-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 hi - also Alex Comninos' issues papers describes situations where anonymity is needed to protect freedom of association: http://www.apc.org/en/pubs/freedom-peaceful-assembly-and-freedom-association And: http://www.giswatch.org/en/internet-rights/e-revolutions-and-cyber-crackdowns-user-generated-content-and-social-networking-p Very useful practical examples about abuse of real name registration policies Joy On 24/04/2013 8:50 p.m., Walid AL-SAQAF wrote: > Hi Robin, > > As an activist myself, I have a website (https://alkasir.com), > through which I try to provide netizens and particularly activists > in countries with Internet censorship, with a tool to circumvent > censorship. I also use it to study and map website (domain, URL, > and IP filtering) in countries around the world. It would be ideal > if my domain's information is kept private so I could travel with > ease and not get harassed or threatened in some countries. > > Best. > > Sincerely, > > Walid > > ----------------- > > Walid Al-Saqaf > > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Amr Elsadr <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Thanks Horacio. I'm trying to reach out to some of the > bloggers/activists I met during the #Jan25 uprising in Egypt who > were blogging prior, during and after the uprising for exactly > this scenario. I think their experiences might be very beneficial. > > If you, or anyone else, can come up with real-life > stories/examples, that would be great. > > Of courseā¦, other scenarios would also be most welcome. The more > we can offer Stephanie in terms of scenarios or use-cases, the > easier we'll make her work with the EWG. > > Thanks again. > > Amr > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 5:49 AM, Horacio T. Cadiz <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >> On 04/24/2013 05:21 AM, Robin Gross wrote: >> >>> So if you know of any facts that describe a scenario that > demonstrates the >>> legitimate need to register a domain name anonymously, please >>> let > us know! >>> Actually, please let Amr Elsadr know (cc'd here) who's agreed >>> to > keep track of >>> this information for NCSG and feed it to Stephanie for her >>> work > on the working >>> group. >> >> >> Scenario: >> >> Social activist wants to setup a site which goes against the >> current government policy in his/her country. As such, the > activist >> tangles not only with the government but with the >> families/supporters of the entrenched powers-that-be. >> >> The activist, obviously, wants to remain anonymous so that the >> power of the government and its supporters can't be focused on > him/her. >> >> >> >> >> -- Bombim Cadiz ***************************************** * >> Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) -- * * No windows. No gates. It >> is open. * * No Bill. It is Free. * >> ***************************************** > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRd7I1AAoJEA9zUGgfM+bqWCIIAK/CuZUG6+3SzfgJK9SdVI90 2j2CCfjq7USjGUsg4/1wpPToRyP1OVIqgUlm+J3ZDujgnB39u6SYYqeKPnpFy62R xk8IRynTCIksRWitYoQuvcMDMex+Qfc9STcd/yWZXEvNhSvz385VlOlVw72fS0GS J+zPMeM4cMoYFqL6CLVmDwz2sh1/tnr8JIU77YTfrBWPGc3SA6NAlAtVJlWEePU+ X2MA+CQkuQjchctvv6PXN4uFs7OB07ScKuNvuUJL3aqKwvkIyPkdiBJq8GG9T2d+ sf0Mze614sulkEf920Gli0gdi9dhKA+ozs0jRkzD+rdy0INNwR6nUtwBuDpuOfw= =69fB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----