[Bp_cybersec_2016] [Internet Policy] Cybersecurity and fake news

[Yunier Manuel Cabrera Rojas]

Colleagues, I very much agree with Marta. Marta, thank you for giving us
this vision of the matter. I have known about these initiatives and I
believe they are very valid and should continue. For example, I myself try
to approach .IETF when I worked in the Ministry of Communications of Cuba,
representing the government but failed to participate in its annual
meetings. This would be an advance in the understanding of these issues,
unite without empty speeches to the technical community and the governments
so that they can work...

Manuel

On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Fred Baker <fredbaker.ietf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> A few thoughts... Frankly, (sputter sputter).
>
> It's not like Europe doesn't have technical specialists. ISOC in its
> Geneva office and several European chapters, and numerous colleagues
> working for various companies (and not just American-owned companies) could
> presumably be available to them. I won't go into blame-shifting ("if they
> would like to ask us..."), but there is no shortage of highly qualified
> people - or of tech-savvy people that already have strong relationships
> with various governments.
>
> One practical step ISOC could take would be to introduce the various
> governments to their citizens, perhaps by inviting officials to chapter
> meetings or organizing other meetings. RIPE would be an obvious venue as
> well.
>
> ISOC, and especially Sally Wentworth (US) and Konstantinos Komaitis
> (Germany) and their colleagues, have been meeting with government officials
> at IETF meetings, and bringing technical specialists from the IETF
> community to talk with them. Frédéric Donck, Constance Bommelaer, Christine
> Runnegar, and others have been liaising with the European Commission, if I
> understand correctly. One obvious next step in this, if the governments are
> interested, would be to expand the interface. ICANN is meeting in
> Copenhagen next month, for example... There already exist a number of
> reports, such as those developed by BITAG (http://www.bitag.org) to
> inform US regulators, that might be helpful.
>
> I think my suggestion would be for ISOC to investigate the concern, and
> consider what practical steps to take next.
>
> > On Feb 21, 2017, at 1:12 AM, Michael Oghia <mike.oghia at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I just read this NYTimes article about European efforts to counter fake
> news as well as this infographic explaining technical solutions to counter
> fake news.
> >
> > One of the most concerning passages in the NYT articles was this one:
> >
> >> "One of the biggest problems policy makers across Europe say they face
> is a lack of tech specialists. Germany recently passed a cybersecurity law
> that called for a rapid response team to combat hacking attacks. Officials
> quietly acknowledged, though, that they would need three teams, if they
> could only find people to staff them."
> >
> > It makes me wonder if more of us, especially cybersecurity and technical
> experts, working within the Internet governance community can do more to
> collaborate with governments, intergovernmental bodies, and the private
> sector where appropriate to help boost cybersecurity standards as well as
> help fight propaganda through technical means. If anything, the
> abovementioned passage suggests that more multistakeholder collaboration
> may prove useful and effective. Of course, I argue that technical means
> alone won't accomplish it -- we also need more education, capacity
> building, critical thinking, and digital media literacy.
> >
> > Best,
> > -Michael
> > __________________
> >
> > Michael J. Oghia
> > iGmena communications manager
> > Independent #netgov consultant & editor
> >
> > Belgrade, Serbia
> > Skype: mikeoghia
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