[NCUC-DISCUSS] Panama Papers - privacy, data and media manipulation - Re: Information Internet

[Ayden Férdeline]

Hi,
Re: debate on privacy (though I prefer the term 'secrecy')
The fundamental human right to privacy is not the same as the 'right' to keep your crimes secret. I
would also argue that 1) shell companies aren't humans (though they might be
persons in some territories), and 2) corruption thrives on secrecy. And because
even a broken clock is right twice day, I will quote Michael Moore... “Openness,
transparency — these are among the few weapons the citizenry has to protect
itself from the powerful and the corrupt”.
Ayden
On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 12:20 PM, Renata Aquino Ribeiro raquino at gmail.com wrote:
Hi
I`m also adding some links to this one shared about the Panama Papers, more
especifically 
http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/profiles/blogs/the-largest-in-history-filtration-of-journalism
Unfortunately, the links I have are only in Spanish but, I wil try to sum it up
in English:
So Panama Papers was an event in which journalists from ICIJ had access to the
Panamenian law firm Mossack and Fonseca papers Offshore companies in Panama and corruption cases were scrutinized and scandals
have snowballed to consequences some may have been following (politicians
resignation etc.)
Interesting to NCs are the debates about privacy, data and countries laws on
these matters
Panamenian lawyers in the South School of Internet Governance in OAS are saying
that their country is being unfairly accused of being a tax haven and a place
where there are no privacy/data laws. Some of the papers were protected by
attorney-client privilege and alleged innocents have already been targeted
unlawfully. They imply that EU and US pressure Panama in increasing taxes and
data surveillance of international companies and they resist, because they want
to follow their own law. Reuters than put up an article saying that there are
22000 laywers in Panama and they say that this is the number of every graduate
in Law that ever lived there (so deceased and those who moved are in those
stats) - and this would be an effort to discredit their laws once more.
Also ICIJ curated the Panama Papers leak so there is material which has not been
addressed. This lead to a controversy when ICIJ said that they are “not
Wikileaks” so they have filtered the material shared online. Julian Assange
entered the debate pointing out that all data should have been made available
(once more pointing their difference to Wikileaks) and alerting to media
manipulation/cherry picking (including an assertion on Google search results
being manipulated since it controls 80% of online advertisement)
Now lawyers and journalists in LAC are trying to sort out each country data
protection laws to see what they can get and what can be shared and what can
not. So the ripple effect is quite interesting.

http://www.infolibre.es/noticias/mundo/2016/04/07/assange_denuncia_manipulacion_los_medios_atribuye_nacimiento_podemos_internet_47562_1022.html


https://elrobotpescador.com/2016/04/06/no-te-dejes-enganar-este-es-el-objetivo-final-de-los-papeles-de-panama/

http://eju.tv/2016/04/panama-un-pais-hecho-por-y-para-los-abogados/


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156716561595364&set=a.10150317711360364.566330.752165363 (manifesto being shared by Panamenians)
Some info I brought also from SSIG mobile messaging group
Best
Renata

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 11:34 PM, romina florencia Cabrera < romicabrera83 at gmail.com > wrote:
Dear , I share this information sent to me from a group of the OAS; I hope to serve the group and the translation is correct . Greetings.




http://www.diplointernetgovernance.org/?showAddContent=1&xg_source=msg_wel_network

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