<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><img src="https://t.yesware.com/t/b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e/f473b2e2fb56a11e58695aad3bef8d46/spacer.gif" style="border: 0px; width: 0px; height: 0px; overflow: hidden;" width="0" height="0"><img src="http://t.yesware.com/t/b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e/f473b2e2fb56a11e58695aad3bef8d46/spacer.gif" style="border: 0px; width: 0px; height: 0px; overflow: hidden;" width="0" height="0"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline">Apologies for formatting problem! My wordpress has a mind of its own today!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:10px 0px 5px;font-weight:500;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:helveticaneue-light,"helvetica neue light","helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.8em;line-height:1.1em"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9114" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">@InternetSociety calls for stronger encryption @G20 </a></h2><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:13px;line-height:1.4em;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif"><img class="gmail-alignright gmail-wp-image-8779" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/isoclogo.png" alt="ISOC logo" width="218" height="90" style="border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); float: right; padding: 2px; margin: 0px 0px 2px 7px; display: block; clear: none; vertical-align: top; max-width: 98%; height: auto;">On April 8 2017 ISOC-NY received the following memo from the Internet Society Global Policy team’s <strong>Constance Bommelaer</strong>:</p><blockquote style="margin:0px;padding:2px 12px;color:rgb(136,136,136);background:rgb(241,241,241);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">As G20 discussions wrap in Düsseldorf, we wanted to share with you the <strong><a title="http://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/G/g20-digital-economy-ministerial-declaration-english-version.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=10" href="http://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Downloads/G/g20-digital-economy-ministerial-declaration-english-version.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=10" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">Digital Economy Declaration</a></strong> that was adopted today, outlining a path for a strong digital future. But as world leaders head home, we must remember there is still work to be done.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">In the months leading up to the high-level meeting, The Internet Society sent a strong message that a sustainable digital economy depends on an Internet we trust, and that encryption can help make it happen.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><b>We need to keep saying this</b>.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">To that end, our President and CEO – <strong>Kathy Brown</strong> – has published an opinion piece today on The Internet Society’s website<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong><a title="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/04/securing-our-digital-economy" href="https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/public-policy/2017/04/securing-our-digital-economy" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">You can read it here.</a></strong><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">And here:<b> </b><u></u><u></u></p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 22px 18px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em;overflow:visible;list-style-position:initial;border:0px none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong><a title="https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/850359724579201024" href="https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/850359724579201024" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">Twitter</a><u></u><u></u></strong></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong><a title="https://www.linkedin.com/company/219986" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/219986" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">LinkedIn</a><u></u><u></u></strong></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong> <a title="https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10154163291258239" href="https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10154163291258239" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">Facebook</a></strong><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><b>We ask that you share this post with your contacts and on channels. </b><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">This marks the acceleration of our efforts to send the message to governments that encryption is a positive thing. As Kathy Brown wrote in a comment to Morning Tech, <strong>“It is time to stop kicking the encryption football up and down the field. Instead, we should recognize that encryption is key to the future digital economy and stop treating it as simply an obstacle to law enforcement. We need to deconstruct the issues faced by law enforcement and agree together how we can achieve a trusted digital economy underpinned by encryption.”</strong><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">If you want to read more coverage of our message, please see the following news articles:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0px 22px 18px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em;overflow:visible;list-style-position:initial;border:0px none"><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"> <strong>ABC News</strong> <a title="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/germany-criticized-web-giants-encryption-plans-46625642" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/germany-criticized-web-giants-encryption-plans-46625642" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">abcnews.go.com/<wbr>Technology/wireStory/…</a> <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"> <strong>Business Insider</strong> <a title="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-germany-gets-criticized-by-web-giants-over-encryption-plans-2017-4" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-germany-gets-criticized-by-web-giants-over-encryption-plans-2017-4" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.businessinsider/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.businessinsider</a>.<wbr>com/… <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>Chicago Tribune</strong> <a title="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu--germany-internet-encryption-20170406-story.html" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu--germany-internet-encryption-20170406-story.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.chicagotribune/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.chicagotribune</a>.<wbr>com/news/nationworld/… <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>CNBC</strong> <a title="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/the-associated-press-germany-gets-criticized-by-web-giants-over-encryption-plans.html" href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/the-associated-press-germany-gets-criticized-by-web-giants-over-encryption-plans.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/</a>.<wbr>.. <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>New York Times</strong> <a title="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/06/world/europe/ap-eu-germany-internet-encryption.html" href="https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/06/world/europe/ap-eu-germany-internet-encryption.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.nytimes.com/</a><wbr>aponline/2017/04/06/world/<wbr>europe/… <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>The Street</strong> <a title="https://www.thestreet.com/story/14076996/1/critics-unhappy-over-germany-s-encryption-plans.html" href="https://www.thestreet.com/story/14076996/1/critics-unhappy-over-germany-s-encryption-plans.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.thestreet.com/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.thestreet.com/</a><wbr>story/14076996/1/…<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>NDTV</strong> <a title="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/germany-gets-criticised-by-web-giants-over-encryption-plans-1678658" href="http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/germany-gets-criticised-by-web-giants-over-encryption-plans-1678658" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">gadgets.ndtv.com/<wbr>internet/news/…</a><u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>WHIO</strong> <a title="http://www.whio.com/technology/germany-gets-criticized-web-giants-over-encryption-plans/vc05WuSNtKcpJGJ6PyO74O/" href="http://www.whio.com/technology/germany-gets-criticized-web-giants-over-encryption-plans/vc05WuSNtKcpJGJ6PyO74O/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.whio.com/technology/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.whio.com/technology/</a>.<wbr>..<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>Daily Mail</strong> <a title="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4387680/Germany-gets-criticized-web-giants-encryption-plans.html" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4387680/Germany-gets-criticized-web-giants-encryption-plans.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a><wbr>wires/ap/article-4387680/…<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>Daily Press</strong> <a title="http://www.dailypress.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu--germany-internet-encryption-20170406-story.html" href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu--germany-internet-encryption-20170406-story.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)"></a><a href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none;color:rgb(52,120,227)">http://www.dailypress.com/news/</a><wbr>nationworld/…<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">Together we can keep sending the message that a strong digital economy depends on an Internet we trust.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p></blockquote><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:1em;background-color:rgb(241,241,241);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Constance</span></div><br><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><br></div></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div><font face="yw-b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e-f473b2e2fb56a11e58695aad3bef8d46--to" style="display:none"></font></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 7:03 AM, ISOC-NY announcements <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:announce@lists.isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">announce@lists.isoc-ny.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Our regular monthly IG ICYMI. Jovan Kurbalija and team do a remarkable job of summarizing Internet Governance happenings worldwide, plus there are regional reports from Belgrade, Tunis, and Brazil.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><u></u><div class="m_-6181097962541352587m_1976809424239004027subscription-body-tag"><table style="width:100%;background:#dddddd" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><tbody><tr><td><span style="display:none!important"> joly posted: "On Friday/Saturday April 7-8 2017 the seventh annual Theorizing the Web conference will take place at the Museum of the Moving Image in NYC. Theorizing the Web is an inter- and non-disciplinary annual conference that brings together scholars, journalists," </span><table class="m_-6181097962541352587m_1976809424239004027subscribe-body" style="width:100%;padding:10px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><div style="direction:ltr;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;overflow:hidden"><table class="m_-6181097962541352587m_1976809424239004027subscribe-wrapper" style="width:100%;background-color:#fff;text-align:left;max-width:1024px;min-width:320px;margin:0 auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tbody><tr><td><table class="m_-6181097962541352587m_1976809424239004027subscribe-header-wrap" style="width:100%;background-color:#43a4d0;height:8px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="m_-6181097962541352587m_1976809424239004027subscribe-wrapper-sub" style="width:100%;background-color:#efefef;text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #ddd" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="20" bgcolor="#efefef"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-6181097962541352587m_1976809424239004027subscribe-content" style="border-top:1px solid #f3f3f3;color:#888;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;background:#efefef"><div class="m_-6181097962541352587postcontent" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 60px;overflow:visible;color:#555555;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;padding:10px 0px 5px;font-weight:500;color:#555555;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.8em;line-height:1.1em"><a style="color:#d54e21;border-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#bbbbbb" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9111" target="_blank">WEBCAST TODAY: @theGIP Digital Watch Briefing: Internet Governance in March 2017 #thegip </a></h2><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a style="color:#3478e3" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gipdwmar17" target="_blank"><img class="m_-6181097962541352587alignright m_-6181097962541352587size-full m_-6181097962541352587wp-image-9112" style="border:1px solid #eeeeee;float:right;padding:2px;margin:0px 0px 2px 7px;display:block;clear:none;vertical-align:top;max-width:98%;height:auto" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/gipdw_mar17_170x255.png" alt="Livestream" width="170" height="255"></a>The <strong><a style="color:#3478e3" href="http://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/briefings" target="_blank">GIP Digital Watch Internet governance briefings</a></strong> provide a ‘zoomed-out’ update of the major global IG and digital policy developments. View the re-stream of the <a style="color:#3478e3" href="https://digitalwatch.giplatform.org/events/briefing-internet-governance-march-2017" target="_blank"><strong>March 28 2017 briefing</strong></a> at <strong>10:00 EDT</strong> (14:00 UTC). Digital rights were under focus this month, with recommendations by the UN Special Rapporteur on privacy for a legal instrument regulating surveillance in cyberspace, and new leaks that describe the US CIA’s ability to hack phones, computers, and smart devices. The US-Russia saga on cyber espionage continues, amid more breaches worldwide. What were the main Internet governance updates in March, and how will they shape future developments? Local hubs in Belgrade, Rio de Janeiro and Tunis share regional perspectives.</p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong>View on Livestream</strong>: <a style="color:#3478e3" href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/gipdwmar17" target="_blank">https://<wbr>livestream.com/<wbr>internetsociety/gipdwmar17</a></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;line-height:1.4em;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><strong>Twitter</strong>: #thegip <a style="color:#3478e3" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/theGIP" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/<wbr>hashtag/theGIP</a></p></div><div class="m_-6181097962541352587bottom-of-entry" style="margin:0px 0px 1px;padding:0px;overflow:hidden;width:708px;height:9px;color:#555555;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> </div><br><p style="direction:ltr;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px"> </p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small;display:inline"><strong>Permalink</strong></div><br><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9111" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9111<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br></font></span></a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><img src="https://t.yesware.com/t/b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e/7f71367fddcad8cd1bddf9e7c9192bf7/spacer.gif" style="border:0;width:0;height:0;overflow:hidden" width="0" height="0"><img src="http://t.yesware.com/t/b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e/7f71367fddcad8cd1bddf9e7c9192bf7/spacer.gif" style="border:0;width:0;height:0;overflow:hidden" width="0" height="0"><div class="m_-6181097962541352587gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9111" target="_blank"></a><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9111" target="_blank"><br><div>Joly MacFie</div><div>President - Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)</div></a><div><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9111" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span></a><a href="http://isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><span> <span id="m_-6181097962541352587gc-number-24" class="m_-6181097962541352587gc-cs-link" title="Call with Google Voice"><a href="tel:(218)%20565-9365" value="+12185659365" target="_blank">218 565 9365</a></span></span></div></div></div>
<font face="yw-b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e-7f71367fddcad8cd1bddf9e7c9192bf7-5550259-tom" style="display:none"></font></font></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>
<br>____<br>
<br>
Internet Society - NYC Metropolitan Area Chapter<br>
<a href="http://isoc-ny.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><br>
<br>
'The Internet is for Everyone."<br>
______________________________<wbr>_____________<br>
Announce mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Announce@lists.isoc-ny.org">Announce@lists.isoc-ny.org</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.isoc-ny.org/listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.isoc-ny.org/<wbr>listinfo.cgi/announce-isoc-ny.<wbr>org</a><br>
<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Joly MacFie</div><div>President - Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a> </span>218 565 9365</div></div></div>
</div>