[governance] FW: [IP] WH Review Group on Global Signals Intelligence Collection and Communications Technologies Seeks Public Comment

Fri Sep 6 03:03:39 EDT 2013

Sounds like a clear case for international civil society to submit a
comment that they're going about this in a way that is totally wrong
because it's disrespectful of international human rights law.

I'm in favor of IGC drafting such a statement, as per Lee's
suggestion.  

Greetings,
Norbert

Am Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:49:00 +0530
schrieb parminder <parminder at itforchange.net>:

> 
> The mandate of the review group itself is flawed.....
> 
> "The Review Group is seeking public comments on all matters that the 
> President has directed it to examine, namely, how in light of 
> advancements in communications technologies, the United States can 
> employ its technical collection capabilities in a manner that
> optimally protects our national security and advances our foreign 
> policy.............".
> 
> No international law allows breach of privacy just to advance foreign 
> policy..... National security is a different matter.
> 
> parminder
> 
> 
> On Friday 06 September 2013 09:06 AM, Lee W McKnight wrote:
> > FYI.
> >
> > It might be interesting to attempt to formulate an igc rough
> > consensus submission to reviewgroup at dni.gov
> > <mailto:Reviewgroup at dni.gov> before the 10.4 deadline.
> >
> > Nah, what was I thinking : )
> >
> > Lee
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *From:* David Farber [dave at farber.net]
> > *Sent:* Thursday, September 05, 2013 8:14 PM
> > *To:* ip
> > *Subject:* [IP] WH Review Group on Global Signals Intelligence 
> > Collection and Communications Technologies Seeks Public Comment
> >
> >
> >
> > Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > *From: *Mike Liebhold <mnl at well.com <mailto:mnl at well.com>>
> > *Subject: **WH Review Group on Global Signals Intelligence
> > Collection and Communications Technologies Seeks Public Comment*
> > *Date: *September 5, 2013 7:39:48 PM EDT
> > *To: *Dave Farber <dave at farber.net <mailto:dave at farber.net>>
> >
> > For IP if you wish:
> > http://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/60323228143/review-group-on-global-signals-intelligence
> >
> > Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
> > *Review Group on Global Signals Intelligence Collection and 
> > Communications Technologies Seeks Public Comment *
> >
> > *September 4, 2013*
> >
> > On August 12, 2013 President Obama directed the establishment 
> > <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/12/presidential-memorandum-reviewing-our-global-signals-intelligence-collec>
> > of the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications
> > Technologies. While the Review Group is administratively housed at
> > the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), it is
> > conducting an independent review and will report to the President
> > through the DNI.
> >
> > President Obama met with the members of the Review Group 
> > <http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/27/statement-press-secretary-review-group-intelligence-and-communications-t>
> > on August 27, Richard Clarke, Michael Morell, Geoffrey Stone, Cass 
> > Sunstein and Peter Swire. The President thanked the Members of the 
> > Group for taking on this important task and looks forward to
> > hearing from them as their work proceeds.
> >
> > *Seeking Public Comment*
> >
> > The Review Group is seeking public comments on all matters that the 
> > President has directed it to examine, namely, how in light of 
> > advancements in communications technologies, the United States can 
> > employ its technical collection capabilities in a manner that 
> > optimally protects our national security and advances our foreign 
> > policy while respecting our commitment to privacy and civil
> > liberties, recognizing our need to maintain the public trust, and
> > reducing the risk of unauthorized disclosure. Comments can be
> > provided via reviewgroup at dni.gov <mailto:Reviewgroup at dni.gov>. The
> > deadline for public submissions is October 4, 2013.
> >
> > The comments you provide to the Review Group will be used to inform 
> > the group’s deliberations.
> >
> > *Review Group Privacy and Comment Policy*
> >
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