[Chapter-delegates] ITU Speech: Governance Monday: Do We Need a Global Cybersecurity Framework

[Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch]

Narelle, Wyn, all,

IMPACT was created as a way for the Malaysian government to give and take something in exchange for some negotitation within the ITU. I never see a reference to actual work or results from there being taken seriously by Internet security professionals (it may just be me.) A "white elephant" in Mex-speak.

Toure and at least one more speaker for the ITU have put forward the statement that the ITU would provide a framework for agreements that would somehow shield citizens from inappropriate listening on their telephone and online conversations, as you show in the article on which you ask for comments. 

This is seen by many as the laugh of the year, since the ITU has traditionally been the meeting place of the governments, telcos, and equipment suppliers who do all the eavesdropping and spying, with no place for actual citizens of anywhere.

We do have a discussion list for ITU-related issues and I'm well aware that if further discussion is desired it would probably be better moved to that list.

Yours,

Alejandro Pisanty


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Enviado el: viernes, 19 de julio de 2013 04:25
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Asunto: Re: [Chapter-delegates] ITU Speech: Governance Monday: Do We Need a Global Cybersecurity Framework

On 7/19/2013 3:12 PM, Narelle Clark President ISOC-AU wrote:
>
> Here is another take on it:
>
>
> ITU learns from the best in a new internet regulatory bid
> Bernard Keane | Jul 19, 2013 11:04AM
> ...
> Last December saw Anglophone countries refuse to sanction what was
> portrayed as an attempt by the International Telecommunications
> Union to take control of internet regulation, partly for the benefit
> of uncompetitive European telcos, and partly for the benefit of some
> of the world’s most repressive régimes.

   Thank you for this interesting piece, Narelle.  I was about to post something
like -- "not just the Anglophone countries", until a sudden local thunderstorm
jolted me out of a muggy, sleepy Friday afternoon, and i remembered that the
Philippines is the 3rd largest (by population) Anglophone country in the world
(if you include India).  :)

> What’s IMPACT? It’s the ITU’s Malaysian-based cybersecurity arm.
> However, it is in effect boycotted by nearly every Western
> country — few European countries participate and no
> Anglophone countries. Nor does Russia.

   Yes, interesting -- i can understand that Russia may not want to "play" with
a "cybersecurity" initiative HQ'ed in China's backyard.

> http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/07/19/itu-learns-from-the-best-in-a-new-internet-regulatory-bid/

   Thanks for the link!

WYn

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