[kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] IPU Resolution on democracy, privacy, and mass surveillance

[Josiah Mugambi]

Also related regarding net neutrality in the EU

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-10/26/european-union-net-neutrality-regulation-amdmendments
On Oct 26, 2015 3:50 PM, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Listers,
>
> This might be usefull to some listers.
>
> Regards
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Richard Hill <rhill at hill-a.ch>
> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 16:36:27 +0100
> Subject: [Internet Policy] IPU Resolution on democracy, privacy, and
> mass surveillance
> To: internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org
>
> The Inter-Parliamentary Union is the organization that comprises many of
> the
> world's parliaments. It is not well known, but it has recently adopted some
> resolutions that should be of interest.  In particular, a new resolution on
> Democracy in the Digital Era and the Threat to Privacy and Individual
> Freedoms, see:
>
>   http://www.ipu.org/conf-e/133/Res-1.htm
>
> Operational paragraph 3 underscores that legislation regarding surveillance
> must be based, inter alia, on the principles of necessity and
> proportionality. I believe that this is the first example of a global state
> institution explicitly adopting those principles (but I believe that some
> European court judgments also mention both principles).
>
> Paragraph 4 calls for removing limitations on freedom of expression (as
> does
> paragraph 17) and upholding the principle of net neutrality.  Again, I
> believe that this is the first example of a global state institution
> explicitly adopting the principle of net neutrality.
>
> Paragraph 7 basically calls for an end to current mass surveillance
> practices.
>
> Other paragraphs of the resolution are also significant.
>
> Information on the IPU is at:
>
>  http://www.ipu.org
>
> Best,
> Richard
>
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