[governance] {S} Internet surveillance (was Re: Is 'tit for tat'...)

[Norbert Bollow]

Note: The "{S}" in the Subject: line is intent as an indication that
this thread is about developing a statement.

McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:

> So let's call out all gov'ts who are spying on us.

+1

I'm very much in favor of (at least trying to, as best as
we can) even-handedly criticizing all governments who that are acting
truly outrageously in this.

The US government seems to be doing it on a totally unprecedented and
global scale - it is certainly justified to mention that aspect
specially and in particular detail. But there are quite a few
governments who are at least trying to do the essentially the same thing
to their (domestic) critics, which isn't any better. Violating the
human right to communications privacy is a human rights violation no
matter where it happens and no matter whose communications privacy is
violated.

Greetings,
Norbert

P.S. Again, the Etherpad is at
http://igcaucus.org:9001/p/internet-surveillance

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