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

[Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)]

Hmmm,
By the way,  Kenya is represented by a strong delegation here.  Speaker
Ethuro is chair of the East Africa group
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/mobile/?articleID=2000180358&story_title=Ekwee%20Ethuro%20elected%20to%20global%20parliament
Regards,
On 26 Oct 2015 8:38 pm, "Barrack Otieno via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Thanks Josiah.
>
> Regards
> On Oct 26, 2015 5:59 PM, "Josiah Mugambi" <josiah.mugambi at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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