[Freedombox-discuss] Fwd: [liberationtech] Neelie Kroes launched No Disconnect Strategy with copy paste minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg

["Marc Manthey (macbroadcast )"]

unbelivable, need to share this



Begin forwarded message:

> today EU-Commissioner Neelie Kroes launched an initiative to help net
> dissidents abroad together with the CSIS.org lobbyist Karl Theodor zu
> Guttenberg, a former German defense minister,
>
> http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1525
> http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/player/streaming.cfm?type=ebsvod&sid=192684
>
> Media coverage in Germany was pretty strong as the controversial  
> former
> minister zu Guttenberg still polarises the public in the aftermath of
> his phd forgery scandal, and his inappropriate late resignation.
>
> CSIS.org funding sources are undisclosed. For this project zu  
> Guttenberg
> just receives travel refunds according to the EU spokesperson.
> Officially, according to Kroes spokesperson Ryan Heath CSIS is not
> behind the project, was however listed as his affiliation at the
> European Commission press conference.
>
> We had recently a discussion on accepting funds from defense  
> industries,
> I would add that alleged ties may endanger dissidents who use these  
> tools.
>
> --- A
>
> "The "No Disconnect strategy" will assist people in four ways:
>
>    Developing and providing technological tools to enhance privacy and
> security of people living in non-democratic regimes when using ICT.
>
>    Educating and raising awareness of activists about the  
> opportunities
> and risks of ICT. In particular assisting activists to make best use  
> of
> tools such as social networks and blogs while raising awareness of
> surveillance risks when communicating via ICT.
>
>    Gathering high quality intelligence about what is happening "on the
> ground" in order to monitor the level of surveillance and censorship  
> at
> a given time, in a given place.
>
>    Cooperation. Developing a practical way to ensure that all
> stakeholders can share information on their activity and promote
> multilateral action and building cross-regional cooperation to protect
> human rights."
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