[Chapter-delegates] FW: [Internet Policy] FYI - ISOC statement on need for better handling of user data

[Matthew Shears]

Further to this:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cambridge-analytica-uk-party-personal-voter-data-facebook-breach-conservatives-labour-a8269021.html?S2ref=334419



On 24/03/2018 13:48, Christian de Larrinaga wrote:
> PI correctly point a finger at the ongoing exceptions to privacy
> measures that UK government has been adamant to carve out.
>
> Very often UK policy frames civic protections as an encumbrance to
> restrict "free trade".
>
> As the PI statement begins
>
> "The ongoing Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal is a wake-up call
> for UK policy-makers who too often encourage and promote digital
> industries over the protection people’s personal data."
>
> PI have never been able to convince UK policymakers how and why this is
> a false trade off.
>
> C
>
>
> Richard Hill wrote:
>> Many thanks to Dan for posting the excellent ISOC statement.
>>
>> As further step, I propose that ISOC endorse the excellent statement below from Privacy International, which Ayden posted to the Internet Policy list.
>>
>> Further, I can't help feeling that it would have been better if civil society organizations, and ISOC, had expressed similar thoughts back in November 2016 when I raised related issues in the Working Group on Enhanced Cooperation, see sections 1 and 9 of my submission to that group, at:
>>
>>    www.apig.ch/Gaps%20r1.pdf
>>
>> At the end of section 9, I said:
>>
>> "Further, dominant search platforms may, inadvertently or deliberately, influence election results, which may pose an issue for democracy."
>>
>> "9.2 Consequently, it is proposed to recommend that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN HCHR be mandated to study the potential effects of platform dominance on elections and democracy."
>>
>> An updated version of that paper is at:
>>
>>    http://www.apig.ch/Gaps%20r9%20clean.pdf
>>
>> Best,
>> Richard
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-
>>> bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Richard Hill
>>> Sent: samedi, 24. mars 2018 14:23
>>> To: ISOC Chapter Delegates
>>> Subject: [Chapter-delegates] FW: [Internet Policy] FYI - ISOC statement
>>> on need for better handling of user data
>>>
>>> I am cross-posting this because I think it is relevant for this topic.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: InternetPolicy [mailto:internetpolicy-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Ayden Férdeline
>>> Sent: samedi, 24. mars 2018 00:06
>>> To: Michiel
>>> Cc: Internet Policy mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [Internet Policy] FYI - ISOC statement on need for better
>>> handling of user data
>>>
>>> Not to hijack this thread, which I appreciate is about ISOC's statement
>>> on this topic, but I hope you do not mind if I share Privacy
>>> International's excellent statement as well.
>>>
>>> They published this a few days ago and it contains seven very clear ASKs
>>> of policymakers:
>>>
>>> https://medium.com/@privacyint/move-swiftly-so-they-stop-breaking-
>>> things-474dce7f88cd
>>>
>>> In my opinion these are seven smart, sensible, concrete proposals that
>>> would actually address the problems at the root of the Cambridge
>>> Analytica scandal.
>>>
>>> Best wishes,
>>>
>>> ​Ayden Férdeline
>>>
>>>
>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
>>>
>>> On 23 March 2018 10:06 PM, Michiel <michiel at staff.isoc.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>>> ​
>>>>
>>>> Hi Dan,
>>>>
>>>> thanks for that consise statement, I agree. Will ISOC also act, and
>>>>
>>>> terminate its Facebook account (and perhaps other social media
>>>>
>>>> accounts)? Currently we are marketing that company everywhere across
>>>>
>>>> our online presence, putting its logo literally almost on every page
>>>> of
>>>>
>>>> our sites. This strong endorsement makes us responsible too.
>>>>
>>>> Notable others have done so already, including Brian Acton (founder of
>>>>
>>>> Whatsapp, which was bought by Facebook):
>>>>
>>>> https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/03/20/whatsapp-co-founde
>>>> r-urges-people-delete-facebook/444105002/
>>>>
>>>> As he says, "It is time".
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Michiel Leenaars
>>>>
>>>> ISOC.nl
>>>>
>>>>> In response to the recent revelations of exposure of user data, we
>>>>>
>>>>> published this statement:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2018/sorry-just-isnt
>>>>> -enough-businesses-must-better-comes-peoples-data/
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.internetsociety.org/news/statements/2018/sorry-just-isnt
>>>>> -enough-businesses-must-better-comes-peoples-data/
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