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 <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> 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. >