Listers, This might be of interest to some. Best Regards ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicolas Seidler <seidler@isoc.org> Date: Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 7:25 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] New report by UN Rapporteur on Privacy To: "internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" <internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org> Hi everyone, I would like to draw your attention to the advance release of the new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. As part ISOC’s work on privacy, you’ll remember that we organized a community dialogue last year with the Special Rapporteur to gather input from our membership and shape his upcoming work (post-event interview available here). This new report, which proposes first approaches to a “more privacy-friendly oversight of government surveillance”, is to be be formally presented on 7 March at the UN Human Rights Council. We expect the report to have an important impact in the discussions related to international security and privacy. On the premise that the status of the right to privacy in the surveillance space has not improved since his last report, the Special Rapporteur makes the following recommendations: Resist politics of fear that lead to disproportionate privacy-intrusive laws in the name of security Need for best practices in the oversight of intelligence operations Privacy needs to be respected universally, as a right of everybody, everywhere (irrespective of citizenship) Need to explore new international mechanisms for proper regulation of cross-border data requests for criminal investigation and for surveillance The UN Rapporteur has also shared his plan for thematic reports until 2021, where he invites all stakeholders to reach out to him if they wish to engage in any of his initiatives. The Internet Society believes privacy is an important right and an essential enabler of trust. As a key priority in our 2017 plans, we will have several projects this year in the policy and technical spheres aimed at better use of personal data and better privacy protections. Stay tuned. Best regards, Nicolas _______________________________________________ To manage your ISOC subscriptions or unsubscribe, please log into the ISOC Member Portal: https://portal.isoc.org/ Then choose Interests & Subscriptions from the My Account menu. -- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254733206359 Skype: barrack.otieno PGP ID: 0x2611D86A