Hi Eric,<div><br></div><div>ISOC-NY's consensus would no doubt be to support protecting the public's right to anonymously and privately communicate. We have a track record of supporting such values, probably more than any other chapter.</div>
<div><br></div><div>You may have in mind the 2009 case where a NYC resident was arrested for tweeting details of Cleveland poilce movements to protesters.</div><div><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05txt.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05txt.html</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>I would here refer to "Clark Doctrine" that activity on the Internet should not be treated any differently than activity off. </div><div><br></div><div>j<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Eric Burger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eburger@standardstrack.com">eburger@standardstrack.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Are you suggesting that ISOC provide aid and assistance to law enforcement? In this case, the U.S. government is posting its information for everyone to see, including Occupy Wall Street "members." Are you suggesting we should tell the U.S. government to be less transparent? <div>
<br></div><div>I would offer that ISOC as a whole must not get directly involved with such a move, as one country's law enforcement is often another country's repressive regime. We cannot side with one government over another.<div>
<br></div><div>While ISOC as a whole should not get involved with such a case, I would offer it may be appropriate for local Chapters to get involved with incidents of interest, and ask for global help as needed.</div><div>
<br></div><div>As for this incident, would the consensus at ISOC-NY be to help the local police monitor Internet traffic and try to help prevent violent confrontation, or for ISOC-NY to help the protesters securely communicate their plans so as to be invisible to the local police? Could ISOC-NY come to a consensus?</div>
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