[kictanet] [isoc_ke] Fwd: [Internet Policy] FYI - Joint statement by 50 orgs on proposal to require social media passwords at US border

Wed Feb 22 13:28:38 EAT 2017

Thanks for sharing Barrack.
Regards,

Esther Kamande

Advocate | Policy Analyst

Twitter: @enkamande

On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 6:09 AM, Ali Hussein via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Barrack
>
> Thanks for sharing. The world is on free flow right now when it comes to
> privacy and the rule of law. If the 'Bastion' of Freedom and the leader of
> the 'Free World' can operate in such a draconian fashion what are we to do
> in Africa?
>
> There are those of our leaders across the continent who will seize on this
> opportunity with glee and use the US as an example of what a country can
> and should do in the face of protecting the Motherland. To them we say
> this:-
>
> The US, under Trump is probably the best example of what a system of
> Democracy, of checks and balances, of activists and those within the Trump
> Administration who don't agree with his policies can do to put a check on
> some of those excesses.
>
> As Barrack Obama said in the waning days of his presidency:-
>
>
> *"Change only happens when ordinary people get involved, get engaged and
> come together to demand it. I am asking you to believe. Not in my ability
> to bring about change - but in yours"*
> Be the instrument that keeps our Governments on the straight and narrow.
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> On 22 Feb 2017, at 5:29 AM, Barrack Otieno via isoc <isoc at lists.my.co.ke>
> wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> For your information and attention. Circulate widely
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dan York <york at isoc.org>
> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:50:11 +0000
> Subject: [Internet Policy] FYI - Joint statement by 50 orgs on
> proposal to require social media passwords at US border
> To: Internet Policy External <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>
>
> FYI, today the Internet Society joined with 50 other organizations to
> issue a joint statement expressing concerns about a proposal to
> require disclosure of social media account passwords as a condition of
> entry to the U.S.:
>
> https://cdt.org/insight/no-to-dhs-social-media-password-requirement/
>
> We published our own companion statement as a post from our President
> and CEO Kathy Brown:
>
> https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/
> 02/internet-society-speaks-out-against-proposed-password-disclosure
>
> That has been shared on our @InternetSociety social media channels at:
>
> https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/834044479501959169
> https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/photos/a.
> 10150120109253239.254763.56134108238/10154045837103239/?type=3&theater
> https://plus.google.com/+InternetSociety/posts/92XyJvx4yzk
>
> Additionally, we also published a supporting post explaining more
> about why social media accounts are of such a great concern:
>
> https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2017/02/
> danger-giving-social-media-passwords-so-many-other-services-are-connected
>
> We will be circulating that on our social channels as well.
>
> Any assistance with amplifying these messages on social channels would
> be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Dan
>
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