<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">One of the remarkable things about the Internet Society is the breadth of its endeavour. While the Chapters engage in the microcosmic activities, such as the many Beyond the Net projects, our policy staff are chipping away at the top, influencing regulators at the Global level. Last year there were major wins in terms of the renewal of the WSIS, and the inclusion of Internet Access in the Sustainable Development Goals. Now there is a principle at stake - that strong encryption ultimately benefits everyone, because trust and privacy are indispensable for healthy social and economic intercourse.. This is a message that all ISOC members can take to heart, and should bring to their peers and local regulators. See below.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><u></u><div class="m_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_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_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_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_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_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="postcontent" 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;font-family:HelveticaNeue-Light,'Helvetica Neue Light','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:1.8em;line-height:1.1em"><a style="color:#3478e3" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9114">@InternetSociety calls for stronger encryption @G20 </a></h2><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><img class="alignright wp-image-8779" 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/2016/11/isoclogo.png" alt="ISOC logo" width="218" height="90">On <strong>April 8 2017</strong> 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:#888888;background:#f1f1f1"><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">As G20 discussions wrap in Düsseldorf, we wanted to share with you the <strong><a style="color:#3478e3" 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">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:#555555;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:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>We need to keep saying this</strong>.<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;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:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong><a style="color:#3478e3" 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">You can read it here.</a></strong><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">And here:<strong> </strong><u></u><u></u></p><ul style="padding: 0px; color: #555555; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; overflow: visible; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px !important 22px !important 18px;"><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong><a style="color:#3478e3" title="https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/850359724579201024" href="https://twitter.com/internetsociety/status/850359724579201024">Twitter</a><u></u><u></u></strong></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong><a style="color:#3478e3" title="https://www.linkedin.com/company/219986" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/219986">LinkedIn</a><u></u><u></u></strong></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong> <a style="color:#3478e3" title="https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10154163291258239" href="https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/posts/10154163291258239">Facebook</a></strong><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em"><strong>We ask that you share this post with your contacts and on channels. </strong><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;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:#555555;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="padding: 0px; color: #555555; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; overflow: visible; border: 0px none; margin: 0px 0px !important 22px !important 18px;"><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"> <strong>ABC News</strong> <a style="color:#3478e3" 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">abcnews.go.com/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 style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.businessinsider/">http://www.businessinsider</a>.com/… <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>Chicago Tribune</strong> <a style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.chicagotribune/">http://www.chicagotribune</a>.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 style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/">http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/06/</a>... <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>New York Times</strong> <a style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.nytimes.com/">http://www.nytimes.com/</a>aponline/2017/04/06/world/europe/… <u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>The Street</strong> <a style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.thestreet.com/">http://www.thestreet.com/</a>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 style="color:#3478e3" 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">gadgets.ndtv.com/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 style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.whio.com/technology/">http://www.whio.com/technology/</a>...<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin:0px;padding:2px 0px 0px;border:0px none;overflow:visible"><strong>Daily Mail</strong> <a style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/</a>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 style="color:#3478e3" href="http://www.dailypress.com/news/">http://www.dailypress.com/news/</a>nationworld/…<u></u><u></u></li></ul><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;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:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0.7em 0px;padding:0px;color:#555555;font-size:1em;line-height:1.4em">Constance</p></blockquote></div><div class="bottom-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/p2/9114">http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9114<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br></a><img src="https://t.yesware.com/t/b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e/5de16e7d79e2b4f3f9d36cae68e7e8b8/spacer.gif" style="border:0; width:0; height:0; overflow:hidden;" width="0" height="0"><img src="http://t.yesware.com/t/b3b03f93acb29dde874548d979c14638352bd06e/5de16e7d79e2b4f3f9d36cae68e7e8b8/spacer.gif" style="border:0; width:0; height:0; overflow:hidden;" width="0" height="0"><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9114"></a><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9114"><br><div>Joly MacFie</div><div>President - Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY)</div></a><div><a href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9114"><span style="font-size:12.8px"></span></a><a href="http://isoc-ny.org" target="_blank">http://isoc-ny.org</a><span>          <span id="gc-number-15" class="gc-cs-link" title="Call with Google Voice">218 565 9365</span></span></div></div></div>
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