[governance] Australian Pirate Party pushes for an Internet treaty

[michael gurstein]

It is hard to imagine what will be presented at the IGF in Bali (interesting
exercise to think about how much of what we all listened to in Baku beyond
the blah blah were lies, half-truths, misdirections--sometimes deliberate
and conscious and in other cases (one presumes/hopes) simply a naïve
acceptance of the expressed benign intentions of one's countrymen,
governments, spokesfolks for the brand name heroes of the corporate sector


 

So, what could be the possible ways of forking away from the Surveillance
State, if not some sort of international treaty/framework agreement?

 

It is clear that many countries would oppose (particularly the grand
alliance of those where the various elements of a Surveillance State are
already fairly firmly in place) but one would think that at least some
others would support, along with Civil Society (?), the technical community
(?) and even the more far-sighted elements of the private sector.

 

M

 

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Subject: [governance] Australian Pirate Party pushes for an Internet treaty

 

In the Australian election week, I noticed in the Pirate's Party manifesto
at http://getawarrant.org.au/:

 

"The Pirate Party will push for negotiations to begin on an international
treaty for a free and open Internet.

In 2012, the United Nations passed a landmark resolution that declared the
Internet to be a fundamental human right. The same rights that people take
for granted offline must be also enshrined online. An international treaty
can guarantee this now and for future generations."

 

Naïve, or ahead of the curve?

 

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