[NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: Wi-Fi Access at GCCS Venue

[Jeremy Malcolm]

I will be there.

On 20/11/17 12:50 am, Arsène Tungali wrote:
> I would love to raise this issue if i get a chance during the event.
> IS there any other NCUC member coming?
>
> 2017-11-19 19:03 UTC+02:00, Mueller, Milton L <milton at gatech.edu>:
>> I don’t think you are alarming yourself too much. This is a Bad Thing.
>> The irony seems to be lost on the Indian government, which pays lip service
>> to multistakeholder governance and open internet while at the same time
>> adopting heavily regulated and sovereigntist policies.
>> Why don’t you bring that issue up at the GCCS?
>>
>> From: Ncuc-discuss [mailto:ncuc-discuss-bounces at lists.ncuc.org] On Behalf Of
>> Arsène Tungali
>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2017 9:44 AM
>> To: ncuc-discuss at lists.ncuc.org
>> Subject: [NCUC-DISCUSS] Fwd: Wi-Fi Access at GCCS Venue
>>
>> I think there is a lot of work to be done in this world with regards to
>> privacy issues.
>>
>> Please see the email bellow telling me what to do if i want to access « free
>> wifi » at a conference on cyber space.
>>
>> I find it offensive to ask personal data to access free wifi? Or maybe i am
>> alarming myself too much?
>>
>>
>>
>> Subject: Wi-Fi Access at GCCS Venue
>> Dear Mr. Arsene Tungali,
>>
>> This is with reference to your GCCS 2017 participation. We have partnered
>> with leading Telecom service providers in India to provide a free Wi-Fi
>> service to interested participants at GCCS venue. The Government of India
>> regulation requires that the passport number and the copy of the passport of
>> the user be collected to provide Wi-Fi service in public places.
>>
>> To expedite this process we have provided a facility in your GCCS account to
>> upload a scanned copy of your passport along with necessary passport
>> details. If you wish to avail the free Wi-Fi facility at the GCCS venue, it
>> is requested that you upload a scanned copy of your passport showing the
>> photograph, address and passport number in ‘Registration Details’ section of
>> your GCCS account.
>>
>> Foreign nationals who have not uploaded their passport details would need to
>> carry the passport to the venue if they wish to avail the Wi-Fi facility.
>>
>> Regards,
>> GCCS 2017 Team
>>
>

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