IGF 2014 DAILY NEWS, archive

1. IGF2013 DAILYNEWS - EDITION FRIDAY, 25 October 2013 Page 1
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DAILYNEWS
Internet Freedom vs. Security
in Internet Governance Forum 2013
After long discussion about which multi-stakeholder Internet Governance
system that will be adopted in the future, on the Day 3 IGF 2013 the
issue about Internet Freedom vs. Internet Security come turns. The issues
about how to protect journalists, bloggers, internet users from cyber threat
or from repressive internet law, how to give a chance to everyone to speak
their mind about better Internet Governance, especially the youth, raised
as well as the issue of internet security such as online anonymity, filtering,
blocking, and internet control done by governments and private sectors.
Of course, balancing between these two poles need time and further
discussions. But some key principles has been discussed, such as: where
government is oppressing, anonymity could be a way to express opinions.
Or to tackle cyber threats like Spam, Hacking, and Cyber-Crime needs a
strong cyber-crime laws as well as trained professional people to tackle
the problems.
And who should govern the internet? Everyone, including our young
generation. One can’t avoid their dreams and aspirations about the better
Internet in the future. They want a more precise translation websites, less
of internet scam, a good collaboration between young people, open and
standardized web, and more literate internet users. Who will make that
happen in the future? The answer lies on the result of the 8th Internet
Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia.

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NEWSFLASH
Further discussion
about Spam,
Hacking, and Cyber-
Crime, being raise
on Day 2 IGF 2013.
Christopher Boyer asks
the panelists, such as
, Dr. Edmon Makarim
(Research Fellow
and Professor University of Indonesia), Jayantha Fernando
(Director & Legal Advisor, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka), etc. to
focus on legal frameworks and asks on their perspectives
on how big of a problem is spam, hacking, as well as cyber-
crimes, and how successful is the process on these issues.
Internet Society representatives, Karen Mulberry puts
a strong point on WCIT treaty conference as well as its big
debate about including spam in the international treaty. Other
speaker such as Wout de Natris sees spam as a nuisance
that have reached the point where the government must take
action on it. To scale initiatives and make it more sustainable,
Mulberry added that projects has been done, leveraging the
information from MAAWG, focusing on operational aspect of
managing and mitigating spam, malware, botnets, also there
is the London Action Plan. The issue of spam is a hard one to
cure, and instead of fighting the impossible, this issue should
be managed to the benefit of all user.
Chris Painter of the Department of State added that raising
awareness activities are essential. Painter also emphasizes
on the need of a strong cyber-crime law as well as trained
professional people to tackle the issues. These two factors
need to co-exists together in order for the law to take effect.
In dealing with these security issues, it requires different
approaches to make sure of secure networks, bringing
together different communities (law enforcement, technical
communities to defend networks, private sector as well), joint
workshop with the form of incident responses and security
teams.
Reporter: Nadia Maharani, Okky Alparessi
Protecting Journalist,
Bloggers, and Media Actors
in Digital Age
Uluwatu 5, 09:00 - 10:30 AM
On day 3 IGF 2013, a discussion on protecting journalist,
bloggers, and media actors in digital age was held with
presenting speakers from countries such as Brazil, Argentina,
France, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia.
Jennifer Henrichsen of UNESCO Commissioned research on
online safety emphasizes on the importance of digital literacy in
order to minimize digital dangers or online threats. Henrichsen
describes that there are four key component to the threat
modeling basic: what to keep private, who wants to know your
data, what are the risks, and what if they succeed in getting into
your data.
Focusing on the protection of bloggers, the next topic
discusses the need of equality in protection of journalists and
bloggers. Eduardo Bertoni from Argentina stressed the fact that
journalist and bloggers need to be protected from defamation
because with Internet, it is impossible to anticipate where the
written contents will be read and different jurisdiction equals to
different rules.
Indonesian speakers, Budi Putra and Bambang Harymurti,
elaborate more on blogger safety. Budi Putra emphasizes that
licensing, real name registration, accreditation, protection of
sources and violence, legal liability, and ethical responsibilities
are the key problematic for bloggers.
Bambang Harymurti, editor-in-chief of Tempo daily magazine,
and a strong campaigner of freedom of the press, added that
a revision of the law by expulsion of articles 27, 28, and 45 of
Indonesia Internet Law/UU ITE is strongly needed.
Reporter: Susan, Renold, Nadia
Focus Session (Security: Legal and
Other Frameworks; Spam, Hacking,
and Cyber-Crime
MAIN HALL, 14:30
Online Anonymity, Freedom
of Expression & Internet
Governance
Room 9, Kintamani 7, 11:00 - 12:30 PM
The workshop session explored online anonymity and its im-
portance to different user groups, in particular young people.
With around 14 panelists ranging from private sectors and CSOs
in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin American and Caribbean, the dis-
cussion on the Day 3 IGF 2013 rise the question about anonym-
ity in relationship with freedom of expression and its impact to
Internet Governance.
Research from Youth IGF Project/Childnet International stat-
ed that the main reason why people choose to be anonymous
online is to protect personal information. Anonymity is considered
in positive use if it is under freedom of constraints reason, and not
based on freedom of responsibility. In certain conditions where
government is oppressing, anonymity could be a way to express
opinions.
Anonymity also poses challenges for Internet Governance.
From the industry side, they tend to opt for real-name culture on
the Internet and social media for safety reasons. Simon Milner
from Facebook give example of their policy and advice, which
is to only accept request from people you know. Nigel Hickson
from ICANN also stated that we must know the conditions under
which anonymity should be in. And from safety perception,
transparency is needed, for example concerns about what
happen to our information when it is uploaded online.
Reporter: Hersinta
Youth’s collaboration
to create a better safer
internet
Nusa Dua Hall 2, 14.30-16.00
Unlike the rest of the sessions on Day 3 IGF 2013, most of the
panelists on this discussion were youngsters from different
countries. There were five prominent youths who shared about
their experience and expectation of internet. They were also given
a chance to state their wishes about better internet, such as: a
more precise translation websites, less of internet scam, a good
collaboration between young people, open and standardized
web, and more literate internet users.
This session was designed as an interactive discussion by
engaging the participants with the speakers. Each participant was
given an electronic tool to vote their opinions on questions given.
Interestingly, from the voting it was found out that more than 50%
participants chose companies, industries, and web developers
(including geeks) as the most responsible stakeholders for
shaping the future of the internet.
In this session, the participants also agreed that there were
some strategies to commit in order to achieve a better and
safer internet. Those strategies should be started with confident
carers, raising awareness through analyzing and education,
privacy by default, global declaration of responsible online users,
better collective social norms and values, and also inclusive
empowering policy. These collaborative ideas will be continued
to the next level and make substantial progress in the coming
year.
Reporter: Fiona, Susan, and Renold
Privacy: From Regional Regulations
To Global Connections
Room 4 Uluwatu 1, 11.00-12.30
Internet is something very broad, it dissolves geographical
internet limits on a larger scale, for example it allows personal
data and others to flow across a border for social Interaction and
support the economy. This is the background of topic discussion
“Privacy, from regional regulations to global connections” held
in Uluwatu 1 at IGF Day 3, on 24th October, 2013. The purpose
of this workshop is to explore main principles and strategy
required to achieve fair and balanced approach to an effective
data protection in regional and international. Furthermore, this
workshop also explore on how the approach of local and regional
can be used at an international level and be used as a global
solution.
The discussion also brought case on ‘Snowden Leaks’ by
Sophie Kwasny, Head of the Data Protection Unit, Council of
Europe-Intergovernmental Organizations (France) who gives
a statement about Snowden issue: “United States should stop
certain things, but not everything”. Furthermore, she explained
that US must immediately stop its surveillance activities in other
countries.
It becomes polemic on how tight and big data should be
protected. Panelist from Poland said that when it comes to
construct regulation on protection data, we must consider 3
elements: government, citizen and state. Poland, currently has
been doing an open forums and dialogue that invite all parties
from youth to society organizations, to talk about the technical
and data management, and also its impact to the society.
Reporter: Okky Alparessi, Aprida
Who Governs the Internet –
How People Can Have a Voice
Room 8 Kintamani 2, 14:30 - 16:00
The heated debate between countries on how to maintain the
internet and about Internet Governance has been happening
a few years back through the World Summit on the Information
Society. On Day 3 IGF 2013, the debate on who truly maintains
the internet and how the people can have the voice continued.
In this session, speakers from Poland, India, United States,
Brazil, as well as Kenya have gathered to speak on these issues.
Jeremy Malcolm as the moderator feels a change in the internet
governance, and asks the invited speaker to speak upon the
subject. Nigel Hickson of ICANN sees this as a challenge as
there are considerable amount of gap in discussing the issue
on internet governance; therefore, a new process is needed.
Maintenance and political issue are one of the two issues
surrounding the Internet Governance Forum.
Parminder Jeet Singh of IT For Change emphasize the way to
govern or maintain is seen by many people from many different
perspectives because the internet holds different meanings to
people. He explains how difficult it is to answer who truly governs
the internet because of the personal interest that stands in the
way. Governing the internet involves decision making and public
policy which then involves invoking the power lies within state
and it impacts people’s interest.
Reporter: Nadia Maharani, Okky Alparessi
Erratum on Page 2, Edition
4 IGF Daily News 2013
“The power of Internet Enabled SMEs Reach
Out to The Local and Global Market” session on
the page 2 is this one.
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INTERVIEW
The TEAM
Olivia Hutagaol, Maria A. Inkiriwang,
Okky Alparessi, Nadia Maharani
Frenavit Putra, Eri Kasman G.
Designer : Olivia Hutagaol, Maria A. Inkiriwang
Editorial Secretariat : Mariam Ananda, Mataharitimoer,
Anisa Nurlitasari
Board of Advisor : ID-IGF Secretariat
Managing Editor : Damar Juniarto
News Coordinator : Mariam Ananda
Editor : Damar Juniarto, Hersinta,
Reporter : Mariam Ananda, Aprida Sihombing, Hersinta,
Fiona Suwana, Renold Sutadi, Susan Wen,
:
Can you tell us about Freedom House’s
findings on cyberspace control issue?
Our report this year discovered some
extremely worrisome threats. Internet
freedom more generally has been declining
around the world for 3 years. Particular
concern for us is the rise in surveillance.
We have seen that 35 out of 60 countries
that we evaluated this year have increased
their surveillance powers. Of course there
is the issue with US, but many other
countries have past new laws or upgraded
their equipments. And its becoming quite
problematic particularly in countries with
very full of law. Where political activist
and civil society were being specifically
targeted for things they say online.
How about violence that happenned to
bloggers and online users?
Actually violence on bloggers and online
users has been on dramatic rise. Part of
the issue is that more people have access
to internet, particularly social media. More
people getting arrested and physically
Sanja Tatic Kelly
Project Director of Freedom on The Net,
Freedom House
attacked in some instances. In places like Syria just over
the past year alone 20 netizens and citizen journalist
were killed when they tried to report some of the
human rights violations there. Other interesting
case is from Mexico, where several bloggers and
online journalist were killed over the past year. Not
by the government but actually by the criminal
underworld. And this bloggers actually tried to
write uncover drug trafficking.
You stated that “There’s freedom of speech but
there’s no freedom after speech.” What does it
mean?
I knew in many countries we are seeing this
phenomenon instead of blocking and filtering
information. Governments are actually
obtained to leave the Internet unfiltered but
then people who post messages that provoke
the government often find themselves behind
the bars. Sometimes in prison for years, 10
or 20 years or even killed. Well you can then
say, is that you free to say something online
and you are not going to be censored? But
after you say something online you’re going
to be severely punished. So that freedom
after speech just does not exist.