[governance] Egypt and Internet Governance

[McTim]

On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Ian Peter <ian.peter at ianpeter.com> wrote:
> Hi Roland,
>
> I'm not suggesting this solves all problems - only that it creates the
> beginning of a more principled approach to such requests and the beginning
> of an understanding that humans have rights here that should not just be
> subject to the politics and political knee jerk reactions of the day. Just
> like police needing magistrates to issue search warrants, I guess - it
> doesn't create an end to police states, but it does create a situation where
> action to take down internet access needs to be justified according to the
> laws of the nation state involved (poor those they might be).
>
> I think its an important step for us to begin to lobby for such a code of
> conduct, even if only voluntary at this stage. I think many of the internet
> businesses would support such an approach, it helps them to have some
> universally accepted guidelines as well.

Plus, they can continue making money, which they like to do.

A voluntary code of conduct is not going to help much when the men in
black come through your doors and cut off power to all your gear
however.

-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
____________________________________________________________
You received this message as a subscriber on the list:
     governance at lists.cpsr.org
To be removed from the list, visit:
     http://www.igcaucus.org/unsubscribing

For all other list information and functions, see:
     http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/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