * www.ymca.gm >> http://jokkolabs.net/en/ www.waigf.org >> www,insistglobal.com >> www.npoc.org http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 >> * >> www.diplointernetgovernance.org >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > *Carolina Rossini * > *Vice President, International Policy* > *Public Knowledge* > * http://www.publicknowledge.org/ > * > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > -- > > [image: Colnodo - Uso estratégico de Internet para el desarrollo] > *Julián Casasbuenas G.* > > Director > > Tels: 57-1-2324246, 57-315-2585596 Cel. 57-315-3339099 > > Diagonal 40A (Antigua Av. 39) No. 14-75, Bogotá, Colombia > > Twitter @jcasasbuenas @colnodo > > > www.colnodo.apc.org - Uso Estratégico de > Internet para el Desarrollo > > Miembro de la Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones -APC- > www.apc.org > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Nighat Dad wrote: > Congrats Carolina :) > > Best, > Nighat Dad > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 12:44 AM, Julian Casasbuenas G. < > julian at colnodo.apc.org> wrote: > >> >> Felicitaciones Carolina! >> >> Julián >> >> El 16/03/16 a las 10:24, Carolina Rossini escribió: >> >> Totally blushing >> Thank you folks >> Very honored :-) >> >> On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Poncelet Ileleji < >> pileleji at ymca.gm> wrote: >> >>> Congrats Caroline >>> >>> On 16 March 2016 at 14:43, Victor Kapiyo wrote: >>> >>>> Congratulations Carolina >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:42 Miguel Ignacio Estrada, >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Congratulations Carolina!! >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:40 AM, Nadira Alaraj >>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Congratulation Carolina, >>>>>> World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/world-economic-forum-names-carolina-rossini-a-2016-young-global-leader >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This >>>>>> email is safe. >>>>>> >>>>>> www.avast.com >>>>>> >>>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Nacho Estrada | @acmuzic >>>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>> >>>> >>>> ____________________________________________________________ >>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >>>> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >>>> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >>>> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Poncelet O. Ileleji MBCS >>> Coordinator >>> The Gambia YMCAs Computer Training Centre & Digital Studio >>> MDI Road Kanifing South >>> P. O. Box 421 Banjul >>> The Gambia, West Africa >>> Tel: (220) 4370240 >>> Fax:(220) 4390793 >>> Cell:(220) 9912508 >>> Skype: pons_utd >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> * www.ymca.gm >>> http://jokkolabs.net/en/ www.waigf.org >>> www,insistglobal.com >>> www.npoc.org http://www.wsa-mobile.org/node/753 >>> * >>> www.diplointernetgovernance.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> *Carolina Rossini * >> *Vice President, International Policy* >> *Public Knowledge* >> * http://www.publicknowledge.org/ >> * >> + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> >> >> -- >> >> [image: Colnodo - Uso estratégico de Internet para el desarrollo] >> *Julián Casasbuenas G.* >> >> Director >> >> Tels: 57-1-2324246, 57-315-2585596 Cel. 57-315-3339099 >> >> Diagonal 40A (Antigua Av. 39) No. 14-75, Bogotá, Colombia >> >> Twitter @jcasasbuenas @colnodo >> >> >> www.colnodo.apc.org - Uso Estratégico de >> Internet para el Desarrollo >> >> Miembro de la Asociación para el Progreso de las Comunicaciones -APC- >> www.apc.org >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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All the best Renata On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 4:15 AM, Nadira Alaraj wrote: > FYI > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Nadira Alaraj > Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:13 AM > Subject: BestBits nominees to ​CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation > To: Ginger Paque , CSCG NomCom for the CSTD WG > on Enhanced Cooperation > > > > Dear Ginger & all, > > The listing of BestBits candidacy to CSTD WG on Enhanced Cooperation is comprised > of > > · Anriette Esterhuysen > > · C​hinmayi Arun​ > > · ​Lea Kaspa​r​ > > · ​Parminder Jeet Singh​ > > · ​Wisdom Donkor​ > > There was no voice from the Best Bits community members to be able to > formulate a short listing, hence, I forwarded all the nominees posted on > this list. > > I'm attaching a compiled list with the bios of all the nominees and the > self-nomination of both Chinmayi Arun and Lea Kaspar and attaching in > separate files the self-nomination of Anriette Esterhuysen, Parminder > Jeet Singh and Wisdom Donkor. > > Will you needing any further information, I will be ready to provide, > > Best wishes > > Nadira Alaraj > > Liaise of BestBits nominees to the CSCG > ​ > > > -- > > > > > > 0 > viruses found. www.avast.com > > <#6091249322347760377_4361448873223404371_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > -- > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards Olga 2016-03-16 11:40 GMT-03:00 Nadira Alaraj : > Congratulation Carolina, > World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader > > https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/world-economic-forum-names-carolina-rossini-a-2016-young-global-leader > > > > > > > This > email is safe. www.avast.com > > <#-1010886455422815658_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mishi at softwarefreedom.org Wed Mar 16 19:14:00 2016 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:14:00 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] W3C and DRM: We've got momentum, but we need more protest selfies In-Reply-To: <56E9E831.60101@softwarefreedom.org> References: <56E9E831.60101@softwarefreedom.org> Message-ID: <56E9E8B8.3050800@softwarefreedom.org> Everyone, Herein below is a request from the Free software Foundation. Please consider joining the campaign. Last week , we asked you to show the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that you wouldn't allow Digital Restrictions Management in the Web's technical standards, and you answered. From around the world, you sent in protest selfies against the proposed restriction standards championed by Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, Google and Hollywood. With you at our backs, we're organizing a major demonstration this Sunday , outside the building where the W3C will be meeting to discuss DRM. A parallel demonstration is planned outside the W3C office in Amsterdam. Our activism is working -- the campaign has drawn renewed attention to this once low-profile issue and more people are learning that DRM standards would be a major regression for user freedom on the Web. *We've got momentum now, and we're going to use it. Taking action in these two ways will help us win:* *Add your protest selfie to the gallery:* Pose with a sign protesting DRM in Web standards in front of a local landmark or skyline. This will make it clear that just as the Web is global, objection to DRM in its standards is global as well. The best landmark? One of the 20 W3C offices, scattered across the world (addresses for USA's and Japan's and all others ). Try our printable sign if you're not feeling creative. Don't hesitate to invite friends for your photo. Even if they aren't already up to speed on the details of this campaign, they use the Web and DRM affects them too. Send your photos to info at defectivebydesign.org , along with the location where you took them. Photos sent to us will be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license , so please provide the attribution you would like listed, or if you would like to remain anonymous, please state that you wish for no attribution. We'll publish as many of the photos as we can by Sunday. *Organize a demonstration:* There's a clear way to take this to the next level -- if you live near one of the W3C offices, organize a demonstration there! We'll help bring people by emailing fellow activists near you, and you can print our graphics and flyers . A demonstration on Sunday, 3/20 will be the most impactful, even if it is only a few brave souls. The details are up to you, but we recommend picketing outside with signs and then attempting to peacefully deliver a printed copy of our position letter against DRM in Web standards to the office. Let us know at campaigns at fsf.org if you can lead a demonstration. Over the weekend, Joi Ito, a prominent Internet freedom advocate, came out against DRM in Web standards . We have other important allies, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation , many member organizations and staffers at the W3C, and the 26 signers of our joint letter (read it for more detailed arguments against DRM in standards). The W3C's leadership and the proponents of DRM standards are watching closely, concerned about the amount of attention we are drawing to this. We've met privately with W3C leadership over this issue before, and now our allies are working with the W3C to arrange a public meeting in Cambridge on Sunday. Some of the W3C staff have blogged about our campaign. Everyone is waiting with anticipation for our demonstrations against DRM standards this Sunday, at W3C offices in the US and in Amsterdam . If we can keep the W3C from agreeing to DRM in Web standards, people will look back on this as a historic victory for the free Web. Let's do it, together! Zak Rogoff Campaigns Manager /Read online: https://www.defectivebydesign.org/weve-got-momentum-but-we-need-more-protest-selfies/ Follow us at https://status.fsf.org/dbd | Subscribe to our blog via RSS | Donate to support the campaign Defective by Design is a campaign of the Free Software Foundation: 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1335 UNITED STATES You can unsubscribe from this mailing list by visiting the link https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=142351&qid=18379737&h=1067f8309e23f49d. To stop all email from the Free Software Foundation, including Defective by Design, and the Free Software Supporter newsletter, click this link: https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=142351&qid=18379737&h=1067f8309e23f49d. From mishi at softwarefreedom.org Wed Mar 16 19:17:09 2016 From: mishi at softwarefreedom.org (Mishi Choudhary) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 19:17:09 -0400 Subject: [bestbits] W3C and DRM: We've got momentum, but we need more protest selfies In-Reply-To: <56E9E831.60101@softwarefreedom.org> References: <56E9E831.60101@softwarefreedom.org> Message-ID: <56E9E975.6060005@softwarefreedom.org> Dear Mishi Choudhary, Four protesters from around the world Explore the gallery of photos against DRM in Web standards, and add your own! Last week , we asked you to show the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that you wouldn't allow Digital Restrictions Management in the Web's technical standards, and you answered. From around the world, you sent in protest selfies against the proposed restriction standards championed by Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, Google and Hollywood. With you at our backs, we're organizing a major demonstration this Sunday , outside the building where the W3C will be meeting to discuss DRM. A parallel demonstration is planned outside the W3C office in Amsterdam. Our activism is working -- the campaign has drawn renewed attention to this once low-profile issue and more people are learning that DRM standards would be a major regression for user freedom on the Web. *We've got momentum now, and we're going to use it. Taking action in these two ways will help us win:* *Add your protest selfie to the gallery:* Pose with a sign protesting DRM in Web standards in front of a local landmark or skyline. This will make it clear that just as the Web is global, objection to DRM in its standards is global as well. The best landmark? One of the 20 W3C offices, scattered across the world (addresses for USA's and Japan's and all others ). Try our printable sign if you're not feeling creative. Don't hesitate to invite friends for your photo. Even if they aren't already up to speed on the details of this campaign, they use the Web and DRM affects them too. Send your photos to info at defectivebydesign.org , along with the location where you took them. Photos sent to us will be shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license , so please provide the attribution you would like listed, or if you would like to remain anonymous, please state that you wish for no attribution. We'll publish as many of the photos as we can by Sunday. *Organize a demonstration:* There's a clear way to take this to the next level -- if you live near one of the W3C offices, organize a demonstration there! We'll help bring people by emailing fellow activists near you, and you can print our graphics and flyers . A demonstration on Sunday, 3/20 will be the most impactful, even if it is only a few brave souls. The details are up to you, but we recommend picketing outside with signs and then attempting to peacefully deliver a printed copy of our position letter against DRM in Web standards to the office. Let us know at campaigns at fsf.org if you can lead a demonstration. Over the weekend, Joi Ito, a prominent Internet freedom advocate, came out against DRM in Web standards . We have other important allies, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation , many member organizations and staffers at the W3C, and the 26 signers of our joint letter (read it for more detailed arguments against DRM in standards). The W3C's leadership and the proponents of DRM standards are watching closely, concerned about the amount of attention we are drawing to this. We've met privately with W3C leadership over this issue before, and now our allies are working with the W3C to arrange a public meeting in Cambridge on Sunday. Some of the W3C staff have blogged about our campaign. Everyone is waiting with anticipation for our demonstrations against DRM standards this Sunday, at W3C offices in the US and in Amsterdam . If we can keep the W3C from agreeing to DRM in Web standards, people will look back on this as a historic victory for the free Web. Let's do it, together! Zak Rogoff Campaigns Manager /Read online: https://www.defectivebydesign.org/weve-got-momentum-but-we-need-more-protest-selfies/ Follow us at https://status.fsf.org/dbd | Subscribe to our blog via RSS | Donate to support the campaign Defective by Design is a campaign of the Free Software Foundation: 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02110-1335 UNITED STATES You can unsubscribe from this mailing list by visiting the link https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=142351&qid=18379737&h=1067f8309e23f49d. To stop all email from the Free Software Foundation, including Defective by Design, and the Free Software Supporter newsletter, click this link: https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=142351&qid=18379737&h=1067f8309e23f49d. From nigel.hickson at icann.org Thu Mar 17 05:16:39 2016 From: nigel.hickson at icann.org (Nigel Hickson) Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:16:39 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Carolina Really excellent news. Congratulations. Always welcome at the ICANN office in Geneva. Best Nigel Sent from my iPhone On 16 Mar 2016, at 21:30, Olga Cavalli > wrote: Well deserved dear Carolina!! Best regards Olga 2016-03-16 11:40 GMT-03:00 Nadira Alaraj >: Congratulation Carolina, World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/world-economic-forum-names-carolina-rossini-a-2016-young-global-leader [https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/2016/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-v1.png] This email is safe. www.avast.com ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits ____________________________________________________________ You received this message as a subscriber on the list: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raquino at gmail.com Thu Mar 17 08:03:43 2016 From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro) Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 09:03:43 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband In-Reply-To: <9649EDEF-1592-41B3-9454-AD7ABF919328@me.com> References: <896234534.76629986.1458147228645.JavaMail.root@usp.br> <9649EDEF-1592-41B3-9454-AD7ABF919328@me.com> Message-ID: Hi João Another big fight in days of madness in Brazil. I am copying Flavia Lefevre from Proteste who is also articulating Count on North/Northeast I'd also think looking into India and the communication process with the regulator who went against Internet.org decision could help us. Em 16/03/2016 16:04, João Carlos R. Caribé escreveu: > Dear Rafael, Dear All, > > Since this subject must be interesting to anyone I decided to create a > public Pad, please join us > > http://piratepad.net/BrDataCap > > > Em 16/03/2016, às 13:53, rafaelzanatta at usp.br escreveu: > > Dear all, > > I'm also working on this issue with IDEC > > (Brazilian Institute of Consumer Defense). It would like to join the > efforts of Caribé and ask you some guidance on advocacy on a global level. > I know that Public Knowledge has done great things on this > , increasing awareness > of consumers and pressuring the FCC. Do you have more information about > similar actions? > > Best, > Rafael Zanatta > > ------------------------------ > > *De: *"João Carlos R. Caribé" > *Para: *"bestbits at lists.bestbits.net> <" > *Enviadas: *Quarta-feira, 16 de Março de 2016 12:41:59 > *Assunto: *[bestbits] Brazil to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband > > Dears, > > In Brazil, telco operators want to deploy data franchise in fixed broadband > access, I am analyzing and this has serious negative implications. > It would help me a lot whether this aberration exists somewhere else in > the world, also the negative implications, arguments, etc... > > -- > João Carlos R. Caribé > Transdisciplinary Consultant - Wazushi > NETmundial Initiative Counselor > ICANN NCUC Executive Committee member > > http://about.me/caribe > > Skype joaocaribe > +55(021) 9 8761 1967 > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > -- > João Carlos R. 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Always welcome at the ICANN office > in Geneva. > > Best > > Nigel > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 16 Mar 2016, at 21:30, Olga Cavalli wrote: > > Well deserved dear Carolina!! > > Best regards > > Olga > > 2016-03-16 11:40 GMT-03:00 Nadira Alaraj : > >> Congratulation Carolina, >> World Economic Forum Names Carolina Rossini a 2016 Young Global Leader >> >> https://www.publicknowledge.org/press-release/world-economic-forum-names-carolina-rossini-a-2016-young-global-leader >> >> >> >> >> >> >> This >> email is safe. www.avast.com >> >> <#-2310101290929723783_-1010886455422815658_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. >> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: >> http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits >> > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -- *Carolina Rossini * *Vice President, International Policy* *Public Knowledge* *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Applications are open from today until 31 May 2016. http://isif.asia/grant Projects that introduce, improve, and apply Internet technology for the benefit of the Asia Pacific community may be eligible for financial support in the following categories: APNIC Internet Operations Research Grants ----------------------------------------- The aim of the APNIC Internet Operations Research Grants is to support the development of a research community focused on improving the availability, reliability, and security of the Internet in the Asia Pacific. The grants are open to researchers working on Internet operations, infrastructure and related protocols in areas such as: - Network measurement and analysis - IPv6 deployment - BGP routing - Network security - Peering and interconnection Public or private sector organizations, universities, research and development institutions and non-government organizations will be considered, with members of Network Operator Groups (NOGs), IXPs, root server operators, academics, and post-graduate students particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants can apply for funding between AUD 5,000 to AUD 45,000 based on research needs, a realistic timeframe, and a detailed budget. AUD 90,000 is available in total to fund successful applications. Internet Society Cybersecurity Grant ------------------------------------ A single grant of AUD 56,000 is available for a project focusing on the resiliency and security of the Internet’s naming and routing functions, through innovative approaches to Domain Name Security Extensions (DNSSEC), RPKI and BGP. These approaches should enhance user confidence in Internet-based services and options for the deployment of secure routing standards. Strong emphasis is placed on documenting impacts and sharing knowledge through papers, videos, and associated communication materials. Community Impact Grants ----------------------- Innovation and development are integral components of these grants, with AUD 60,000 available to fund two new projects and a single grant of AUD 50,000 to scale up an existing solution. The organization selected under the scale-up grant will also receive a capacity building package valued at AUD 10,000. Areas of focus for this grant include women and girls in IT, enhancing democracy, open data, economic empowerment, poverty alleviation health and education. Technical Innovation Grants --------------------------- Innovation and development are integral components of these grants, with AUD 60,000 available to fund two new projects and a single grant of AUD 50,000 to scale up an existing solution. The organization selected under the scale-up grant will also receive a capacity building package valued at AUD 10,000. Areas of focus include access provision, electricity supplies, devices, Internet of Things (IoT), IPv6, and privacy. Apply Now --------- The ISIF Asia grant programs present a great opportunity to secure seed or supporting funds for those who are addressing local and regional issues using Internet technologies in an innovative way, and would not be made possible without contributions from APNIC, the Internet Society and the Canadian International Development Research Centre. Please note, all grant allocations are competitive and follow a rigorous selection process. More information, eligibility criteria for each grant program, and application forms are available on the ISIF Asia website: http://isif.asia/grant. ________________________________________________________________________ ISIF Asia Secretariat http://www.isif.asia ISIF Asia Information Society Innovation Fund https://www.apnic.net ________________________________________________________________________ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steve at openmedia.ca Thu Mar 17 19:26:35 2016 From: steve at openmedia.ca (Steve Anderson) Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 16:26:35 -0700 Subject: [bestbits] Stingray Surveillance Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who helped crowdsource the start of a list of examples where authorities have used Stingray cell phone surveillance technologies (aka "IMSI-catchers"). We hope to continue to build this resource and find a way to display it more effectively. *I'm writing to see if you're interested in signing on to a new international public campaign OpenMedia is building to Stop Stingray Surveillance. If you're interested please sign on here. * Thanks to those who have signed on already! Privacy International, Open Rights Group, BoingBoing, FreePress, Fight For The Future, BCCLA, BC FIPA, Pivot Legal, CJFE, the Privacy International, Open Rights Group, Centre for Free Expression, CIPPIC, The Nation. I pasted draft petition text my signature below if you're interested in some details. We're looking to get as many groups as possible by March 21st. If you're interested in joining us, please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/a/openmedia.ca/forms/d/1MqAYIpwQOBIT66l1_DighPjdXg3uS_WYTFloFBVPQWc/edit Please share this invite with your networks as well. Thanks so much and hope you can join us! -- *Steve Anderson* Founder, Senior Strategist and Internet Governance Analyst OpenMedia.org | *The Internet Needs You -->>* http://openmedia.org Follow me on Twitter Draft petition text (If you have concerns about the language or contents, please let us know) We are calling on law-makers to create new safeguards protecting innocent civilians from invasive cell phone surveillance from Stingrays (or IMSI-catchers). Law enforcement agencies around the world are increasingly accessing Stingray technologies to engage in invasive and irresponsible surveillance of the most intimate personal information found on our cell phones – without our knowledge. We need strong, genuinely transparent, and properly enforced protections to secure privacy rights in an age of ubiquitous mobile phone technology. The use of Stingrays should comply with the (Necessary and Proportionate) International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance, and respect our reasonable expectation of privacy, as protected under Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. While rules will differ between international jurisdictions, one thing must remain consistent: Stingrays should be a measure of last resort used only in the most extreme of circumstances or dire of emergencies, and citizens’ privacy rights must be considered and respected at all times. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pdmnbaruah at gmail.com Fri Mar 18 02:45:53 2016 From: pdmnbaruah at gmail.com (Padmini) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:15:53 +0530 Subject: [bestbits] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55 Message-ID: Dear all PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender sensitisation. Regards Padmini Baruah V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) NLSIU, Bangalore Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Annexure 1.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 211644 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Annexure 2.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 109050 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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It is a repeated plea to the > Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the > development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to > reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender > sensitisation. > > Regards > > Padmini Baruah > V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) > NLSIU, Bangalore > Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Fri Mar 18 20:18:57 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 00:18:57 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: *My Statement at the Public Forum* I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with dignity and transform the lives of others. “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, while governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human rights as a threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights which has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding or neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our rights. “Not only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the system that protect them. More than 70 years of hard work and human progress lies at risk,” The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal Court, and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the Inter American Human Rights system, are being undermined by governments attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. As I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 report that governments are broken international law in their national contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise ill-treated people and 30 or more illegally forced people to do things against their will where they would be in danger. In at least 18 countries, war crimes or other violations of the “laws of war” were committed by governments or armed groups. Amnesty International has warn of a worrying trend among governments increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and others who work to defend human rights and we are not excluded from this “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in their country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against citizens,” *My question now is:* 1. Is there any charter of human right and principles for the internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right policies on the internet. and if no is there any plans from ICANN to lead the process of bringing to the attention of the international bodies responsible for human right issues in relation to the internet from our part of the world? *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro < salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote: > Dear All, > > I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of any > sort. > > The matter disclosed on a public mailing list for something that has been > logged with Ombudsman or relevant authorities is not for public consumption > particularly if determination has yet to be reached. > > Any organisation operating within the 21st century should have a decent > sexual harassment policy and if it does'nt then develop one. > > For those who wanted justice, public ridicule without proper due process > is equally reprehensible as alleged sexual harrassment. > > The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate authorities who > should also afford the accused party the right to be heard. > > Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this is a > matter for relevant authorities. > > Sala > On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" wrote: > >> Dear all >> >> PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea to the >> Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the timeline as to the >> development of the sexual harassment policy in this regard, as well as to >> reaffirm a commitment towards the development of strong, continued gender >> sensitisation. >> >> Regards >> >> Padmini Baruah >> V Year, B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) >> NLSIU, Bangalore >> Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> You received this message as a subscriber on the list: >> governance at lists.igcaucus.org >> To be removed from the list, visit: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing >> >> For all other list information and functions, see: >> http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance >> To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: >> http://www.igcaucus.org/ >> >> Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t >> >> > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > governance at lists.igcaucus.org > To be removed from the list, visit: > http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing > > For all other list information and functions, see: > http://lists.igcaucus.org/info/governance > To edit your profile and to find the IGC's charter, see: > http://www.igcaucus.org/ > > Translate this email: http://translate.google.com/translate_t > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Legerov also confirmed that the vulnerabilities he discovered become unexploitable by applying the patches Drake submitted to Google. On the 17th March 2016 a group of Israeli researchers cracked the challenge by crafting a reliable exploit for the Stagefright vulnerability that emerged in Android last year. Millions of unpatched Android devices are vulnerable to their crack, which bypasses Android's security defenses. Visiting a hacker's webpage is enough to trigger a system compromise. Stagefright is the name of a software library used by Android to parse videos and other media; it can be exploited by a booby-trapped message or webpage to execute malicious code on vulnerable devices. Certain mitigations of the Stagefright bug exist for devices that run unpatched versions of Android, including disabling the automatic retrieval of MMS messages and blocking the reception of text messages from unknown senders. However, these two mitigations are not supported in all MMS applications (the Google Hangouts app, for example, only supports the former),and they do not cover all feasible attack vectors that make exploitation of the Stagefright bug possible by other means, such as by opening or downloading a malicious multimedia file using the device's web browser. Further mitigation comes from some of the security features built into newer versions of Android that may help in making exploitation of the Stagefright bug more difficult; an example is the address space layout randomization (ASLR) feature that was introduced in Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" and fully enabled in Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean".The latest version of Android 5.1 "Lollipop" includes patches against the Stagefright bug. Cheers, *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From raquino at gmail.com Sat Mar 19 08:48:55 2016 From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro) Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2016 09:48:55 -0300 Subject: [bestbits] OECD call for comments on SDGs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi This was a great tip, Carolina Unfortunately the deadline is gone. I wonder if there's any other document for the OECD ministerial that we can still collaborate in? Thank you On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Carolina Rossini < carolina.rossini at gmail.com> wrote: > *FYI, and it might be interesting to point the necessary links with WSIS* > Anybody interested? > > > *https://www.oecd.org/about/civil-society/CivSocNewsletter40web.html > * > *Call for Comments - SDGs* > > [image: OECD and SDGs] > The OECD is > currently discussing its strategic response to the Sustainable Development > Goals (SDGs) and is soliciting stakeholder comments, which will inform the > process leading to discussions at the 1-2 June 2016 Ministerial Council > Meeting (MCM). Any comments on th econsultation draft > should > be sent to civilsociety at oecd.org by 18 March 2016. > Comments received after that date cannot be taken into account in time for > the MCM, but are nonetheless welcome to inform discussions going forward. > > > > > -- > > *Carolina Rossini * > *Vice President, International Policy* > *Public Knowledge* > *http://www.publicknowledge.org/ * > + 1 6176979389 | skype: carolrossini | @carolinarossini > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It was hosted by the Centre for Political Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, and was generously supported by the CSCS Digital Innovation Fund. - Subhashish Panigrahi won the Yuva Prerana Samman award . The award was conferred during the 2nd International Conclave of Odia Language (organized by Intellects, a Delhi-based progressive forum of intellectuals) at the India International Centre in New Delhi on February 20, 2016. Odisha News covered the event. - Subhashish Panigrahi wrote an article for the Hoot on whether Wikipedia could revive dying Indian languages. Panigrahi stated that by encouraging content and involvement languages could be kept relevant. The article was republished by Pratham Books. - Kannada Wikipedia just celebrated its 13th anniversary. As part of the WikipediansSpeak series Subhashish Panigrahi caught up with Vasanth to learn about his contributions to the Kannada Wikipedia. In the discussion Vasanth shared his long time involvement in the Wikimedia movement, and spoke about what drove him every day to edit Wikipedia and helping other fellow Wikimedians. - Sunil Abraham's article on Facebook's Free Basics was published by First Post. He stated that there is more to come from TRAI in terms of net neutrality regulations especially for throttling and blocking. - Nehaa Chaudhari wrote an article for the Socio Legal Review (National Law School of India University). The article seeks to examine legal and policy lever and the role of regulator in the development of an enabling environment for access to sub-hundred dollar mobile devices. - In a recently published paper , Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay explore public initiatives in technological solutions for educating the poor and the disadvantaged in independent India. - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had published a book in 2014 that examines free speech, expression and media development. The chapter contains a Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director General, UNESCO. Pranesh Prakash contributed to the Independence: Introduction - Global Media Chapter . The book was edited by Courtney C. Radsch. - India should apply electronic toll collection systems to roads, and adapt road network concepts in organizing and managing communications networks wrote Shyam Ponappa in an Op-Ed published by the Business Standard . -------------------------------------- *Accessibility & Inclusion * ------------------------------------- India has an estimated 70 million persons with disabilities who don't have access to read printed materials due to some form of physical, sensory, cognitive or other disability. As part of our endeavour to make available accessible content for persons with disabilities we are developing a text-to-speech software in 15 languages with support from the Hans Foundation. The progress made so far in the project can be accessed here . ►NVDA and eSpeak Report - February 2016 (Suman Dogra; February 28, 2016). *----------------------------------- Access to Knowledge ----------------------------------- *As part of the Access to Knowledge programme we are doing two projects. The first one (Pervasive Technologies) under a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is for research on the complex interplay between pervasive technologies and intellectual property to support intellectual property norms that encourage the proliferation and development of such technologies as a social good. The second one (Wikipedia) under a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation is for the growth of Indic language communities and projects by designing community collaborations and partnerships that recruit and cultivate new editors and explore innovative approaches to building projects. ►Pervasive Technologies *Article* - Standard Essential Patents on Low-Cost Mobile Phones in India: A Case to Strengthen Competition Regulation? (Nehaa Chaudhari; Socio Legal Review, National Law School of India University; February 25, 2016). *Participation in Event* - 2016 Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property ("WIPIP") Colloquium (Organized by School of Law, University of Washington; Washington D.C.; February 19 - 20, 2016). Prof. Jorge Contreras presented a paper co-authored by Rohini Lakshané on the patent landscape conducted for the Pervasive Technologies project. ► Copyright and Patent - MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from University of Madras (Karan Tripathi; February 19, 2016). - MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Cochin University of Science and Technology (Karan Tripathi; February 21, 2016). - MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, Bombay (Karan Tripathi; February 22, 2016). - MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from IIT, Delhi (Karan Tripathi; February 22, 2016). - The new Guidelines for Computer Related Inventions are a big win for FOSS in India! (Anubha Sinha; February 23, 2016). *Event Organized* - IP Meetup #01: Prof. Biswajit Dhar on 'Intellectual Property issues: The Way Forward post Nairobi WTO Ministerial' (CIS, New Delhi; February 7, 2016). Prof. Dhar gave a talk. ►Wikipedia As part of the project grant from the Wikimedia Foundation we have reached out to more than 3500 people across India by organizing more than 100 outreach events and catalysed the release of encyclopaedic and other content under the Creative Commons (CC-BY-3.0) license in four Indian languages (21 books in Telugu, 13 in Odia, 4 volumes of encyclopaedia in Konkani and 6 volumes in Kannada, and 1 book on Odia language history in English). *Articles* - Can Wikipedia revive dying Indian languages? (Subhashish Panigrahi; The Hoot ; February 19, 2016 and mirrored by Pratham Books ; February 22, 2016). - Community Digest—Estonians working on a new feedback system for Wikipedia articles (Subhashish Panigrahi; Wikimedia Blog; February 27, 2016). - Looking ahead to the future of the Kannada Wikipedia: Vasanth S.N. (Subhashish Panigrahi; Wikimedia Blog; February 29, 2016). - ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅନୁଶୀଳନ (Subhashish Panigrahi; Suryaprava; February 22, 2016). - ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଅନୁଶୀଳନ (Subhashish Panigrahi; Samaja; February 21, 2016). - ମାତୃଭାଷା ଦିବସ: ଆଜିର ସମସ୍ୟା ଓ ଆହ୍ୱାନ (Subhashish Panigrahi; Sambad; February 21, 2016). *Submission* - Cultural institution AKA GLAM for more OER (Subhashish Panigrahi; February 27, 2016). Subhashish's submission under the theme of "Innovative approaches to opening up cultural heritage collections for education" has been selected for the OER16 conference to be held in Edinburg, Scotland from 19 to 20 April 2016. *Media Coverage* - Youth is responsible for protecting Telugu (Eenadu; January 14, 2016). - Why aren’t Indians using Wikipedia to hold the government to account? (Madhav Gadgil; Scroll.in; February 6, 2016). - Now trending: Regional Indian language social media networks (Kanika Sharma; Hindustan Times; February 14, 2016). - International Mother Language Day (Eenadu; February 21, 2016). - ಪ್ರಶಾಂತವನ (Prashasti Prashantavanam; February 21, 2016). *Award* - The Intellects, a Delhi-based progressive forum of intellectuals, held the 2nd International Conclave of Odia Language at the India International Centre in New Delhi on February 20, 2016. Subhashish Panigrahi participated in the event and won the Yuva Prerana Samman award . Odisha News covered the event. *Event Organized* - Digitisation sprint at Andhra Loyola College Vijayawada to bring more books on Telugu Wikisource (Andhra Loyola College, Off Eluru Road, Behind Vinayak Theater, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh; February 12 to 14, 2016). *----------------------------------- * *Openness -----------------------------------* Our work in the Openness programme focuses on open data, especially open government data, open access, open education resources, open knowledge in Indic languages, open media, and open technologies and standards - hardware and software. We approach openness as a cross-cutting principle for knowledge production and distribution, and not as a thing-in-itself. *Articles* - Monitoring Sustainable Development Goals in India: Availability and Openness of Data (Part I) (Kiran AB, Openness Blog, February 22, 2016) *Submission* - Open Data Hackathons are Great, but Address Privacy and License Concerns (Nisha Thompson, Cross-posted from DataMeet, February 05, 2016) *Participation in Event* - National Koha Conclave (Organized by Informatics Publishing; Fortune Park JP Celestial; Bangalore; February 17, 2016). Sunil Abraham delivered the inaugural address on the occasion. *----------------------------------- * *Internet Governance -----------------------------------* As part of its research on privacy and free speech, CIS is engaged with two different projects. The first one (under a grant from Privacy International and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is on surveillance and freedom of expression (SAFEGUARDS). The second one (under a grant from MacArthur Foundation) is on studying the restrictions placed on freedom of expression online by the Indian government. ►Big Data - Database on Big Data and Smart Cities International Standards (Vanya Rakesh; February 11, 2016). - Sean McDonald - Ebola: A Big Data Disaster (Sumandro Chattapadhyay; February 29, 2016). ►Freedom of Expression *Articles* - ‘A Good Day for the Internet Everywhere': India Bans Differential Data Pricing (Subhashish Panigrahi; Global Voices; February 9, 2016). - Net Neutrality Advocates Rejoice As TRAI Bans Differential Pricing (Subhashish Panigrahi; Odisha TV; February 9, 2016). - Facebook's Fall from Grace: Arab Spring to Indian Winter (Sunil Abraham; First Post; February 11, 2016). - Internet Freedom (Sunil Abraham and Vidushi Marda; Asian Age; February 14, 2016). - There is No Such Thing as Free Basics (Subhashish Panigrahi; February 14, 2016). - World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development (Pranesh Prakash; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation; February 17, 2016). Pranesh Prakash contributed to Independence: Introduction - Global Media Chapter. Event Organized - Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 1 (Co-organized by CIS, ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai; CIS, Bangalore; February 1, 2016). - Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 2 (Co-organized by CIS, ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai; Pherozeshah Mehta Bhavan, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Mumbai; February 3, 2016). - Public Debate on 'Differential Pricing': Series 3 (Co-organized by CIS, ICRIER and the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai; India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road near Air Force Bal Bharti School, New Delhi; February 5, 2016). *Participation in Event* - UNICEF & Nasscom Foundation Workshop on Child Online Protection (Organized by United Nations Children's International Education Fund; Hotel Claridges; New Delhi; February 8, 2016). Jyoti Panday attended the event. ►Privacy *Submission* - Comments by the Centre for Internet and Society on the Report of the Committee on Medium Term Path on Financial Inclusion (Vipul Kharbanda; February 27, 2016). Blog Entry - A Case for Greater Privacy Paternalism? (Amber Sinha; February 14, 2016). *----------------------------------- **Telecom* * ----------------------------------- * CIS is involved in promoting access and accessibility to telecommunications services and resources and has provided inputs to ongoing policy discussions and consultation papers published by TRAI. It has prepared reports on unlicensed spectrum and accessibility of mobile phones for persons with disabilities and also works with the USOF to include funding projects for persons with disabilities in its mandate: - Bottled-Up National Assets (Shyam Ponappa; Business Standard and Organizing India BlogSpot; February 3, 2016). *----------------------------------- **Researchers at Work* * ----------------------------------- * The Researchers at Work (RAW) programme is an interdisciplinary research initiative driven by contemporary concerns to understand the reconfigurations of social practices and structures through the Internet and digital media technologies, and vice versa. It is interested in producing local and contextual accounts of interactions, negotiations, and resolutions between the Internet, and socio-material and geo-political processes: *Article* - The Aakash Tablet and Technological Imaginaries of Mass Education in Contemporary India (Jahnavi Phalkey and Sumandro Chattapadhyay; February 14, 2016). *Video* - RAW Lectures #02: Anil Menon on 'Speculative Fiction and Freedom' - Video (CIS, Bangalore; January 13, 2016). The video was uploaded on February 9, 2016. *Events Organized* - Internet Researchers' Conference 2016 (Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi; February 26 - 28, 2016). ----------------------------------- News & Media Coverage ----------------------------------- CIS gave inputs to the following media coverage: - India bans Facebook’s ‘free’ Internet for the poor (Annie Gowen; Washington Post; February 8, 2016). - Zuckerberg's Plan Spurned as India Backs Full Net Neutrality (Adi Narayan and Bhuma Srivastava; Bloomberg; February 8, 2016). - A Megacorp’s Basic Instinct (Arindam Mukherjee; Outlook; February 8, 2016). - Facebook’s Free Basics hits snag in India (James Crabtree with additional reporting by Tim Bradshaw; Financial Times; February 8, 2016). - Trai upholds Net Neutrality in setback to Facebook’s Free Basics (Moulishree Srivastava and Shauvik Ghosh; Livemint; February 9, 2016). - India Sets Strict New Net Neutrality Rules (Anjana Pasricha; Voice of America; February 9, 2016). - Net neutrality advocates hail Trai verdict (Alnoor Peermohamed; Business Standard; February 9, 2016). - Netizen Report: The EU Wrestles With Facebook Over Privacy (Global Voices; February 11, 2016). - Linking Facebook use to free top-up data (Deccan Chronicle; February 14, 2016). - India's ‘Facebook ruling’ is another nail in the coffin of the MNO model (The Register; February 15, 2016). - Violence call key to 'sedition' (The Telegraph; February 18, 2016). - Why the Internet is Making India Furious (Sanjana Sathian; Ozy; February 19, 2016). - Why India snubbed Facebook's free Internet offer (Daniel Van Boom; Cnet; February 26, 2016). *----------------------------------- About CIS ----------------------------------- * The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) is a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. The areas of focus include digital accessibility for persons with diverse abilities, access to knowledge, intellectual property rights, openness (including open data, free and open source software, open standards, open access, open educational resources, and open video), internet governance, telecommunication reform, digital privacy, and cyber-security. The academic research at CIS seeks to understand the reconfigurations of social and cultural processes and structures as mediated through the internet and digital media technologies. ► Follow us elsewhere - Twitter: http://twitter.com/cis_india - Twitter - Access to Knowledge: https://twitter.com/CISA2K - Twitter - Information Policy: https://twitter.com/CIS_InfoPolicy - Facebook - Access to Knowledge: https://www.facebook.com/cisa2k - E-Mail - Access to Knowledge: a2k at cis-india.org - E-Mail - Researchers at Work: raw at cis-india.org - List - Researchers at Work: https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/researchers ► Support Us Please help us defend consumer / citizen rights on the Internet! 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Join our planning group! Message-ID: Dear friends and partners, Web We Want and Alliance for Affordable Internet is forming a group of activists across Africa (and friendly international experts willing to help) who will campaign together for more affordable Internet access. We are planning an action week from May 1-7, 2016 and would very much like you to support the effort. You are probably aware that the Internet is painfully slow and expensive across Africa. We NEED to get the message through everywhere that political action makes faster and more affordable Internet a reality AND that more access is critically important for development. While it is a technical and highly political topic, we are preparing a toolkit for advocates, to contribute to more effective campaigning. We expect a combination of online and offline activity by any collective. While internet rights activists will be the captains of the boat, we are also hoping that the initiative can bring new actors on board, from women and girl groups, to tech entrepreneurs, from artists to librarians. In fact, there will be grants available to help cover costs of local events in Africa you may be interested in organising. Funds are limited and we want to allocate those as soon as possible, so you can start working on the planning. The campaign is called F.A.S.T. Africa (that’s Fast, Affordable, Safe, and Transparent) and you can read more on our website, which will soon have a toolkit and more information. http://webwewant.org/fast-africa If you would like to join the planning group (email group) where we will discuss the strategy and details of the campaign, please submit your name here: https://webwewant.org/fast-africa/fast-africa-planning-group/ Alternatively, if you don’t know how much you can be involved but wish to endorse the campaign, submit your name online and we’ll keep you updated by email. https://webwewant.org/fast-africa/ Wishing you the best, Renata Avila Global Campaign Manager Web We Want | #FASTafrica PS: Keep in touch! 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URL: From m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk Sun Mar 20 15:52:28 2016 From: m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk (Marianne Franklin) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:52:28 +1300 Subject: [bestbits] [governance] Statement on Sexual Harassment at ICANN 55 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56EEFF7C.30708@gold.ac.uk> Dear Wisdom To answer your question about whether there is a Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet; there is indeed and in a number of languages. http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/site/ Its influence is on record as it has been working on a number of levels, and across sectors around the world. Indeed the work being undertaken at ICANN around Human Rights has its precursors in the IRPC Charter. A number of organizations, networks, and individuals in all these lists you posted the question to have been directly involved in this project too. Best wishes MF On 19/03/2016 13:18, Wisdom Donkor wrote: > > *My Statement at the Public Forum* > > > I believe that realizing human rights is the essential first step to > building just societies. When people are empowered to pursue their own > destinies and have a voice in shaping solutions to problems they > experience, they are better equipped to overcome poverty, live with > dignity and transform the lives of others. > > > “Millions of people are suffering enormously at the hands of states, > while governments are shamelessly painting the protection of human > rights as a threat to security, law and order or national ‘values.'" > > There is an insidious and creeping trend undermining human rights > which has come from governments deliberately attacking, under funding > or neglecting institutions that have been set up to help protect our > rights. > > > “Not only are our rights under threat, so are the laws and the system > that protect them. More than 70 years of hard work and human progress > lies at risk,” > > > The United Nations’ human rights bodies, the International Criminal > Court, and regional mechanisms such as the Council of Europe and the > Inter American Human Rights system, are being undermined by > governments attempting to evade oversight of their domestic records. > > As I speak Amnesty international has stated in their 2015 – 2016 > report that** governments are broken international law in their > national contexts: more than 98 states tortured or otherwise > ill-treated people and 30 or more illegally forced people to do things > against their will where they would be in danger. In at least 18 > countries, war crimes or other violations of the “laws of war” were > committed by governments or armed groups. > > > Amnesty International has warn of a worrying trend among governments > increasingly targeting and attacking activists, lawyers and others who > work to defend human rights and we are not excluded from this > > > “Instead of recognizing the crucial role these people play in society, > many governments have deliberately set out to strangle criticism in > their country. They broken their own laws in their crackdowns against > citizens,” > > *My question now is:* > > 1.Is there any charter of human right and principles for the > internet? If yes to what extent has it influence human right > policies on the internet. and if no is there any plans from ICANN to > lead the process of bringing to the attention of the international > bodies responsible for human right issues in relation to the internet > from our part of the world? > > > > *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > National Information Technology Agency (NITA) > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) > Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana > Tel; +233 20 812881 > Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com > wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh > wisdom.dk at gmail.com > Skype: wisdom_dk > facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh > > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 12:06 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro > > wrote: > > Dear All, > > I do not condone sexual harrassment nor bullying, intimidation of > any sort. > > The matter disclosed on a public mailing list for something that > has been logged with Ombudsman or relevant authorities is not for > public consumption particularly if determination has yet to be > reached. > > Any organisation operating within the 21st century should have a > decent sexual harassment policy and if it does'nt then develop one. > > For those who wanted justice, public ridicule without proper due > process is equally reprehensible as alleged sexual harrassment. > > The fact that the matter has been logged with appropriate > authorities who should also afford the accused party the right to > be heard. > > Personally, I do not see the link to internet governance as this > is a matter for relevant authorities. > > Sala > > On 18 Mar 2016 6:50 pm, "Padmini" > wrote: > > Dear all > > PFA my public statement in this respect. It is a repeated plea > to the Board of ICANN as well as the Community to clarify the > timeline as to the development of the sexual harassment policy > in this regard, as well as to reaffirm a commitment towards > the development of strong, continued gender sensitisation. > > Regards > > Padmini Baruah > V Year, B.A.LL.B. 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URL: From wisdom.dk at gmail.com Sun Mar 20 19:37:26 2016 From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor) Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:37:26 +0000 Subject: [bestbits] Imagine Fast Internet in Africa? Join our planning group! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Renata, Very much interested in the planning group. Kindly note my name. Cheers *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: wisdom_dk at hotmail.com wisdom.donkor at data.gov.gh wisdom.dk at gmail.com Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Sun, Mar 20, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Renata Avila < renata.avila at webfoundation.org> wrote: > > Dear friends and partners, > > Web We Want and Alliance for Affordable Internet is forming a group of > activists across Africa (and friendly international experts willing to > help) who will campaign together for more affordable Internet access. We > are planning an action week from May 1-7, 2016 and would very much like you > to support the effort. > > You are probably aware that the Internet is painfully slow and expensive > across Africa. We NEED to get the message through everywhere that political > action makes faster and more affordable Internet a reality AND that more > access is critically important for development. > > While it is a technical and highly political topic, we are preparing a > toolkit for advocates, to contribute to more effective campaigning. > > We expect a combination of online and offline activity by any collective. > While internet rights activists will be the captains of the boat, we are > also hoping that the initiative can bring new actors on board, from women > and girl groups, to tech entrepreneurs, from artists to librarians. In > fact, there will be grants available to help cover costs of local events in > Africa you may be interested in organising. Funds are limited and we want > to allocate those as soon as possible, so you can start working on the > planning. > > The campaign is called F.A.S.T. Africa (that’s Fast, Affordable, Safe, and > Transparent) and you can read more on our website, which will soon have a > toolkit and more information. > > http://webwewant.org/fast-africa > > If you would like to join the planning group (email group) where we will > discuss the strategy and details of the campaign, please submit your name > here: > > https://webwewant.org/fast-africa/fast-africa-planning-group/ > > Alternatively, if you don’t know how much you can be involved but wish to > endorse the campaign, submit your name online and we’ll keep you updated by > email. > > https://webwewant.org/fast-africa/ > > Wishing you the best, > > Renata Avila > > Global Campaign Manager > > Web We Want | #FASTafrica > > PS: Keep in touch! > > Renata Avila > > Jabber ID renataavila at jabber.ccc.de - Skype ID renata.avila.pinto > > Key: 0xB43D89CA1 Fingerprints C8A2 5CC8 2E10 BEC2 3E86 7E0E 4AFC 981A B43D > 89CA > > Telephone +49 15252609522 > > @webwewant > > *1110 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005, USA* *| * > *www.webfoundation.org* * | Twitter: > @webfoundation* > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You received this message as a subscriber on the list: > bestbits at lists.bestbits.net. > To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit: > http://lists.bestbits.net/wws/info/bestbits > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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