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[rusdiah]

dear all:
some government control... for political issue... some for industry 
issue.... some for security/defence issue.. but in Indonesia somehow on 
ethical and pornography issues :-)

sometimes we forget because of the scale and power of Internet that 
actually internet supposed to be the tools... to deliver th contents... 
or is it the ends.. ?
regards, rudi rusdiah - apwkomitel - indonesia
On 05/24/2012 09:03 AM, Kadian Davis wrote:
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Recently we have seen a few examples pertaining to Internet Freedom 
> see below:
>
>   "Iran's telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance
>    firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails to
>    communicate with clients, a specialist weekly said on Saturday.  "The
>    telecommunications minister has ordered the use of domain names ending
>    with .ir" belonging to Iran, Asr Ertebatat reported." See 
> http://j.mp/KDVUWK
>
> 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 
> http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3423018.ece
>
> We can effect change let us bring these issues to the fore at the 
> various (ICANN, IGF, WSIS, IETF etc) Internet Governance meetings.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kadian Davis.
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:10 PM, rusdiah <rusdiah at rad.net.id 
> <mailto:rusdiah at rad.net.id>> wrote:
>
>     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 ...
>
>     anything that are not following somebody interest will be bad and
>     sometimes considered as a crime ... cybercrime...
>
>     "either you with me or against me....."
>
>     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)
>
>
>
>
>
>     http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/228561-father-of-the-internet-warns-web-freedom-is-under-attack
>
>
>       ‘Father of the Internet’ warns Web freedom is under attack
>
>     By Andrew Feinberg - 05/21/12 11:07 AM ET
>
>     “Father of the Internet” Vint Cerf on Monday warned that Internet
>     freedom is under threat from governments around the world,
>     including the United States.
>
>     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.”
>
>
>     "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.
>
>     He sounded the alarm about the International Telecommunications
>     Union (ITU), arguing the group is poised to assume the role of
>     global Internet cop.
>
>     “There is strong indication that the Internet will enter the
>     picture [for the ITU]," Cerf said at the Freedom to Connect
>     conference.
>
>     Cerf said the ITU is likely to try and lock in mandatory
>     intellectual property protections as a backdoor for easy Web
>     surveillance.
>
>     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."
>
>     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.
>
>     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.
>
>     "If someone stops me from communicating, I'll find a way around
>     it," he said.
>
>     Cerf also urged vigilante groups such as Anonymous to stop using
>     cyberattacks as a means of activism, saying the hackings are
>     counterproductive.
>
>     "I don't think lawlessness is our friend," he said.
>
>     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."
>
>     "That's not a credible position to take," he said.
>
>     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."
>
>     "Some are just bugs," Cerf said, while suggesting a better goal
>     for policymakers should be "cybersafety."
>
> -- 
> Kadian Davis
>
> "Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of 
> that man is peace" Psalm 37:37.
>

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