[governance] Congratulations

[Omar Kaminski]

As I've read somewhere, "privacy is so XX century". 

Unfortunatelly...

Regards from .br,

Omar

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Katitza Rodriguez 
  To: governance at lists.cpsr.org ; Carlos A. Afonso 
  Cc: Paul Wilson 
  Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 00:24
  Subject: Re: [governance] Congratulations


   (Abstracts from Privacy & Human Rights Report. A survey of privacy law and developments in 78 countries. (forthcoming).

  Countries that host the Olympics increasingly ignore privacy considerations in their preparation for the Games and beyond in the name of security and counterterrorism. Violations of individuals’ privacy under constitutional, statutory, and international frameworks range from the loss of anonymity in public places to the inability to communicate and associate freely with others. The coverage and capabilities of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) has risen dramatically from the Games in Athens, Greece to the recent ones in Beijing, China. Technological advances incorporate CCTV surveillance systems with those related to electronic wiretapping, identification systems, and intelligence sharing. These purported counterterrorism measures have been developed and implemented with the assistance of foreign governments, some of which claim to support transparency and democratic values. The record US$ 6.4 billion dollars China was spent on surveillance equipment for the Games in Beijing represents a greater than fourfold increase compared to the ones in Athens.[1] The damage to individuals’ privacy rights and civil liberties continues beyond the Closing Ceremonies.

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  [1] Dexter Roberts, “China: Bombings Add to Olympics Terrorism Fears,” BusinessWeek, July 28, 2008, available at <http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2008/gb20080728_898768.htm?campaign_id=rss_daily>; see also Minas Samatas, “Security and Surveillance in the Athens 2004 Olympics”, available at <http://icj.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/17/3/220>



  On Oct 4, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:


    Thanks, mate! After Wolf's message, I cannot stop thinking about what
    the Net and media will be in seven years, and how this will reflect in
    the 2016 Olympics.

    --c.a.

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