From mariliamaciel at gmail.com  Tue May  2 06:02:24 2017
From: mariliamaciel at gmail.com (Marilia Maciel)
Date: Tue, 2 May 2017 12:02:24 +0200
Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: A summary of digital policy developments in April
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Please find below the link to the latest issue of the Digital Watch
newsletter summarising the digital policy developments in the month of
April.
Best wishes,
Marilia

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*In April's issue of the Geneva Digital Watch newsletter...*


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latest trends & digital policy developments*
Trends include: renewed discussions on state behaviour in cyberspace; net
neutrality developments in the USA; Uber’s new legal woes in various
jurisdictions; intensification of Internet intermediaries’ work on content
policy; and alarming trends related to child sexual abuse online
material. *Turn
to pages 1, 3, 4-5*

*Microsoft's proposed Geneva Digital Convention*
Microsoft has published three new policy papers that continue to shape the
company’s proposal for a Geneva Digital Convention. *Turn to page 6*
*Concerns over Privacy Shield*
We take a look at the main concerns raised by the European Parliament, in a
6 April resolution, with regard to the adequacy of the protection offered
by the Privacy Shield when it comes to the transfer and processing of EU
citizens' data in the USA. *Turn to page 6*

*UNCTAD's E-commerce Week*
A summary of the main discussions held during UNCTAD’s E-commerce Week, on
issues such as e-commerce and trade, digital rights, inclusive development,
data flows, and cybercrime and cybersecurity. *Turn to page 7*

*A 20th issue special!*
We have included two posters, related to digital policy, to mark the 20th
issue of the newsletter, which we invite you to download, print, and use.
Turn also to page 8, where we look at what goes into preparing our monthly
newsletter.

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From m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk  Wed May 17 09:24:28 2017
From: m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk (Marianne Franklin)
Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 14:24:28 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Activism Behind The Screen: Public Debate 18th May
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References: <ff388ffd-9059-795b-a593-67e2a55dc7ac@gold.ac.uk>
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Dear all

Thanks for the responses, and to all of you who have registered for
tomorrow. It is not obligatory but you still can at
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defending-human-rights-in-a-digital-age-iii-activism-behind-the-screen-tickets-34424285966

To respond to queries, the event is indeed being live-streamed
(http://www.gold.ac.uk/live-stream/) - 6pm London time.

There will also be a Tweet-Wall active during the discussion via the
hashtag below so you can follow things there too. *
*

*Hashtag: #humanrightsinternet *
Tweet Wall at http://ifhr.tweetwally.com/

best wishes

MF

On 08/05/2017 14:37, Marianne Franklin wrote:
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> Dear all
>
> Apologies (again) for the cross-posting. ICANN and technical standards
> buffs, and any other GigaNet members in London around 18th May, all
> welcome to the third edition of /Defending Human Rights in a Digital
> Age. /In this debate, entitled */Activism Behind the Screen/*,
> participants consider how human rights activism can impact on internet
> design and its day-to-day running. These decisions take place behind
> the screen in organizations such as the Internet Corporation of
> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Engineering Taskforce
> (IETF), or the World Wide Web Consortium (WC3).
>
> Panellists will focus on ICANN for the most part, the US-incorporated
> entity that controls the Domain Name System that is a cornerstone of
> how the internet works, and people find their way around the web.
> ICANN has just completed its transition to a “privatized,
> multistakeholder" governance structure. At the same time activists
> have been developing a range of human rights agendas from within the
> organization's various working groups.
>
> The aim of this debate is to introduce these architects of the
> internet to a Goldsmiths audience; to discuss how human rights matter
> for what they do.
>
> More information at https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=10764
> Videos and articles relating to these events at
> https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri <https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri>
>
> I am working on live-streaming. The event will be available later as
> video in any case.
> Thanks for passing on to your other networks too.
>
> warm regards
> MF
> -- 
> Marianne Franklin, PhD
> Professor of Global Media and Politics
> Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
> http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/
> Goldsmiths University of London
> Department of Media & Communications
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
> Tel: +44 207 9197072
> <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>
> @GloComm
> http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/
> Chair: Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
> Co-Chair: Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (IRPC)
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> Editor: Human Rights and the Internet Series, openDemocracy
> https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri
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From miestrada at gmail.com  Thu May 18 10:19:18 2017
From: miestrada at gmail.com (Miguel Ignacio Estrada)
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 11:19:18 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Becas Diplomatura en Gobernanza de Internet (CETyS /
 CABASE) - Spanish
Message-ID: <CAM3-B_wr-19TA6_d+rJwYHBEOPH3pbU-U4Dc2Qn6uzCAN=9ckQ@mail.gmail.com>

Estimados,

Mañana es el último día para postularse a una beca para la Diplomatura en
Gobernanza de Internet en la Universidad de San Andrés en Buenos Aires,
Argentina.

Para más información: http://cetysedu.org/digi/

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From raquino at gmail.com  Thu May 18 12:55:21 2017
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Thu, 18 May 2017 13:55:21 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Fwd: WSIS Forum 2017: Interactive online Agenda
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. Please note that the *WSIS Forum 2017 interactive agenda* is live now
http://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2017/Agenda/ . The agenda can be
filtered by SDGs and by WSIS Action lines. We are also proud to highlight
that a *WSIS Action lines and SDGs heat map* is also available mapping the
entire Agenda. This is part of our efforts towards aligning the *WSIS and
the SDGs processes* and we hope that it will benefit the Stakeholders
following the two processes. Please have a look below the agenda for the
heat map . We hope that you can promote this heat map through your
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From javier at accessnow.org  Sat May 27 14:02:10 2017
From: javier at accessnow.org (Javier Pallero)
Date: Sat, 27 May 2017 15:02:10 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Civil Society letter against the blocking of sites in
 Venezuela
Message-ID: <CAOKjkF_gMxFxmFUVweEy7kc81sR0_FPe07hOen7iXkdNX3Otgg@mail.gmail.com>

Dear friends,

a group of Venezuelan civil society organizations have put together a
letter denouncing the blocking of websites and the repression against
political activists and citizen journalists in Venezuela. You will find
more information about this in the content of the letter and the links it
points to.

The organizations are accepting signatures on a rolling basis. We kindly
invite you to sign, republish and share the letter through your networks.
If you are interested in signing, please send an email to
juliana at derechosdigitales.org and please CC marianne at derechosdigitales.org

We will keep you posted on more news and actions. Please find the content
of the letter *below*.

Kind regards,


---

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Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
Access Now | accessnow.org

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----------------------------- BODY OF THE LETTER -----------------------
------

*On the limitations to fundamental rights online as a consequence of the
state of exception in Venezuela *

On May the16th, the Venezuelan Government issued Executive Order 2489 to
extend the  "state of emergency" in Venezuela, in place since May 2016.
This new extension authorizes Internet policing and content filtering [1].
This measure deepens the restrictions to the free flow of information
online even more. They incluide the blocking of streaming news outlets,
such as VivoPlay, VPITV, and CapitolioTV [2]. Other serious practices that
prevail in Venezuela are the aggressions of military and police personnel
to journalists and civilian reporters, and the detention of citizens in the
wake of content published in social networks.

This happens in a context of a general deterioration of telecommunications,
as a consequence of the divestment in the sector in the last 10 years. This
has turned Venezuela into the country with the worst internet connection
quality in the Latin American region [3]. Given the censorship practices
applied to traditional media, the Internet has become an essential tool for
the freedom of expression and access to information of the Venezuelan
people.

The measures taken by the Venezuelan Government to restrict online content
constitute restrictions to the fundamental rights of Venezuelan citizens
and, as such, do not comply with the minimum requirements of
proportionality, legality, and suitability. The Venezuelan Government has
systematically ignored civil society requests regarding the total number of
blocked websites. To this date, there is evidence of the blocking of 41
websites [4], but it is suspected that many more websites are being
blocked. The legal and technical processes applied by the government to
determine and execute the blocking of websites remain unknown.

These kind of practices affect the exercise of human rights. In a joint
release, the rapporteurs for freedom of expression of the UN and the IACHR
condemned the “censorship and blocking of information both in traditional
media and on the internet” [5]. During the last few months, three streaming
tv providers have been blocked without a previous court order. Moreover,
the Government has used unregulated surveillance technologies that affect
the fundamental rights of citizens, such as surveillance drones to track
and watch demonstrators, while at the same time expanding its internet
surveillance prerogatives, through the creation of bodies such as CESPPA.

In addition to this, the government has implemented mechanisms for the
collection of biometric data without citizens being able to determine their
purpose nor who has access to such information. The official discourse
towards the Internet, and specifically to social networks, is disturbing:
the director of the National Telecommunications Commission has recently
declared that social networks are “dangerous” and a tool for
“non-conventional war” [6].

The sum of this factors, aggravated by the passage of time and the
deepening of the social and political crisis, outlines the creation of a
state of censorship, control, and surveillance that gravely affects the
exercise of human rights. Quality access to a free and neutral internet is
recognized internationally as a necessary condition for the exercise of
freedom expression, communication and the access to information, and as a
precondition of the existence of a democratic society. In that regard, the
undersigned civil society and academic organizations wish to set our
position in the following terms:

We express our condemnation to the extension of the state of exception in
Venezuela, as well as to the restrictions to the free flow of online
content that derive from it.

We manifest our concern for the growing deterioration of internet access
infrastructure and telecommunications in Venezuela. The maintenance of such
systems is of vital importance for education, innovation, and the
communication of Venezuelans.

We emphasize that the use and implementation of technological tools such as
drones and biometric identification systems must fit human rights standards
and not affect the fundamental freedoms of citizens, in particular their
privacy and autonomy.

We insist that all measures that restrict the free exercise of fundamental
rights, such as the blocking of web pages, must comply with the minimum
requisites of proportionality, legality and suitability, and in
consequence, must be only adopted by judicial authorities following a due
process.

We request the ending of the harassing actions and insulting speech
conducted by public servants online against NGOs and human rights activists
that document and denounce acts through digital platforms.

We demand the cessation of military and police aggressions against
journalists and citizen reporters.

We request transparency on the actions taken to restrict internet traffic
and content, and demand an answer to the requests for public information
made by civil society regarding the practices of content blocking and
filtering executed by the public administration.

Signatories:

Derechos Digitales
Instituto Prensa y Sociedad de Venezuela
Acceso Libre (Venezuela)
Universidad de los Andes (Venezuela)
Venezuela Inteligente
Public Knowledge
Access Now

[1] http://ipysvenezuela.org/alerta/nuevo-estado-excepcion-c
ontempla-regulaciones-contundentes-los-contenidos-internet/
[2] https://www.derechos.org.ve/actualidad/ipys-venezuela-c
ensuraron-y-declararon-ilegal-acceder-a-tres-televisoras-
digitales-que-cubrieron-protestas
[3] http://repositorio.cepal.org/bitstream/handle/11362/
40528/6/S1601049_es.pdf
[4] http://vesinfiltro.com/noticias/bloqueos_abril_2017/
[5] http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/expresion/showarticle.asp?artID=1062&lID=2
[6] https://web.archive.org/web/20170526144148/https:/
twitter.com/Conatel/status/865160455488245760







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Policy Analyst / Analista de Politicas
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From wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk  Sun May 28 00:07:17 2017
From: wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk (WANGARI KABIRU)
Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 04:07:17 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [bestbits] 2nd Summit on Community Networks In Africa - Ebook
References: <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587@mail.yahoo.com>

Blessed Sunday!
I am delighted to share resources from the Community Networks In Africa Training Workshop and followup events coordinated by the Internet Society at the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) in Nairobi.
The discussions for Kenyan colleagues was a great follow through in my perspective to the successful Communications Authority hosted ICT Week.
Community Networks - that have been a phenomenon for about 10years now is a great opportunity call for Communities to take greater ownership of and for their connectivity for the purposes they need it.
Please find for your review a great e-book.
http://wndw.net/pdf/wndw-en/wndw-ebook.pdf
A report on the Community Networks in Africa was launched during the event. Congratulations to Jane Coffin and Michuki Mwangi for following through to this 2nd Summit on Community Networks!!

Have a blessed week ahead!
Regards/Wangari
 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017 | Internet Society
  
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From wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk  Sun May 28 06:29:31 2017
From: wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk (WANGARI KABIRU)
Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 10:29:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [bestbits] 2nd Summit on Community Networks In Africa - Africa
 Report Launched
In-Reply-To: <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1167090887.2326806.1495967371752@mail.yahoo.com>

Happy Sunday colleagues!
Please find the report quoted launched at the 2nd Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the Africa Internet Summit (2017) 2017
'Supporting the Creation and Scalability of Affordable Access Solutions: Understanding Community Networks in Africa' report can be found here.
https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/cnafrica

Enjoy the valued read!
https://www.internetsociety.org/events/summit-community-networks-africa/2017

Have a blessed day.
Regards/Wangari ---
Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".
 

    On Sunday, 28 May 2017, 7:07, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
 

 Blessed Sunday!
I am delighted to share resources from the Community Networks In Africa Training Workshop and followup events coordinated by the Internet Society at the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) in Nairobi.
The discussions for Kenyan colleagues was a great follow through in my perspective to the successful Communications Authority hosted ICT Week.
Community Networks - that have been a phenomenon for about 10years now is a great opportunity call for Communities to take greater ownership of and for their connectivity for the purposes they need it.
Please find for your review a great e-book.
http://wndw.net/pdf/wndw-en/wndw-ebook.pdf
A report on the Community Networks in Africa was launched during the event. Congratulations to Jane Coffin and Michuki Mwangi for following through to this 2nd Summit on Community Networks!!

Have a blessed week ahead!
Regards/Wangari
 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017 | Internet Society
  
|  
|   |  
Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017 | Internet Society
   |  |

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From wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk  Sun May 28 23:39:31 2017
From: wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk (WANGARI KABIRU)
Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 03:39:31 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [bestbits] 2nd Summit on Community Networks In Africa - Africa
 Report Launched
In-Reply-To: <1167090887.2326806.1495967371752@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1109624034.2122236.1495944437587@mail.yahoo.com> <1167090887.2326806.1495967371752@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1005296051.2974353.1496029171748@mail.yahoo.com>




 Happy Sunday colleagues!
Please find the report quoted launched at the 2nd Summit on Community Networks in Africa during the Africa Internet Summit (2017) 2017
'Supporting the Creation and Scalability of Affordable Access Solutions: Understanding Community Networks in Africa' report can be found here.
https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/cnafrica

Enjoy the valued read!
https://www.internetsociety.org/events/summit-community-networks-africa/2017

Have a blessed day.
Regards/Wangari ---
Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".
 

    On Sunday, 28 May 2017, 7:07, WANGARI KABIRU <wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
 

 Blessed Sunday!
I am delighted to share resources from the Community Networks In Africa Training Workshop and followup events coordinated by the Internet Society at the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) in Nairobi.
The discussions for Kenyan colleagues was a great follow through in my perspective to the successful Communications Authority hosted ICT Week.
Community Networks - that have been a phenomenon for about 10years now is a great opportunity call for Communities to take greater ownership of and for their connectivity for the purposes they need it.
Please find for your review a great e-book.
http://wndw.net/pdf/wndw-en/wndw-ebook.pdf
A report on the Community Networks in Africa was launched during the event. Congratulations to Jane Coffin and Michuki Mwangi for following through to this 2nd Summit on Community Networks!!

Have a blessed week ahead!
Regards/Wangari
 Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2017 | Internet Society
  
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From raquino at gmail.com  Wed May  3 18:14:08 2017
From: raquino at gmail.com (Renata Aquino Ribeiro)
Date: Wed, 3 May 2017 19:14:08 -0300
Subject: [bestbits] Whatsapp down outage mag
Message-ID: <CAMokdMxat=Be=4+pNLM2-GcO=fDuuqVA-s7TehGyTuQ34EbQvg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi

Whatsapp outage since 8pm on Trending Topics in LAC 1st and then other places

This map being referred and the list of countries affected is increasing fast

http://downdetector.com/status/whatsapp/map/

The memes on #whatsappdown are fantastic

Any idea of causes?

Best,

Renata

From lea at gp-digital.org  Fri May  5 10:28:34 2017
From: lea at gp-digital.org (Lea Kaspar)
Date: Fri, 5 May 2017 15:28:34 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] IGF 2017: Calls open for IGF Village and Day 0
 Pre-Events
Message-ID: <CAJTVAjySAH0DJ0uN4XKD3rf6X05LybzgWFrTZUa_nJUqqgswog@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

For your information, the IGF Secretariat has issued a call for IGF Village
and Day 0 Pre-Events. Details below.

Best,
Lea

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: IGF <IGF at unog.ch>
Date: Fri, May 5, 2017 at 12:46 PM
Subject: [Outreach_com_2015] IGF 2017: Calls open for IGF Village and Day 0
Pre-Events
To: outreach_com_2015 at intgovforum.org


Dear All,

Please be informed that the:

   - Call to hold a pre-event during the IGF 2017 Day 0 is open. For more
   information, please click here
   <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/call-for-igf-2017-pre-events-day-0-events>
   .
   - Call to organize a booth at the IGF 2017 Village is open. More
   information is available here
   <https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2017-village-booths>
   .


Deadline for both calls is Friday, 21 July 2017, 23:59 p.m. UTC.

We would appreciate if you could share this information with your
respective communities.

Thank you.


Best regards,
IGF Secretariat
_______________________________________________
Outreach_com_2015 mailing list
Outreach_com_2015 at intgovforum.org
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From gus at publicknowledge.org  Mon May  8 09:23:58 2017
From: gus at publicknowledge.org (Gus Rossi)
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 09:23:58 -0400
Subject: [bestbits] John Oliver defends Net Neutrality (again). Francis Ford
 Coppola also comes out in defense of NN
Message-ID: <CAF6izqTyPiyuJFvaNKSa7tY4dzP5GN7Wup6npAVVUPkMt=bqkQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

The fight for an open internet continues in the US, and there are two three
pieces of information that I thought might be useful for you:

Yesterday, Francis Ford Coppola came out in defense of NN
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/332130-godfather-director-calls-on-fcc-to-keep-net-neutrality

John Oliver´s "Last Week Tonight" is also calling for Americans to defend
net neutrality rules:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92vuuZt7wak&feature=youtu.be

And we are inviting people to sign our petition in defense of NN
https://petitions.signforgood.com/ProtectNetNeutrality/?code=PK

Have a nice week!


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From m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk  Mon May  8 09:37:36 2017
From: m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk (Marianne Franklin)
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 14:37:36 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Activism Behind The Screen: Public Debate 18th May
Message-ID: <ff388ffd-9059-795b-a593-67e2a55dc7ac@gold.ac.uk>

Dear all

Apologies (again) for the cross-posting. ICANN and technical standards
buffs, and any other GigaNet members in London around 18th May, all
welcome to the third edition of /Defending Human Rights in a Digital
Age. /In this debate, entitled */Activism Behind the Screen/*,
participants consider how human rights activism can impact on internet
design and its day-to-day running. These decisions take place behind the
screen in organizations such as the Internet Corporation of Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF), or
the World Wide Web Consortium (WC3).

Panellists will focus on ICANN for the most part, the US-incorporated
entity that controls the Domain Name System that is a cornerstone of how
the internet works, and people find their way around the web. ICANN has
just completed its transition to a “privatized, multistakeholder"
governance structure. At the same time activists have been developing a
range of human rights agendas from within the organization's various
working groups.

The aim of this debate is to introduce these architects of the internet
to a Goldsmiths audience; to discuss how human rights matter for what
they do.

More information at https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=10764
Videos and articles relating to these events at
https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri

I am working on live-streaming. The event will be available later as
video in any case.
Thanks for passing on to your other networks too.

warm regards
MF

-- 
Marianne Franklin, PhD
Professor of Global Media and Politics
Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/
Goldsmiths University of London
Department of Media & Communications
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Tel: +44 207 9197072
<m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>
@GloComm
http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/
Chair: Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
Co-Chair: Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (IRPC)

Editor: Human Rights and the Internet Series, openDemocracy
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From m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk  Mon May  8 09:42:40 2017
From: m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk (Marianne Franklin)
Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 14:42:40 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] Activism Behind The Screen: Public Debate 18th May-
 not spoofing!
In-Reply-To: <ff388ffd-9059-795b-a593-67e2a55dc7ac@gold.ac.uk>
References: <ff388ffd-9059-795b-a593-67e2a55dc7ac@gold.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <240715b2-d42c-4966-0bcd-9be739ab9db2@gold.ac.uk>

Dear all

The message below is not a spoof, it is the "real McCoy"...just for
those wondering..

Thanks

MF


On 08/05/2017 14:37, Marianne Franklin wrote:
>
> 	This sender failed our fraud detection checks and may not be who they appear to be. Learn about spoofing <http://aka.ms/LearnAboutSpoofing> 	Feedback <http://aka.ms/SafetyTipsFeedback>
>
> Dear all
>
> Apologies (again) for the cross-posting. ICANN and technical standards
> buffs, and any other GigaNet members in London around 18th May, all
> welcome to the third edition of /Defending Human Rights in a Digital
> Age. /In this debate, entitled */Activism Behind the Screen/*,
> participants consider how human rights activism can impact on internet
> design and its day-to-day running. These decisions take place behind
> the screen in organizations such as the Internet Corporation of
> Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Engineering Taskforce
> (IETF), or the World Wide Web Consortium (WC3).
>
> Panellists will focus on ICANN for the most part, the US-incorporated
> entity that controls the Domain Name System that is a cornerstone of
> how the internet works, and people find their way around the web.
> ICANN has just completed its transition to a “privatized,
> multistakeholder" governance structure. At the same time activists
> have been developing a range of human rights agendas from within the
> organization's various working groups.
>
> The aim of this debate is to introduce these architects of the
> internet to a Goldsmiths audience; to discuss how human rights matter
> for what they do.
>
> More information at https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=10764
> Videos and articles relating to these events at
> https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri <https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri>
>
> I am working on live-streaming. The event will be available later as
> video in any case.
> Thanks for passing on to your other networks too.
>
> warm regards
> MF
> -- 
> Marianne Franklin, PhD
> Professor of Global Media and Politics
> Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
> http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/
> Goldsmiths University of London
> Department of Media & Communications
> New Cross, London SE14 6NW
> Tel: +44 207 9197072
> <m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>
> @GloComm
> http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/
> Chair: Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
> Co-Chair: Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (IRPC)
>
> Editor: Human Rights and the Internet Series, openDemocracy
> https://www.opendemocracy.net/hri
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
>      bestbits at lists.bestbits.net.
> To unsubscribe or change your settings, visit:
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-- 
Marianne Franklin, PhD
Professor of Global Media and Politics
Convener: Global Media & Transnational Communications Program
http://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-global-media-transnational-communications/
Goldsmiths University of London
Department of Media & Communications
New Cross, London SE14 6NW
Tel: +44 207 9197072
<m.i.franklin at gold.ac.uk>
@GloComm
http://www.gold.ac.uk/media-communications/staff/franklin/
Chair: Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
Co-Chair: Internet Rights & Principles Coalition (IRPC)

Editor: Human Rights and the Internet Series, openDemocracy
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From yannis at registry.asia  Wed May 10 02:00:33 2017
From: yannis at registry.asia (Yannis Li)
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 14:00:33 +0800
Subject: [bestbits] Register for APrIGF Bangkok 2017 - Program Agenda
 Available Now!
References: <DBF5ED19-F529-43BC-90DF-7963E7E78FB2@aprigf.asia>
Message-ID: <DE164CEC-CB84-4661-BEEA-EE207165C6F6@registry.asia>


Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
APrIGF Bangkok 2017
26 Jul - 29 Jul 2016
Chulalongkorn University
http://2017.aprigf.asia <http://2017.aprigf.asia/>

The 2017 meeting will be held in Bangkok hosted by the Chulalongkorn University and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) with the overarching theme “Ensuring an inclusive and sustainable development in Asia Pacific: A regional agenda for internet governance”.

The provisional program agenda is now released with over 30 sessions lined up on a diverse topic of interests from issues ranging from the sub-themes on access, empowerment & diversity; cybersecurity, privacy & safer Internet; human rights online; and digital inclusion & enabling innovations. Capacity building sessions are available for newcomers to Internet Governance on the prep-day 26 July.

APrIGF Fellowship Program 2017 is supporting 50 fellows from around the region to attend the meeting this year. The final list of selected fellows is published on the event website.

Youth fellowship to attend YIGF Bangkok 2017 is also open for application now until 21 May 2017. 

Register for the conference and check out all other details now at http://2017.aprigf.asia <http://2017.aprigf.asia/>.

If you are interested to follow any news and updates about APrIGF and discuss relevant issues, you may subscribe to the mailing list discuss at aprigf.asia <mailto:discuss at aprigf.asia> by sending in subscription request.

We also welcome any Internet-related organisation to become a sponsor. Please contact sec at aprigf.asia <mailto:sec at aprigf.asia> for more information.

Best Regards,
Secretariat of APrIGF
http://www.aprigf.asia <http://www.aprigf.asia/>



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From sheetal at gp-digital.org  Thu May 11 12:00:34 2017
From: sheetal at gp-digital.org (Sheetal Kumar)
Date: Thu, 11 May 2017 17:00:34 +0100
Subject: [bestbits] New podcast series on the big questions facing the
 digital environment
In-Reply-To: <CAK78muTcC_wY9fNGiNz+H_Tq44_k4DB+pMvCQTdkxX0VVtCS9g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAK78muS7iX90d89Z0Mub=sHxT_pZnV7ZEVbb+7uzHz9scftK=w@mail.gmail.com>
 <f220fe07-9378-0db0-9080-6765f3702504@softwarefreedom.org>
 <CAK78muS+2wbaYYt-gMrw3xbCHtELGRBJdoxNdAVCXcruQ6CiAA@mail.gmail.com> <CAK78muTcC_wY9fNGiNz+H_Tq44_k4DB+pMvCQTdkxX0VVtCS9g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAK78muS=fbuCKUz8aU0UvoU_E13221CTEB6B=9NCbrwi+Zx2sg@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

Just in case it's of interest, episode 4 of our new podcast series *In beta* is
now live: https://soundcloud.com/in_beta/are-we-missing-the-
bigger-picture-behind-network-disruptions-ep4

This episode, recorded at the Internet Freedom Forum in Lagos, Nigeria,
looks at the bigger picture behind network disruptions (or internet
shutdowns as they're more commonly known), with contributions from Deji
Olukotun from Access Now, Julie Owono from Internet San Frontiers and
Arthur Gwagwa from Strathmore University and the Open Technology Fund.

Thanks for the positive feedback on the series so far. As ever please feel
free to share with anyone who might be interested; and let me know if you
have any questions about the series, or would like to be involved.

Thank you!

Best -
Sheetal.

On 5 April 2017 at 14:28, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> In case of interest, episode 3 of this series *In beta* is now live:
> http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/in-beta-
> episode-3-can-a-business-be-a-human-rights-defender/
>
> *In the latest episode, GPD’s Executive Director interviews Michael
> Samway, former Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel for Yahoo! and
> current adjunct professor at Georgetown University, posing the question:
> can a business be a human rights defender?*
>
> Thanks for the positive feedback on the series so far. As ever please feel
> free to share with anyone who might be interested!
> Best
>
> Sheetal.
>
> On 16 March 2017 at 13:12, Sheetal Kumar <sheetal at gp-digital.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> In case of interest, just a heads up that episode 2 of this series *In
>> beta* is now live: https://soundcloud.com/in_beta/in-beta-episode-2-how-s
>> hould-human-rights-defenders-approach-cybercrime
>>
>> In it, we ask, "how should human rights defenders approach cybercrime"?
>>
>> As ever please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!
>>
>> Best
>> Sheetal.
>>
>>
>> On 22 February 2017 at 21:38, Mishi Choudhary <mishi at softwarefreedom.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Sheetal. Great effort! Podcast is one of my favorite content
>>> consumption tool.
>>>
>>> On 02/22/2017 12:36 PM, Sheetal Kumar wrote:
>>> > Dear all,
>>> >
>>> > /[with apologies for cross-posting]/
>>> >
>>> > I am writing to share a just launched a new podcast series
>>> > <http://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-our-new-podcast-
>>> series-in-beta/>
>>> > – called *In beta* – which will examine some of the biggest questions
>>> > facing the digital policy environment.
>>> >
>>> > Our aim in creating the series is to create an informal space for
>>> > critical discussion and debate on a range of issues, cutting across
>>> > traditional policy silos. More details on the series concept and design
>>> > are available
>>> > here: http://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-our-new-podcast-s
>>> eries-in-beta/
>>> > <http://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-our-new-podcast-
>>> series-in-beta/>
>>> >
>>> > The series will be hosted by GPD's executive director, Charles Bradley.
>>> > In the first episode of the series – available now, here
>>> > <http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/in-beta-episode-1-is-p
>>> olicymaking-stuck-in-the-19th-century/>
>>> > – he interviews GovLab co-founder Stefaan Verhulst, asking the
>>> question:
>>> > *'Is policymaking stuck in the 19th century?'*
>>> >
>>> > We'd love to know what you think about the episode and the series
>>> > concept more generally. We're planning to record many more podcasts
>>> over
>>> > the coming months, and are open to ideas – so if you'd like to suggest
>>> a
>>> > guest, a topic or a question to discuss, drop an email to
>>> > charles at gp-digital.org <mailto:charles at gp-digital.org>.
>>> >
>>> > Please don't hesitate to let us know if you have any questions. We'd
>>> > also be hugely grateful if you could share this on your networks and
>>> > channels – and if you have any other ideas for how we could get the
>>> word
>>> > out, please let us know.
>>> >
>>> > For reference, the links for sharing are:
>>> >
>>> >   * *Blog post introducing the series and
>>> >     episode*: http://www.gp-digital.org/news
>>> /introducing-our-new-podcast-series-in-beta/
>>> >     <http://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-our-new-podcast
>>> -series-in-beta/>
>>> >   * *The episode
>>> >     itself*: http://www.gp-digital.org/mult
>>> imedia/in-beta-episode-1-is-policymaking-stuck-in-the-19th-century/
>>> >     <http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/in-beta-episode-1-is-
>>> policymaking-stuck-in-the-19th-century/>
>>> >   * *GPD's Soundcloud
>>> >     page*: https://soundcloud.com/globalpartnersdigital
>>> >     <https://soundcloud.com/globalpartnersdigital>
>>> >
>>> > *Suggested tweets: *
>>> >
>>> > A new podcast series, In beta, examines the big questions facing the
>>> > digital environment. Find out
>>> > more: http://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-our-new-podcast-s
>>> eries-in-beta/
>>> > <http://www.gp-digital.org/news/introducing-our-new-podcast-
>>> series-in-beta/>
>>> >
>>> > Is policymaking stuck in the 19th century? A new podcast with
>>> > @CBradleyTweets and @sverhulst explores the
>>> > question: http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/in-beta-episode-1-is-po
>>> licymaking-stuck-in-the-19th-century/
>>> > <http://www.gp-digital.org/multimedia/in-beta-episode-1-is-p
>>> olicymaking-stuck-in-the-19th-century/>
>>> >
>>> > Best!
>>> > Sheetal.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > *
>>> > *
>>> > *
>>> > *
>>> > *Sheetal Kumar*
>>> > Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL
>>> > Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
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>>
>>
>> --
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>>
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>>   |
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
> *Sheetal Kumar*
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> Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL
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>



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From wisdom.dk at gmail.com  Sat May 13 07:10:13 2017
From: wisdom.dk at gmail.com (Wisdom Donkor)
Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 11:10:13 +0000
Subject: [bestbits] RANSOMEWARE HIT COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Message-ID: <CAAU+vPE8tB4-zxz3YtD+chjV2q9yTFhWaPsCS183p56fzjz+ZA@mail.gmail.com>

Dear Colleagues,

Thought of sharing this information.

Yesterday, May 12, at about 5:00 pm GMT, a massive ransomware hit
computer systems of hundreds of private companies and public organizations
across the world which is believed to have the highest infection rate of
all time.
The Ransomware in question has been identified as a variant of
ransomware known as WannaCry (also known as 'Wana Decrypt0r,' 'WannaCryptor'
or 'WCRY').

Like other dangerous ransomware variants, WannaCry also blocks access to
a computer or its files and demands money to unlock it.

Once infected with the WannaCry ransomware, victims are asked to pay up
to $300 in order to remove the infection from their PCs; otherwise,
their PCs render unusable, and their files remain locked.

WannaCry attackers use a Windows exploit detected and tested by the NSA
called EternalBlue, which was stolen and released by the Shadow Brokers
hacking group over a month ago.

Microsoft released a patch for the vulnerability in March (MS17-010),
but many users and organizations who did not patch their systems are open
to attacks.

The exploit has the capability to penetrate into machines running unpatched
version of Windows by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Windows SMB Server.
This is why the WannaCry ransomware is spreading at an astonishing pace.
Once a single computer in your organization is hit by the WannaCry
ransomware, the worm looks for other vulnerable computers and infects
them as well.

In just a few hours, the ransomware targeted over 45,000 computers in 74
countries, including United States, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Italy, Philippines
and Vietnam, and that the number was still growing.

A screenshot of detailing nations attacked are attached in this email.

The ransomeware's actual mode by which it initiates and spreads itself on
networks has not been discovered but like other ransomware variant, malicious
links and emails are most likely the culprit.

CERT-GH recommends users and system admins:

1. Take all windows OS systems off the internet and off the network.
2. Create a backup of all files needed.
3. Store backup in an airgapped location.
4. Download windows update(KB4019472) in a sandbox environment.
5. Install the update without connecting to a network/internet.
6. After the update, the system can be connected to the internet.

Kind Regards


CERT-GHANA


-- 
*WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)*
E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist
ICANN Fellow / Member, UN IGF MAG Member, ISOC Member,
Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) Member, Diplo Foundation Member,
OGP Open Data WG Member, GODAN Memember, ITAG Member
Email: wisdom.dk at gmail.com
Skype: wisdom_dk
facebook: facebook at wisdom_dk
Website: www.data.gov.gh
www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh
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