[governance] Pakistan: Ministry of IT Pursues Filtration Again

Mon Aug 26 07:33:54 EDT 2013

Sala,

Agree with you on subject.

Still, we can have more input from the IGC group, if any, before we make
the statement.

Thanks & Regards

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On 26 August 2013 00:56, Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro <
salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Sana, and All,
>
> Thank you for this important update and for updating the community on
> challenges in Pakistan. It might be useful for the IGC to consider
> developing a statement on surveillance vrs privacy. Whilst Article 19 of
> the ICCPR contains the exceptions, it is critical that these exceptions are
> not abused.
>
> Filtering is not all bad where it is used to ensure that traffic flows
> seamlessly and is not bogged down by unwanted unsolicited traffic. The
> issue in terms of (unwanted and unsolicited) is distinguishing between what
> is ok and what just clogs up the network.
>
> I recently visited two governments in the Pacific and noted that they had
> to manage traffic in a way that allowed fair and equitable use for its
> users. There are countries in the world where internet access is expensive
> as they do not have global submarine cables landing and rely in satellite
> for access, so unwarranted and unsolicited bulk mail or annoying traffic
> can cause serious congestions.
>
> When filtering mechanisms are abused or when exceptions in Article 19 of
> the ICCPR are abused then this sets a dangerous precedent.
>
> Over the last five years this has been increasingly a moral, ethical
> debate. Most countries are grappling with this in Europe, US, Pakistan and
> the Pacific.
>
> The IGC might wish to consider developing a discussion and statement on
> this prior to Bali.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Sala
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 26, 2013, at 7:40 AM, Sana Saleem <sana at bolobhi.org> wrote:
>
> Sorry for the delay in responding to you. On CC is my partner Farieha
> Aziz, who has been appointed Amicus Cureai in the case and has been
> advising the court on the civil liberties and policy aspects of the issue.
> Following are the details of her submission to the court on behalf of Bolo Bhi,
> as well as resources gathered by our team. Hope they're helpful. Please
> feel free to reach out and ask if you'd like more info, similarly please do
> suggest thoughts or advice on the matter:
>
> In short, in the last hearing the Judge, after discussions with PTA
> officials and the amicus, that state based filters are not the solution.
> The discourse in the court is focused on home based solutions, given how
> state based filters are prone to abuse. We feel the discourse in the court
> is heading towards the right direction. However, the minister of IT and the
> secretary have not appeared the court despite being called twice.
>
> We hope that the ministry pays heed to the courts requests and
> participates in the discourse.
>
> Here's a timeline for all updates <http://bolobhi.org/resources/timelines/youtube-case-updates-by-bolo-bhi/>
>
>
>    - *Bolo Bhi Amicus Report on Case Hearing<http://bolobhi.org/bolo-bhi-amicus-reports-on-youtube-case-hearing/>
>    *
>    - *Bolo Bhi's Submission To The Court<http://bolobhi.org/bolo-bhis-submissions-to-court-in-youtube-case/>
>    * ( through april &july + summary of court proceedings)
>    - *Bolo Bhi's Submission to Court August 2nd: Youtube & Educatio<http://bolobhi.org/bolo-bhis-submission-to-court-in-youtube-case-august-2-2013/>
>    n *
>    - *Bolo Bhi Submission to Court August 2nd: Experts Letters<http://bolobhi.org/bolo-bhis-submission-to-court-in-youtube-case-august-2-part-2/>
>      *
>
> *Resources from team and other experts:*
>
>    - *Understanding HTTPS* <http://bolobhi.org/understanding-how-https-works-with-ahmed-bilal-uncle-tipu/>
>    - *TIMELINE: Youtube Ban 2012 - 2013<http://bolobhi.org/resources/timelines/youtube-ban-timeline-2012-2013/>
>    *
>    - *TIMELINE: Content Filtration Over The Years<http://bolobhi.org/resources/timelines/pakistan-content-filtration-over-the-years/>
>    *
>
> Best,
> Sana
>
>
>
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> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Kabani <kabani.asif at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sana
>>
>> Many thanks, Since we are aware of this important development, for
>> National level URL Filtration and Blocking system proposal, hope it not yet
>> in place.  secondly the youtube block, can share any new outcomes or
>> decision on youtube by the court. if any
>>
>> Sincerely
>>
>>
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>> On 21 August 2013 23:43, Sana Saleem <sana at bolobhi.org> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hi all,
>>>
>>> Many of you have been of great support during our campaign to get
>>> Ministry of IT to shelve their plans for a National Level URL Filtration &
>>> Blocking System that was announced in February last year, through your
>>> consistent support and pressure we were able to get the ministry to shelve
>>> the plan last year.
>>>
>>> However, as we feared and as now indicated through multiple media
>>> statements, the ministry is pursuing their plans and have in fact now
>>> indicated that the filters will be provided through an ISP for "free for
>>> one year".
>>>
>>> As partners and supporters of campaigns run by Civil Society in
>>> Pakistan, we are sending out this note to keep you updated on the
>>> situation. We've issued a detailed statement regarding the issue alongside
>>> extensive resources that we have been producing, including submissions to
>>> court in the YouTube case in which our director is Amicus Curiae
>>>
>>> Here's the link to our statement:
>>> http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/
>>>
>>> The successful campaign last year which is now being disregarded : http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/26/the_fp_100_global_thinkers?page=0,58#thinker100
>>>  <http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/26/the_fp_100_global_thinkers?page=0,58#thinker100>
>>> Submissions to court:
>>>  http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/ <http://bolobhi.org/press-releases/minstry-of-it-no-to-internet-filters-censorship/>
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Sana
>>>
>>>
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