Čestitamo mag. Janji Jakončič za prejeto priznanje in se ji zahvaljujemo za njen prispevek k projektu »IGF Ambassadors and Youth@IGF!«

Na spodnjem linku je objavljena zadnja verzija draft resolucije o enkripciji za svet EU:
https://files.orf.at/vietnam2/files/fm4/202045/783284_fh_st12143-re01en20_783284.pdf

Prilagamo izjavo ISOC Švica in jo podpiramo

Statement: ISOC Switzerland Chapter Concerned over Reports that EU Plans to Weaken Encryption

According to a blog post from the EFF, the European Union (EU) might be changing directions regarding encryption, perhaps influenced by the Five Eyes. This is not a new discussion and public safety is given as the reason to weaken encryption. However, any weakening of encryption will inevitably allow illegal activity, so the disadvantages outweigh the benefits.

Whilst in the past, the EU was supportive of privacy-protecting technologies like end-to-end encryption, this might be changing. According to the blog post, one option that the EU is considering could be that end-to-end  encryption is not broken in the process, but that a compulsory piece of software could scan it at the end.

Another type of backdoor

This is just another type of backdoor. It has long been the consensus of security specialists that backdoors are dangerous and undesirable. Indeed, “scanning on the client” seems to be even worse than breaking a given encryption scheme: not only can the communication be read, but whoever controls the scanner now has likely full access to all information stored on the device. Software like this exists today and is called spyware. It is widely considered to be dangerous and to be avoided.

In fact, it is not possible to weaken the encryption in such a way that only the communication of the “bad actors” can be monitored without destroying the privacy of all citizens and increasing the threat  of cybercrime. 

Short-lived benefit

The hoped-for benefit of being able to access encrypted communications would not be effective. This is because, as soon as such measures are implemented, “bad actors” would switch to private languages that cannot be decrypted or understood, or to other channels. Meaning that any benefit would be short-lived. The harm to the general public would remain, however, because the backdoors cannot be limited to lawful interception: they can and will be used by criminals for unlawful interception. As soon as a backdoor is built in, it is misused by criminals, such as fraudsters or spies who fish for passwords, information suitable for blackmail or trade secrets.

For reasons outlined above, the ISOC Switzerland Chapter would be very concerned if the technologies mentioned above were to be considered for implementation, and we would disapprove any such implementation.

Encryption Ensures Everyone’s Security. Click the below links to learn more about the ins and outs of encryption as well as the ISOC Switzerland Chapter’s commitment to promoting and defending encryption:

Encryption – What is it good for?

ISOC Switzerland Chapter is a Member of the Global Encryption Coalition

ISOC.SI sporoča, da je skupina Internet Society za hendikepirane osebe  pridobila donacijo od Google-a, ki je namenjena  širitvi dostopa do aktivnosti specialnih skupin, kot je na primer skupina za Internet governance.  S to donacijo bodo pokrite stroške za širokopasovni dostop in drugih potreb kot je prevajanje z znakovnim  jezikom. Spodaj je link za vlaganje vlog za pokrivanje omenjenih stroškov.

Čestitamo in vabimo upravičence, da se odzovejo in izkoristijo priložnost.

The Dynamic Coalition for Accessibility and Disability (DCAD) announces with pleasure and gratitude a grant from Google LLC. These funds have been donated to facilitate the participation of more people with a background in disability and accessibility at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). As this year’s IGF will be virtual, the funds will be used to cover the expense of improved broadband connectivity or other support (for example sign language interpretation) without which a candidate might be barred from effective participation.

Details and application form are at: https://igf-dcad.org/igf2020_grants/

The deadline for applications is 16th October at 12:00UTC.

We look forward to a stronger disability voice at this year’s IGF.

Obdobje za pošiljanje komentarjev je med 23.9.2020 in 23.10.2020 

Svetovalno telo – odbor, ki ga oblikujejo nacionalne veje   združenja Internet Society  – Chapter Advisory Council  ali na kratko ChAC, končuje svoj prvi triletni mandat. Vsaka nacionalna veja  delegira po en član v Svetovalnem odboru ISOC – ChAC.   V tem  prvem obdobju smo spremljali  delo odbora in ugotovili, da je koristno (na primer ob aferi prodaje domene .ORG v lasti Internet Society, ki jo je pozneje preprečil tudi ICANN in je ChAC bil proti). Člani  ChAC  so predlagali določene spremembe v pravilniku njihovega delovanja na podlagi diskusije  s članstvom ISOC.ORG  in te spremembe  so priložene v dokumentu  ChAC Charter Amendment Proposal V1.1. 
Ena od sprememb se nanaša na spremembo statuta (By Laws) nacionalnega združenja, ki bi moral vsebovati določilo o delegiranju člana združenja ISOC v članstvo ChAC. So tudi druge spremembe (večinoma malenkostne) , ki so v dokumentu ChAC Charter Amendment Proposal v.1.1 pobarvane v modro.  Dokument je poslan članom združenja ISOC z namenom sprejema komentarjev in odobritev predlaganih sprememb. Čas za komentiranje in predlaganje dopolnitev  je en mesec, torej do 23. oktobra. 

Vsi člani vljudno vabljeni!

The U.S. Administration’s move to ban TikTok and WeChat for U.S. app stores is a direct attack on the Internet. It is an extreme measure that fundamentally undermines the foundation of the Internet. It’s especially a threat to the principles of openness and accessibility as well as its decentralized management. The Internet has no center. This type of top-down intervention is worrisome because – similar to efforts in China – it tries to impose a centralized management style that runs counter to how the Internet actually works.

This total ban goes contrary to the United States’ commitment to an open Internet. If the Administration wanted to support an open Internet, it would have avoided this route; rather, it would have first tried to understand how such actions may affect the Internet and conducted an impact assessment. An Internet impact assessment is needed for any policy or regulation that could affect the Internet to make sure our actions don’t break the foundation that makes it work for everyone.  At a time where society is increasingly reliant on the connectivity and opportunity that an open Internet enables, this move is counterproductive.

The global Internet is comprised of independent networks that connect to one another. Its distributed nature makes measuring any aspect of the Internet on a global scale difficult. There are many people, projects and organizations collecting data on various facets of the Internet, but there’s no single site or tool that provides a curated set of insights – until now.

What ISOC is preparing!

To help everyone gain deeper insight into the Internet, we’re building a tool that consolidates trusted third-party Internet measurement data from various sources into a single platform. We’ll use this data to examine trends, generate reports, and tell data-driven stories. 

The platform will be available to everyone, everywhere so that policymakers, researchers, journalists, network operators, civil society groups and others can better understand the health, availability, and evolution of the Internet. We aim to have the platform online by the end of 2020.