[governance] [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

[Arzak Khan]

This is something that has been very frustrating for some years now when you really want access  some piece of marvelously written information like this one but you are unable to do so. Like Deirdre said something we from Global South need to make a fuss about. 
Best,
Arzak  

From: williams.deirdre at gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:47:53 -0400
To: willi.uebelherr at gmail.com
CC: governance at lists.igcaucus.org; bestbits at lists.bestbits.net
Subject: Re: [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

Information is sadly only really free if you live in the first world.Certainly not in Saint Lucia where I live, and apparently not in Bolivia either.But there are still many lucky people associated with northern institutions who have access - the heads up was for them.I was disappointed too.Perhaps "Access for us too" is something we should begin to make a fuss about?Best wishesDeirdre
On 26 March 2015 at 12:29, willi uebelherr <willi.uebelherr at gmail.com> wrote:


Dear Deirdre, Becky and all



> Might be of interest to some…



But this lists are not marketplaces for selling any things. If you don't have a link for a free download, it is not really useful.



many greetings, willi

La Paz, Bolivia





Am 26/03/2015 um 09:15 a.m. schrieb Deirdre Williams:


For your information.

Deirdre



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From: Becky Lentz <roberta.lentz at mcgill.ca>

Date: 26 March 2015 at 08:25

Subject: [bestbits] The Real Cyber War The Political Economy of Internet

Freedom - How the freedom-to-connect movement aids Western hegemony

To: bestbits at lists.bestbits.net





Might be of interest to some…



*http://tinyurl.com/psf9dsw <http://tinyurl.com/psf9dsw>*



Discussions surrounding the role of the internet in society are dominated

by terms such as *internet freedom*, *surveillance*, *cybersecurity,* and,

most prolifically, *cyber war*. But behind the rhetoric of cyber war is an

ongoing state-centered battle for control of information resources. Shawn

Powers and Michael Jablonski conceptualize this *real* cyber war as the

utilization of digital networks for geopolitical purposes, including covert

attacks against another state’s electronic systems, but also, and more

importantly, the variety of ways the internet is used to further a state’s

economic and military agendas.



Moving beyond debates on the democratic value of new and emerging

information technologies, *The Real Cyber War* focuses on political,

economic, and geopolitical factors driving internet freedom policies, in

particular the U.S. State Department's emerging doctrine in support of a

universal freedom to connect. They argue that efforts to create a universal

internet built upon Western legal, political, and social preferences is

driven by economic and geopolitical motivations rather than the

humanitarian and democratic ideals that typically accompany related policy

discourse. In fact, the freedom-to-connect movement is intertwined with

broader efforts to structure global society in ways that favor American and

Western cultures, economies, and governments….



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