[governance] Re: [bestbits] Fwd: [Newsletter] Digital Rights: Latin América & The Caribbean. N°10

Thu May 8 10:53:14 EDT 2014

This is great, thank you!
On 2014-05-07, at 11:42 PM, Marilia Maciel wrote:

> Sorry for the cross-posting.
> You will find below the 10th issue of the newsletter Digital Rights: Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal of this monthly publication is to produce news and analysis about Internet related policies and regulation in the LAC region. All articles are translated into English, Spanish and Portuguese. 
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> The newsletter is a joint project from Asociación Derechos Civiles (Argentina), Derechos Digitales (Chile), CTS/FGV (Brazil) and Fundación Karisma (Colombia). 
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> Marília
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> Here you will find monthly analysis and information about the state of digital rights in Latin American and the Caribbean.
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> WELCOME
> As a notable feature of this tenth edition we will have an interesting analysis of the recent report on Freedom of Expression and the Internet published by the Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). In parallel, our brothers in Colombia tell us about the long-awaited presidential approval of the law on access to public information in the month of March while in Brazil the debate focuses on outlining an agenda that can shape a law on protection of personal data to ensure minimum standards of privacy protection. We will also find the controversial case of The Telecommunications Act in Mexico and debates about its process of discussion and an interesting reflection on the practical implications regarding the exemption of visa for Chilean citizens which stems from an agreement for exchanging information signed between the two governments. And of course, news, events and various recommended contents in "Digital Rights: Latin America and The Caribbean" Newsletter. Good reading!
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> A Key Tool in the Struggle for a Free Internet
> The Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has published the report Freedom of Expression and the Internet. This report probably constitutes the main legal and constitutional tool to advance the struggle for a free and open Internet in the Americas. Read more.
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> Is the automatic visa for entering the United States a cause for celebration?
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> From April onwards it will be possible to travel as a tourist from Chile to the USA without having a visa. Although this agreement was considered by the former Chilean government as a triumph, the cost for granting this “privilege”, for the enjoyment of a minority, will be paid off with the personal data of all Chileans. Read more.
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> The low involvement of civil society in the Telecommunications Act in Mexico
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> The Telecommunications Act has been controversial not only because it damages freedom of expression on the Internet, but also because throughout the process of its discussion, the contributions of civil society have been minimal. What will happen to public interest in this legislation under these conditions? Read more.
> Personal data: awaiting a text
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> Very few people remember this, but in 2010 Brazil began the process of creating a specific law for the protection of personal data. Part of this lack of awareness can be attributed to the federal government itself, which for a long time stalled the initiative to create a new legal text, but it can also be due to the fact that our culture is permissive of the evasion of personal information. But the maturing of the Marco Civil da Internet into a law opens the door for privacy to occupy a central role in the country’s digital politics agenda. Read more.
> Access to Information Act in Colombia, A Citizen Achievement
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> On March 6, 2014 the President of Colombia approved the Access to Public Information Act. This norm contains a number of international standards on this fundamental right and stems from an initiative of the civil society alliance, More Information More Rights. Read more.
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> Latest news in the region
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> LATAM: Office Of The Special Rapporteur Presents Its 2013 Annual Report with some proposals on Internet
> More information
> The approval of the Marco Civil da Internet
> More information in Portuguese
> Chile: Under secretary Pedro Huichalaf advocates net neutrality in NETmundial conference 
> More information in Spanish
> Mexico will not block internet and telecommunications 
> More information in Spanish
> U.S: United States created a "Cuban Twitter" to attack Castro's Government 
> More information in Spanish
> Colombia: Second commission will follow up the PUMA system
> More information in Spanish
> Constitutional court repealed law that originated Pacific Alliance
> More information in Spanish
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> Events
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> NETmundial: Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance 
> 23rd & 24th April | São Paulo, Brazil
> "Free and Secure Internet For All"
> 28th & 29th April | Tallinn, Estonia.
> FLISOL Cartagena
> 10th May | Fundación Universitaria Tecnológico Comfenalco
> FLISOL Bogotá
> 10th May | IDRD
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> Documents
> Mobile internet: Challenges and opportunities for Civil Society 
> Carlos Cortés Castillo | Spanish
> Intelectual property is theft
> Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness | English
> NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement
> NETmundial | English
> 2013 Annual Report of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression
> IACHR | English
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