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[ NNSquad ] Russia using Snowden as excuse to demand UN takeover of Internet control
Russia using Snowden as excuse to demand UN takeover of Internet control
http://j.mp/12BUdi7 (New York Times)
"Many independent advocates for Internet freedom have for years,
however, characterized the Russian policy proposals as deeply
worrying, for their potential to hamper free communication across
borders and expose political dissidents inside authoritarian states to
persecution. Even before Mr. Snowden arrived in the transit zone of
Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, Russia had been pressing for such
controls. Its proposals had found some support among other governments
that wanted greater access to social networking and e-mail data, but
which did not ban such services outright, as China does. In this
light, Mr. Snowden's arrival here and his decision to extend his stay,
announced on Friday, seemed to have aided their cause. Brazil's
foreign minister, Antonio Patriota, for example, a week ago endorsed
the Russian proposal to transfer some control over Internet technical
standards to the United Nations telecommunications agency."
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Worst Internet idea ever.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
- Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org
- Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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