Increasingly Governments are moving towards control of Internet Freedom. Freedom of expression, although debatable, is a fundamental right and is often the center piece of a democracy. However, Governments are sometimes preoccupied with finding ways to protect national security and human rights pertaining to Internet usage. I believe that the mechanisms for enforcement of copyright laws or illegal content laws through DNS filtering is disproportionate and is too restrictive. In total, DNS filtering undermines security on the Internet and may block legitimate content from the Internet. Therefore, this negatively impacts freedom of expression. <br>
<br>It is important to note that the blocking of domain names does not actually remove illegal content off the Internet. As a result, there is need for various human right agencies within the government, private sector, academia and civil society to negotiate the terms and conditions for Internet Regulation. However, I believe that these agencies should have a basic understanding of the Internet before negotiating Internet regulation. Moreover, Governments need to realize that harsh regulations of the Internet may impede innovation through various ICT tools.<br>
<br>Recently we have seen a few examples pertaining to Internet Freedom see below:<br><br> "Iran's telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance<br>
firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails to<br>
communicate with clients, a specialist weekly said on Saturday. "The<br>
telecommunications minister has ordered the use of domain names ending<br>
with .ir" belonging to Iran, Asr Ertebatat reported." See <a href="http://j.mp/KDVUWK" target="_blank">http://j.mp/KDVUWK</a> <br><br>In addition, we see that India is pushing for the creation of a forum called ‘Committee for
Internet Related Policies' (CIRP) to develop internet policies, oversee
all internet standards bodies and policy organizations, negotiate
internet-related treaties and sit in judgment when internet-related
disputes come up. The catch is that India's formal proposal is for CIRP
to be funded by the U.N., run by staff from the U.N.'s Conference on
Trade and Development arm and report directly to the U.N. General
Assembly, which means it will be entirely controlled by the U.N.'s
member states. See <a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3423018.ece" target="_blank">http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3423018.ece</a><br><br>We can effect change let us bring these issues to the fore at the various (ICANN, IGF, WSIS, IETF etc) Internet Governance meetings.<br>
<br>Regards,<br><br>Kadian Davis.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:10 PM, rusdiah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rusdiah@rad.net.id" target="_blank">rusdiah@rad.net.id</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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it is not easy talk about freedom, safety, neutrality, cybercrime,
IP pirate, CISPA...with different interest... personal interest,
national interest... business interest of the stakeholders ...<br>
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anything that are not following somebody interest will be bad and
sometimes considered as a crime ... cybercrime... <br>
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"either you with me or against me....." <br>
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this is the challenge for the future global dialog, not as easy
during the period of cerf when he started the Internet everybody has
one goal... ... regards, rudi rusdiah - apwkomitel (association of
internet community - indonesia)<div><div><br>
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“Father of the Internet”
Vint Cerf on Monday warned that Internet
freedom is under threat from governments
around the world, including the United
States.</p>
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Cerf, a computer
scientist who was instrumental in the
Internet’s creation and is now employed by
Google as its "Internet evangelist," said
officials in the United States, United
Kingdom and Europe are using intellectual
property and cybersecurity issues "as an
excuse for constraining what we can and
can't do on the 'net.”</p>
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"Political structures … are often scared by
the possibility that the general public might
figure out that they don't want them in
power," he said.
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He sounded the alarm
about the International Telecommunications
Union (ITU), arguing the group is poised to
assume the role of global Internet cop.</p>
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“There is strong
indication that the Internet will enter the
picture [for the ITU]," Cerf said at
the Freedom to Connect conference.</p>
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Cerf said the ITU is
likely to try and lock in mandatory
intellectual property protections as a
backdoor for easy Web surveillance.</p>
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Even good-faith efforts
at Internet policymaking should be viewed
with skepticism, Cerf said, because
balancing freedom and security "isn't
something that government alone is going to
figure out."</p>
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He criticized the
Cybersecurity and Intelligence Protection
Act (CISPA), legislation passed by the House
to encourage companies to share information
about cyber threats with the government,
because it lacks "adequate constraints" on
how the information is used.</p>
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But Cerf said he has the
"optimistic belief" that attempts by hostile
governments to restrict access will be
circumvented by resourceful engineers around
the world. </p>
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"If someone stops me
from communicating, I'll find a way around
it," he said.</p>
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Cerf also urged
vigilante groups such as Anonymous to stop
using cyberattacks as a means of activism,
saying the hackings are counterproductive.</p>
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"I don't think
lawlessness is our friend," he said.</p>
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Ultimately, there is a
legitimate role for law enforcement on the
Web, he said, adding that "it would be bad
for us as a community to say … that all the
good things outweigh the bad."</p>
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"That's not a credible
position to take," he said.</p>
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Cerf said activists and
regulators alike harm themselves by using
terms like "cybercrime" because they suggest
that "every bad thing that happens on the
Internet is a crime."</p>
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"Some are just bugs,"
Cerf said, while suggesting a better goal
for policymakers should be "cybersafety."</p>
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"Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace" Psalm 37:37.</span><br style="font-family:courier new,monospace;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br>