[governance] BBC: May setting out plans to monitor internet use in UK

andrea andrea00 at gmail.com
Thu Jun 14 10:31:07 EDT 2012


>
> Thank you for sharing!
> Indeed I am experiencing exactly what you mention. I am working on a study
> on Internet and social media in Iraq as part of a media development project
> sponsored by Internews and UNESCO.
>
> Iraq fragile democracy has still (!) one of the most free Internet
> worldwide according to Open Net Initiative, but soon may no longer be true.
> The government presented last year a law called Informatics Crime Law (
> http://www.article19.org/resources.php/resource/2792/en/iraq:-draft-informatics-crimes-law)
> that has been widely criticized by International observers, for its heavy
> impact on Internet freedom. Without entering into much details of Iraq
> situation (happy to share if you are interested), examples coming from well
> established democracies have indeed an impact far beyond their national
> borders.
>
> It may be a sign again that a similar debate must be addressed at the
> International level, in a more consistent manner. When I met and
> interviewed Iraqi officials I wish I could have shown them concrete best
> practices, guidelines, approaches...maybe from the IGF after 7 years?
>


> Best,
> Andrea
>
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond <ocl at gih.com>wrote:
>
>> Whilst experts discuss Internet freedom, democracy and governance in a
>> multi-stakeholder environment in Stockholm, politicians work on another
>> agenda...
>>
>> From the BBC Web site:
>> "Details of internet use in the UK will have to be stored for a year to
>> allow police and intelligence services to access it, under government
>> plans..."
>>
>> Full article & link on:
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18434112
>>
>> Personal comment: if democratic countries do this, what message does
>> this send to undemocratic countries?
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Olivier
>>
>>
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