[governance] cross-border IG issues
parminder
parminder at itforchange.net
Sat Jan 22 04:54:15 EST 2011
Yes, a very good article. Certainly worth reading.
To quote
"On the one hand, they (gov other than the US) will continue reclaiming
control of their national e-spaces, with the risk of fragmentation of
the global Internet. On the other hand, they will accelerate pressure on
the USA towards complete internationalisation of Internet governance
and, in particular, of ICANN."
The point is, what are we the global IG related civil society doing
about it. What is our stand on these major and pressing IG issues.
"Paradoxically, the USA, which has resisted the internationalisation of
Internet governance, may become one of its main proponents in 2011. With
almost all major Internet companies based in the USA (Google, Facebook,
Yahoo), and most Internet traffic passing through the USA, and with
English as the main language, the main sufferer of a possible Internet
fragmentation could be the United States. For example, if other
countries start creating their own national clouds, the main casualty
will be companies like Amazon, Google, and Facebook.By having
internationally agreed rules, the USA can foster the preservation of one
Internet. The necessary rules could be agreed upon by an international
convention on the Internet ...."
Very much doubt that US will take such a stand. BTW, IBSA (India, S
Africa and Brazil) countries (as also my own organization) did call for
such a possible new global institutional development (a framework
convention ?) in their submission to the open consultations on 'enhanced
cooperation'.
Again, where is CS and IGC on this. These are the crucial global IG
issues today.
Parminder
Ian Peter wrote:
> Jovan’s article on this is well worth reading
>
> http://deepdip.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/after-the-deluge-internet-governance-in-the-aftermath-of-wikileaks/
>
>
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> *From: *parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>
> *Reply-To: *<governance at lists.cpsr.org>, parminder
> <parminder at itforchange.net>
> *Date: *Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:54:22 +0530
> *To: *<governance at lists.cpsr.org>, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp>
> *Subject: *Re: [governance] cross-border IG issues
>
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>
> Adam Peake wrote:
>
> This has nothing to do with Internet architecture. The US's
> demands are based on Twitter being a US registered company,
> nothing to do with the Internet per se.
>
> I mean the whole socio-technical architecture of the Internet. It is a
> mistake, at least from its overall governance and socio-political
> implications points of view, to see the Internet merely as a technical
> system. My statement is in the context of the larger view of what is
> Internet governance, and the Internet's socio-political architecture
> and its power nodes - in the present case, the extra-ordinary control
> that the US gov has over it relative to any other body.
>
> BTW, this is an interesting discussion. Defining what is the Internet,
> before we define IG. A narrow definition of IG as basically dealing
> with Internet's technical architecture as against a broader one
> signifying a new techno-social system, is behind many a
> misunderstandings and mis-communications that often arise in
> discussion on this list.
>
> For instance, when I may underscore the need for new global policy
> institutions that could ensure greater egalitarianism in Internet's
> development in terms of its social, economic and political impact,
> McTim would generally respond by exhorting us to put aside such idle
> talk and come and participate in places where the 'actual IG' takes
> place.
>
> Adam, I am completely in disagreement with you that this has nothing
> to do with Internet per se. For me, and to most people, Internet is
> also google, facebook, twitter, online forums of resistance and the
> such... It is not just the IP protocol, DNS, registries and such kind
> of stuff.
>
> The fact that all the above mega corporates, as well as ICANN itself,
> are as you say are companies registered in the US is a huge IG issue.
> I dont want my personal data to be accessed by anyone without my
> consent. And if exceptional conditions of possible involvement in a
> crime etc are involved I would have it handled only by a body/
> authority in whose constitution I have a democratic role, which
> regrettably is not the case with the US gov.
>
> Parminder
>
>
> FWIW (not worth much :-)) most of Twitter's Internet architecture
> is run by a Japanese company, NTT.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Adam
>
>
>
>
>
> Read below to see another instance of how some countries are
> more equal than others owing to the manner in which the global
> Internet architecture and its power nodes are structured
> today..... It should hardly be surprising that most 'other'
> countries are rather concerned about this asymmetry and
> concentration of global IG power.
>
> <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/10/3110066.htm?section=justin>http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/10/3110066.htm?section=justin
> <http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/10/3110066.htm?section=justin%3Ehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/10/3110066.htm?section=justin>
>
>
> US pursuit of WikiLeaks triggers diplomatic spat
> By Jennifer Macey
>
> Updated Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:43pm AEDT
>
> The US has subpoenaed Twitter to release information from
> five accounts in its investigation of WikiLeaks (AFP: Joe
> Raedle/Getty Images)
>
> AUDIO: Iceland furious over US subpoena of Twitter accounts (PM)
> RELATED STORY: US orders Twitter to disclose WikiLeaks records
> The Icelandic government has summoned the US ambassador to
> explain why the US is seeking personal information from the
> Twitter account of an Icelandic MP.
>
> The US has subpoenaed Twitter to release information from five
> accounts - including those of the MP and a Dutch computer
> programmer - in its investigation of whistleblowing website
> WikiLeaks.
>
> Legal experts say because Twitter is registered in the US, the
> company may be obliged to hand over the information.
>
> The American ambassador to Reykjavik, Luis Arreaga, has been
> summoned for a meeting at Iceland's foreign ministry.
>
> He has been asked to explain why US officials want the Twitter
> account details of an Icelandic MP.
>
> Iceland's interior minister, Ogmundur Jonasson, says the
> request is not being taken lightly.
>
> "It is very serious that a foreign state, the United States,
> demands such personal information of an Icelandic person, an
> elected official," he said.
>
> "This is even more serious when put into perspective and
> concerns freedom of speech and people's freedom in general."
>
> Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir is one of five Twitter
> accounts that have been subpoenaed by the US Justice Department.
>
> Although she is a former WikiLeaks collaborator, she denies
> she has anything to hide.
>
> "Not at all, that's not what this is all about. This is about
> a certain principle," she said.
>
> "Here we have a government that is demanding a privately-owned
> company to give up personal data.
>
> "I have not done anything that can be considered criminal.
> It's not against the law to leak information, it's not against
> the law to be a source, it's not against the law to publish
> this information.
>
> "The information in question is about crimes committed by the
> United States government."
>
> Along with Ms Jonsdottir, the US Justice Department sought
> information from four other Twitter accounts.
>
> The WikiLeaks account, Dutch computer programmer Rop
> Gonggrijp, American programmer Jacob Appelbaum, and the
> account of Private First Class Bradley Manning, the US army
> intelligence analyst accused of leaking the classified cables,
>
> Dr Ben Saul, the director of the Sydney Centre for
> International Law at Sydney University, says US officials can
> issue a subpoena against non-US citizens if the company
> holding that information is registered in the US.
>
> "It certainly does seem that the US is exploring all avenues
> available to it through its domestic law," he said.
>
> "Obviously the US itself has no law enforcement power in
> Europe or in Australia, so what they're obviously trying to do
> is to obtain the information by going after records held by
> companies which operate in the US, which are subject to US law.
>
> "Citizenship doesn't really matter here. The relevant question
> is, is there illegal conduct happening?
>
> "The real question is how will other countries react, you
> know, will other governments try to do things to shut down
> this kind of investigation?"
>
> The order issued by the US District Court of Virginia on
> December 14 gave Twitter three days to release the
> information, including user names, addresses, connection
> records, telephone numbers and bank details.
>
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