[Chapter-delegates] [Bod] The Internet and Human Rights

[Joly MacFie]

Hi Eric,

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.

You may have in mind the 2009 case where a NYC resident was arrested for
tweeting details of Cleveland poilce movements to protesters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05txt.html

I would here refer to "Clark Doctrine" that activity on the Internet should
not be treated any differently than activity off.

j

On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Eric Burger <eburger at standardstrack.com>wrote:

> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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?
>
>
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