state of the internet
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There should be no means of communication that ‘we cannot read’.
David CameronJanuary 2015
UK: new laws to allow govt access to private, encrypted communications content
Obama calls for net neutrality:No ‘Fast Lane’
Information should be delivered quickly and without discriminating about the
content.
Gathering, analysing and
publishing legally available data on
government user data and
content removal requests
State of transparency
between the Hong Kong Govt and technology and
telecommunications companies Protecting the
fundamental
freedoms of
netizens
Invisible hand towardsinternet service providers and
OUR DATA
User data / content removal requests without court order
More openness and transparency needed
The public has the right to knowhow government actions affect their
privacy and free flow of information
seven Speak-Not Subjects 七不講
online public opinion censorship
Universal values
Press freedom Civil society Civil rights
Past mistakes of the CCP
Crony capitalists
Judicial independence
New Internet regulations in China
• Real-name system (approved in Dec 2012, fully implement by Jun 2014)
• Draft new Privacy Laws and Draft Internet Privacy Regulations (April 2013)
Content monitoring, self-censorship and mandatory
reporting of ‘state secrets’ and ‘impermissible contents’ for ‘network and information security reasons’
‘Right to be Forgotten’ or ‘Right to Delete’?
Video by InMedia HK
Declaration of Internet FreedomWe stand for a free and open Internet.We support transparent and participatory processes for making Internet policy and the establishment of 5 basic principles…
www.internetdeclaration.org
Tim Berners-Lee:The world needs an online ‘Magna Carta’ to combat growing government and corporate control