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Julian Assange libero su cauzione

by Paolo Brini

http://blog.tntvillage.scambioetico.org/?p=7388 Ciao, Paolo

Dec. 16, 2010

R: R: QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried

by Giorgio Ventre

E da noi per proteggere l'identità di appuntati GdF minorenni... Giorgio -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Fiorello Cortiana Inviato: giovedì 16 dicembre 2010 13.23 A: Stefano Quintarelli; J.C. DE MARTIN Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: [nexa] R: QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried Adesso i francesi nel nome della lotta alla pedofilia, prima gli iraniani nel nome della lotta alla pornografia, i cinesi per la salvaguardia della morale socialista e i britannici, ancorché stato sovrano europeo, in applicazione del Patriot Act statutitense. Ogni pretesto, vero o falso importa poco, è buono per reintrodurre controllo e distribuzione broadcasting dell'informazione dove la natura della rete propone disintermediazione come modalità ed autorevolezza come criterio. Fiorello -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Stefano Quintarelli Inviato: giovedì 16 dicembre 2010 13.05 A: J.C. DE MARTIN Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried la censura per via amministrativa, a me ignorante di legge, mi fa venire in mente la corte costituzionale forse sarebbe meglio se avvenisse, si andasse alla corte e via. cosi' almeno non se ne parlerebbe piu'. perche' anche i pompieri si stancano degli allagamenti.. ;-) On 16/12/10 10.08, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > Sta ovviamente emergendo un pattern (v. indiscrezioni su AGCOM in Italia). > > Piu' in generale, la liberta' di espressione sta diventando LA > questione centrale. > > juan carlos > > ------------- > > La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release > > Permanent link: > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/administrative-net-censorship-adopted-i > n-france-pedophiles-unworried > > > > Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried > > > > *** Paris, December 15th 2010 - The French Parliament adopted article > 4 of LOPPSI law, which established the administrative filtering of the > Net through the Trojan horse of "child protection". Such a scheme will > allow for the generalised censorship of Internet content while doing > nothing to stop pedophiles and child pornography. Rejecting judiciary > supervision clearly illustrates the will of the executive branch to > control the Internet. *** > > The French Member of the Parliament finally yielded by allowing the > government to practice Internet filtering without judicial oversight. > In the absence of a means for citizens to control the conditions under > which websites will be censored or a way to challenge the decisions, > the executive will now be able to police the Internet without paying > attention to fundamental rights. It is an extremely disturbing mood as > administrative filtering can now be extended to other fields. > > " It is very worrying to see Members of the French Parliament have > given their approval to the administrative censorship of the Net just > as the government is trying to ban WikiLeaks without fair trial. > Nobody will be able to verify the way blocking measures are > implemented, through a secret blacklist, and there will be no way of > challenging them. Such a provision is a blatant violation of free > speech -- in particular given the fact that perfectly legal websites > can be collaterally blocked -- and it runs counter to the separation > of powers", says F lix Tr guer, legal and policy analyst at La Quadrature du Net. > > The filtering of child abuse websites is a feel-good policy passed at > the expense of freedom of communication. Blocking won't prevent > criminals to prosper by producing and disseminating child abuse > content online [1]. > > "The French government made the hypocritical and shameful choice of > doing nothing to take down pedo-pornographic content online, while > pretending to be protecting children. Just like the 'three strikes' > HADOPI law didn't bring anything to artists and avoided the question > of funding creation in the digital age, blocking access to Internet > sites won't do anything to solve the problem of child pornography. > With this vote, the Trojan horse of child protection opens the door to > the generalized censorship of the Internet. The rejection by > Parliament of any judicial oversight makes this very clear."concludes > J r mie Zimmermann, spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net. > > > > * R f rences * > > 1. Instead of instrumentalising the protection of children to make Net > filtering appear legitimate, the government could have made the choice > of boosting efforts aimed at taking down such offensive content from > the servers hosting them. It could have also tried to improve > international co-operation in this field, as suggested by the French > association of information and prevention on pedophilia, l'Ange Bleu, > who opposed Internet filtering measures. See: "LOPPSI : la protection > de l'enfance, cheval de Troie du filtrage g n ralis d'Internet ? : > http://www.ange-bleu.com/article.php?type=actualites&origine=juriactu& > id=113 > (fr)" > > > > > ** About la Quadrature du Net ** > > > La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and > freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates > for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the > founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation > of knowledge. > > In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a > better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through > specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net > hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on > rights and freedoms in the digital age. > > La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and > international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the > Open Society Institute and Privacy International. > > List of supporting organisations : > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-squaring-net-la-quadrature > -du-net > > > > ** Press contact and press room ** > > J r mie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 > > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 16, 2010

R: QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried

by Fiorello Cortiana

Adesso i francesi nel nome della lotta alla pedofilia, prima gli iraniani nel nome della lotta alla pornografia, i cinesi per la salvaguardia della morale socialista e i britannici, ancorché stato sovrano europeo, in applicazione del Patriot Act statutitense. Ogni pretesto, vero o falso importa poco, è buono per reintrodurre controllo e distribuzione broadcasting dell'informazione dove la natura della rete propone disintermediazione come modalità ed autorevolezza come criterio. Fiorello -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Stefano Quintarelli Inviato: giovedì 16 dicembre 2010 13.05 A: J.C. DE MARTIN Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried la censura per via amministrativa, a me ignorante di legge, mi fa venire in mente la corte costituzionale forse sarebbe meglio se avvenisse, si andasse alla corte e via. cosi' almeno non se ne parlerebbe piu'. perche' anche i pompieri si stancano degli allagamenti.. ;-) On 16/12/10 10.08, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > Sta ovviamente emergendo un pattern (v. indiscrezioni su AGCOM in Italia). > > Piu' in generale, la liberta' di espressione sta diventando LA > questione centrale. > > juan carlos > > ------------- > > La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release > > Permanent link: > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/administrative-net-censorship-adopted-i > n-france-pedophiles-unworried > > > > Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried > > > > *** Paris, December 15th 2010 - The French Parliament adopted article > 4 of LOPPSI law, which established the administrative filtering of the > Net through the Trojan horse of "child protection". Such a scheme will > allow for the generalised censorship of Internet content while doing > nothing to stop pedophiles and child pornography. Rejecting judiciary > supervision clearly illustrates the will of the executive branch to > control the Internet. *** > > The French Member of the Parliament finally yielded by allowing the > government to practice Internet filtering without judicial oversight. > In the absence of a means for citizens to control the conditions under > which websites will be censored or a way to challenge the decisions, > the executive will now be able to police the Internet without paying > attention to fundamental rights. It is an extremely disturbing mood as > administrative filtering can now be extended to other fields. > > " It is very worrying to see Members of the French Parliament have > given their approval to the administrative censorship of the Net just > as the government is trying to ban WikiLeaks without fair trial. > Nobody will be able to verify the way blocking measures are > implemented, through a secret blacklist, and there will be no way of > challenging them. Such a provision is a blatant violation of free > speech -- in particular given the fact that perfectly legal websites > can be collaterally blocked -- and it runs counter to the separation > of powers", says F lix Tr guer, legal and policy analyst at La Quadrature du Net. > > The filtering of child abuse websites is a feel-good policy passed at > the expense of freedom of communication. Blocking won't prevent > criminals to prosper by producing and disseminating child abuse > content online [1]. > > "The French government made the hypocritical and shameful choice of > doing nothing to take down pedo-pornographic content online, while > pretending to be protecting children. Just like the 'three strikes' > HADOPI law didn't bring anything to artists and avoided the question > of funding creation in the digital age, blocking access to Internet > sites won't do anything to solve the problem of child pornography. > With this vote, the Trojan horse of child protection opens the door to > the generalized censorship of the Internet. The rejection by > Parliament of any judicial oversight makes this very clear."concludes > J r mie Zimmermann, spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net. > > > > * R f rences * > > 1. Instead of instrumentalising the protection of children to make Net > filtering appear legitimate, the government could have made the choice > of boosting efforts aimed at taking down such offensive content from > the servers hosting them. It could have also tried to improve > international co-operation in this field, as suggested by the French > association of information and prevention on pedophilia, l'Ange Bleu, > who opposed Internet filtering measures. See: "LOPPSI : la protection > de l'enfance, cheval de Troie du filtrage g n ralis d'Internet ? : > http://www.ange-bleu.com/article.php?type=actualites&origine=juriactu& > id=113 > (fr)" > > > > > ** About la Quadrature du Net ** > > > La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and > freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates > for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the > founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation > of knowledge. > > In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a > better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through > specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net > hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on > rights and freedoms in the digital age. > > La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and > international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the > Open Society Institute and Privacy International. > > List of supporting organisations : > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-squaring-net-la-quadrature > -du-net > > > > ** Press contact and press room ** > > J r mie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 > > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 16, 2010

Re: [nexa] QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried

by Stefano Quintarelli

la censura per via amministrativa, a me ignorante di legge, mi fa venire in mente la corte costituzionale forse sarebbe meglio se avvenisse, si andasse alla corte e via. cosi' almeno non se ne parlerebbe piu'. perche' anche i pompieri si stancano degli allagamenti.. ;-) On 16/12/10 10.08, J.C. DE MARTIN wrote: > Sta ovviamente emergendo un pattern (v. indiscrezioni su AGCOM in Italia). > > Piu' in generale, la liberta' di espressione sta diventando LA questione > centrale. > > juan carlos > > ------------- > > La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release > > Permanent link: > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/administrative-net-censorship-adopted-in-fra… > > > > Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried > > > > *** Paris, December 15th 2010 - The French Parliament adopted article 4 > of LOPPSI law, which established the administrative filtering of the Net > through the Trojan horse of "child protection". Such a scheme will allow > for the generalised censorship of Internet content while doing nothing > to stop pedophiles and child pornography. Rejecting judiciary > supervision clearly illustrates the will of the executive branch to > control the Internet. *** > > The French Member of the Parliament finally yielded by allowing the > government to practice Internet filtering without judicial oversight. In > the absence of a means for citizens to control the conditions under > which websites will be censored or a way to challenge the decisions, the > executive will now be able to police the Internet without paying > attention to fundamental rights. It is an extremely disturbing mood as > administrative filtering can now be extended to other fields. > > " It is very worrying to see Members of the French Parliament have given > their approval to the administrative censorship of the Net just as the > government is trying to ban WikiLeaks without fair trial. Nobody will be > able to verify the way blocking measures are implemented, through a > secret blacklist, and there will be no way of challenging them. Such a > provision is a blatant violation of free speech -- in particular given > the fact that perfectly legal websites can be collaterally blocked -- > and it runs counter to the separation of powers", says F�lix Tr�guer, > legal and policy analyst at La Quadrature du Net. > > The filtering of child abuse websites is a feel-good policy passed at > the expense of freedom of communication. Blocking won't prevent > criminals to prosper by producing and disseminating child abuse content > online [1]. > > "The French government made the hypocritical and shameful choice of > doing nothing to take down pedo-pornographic content online, while > pretending to be protecting children. Just like the 'three strikes' > HADOPI law didn't bring anything to artists and avoided the question of > funding creation in the digital age, blocking access to Internet sites > won't do anything to solve the problem of child pornography. With this > vote, the Trojan horse of child protection opens the door to the > generalized censorship of the Internet. The rejection by Parliament of > any judicial oversight makes this very clear."concludes J�r�mie > Zimmermann, spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net. > > > > * R�f�rences * > > 1. Instead of instrumentalising the protection of children to make Net > filtering appear legitimate, the government could have made the choice > of boosting efforts aimed at taking down such offensive content from the > servers hosting them. It could have also tried to improve international > co-operation in this field, as suggested by the French association of > information and prevention on pedophilia, l'Ange Bleu, who opposed > Internet filtering measures. See: "LOPPSI : la protection de l'enfance, > cheval de Troie du filtrage g�n�ralis� d'Internet ? : > http://www.ange-bleu.com/article.php?type=actualites&origine=juriactu&id=113 > (fr)" > > > > > ** About la Quadrature du Net ** > > > La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and > freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates > for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the > founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation > of knowledge. > > In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better > understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific > and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to > encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and > freedoms in the digital age. > > La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international > NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society > Institute and Privacy International. > > List of supporting organisations : > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-squaring-net-la-quadrature-du-n… > > > > ** Press contact and press room ** > > J�r�mie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 > > http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it

Dec. 16, 2010

Re: [nexa] QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried

by Paolo Brini

Il 16/12/2010 10:08, J.C. DE MARTIN ha scritto: > Sta ovviamente emergendo un pattern (v. indiscrezioni su AGCOM in > Italia). > > Piu' in generale, la liberta' di espressione sta diventando LA > questione centrale. > > juan carlos A tale proposito segnalo il seguente articolo comparso sull'ultimo EDRIGram: <http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number8.24/wikileaks-rule-of-law-private-compa…> Ciao, Paolo

Dec. 16, 2010

Re: [nexa] [FrontiereDigitali] Times: Zuckerberg persona dell'anno

by Paolo Brini

Intanto mi scuso con tutti per aver ripetutamente chiamato il Time "Times"... conseguenze di carenza di sonno per allinearmi al fuso americano. Diffondi pure tutto quanto desideri senza problemi, ovviamente. Non so se noi di ScambioEtico pubblicheremo qualcosa in merito. Ciao, Paolo Il 15/12/2010 14:19, Cristian Consonni ha scritto: > Il 15 dicembre 2010 14:06, Paolo Brini <paolo.brini(a)iridiumpg.com> ha scritto: >> Per la redazione del Times è Zuckerberg la persona dell'anno. >> Zuckerberg, dai lettori del Times, era stato premiato con meno di 1/5 >> dei voti riservati ad Assange (che è persona dell'anno per i lettori), e >> soprattutto con un rating infimo al confronto dell'incredibile 93/100 di >> Assange. Interessantissima la motivazione data, in cui si legge, fra le >> altre cose, che Zuckerberg e Assange sarebbero 2 facce della stessa >> medaglia e si batterebbero entrambi per la trasparenza. Difficile >> ipotizzare un'allucinazione di massa all'interno del Times (tipo LSD >> nell'acqua), più facile ipotizzare entusiastici slanci di servilismo nei >> confronti del regime. > Questa mail la voglio diffondere. Per caso l'hai scritta in un blog? > C'è anche qualche ulteriore link) > > Cristian > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 16, 2010

R: Times: Zuckerberg persona dell'anno

by Raimondo Iemma

Ciao, nel caso non l'aveste presente vi segnalo questo paper di Rufus Pollock (2009) http://www.rufuspollock.org/economics/papers/search_engines.pdf che si interroga, in particolare in termini teorici, sugli assetti competitivi del mercato dei motori di ricerca. Raimondo -----Messaggio originale----- Da: nexa-bounces(a)server-nexa.polito.it [mailto:nexa-bounces@server-nexa.polito.it] Per conto di Stefano Quintarelli Inviato: giovedì 16 dicembre 2010 11.10 Cc: nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it Oggetto: Re: [nexa] Times: Zuckerberg persona dell'anno assolutamente centrato. oggi i clienti di google non hanno alternative google e' potenzialmente a pochi anni da una crisi (*) gli utenti, ovvero il prodotto, in pochi anni potrebbero essere il prodotto commerciale di qualcun altro e competere contro google. Facebook potrebbe gia' da oggi, forse. una volta che c'e' un nuovo prodotto commerciale potrebbe esserci scelta per i clienti. Ammesso e non concesso che il mercato si orienti alla concorrenza e non all'oligopolio. nel merito del lockin: secondo me c'e' un lockin molto forte lato clienti dato da tutti gli adsense installati in molti milioni di siti; cambiare quelli e' complesso. c'e' un lockin meno forte lato prodotto (ma comunque rilevante) dato da gmail, calendar e google docs (in ordine crescente). mi sembra logico che debba andare verso il cloud storage (io comprerei dropbox).. imho ciao,s. On 16/12/10 02.53, Stefano Maffulli wrote: > [Primo post su questa lista. Per chi non mi conosce, trovate il mio > profilo qui http://www.linkedin.com/in/maffulli] > > Il 15 dicembre 2010 09:11, Stefano Quintarelli > <stefano(a)quintarelli.it> ha scritto: >> Quale � il clic di distanza che il cliente inserzionista pu� fare per >> raggiungere oltre il 90% degli utenti internet ? > > Su questo tema mi sto arrovellando da un po' e mi piacerebbe > approfondire. La mia percezione � che Google pu� perdere i suoi > utenti search molto in fretta, cos� come li perse Altavista quando > arriv� G. I motori di ricerca precedenti non erano altrettanto > efficaci a presentare informazioni utili, e noi tutti migrammo sul > nuovo arrivato. Oggi ci sono 2 motori di ricerca: G e il nuovo > arrivato Bing. Questo secondo non mi pare abbia portato chiss� che > innovazione radicale, dai miei test non � tanto meglio di Google e per > questo resta secondo. > > Oggi gli inserzionisti che vogliono arrivare al 90% del traffico > internet vanno sul search di Google, ma tra un anno sar� ancora cos�? > Guardando la velocit� di Facebook e Twitter inizio a pensare che la > risposta non sia scontata. Quanta capacit� di lock-in ha Google sugli > utenti del motore di ricerca? Mi piacerebbe sentire le vostre > opinioni. > > /stef > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it _______________________________________________ nexa mailing list nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa

Dec. 16, 2010

p.s. sul lockin di google

by Stefano Quintarelli

ah, e poi c'e' android... la mossa piu' smart che ha fatto negli ultimi anni, imho -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it

Dec. 16, 2010

Re: [nexa] Times: Zuckerberg persona dell'anno

by Stefano Quintarelli

assolutamente centrato. oggi i clienti di google non hanno alternative google e' potenzialmente a pochi anni da una crisi (*) gli utenti, ovvero il prodotto, in pochi anni potrebbero essere il prodotto commerciale di qualcun altro e competere contro google. Facebook potrebbe gia' da oggi, forse. una volta che c'e' un nuovo prodotto commerciale potrebbe esserci scelta per i clienti. Ammesso e non concesso che il mercato si orienti alla concorrenza e non all'oligopolio. nel merito del lockin: secondo me c'e' un lockin molto forte lato clienti dato da tutti gli adsense installati in molti milioni di siti; cambiare quelli e' complesso. c'e' un lockin meno forte lato prodotto (ma comunque rilevante) dato da gmail, calendar e google docs (in ordine crescente). mi sembra logico che debba andare verso il cloud storage (io comprerei dropbox).. imho ciao,s. On 16/12/10 02.53, Stefano Maffulli wrote: > [Primo post su questa lista. Per chi non mi conosce, trovate il mio > profilo qui http://www.linkedin.com/in/maffulli] > > Il 15 dicembre 2010 09:11, Stefano Quintarelli > <stefano(a)quintarelli.it> ha scritto: >> Quale � il clic di distanza che il cliente inserzionista pu� fare per >> raggiungere oltre il 90% degli utenti internet ? > > Su questo tema mi sto arrovellando da un po' e mi piacerebbe > approfondire. La mia percezione � che Google pu� perdere i suoi > utenti search molto in fretta, cos� come li perse Altavista quando > arriv� G. I motori di ricerca precedenti non erano altrettanto > efficaci a presentare informazioni utili, e noi tutti migrammo sul > nuovo arrivato. Oggi ci sono 2 motori di ricerca: G e il nuovo > arrivato Bing. Questo secondo non mi pare abbia portato chiss� che > innovazione radicale, dai miei test non � tanto meglio di Google e per > questo resta secondo. > > Oggi gli inserzionisti che vogliono arrivare al 90% del traffico > internet vanno sul search di Google, ma tra un anno sar� ancora cos�? > Guardando la velocit� di Facebook e Twitter inizio a pensare che la > risposta non sia scontata. Quanta capacit� di lock-in ha Google sugli > utenti del motore di ricerca? Mi piacerebbe sentire le vostre > opinioni. > > /stef > _______________________________________________ > nexa mailing list > nexa(a)server-nexa.polito.it > https://server-nexa.polito.it/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nexa -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it

Dec. 16, 2010

QdN: Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried

by J.C. DE MARTIN

Sta ovviamente emergendo un pattern (v. indiscrezioni su AGCOM in Italia). Piu' in generale, la liberta' di espressione sta diventando LA questione centrale. juan carlos ------------- La Quadrature du Net - For immediate release Permanent link: http://www.laquadrature.net/en/administrative-net-censorship-adopted-in-fra… Administrative Net Censorship adopted in France; Pedophiles unworried *** Paris, December 15th 2010 - The French Parliament adopted article 4 of LOPPSI law, which established the administrative filtering of the Net through the Trojan horse of "child protection". Such a scheme will allow for the generalised censorship of Internet content while doing nothing to stop pedophiles and child pornography. Rejecting judiciary supervision clearly illustrates the will of the executive branch to control the Internet. *** The French Member of the Parliament finally yielded by allowing the government to practice Internet filtering without judicial oversight. In the absence of a means for citizens to control the conditions under which websites will be censored or a way to challenge the decisions, the executive will now be able to police the Internet without paying attention to fundamental rights. It is an extremely disturbing mood as administrative filtering can now be extended to other fields. " It is very worrying to see Members of the French Parliament have given their approval to the administrative censorship of the Net just as the government is trying to ban WikiLeaks without fair trial. Nobody will be able to verify the way blocking measures are implemented, through a secret blacklist, and there will be no way of challenging them. Such a provision is a blatant violation of free speech -- in particular given the fact that perfectly legal websites can be collaterally blocked -- and it runs counter to the separation of powers", says Félix Tréguer, legal and policy analyst at La Quadrature du Net. The filtering of child abuse websites is a feel-good policy passed at the expense of freedom of communication. Blocking won't prevent criminals to prosper by producing and disseminating child abuse content online [1]. "The French government made the hypocritical and shameful choice of doing nothing to take down pedo-pornographic content online, while pretending to be protecting children. Just like the 'three strikes' HADOPI law didn't bring anything to artists and avoided the question of funding creation in the digital age, blocking access to Internet sites won't do anything to solve the problem of child pornography. With this vote, the Trojan horse of child protection opens the door to the generalized censorship of the Internet. The rejection by Parliament of any judicial oversight makes this very clear."concludes Jérémie Zimmermann, spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net. * Références * 1. Instead of instrumentalising the protection of children to make Net filtering appear legitimate, the government could have made the choice of boosting efforts aimed at taking down such offensive content from the servers hosting them. It could have also tried to improve international co-operation in this field, as suggested by the French association of information and prevention on pedophilia, l'Ange Bleu, who opposed Internet filtering measures. See: "LOPPSI : la protection de l'enfance, cheval de Troie du filtrage généralisé d'Internet ? : http://www.ange-bleu.com/article.php?type=actualites&origine=juriactu&id=113 (fr)" ** About la Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that promotes the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations : http://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-squaring-net-la-quadrature-du-n… ** Press contact and press room ** Jérémie Zimmermann, jz(a)laquadrature.net, +33 (0)615 940 675 http://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room

Dec. 16, 2010