[governance] Concerns about hidden cameras in Azerbaijan hotel rooms

[Avri Doria]

Beleive it or not I got that point and even read the press release.  I just interpretted it as concern for those of us who come and go, as opposed to concern for the people who live there.  And I think the concerns for those of us who come and go is the smallest part of the problem. I felt the focus was misplaced.

But since you did me the grace of writing to correct my interpretation, I accept that it is a critically important press release that we should all take to heart.

Thanks you so much for showing me the error of my ways.



avri


Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

>Avri, Robert is right. You are really missing the point. The point is
>not that they would make videos of run of the mill IGF attendees such
>as you and me for fun. Rather, the hotel-room cameras a) show that
>hotel operators may be tools of the state surveillance apparatus; b)
>the sex tapes are used to embarrass/blackmail journalists and
>politicians who might criticize or oppose the government. That DOES
>affect the "conditions of people living in Azerbaijan." You might try
>reading the press release that Robert distributed and not just the
>headline.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Seriously my point was that us being surveyed in a Azerbaijani hotel,
>> was not the important point. Rather the conditions people living in
>> Azerbaijan is the important issue, not that some one might watch us
>or
>> might make a sex video of our activities.
>> 
>> avri
>> 


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