<div>Thanks for this added background, Milton. Very interesting. I remember reading a few years ago that the UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy said we needed a new treaty to safeguard data and to combat digital surveillance efforts, but it seems the idea as to what a Geneva Convention for the Internet could entail has evolved. I guess we won't be having any Nuremberg trials for privacy violations and data breaches anytime soon. <br></div><div><br></div><div>- Ayden <br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block "><div class="protonmail_signature_block-proton protonmail_signature_block-empty"><br></div></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div>-------- Original Message --------<br></div><div>Subject: RE: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Fw: [Internet Policy] New report by UN Rapporteur on Privacy<br></div><div>Local Time: 5 March 2017 3:56 PM<br></div><div>UTC Time: 5 March 2017 15:56<br></div><div>From: milton@gatech.edu<br></div><div>To: Ayden Férdeline <icann@ferdeline.com>, NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org><br></div><div><br></div><div> <br></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31, 73, 125)" class="colour"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size">Ayden</span></span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31, 73, 125)" class="colour"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size">The idea of a “Geneva Convention for the Internet,” which was proposed by Microsoft President Brad Smith at the RSA conference, really has little to do with privacy
or even surveillance. It is about cyberattacks on civilians by nation-states. IGP has recently blogged about Smith’s interesting talk and you may be interested in reading about it here</span></span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31, 73, 125)" class="colour"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size"> </span></span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31, 73, 125)" class="colour"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size"><a href="http://www.internetgovernance.org/2017/03/03/searching-for-that-neutral-digital-switzerland/" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">http://www.internetgovernance.org/2017/03/03/searching-for-that-neutral-digital-switzerland/</a></span></span></span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:rgb(31, 73, 125)" class="colour"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size"> </span></span></span></a><br></p><div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size">From:</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif" class="font"><span style="font-size:11pt" class="size"> Ncuc-discuss [mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces@lists.ncuc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ayden Férdeline<br> <b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 3, 2017 11:31 AM<br> <b>To:</b> NCUC-discuss <ncuc-discuss@lists.ncuc.org><br> <b>Subject:</b> [NCUC-DISCUSS] Fw: [Internet Policy] New report by UN Rapporteur on Privacy</span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">This report may be of interest to those with an interest in online privacy. Interesting to read that the UN Rapporteur does not support the notion of a 'Geneva Convention for the Internet'.<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">- Ayden <br></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">-------- Original Message --------<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Subject: [Internet Policy] New report by UN Rapporteur on Privacy<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Local Time: 3 March 2017 4:25 PM<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">UTC Time: 3 March 2017 16:25<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">From: <a href="mailto:seidler@isoc.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">seidler@isoc.org</a><br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">To: <a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a> <<a href="mailto:internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org</a>><br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I would like to draw your attention to the advance release of the<a href="http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Privacy/A_HRC_34_60_EN.docx" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener"> new report </a>from the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">As part ISOC’s work on privacy, you’ll remember that we organized a community dialogue last year with the Special Rapporteur to gather input from our membership and shape his upcoming work (post-event interview <a href="https://youtu.be/kMZ-IHXimSk" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">available
here</a>). <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">This new report, which proposes first approaches to a “more privacy-friendly oversight of government surveillance”, is to be be formally presented on 7 March at the UN Human Rights Council. We expect the report to have an important impact
in the discussions related to international security and privacy. <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On the premise that the status of the right to privacy in the surveillance space has not improved since his last report, the Special Rapporteur makes the following recommendations: <br></p></div><div><ul type="disc"><li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal">Resist politics of fear that lead to disproportionate privacy-intrusive laws in the name of security<br></li><li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal">Need for best practices in the oversight of intelligence operations<br></li><li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal">Privacy needs to be respected universally, as a right of everybody, everywhere (irrespective of citizenship)<br></li><li style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1" class="MsoNormal">Need to explore new international mechanisms for proper regulation of cross-border data requests for criminal investigation and for surveillance<br></li></ul></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The UN Rapporteur has also shared <a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Privacy/SR/Pages/ThematicReports.aspx" rel="noreferrer nofollow noopener">his plan for thematic reports</a> until 2021, where he invites all stakeholders to reach out to him if they wish to engage
in any of his initiatives. <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The Internet Society believes privacy is an important right and an essential enabler of trust. As a key priority in our 2017 plans, we will have several projects this year in the policy and technical spheres aimed at better use of personal
data and better privacy protections. Stay tuned. <br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<br></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Nicolas<br></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <br></p></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>