[Chapter-delegates] ISOC Statement on CISPA

[Victor Ndonnang]

Dear Markus,

I will first of all like to thank you and the Internet Society for the
initiative. 
Internet was born 100% US but today It is a global tool and any country
include the US have to think globally when initiating any legislation
concerning the use and evolution of the Internet. 

Security is one of the hottest topic on the cyberspace today and may be for
the many coming years. The Internet Society have to be more vigilant
concerning the states which want to sacrifice the openness and freedom of
share of the Internet in the name of security or anything else. 

Personally the statement is fine for me and I support it.

Best regards,

Victor Ndonnang



-----Message d'origine-----
De : chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org
[mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] De la part de Markus
Kummer
Envoyé : vendredi 4 mai 2012 16:40
À : ISOC Chapter Delegates
Objet : Re: [Chapter-delegates] ISOC Statement on CISPA

Dear colleagues,

My apologies: I sent at the wrong version: the corrected version should read
as follows (replacing Congress with the House of Representatives).

Markus

Quote: The Internet Society (ISOC) is concerned about legislation currently
under consideration in the United States.  The proposed Cyber Intelligence
Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was passed last week by the House of
Representatives and is now before the Senate. The bill aims to provide more
effective channels of communication across different federal agencies and
private entities in relation to online threats. While the Internet Society
recognizes the need for national security, it is concerned about the
potentially broad scope of CISPA and the consequent impact this legislation
might have on users' rights, especially in relation to online privacy. We
are also concerned that the draft bill might bypass existing legal and
private contractual obligations to protect Internet users' privacy, and
lacks judicial oversight. Furthermore, placing burdensome security roles on
intermediaries may also, as an unintended consequence, have a negative
impact on innovation, service del
 ivery, and, ultimately, future investment and economic growth.
 
The Internet Society expresses its hope that the U.S. Senate will revise the
current text and work to address privacy considerations and protect
citizens' rights and civil liberties in any future cybersecurity
legislation. Unquote.
 


On May 4, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Markus Kummer wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> We are planning to issue the statement below on CISPA,. It is our
intention to post it on Monday.
> 
> Please let us know should you have any comments. 
> 
> Best regards
> Markus
> 
> 
> Quote: The Internet Society (ISOC) is concerned  about legislation
currently under consideration in the United States.  The proposed Cyber
Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was passed last week by the
United States Congress and is now before the Senate.. The Bill aims to
provide more effective channels of communication across different federal
agencies and private entities in relation to online threats. While the
Internet Society recognizes the need for national security, it is concerned
about the potentially broad scope of CISPA and the consequent impact this
legislation might have on users' rights, especially in relation to online
privacy. We are also concerned that the draft Bill might bypass existing
legal and private contractual obligations to protect Internet users'
privacy, and lacks judicial oversight. Furthermore, placing burdensome
security roles on intermediaries may, as an unintended consequence, have a a
negative impact on innovation, service del
 iv
> ery, and, ultimately, future investment and economic growth.
> 
> The Internet Society expresses its hope that the Senate will revise the
current text and work to address privacy considerations and protect
citizens' rights and civil liberties in any future  cybersecurity
legislation. Unquote.
> 
> 
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