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SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Indira Maya Ganesh for
GenderIT.org) – Research coming out of the UK shows that British
children are blasé about putting sexy images of themselves online. But
some adults in governments and industry are intent on seeing children
as victims where sexuality and the internet is concerned. Why on earth
aren’t the powers-that-be actually listening to kids? asks Maya Ganesh
reporting from the IGF. More >>
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Jac sm Kee for
GenderIT.org) – Our worlds are increasingly networked and our personal
data collected left, right and centre. Ask anyone who has to use a
biometric identity card like Malaysian Jac sm Kee who has to give her
ID number even if she's just buying movie tickets online. We can be
sure much of the information collected about us online is not that
securely warehoused. So what needs to be done to protect our right to
privacy online? And what about our own circle? If a boyfriend
broadcasts an intimate photo via mobile phone, what then? Jac argues
that in the digital age, personal data is no longer just our property,
it has become part of *who we are*. What will be key in the future will
be for us to have as much control as possible over our personal data --
and that control should be based on “consent” rather than “protection
of privacy”. More >>
JOHANNESBURG 26 November 2009 (APC for
APCNews) – This year the fourth internet governance forum was playing
it safe – perhaps because next year could be its last – but we still
saw real progress. Privacy no longer plays second fiddle to security,
people’s rights online are recognised as central by all sides. Social
networking was the new star centre stage. There are still too few women
and people of colour but participants are getting younger which is a
good sign. Next year APC hopes for an IGF focusing on development and
human rights and looking to the future. Read our assessment (in pdf). More >>
SHARM EL-SHEIKH 18 November 2009 (APC for
APC) – Willie Currie expressed APC’s support for the world’s only
existing global debate space on the future of the internet which could
come to an end once its five year mandate is over next year saying “The
IGF is an innovation in multi-stakeholder internet governance, it
works, it is evolving and should continue” but stressed that it should
evolve to be more than a dialoguing space and produce concrete
outcomes. Read APC’s statement to the IGF.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Jac sm Kee for
GenderIT.org) – It's not easy to find the funds to get to the remote
five-star locations the Internet Governance Forum thrives in.
“Protection of children” was high on the agenda but children were not
allowed into the plush conference centre. Women, people of colour,
people with disabilities, indigenous people, poor people were
conspicous in their abscence or low numbers. The IGF has no
decision-making authority. However, there are few international policy
fora where you can participate without having to slash through a forest
of red tape and protocol. And decision-power or not, the IGF does have
an impact on how the internet is run through the persuasive power of
multistakeholder dialogue. Jac sm Kee sums up the IGF. More >>
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