[bestbits] NGO statement to the UNGA First Committee on cyberspace and human security available for endorsement

[Louise Marie Hurel]

Dear Jeremy,

Great initiative! Thanks for sharing it!
Working on how to guarantee greater participation and inclusion within
processes that carry a heavily over-politicised/militarised/securitised
notion of cybersecurity is a fundamental step towards building bridges
between actors and reshaping cybersecurity through human rights
perspectives.

Best,

2016-10-12 20:45 GMT-03:00 Renata Aquino Ribeiro <raquino at gmail.com>:

> Hi
>
> Thanks for bringing this, Jeremy.
> It seems to me that civil society finds increasingly a challenge to
> keep with cybersecurity issues so I've endorsed this with wished NGOs
> get involved in these debates.
>
> Best,
>
> Renata
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
> > We have here another not very timely opportunity for endorsement of a
> > statement on cybersecurity:
> >
> > http://bestbits.net/unga-cyberspace-2016/
> >
> > The statement was shopped around only in the last two days to a smaller
> > group of peace and IG groups and academics and has been finalised already
> > for presentation at the UNGA.  I've asked the organizer if he can give
> some
> > more notice next time, so that there is a better opportunity for people
> to
> > give input.
> >
> > Here is an excerpt that I think many of us can agree with:
> >
> > Treating cyber primarily as a military and security issue risks
> > institutionalising the broad idea of cyber conflict. This may lead to
> > preparations that escalate the threat, and responses that unnecessarily
> > escalate incidents, including misunderstandings, into armed conflict. It
> > also risks adopting a framework that is more permissive of harm to the
> > population than international human rights law allows. In working to
> prevent
> > cyber attacks, states should consider the full range of impacts on human
> > rights, international humanitarian law, protection of civilians and state
> > responsibility. In approaching these issues, it is therefore important
> to be
> > wary of overinflating the threat, and in doing so promoting
> militarisation
> > and escalation. We should remember that the Internet is essentially
> civilian
> > infrastructure and should not be made the target of or the medium for
> > attacks.
> >
> > --
> > Jeremy Malcolm
> > Senior Global Policy Analyst
> > Electronic Frontier Foundation
> > https://eff.org
> > jmalcolm at eff.org
> >
> > Tel: 415.436.9333 ext 161
> >
> > :: Defending Your Rights in the Digital World ::
> >
> > Public key: https://www.eff.org/files/2014/10/09/key_jmalcolm.txt
> > PGP fingerprint: FF13 C2E9 F9C3 DF54 7C4F EAC1 F675 AAE2 D2AB 2220
> >
> >
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