http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/index.php On trouvera ici une sélection des articles d'information et d'analyse publiés sur le site www.mondialisations.org du GERM, qui rendent compte de la richesse et de la diversité des figures des mondialisations contemporaines, ainsi que des débats qu'elles suscitent. FR Sat, 02 May 2026 22:41:29 Sat, 02 May 2026 22:41:29 germ.mondialisations@gmail.com (GERM) germ.mondialisations@gmail.com (GERM) 5 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41908&lan=EN While the mania for cryptocurrencies may have peaked, new units continue to be announced, seemingly by the day. Prominent among the new arrivals are so-called �oestable coins.” Bearing names like Tether, Basis, and Sagacoin, their value is rigidly tied to the dollar, the euro, or a basket of national currencies. It’s easy to see the appeal of these units. Viable monies provide a reliable means of payment, unit of account, and store of value. But conventional cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, trade at wildly fluctuating prices, which means that their purchasing power �" their command over goods and services �" is highly unstable. Hence they are unattractive as units of account. Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41908&lan=EN http://cafebabel.com/fr/article/supprimer-facebook-alors-facile-5b2ca9f4f723b30d8f7007c9/ Data breaches, identity theft, targeted ads that persistently follow us from one web page to another… and then there’s the average time we spend online every day. All of this shows how little control we have over the personal information we put online. So I set out on a quest to find young people who, having had enough, decided to drastically reduce their online presence. Meet Tom and Malika, two journalists off the grid. �"...�" Journalist by profession, Malika started auditing her online presence about a year ago. When she became interested in the topic of Internet surveillance and personal data use, the young Kyrgyzstani decided to delete her Twitter account. Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://cafebabel.com/fr/article/supprimer-facebook-alors-facile-5b2ca9f4f723b30d8f7007c9/ http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41787&lan=EN We have come a long way in the eight months since Facebook, Google, and Twitter executives appeared before Congress to answer questions about how Russian sources exploited their platforms to influence the election. But if there is one thing that the search for solutions has made clear, it is that there is no silver bullet. Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41787&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41785&lan=EN It has been widely reported that software and web applications made in China are often built with a �oebackdoor” feature, allowing the manufacturer or the government to monitor and collect data from the user's device. But how exactly does the backdoor feature work? Recent discussion among mobile phone users in mainland China has shed some light on the question. Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41785&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41733&lan=EN German technology companies should publicly disclose whether they are considering sales to the Turkmenistan government, Human Rights Watch said today. They should also reveal what steps they have taken to assess whether any technology sold is likely to be used by the government to block websites and carry out surveillance in violation of human rights. In February 2018, Turkmen state media outlets reported that a senior vice president at Rohde and Schwarz, a major German technology firm, had met with Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41733&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41730&lan=EN Netizens in mainland China are expressing outrage over a proposal of the Hainan government that would enable access to overseas social media platforms that are otherwise censored in China. The policy was met with firm criticism when it was released on June 21, on the provincial government website. Some described it as being �oeunfair” to other provinces, charging that it gives special privileges to the Hainan, an island province in the South China Sea that is popular among foreign tourists. Others called the policy a form of �oeinformation apartheid.” Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41730&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41696&lan=EN Nine European Union (EU) member states are attempting to block curbs on the export of surveillance equipment to abusive regimes, in a retrograde move that could threaten human rights around the world, Access Now, Amnesty International, Privacy International and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said today. A position paper leaked to media reveals that the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and the UK are in favour of weakening human rights protections, in relation to surveillance exports, which were included in a Commission proposal and strengthened last year by the European Parliament. Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41696&lan=EN http://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/nyregion/newark-surveillance-cameras-police.html Surveillance cameras are an inescapable fixture of the modern city. Law enforcement agencies have deployed vast networks to guard against terrorism and combat street crime. But in Newark, the police have taken an extraordinary step that few, if any, other departments in the country have pursued: They have opened up feeds from dozens of closed-circuit cameras to the public, asking viewers to assist the force by watching over the city and reporting anything suspicious. Sat, 09 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/nyregion/newark-surveillance-cameras-police.html http://www.voxeurop.eu/fr/2018/protection-des-donn-es-personnelles-5121943 For the researcher Olivier Ertzscheid, author of the New Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace, the forthcoming European General Data Protection Regulation is an important step forward for internet users. VoxEurop: Does the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which enters into force on 25 May, represent progress in returning autonomy to internet users or is it just another restriction on use of the internet by platforms and users? Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.voxeurop.eu/fr/2018/protection-des-donn-es-personnelles-5121943 http://www.voxeurop.eu/fr/2018/r-seaux-sociaux-5121934 Facebook has been intensifying its lobbying efforts within European institutions since 2013. Facebook is a regular subject of controversies connected to the use of data shared by its users �" in 2013, for example, after the revelations of Edward Snowden, or more recently with the Cambridge Analytica affair. As a consequence, the company has been trying its best to polish its image and reassure both the public and institutions. To this end, it has formed a network to amplify its influence in Washington as well as in Brussels. Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.voxeurop.eu/fr/2018/r-seaux-sociaux-5121934 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41355&lan=EN The Commission is presenting today guidelines and principles for online platforms to increase the proactive prevention, detection and removal of illegal content inciting hatred, violence and terrorism online. As announced by President Juncker in his As announced by President Juncker in his Letter of Intent accompanying his State of the Union speech of 13 September, the European Commission is presenting today guidelines and principles for online platforms. The aim is to increase the proactive prevention, detection and removal of illegal content inciting hatred, violence and terrorism online. The increasing availability and spreading of terrorist material and content that incites violence and hatred online is a serious threat to the security and safety of EU citizens. It also undermines citizens' trust and confidence in the digital environment �" a key engine of innovation, growth and jobs. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=41355&lan=EN http://theintercept.com/2016/12/23/virtual-reality-allows-the-most-detailed-intimate-digital-surveillance-yet/ Thu, 05 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 http://theintercept.com/2016/12/23/virtual-reality-allows-the-most-detailed-intimate-digital-surveillance-yet/ http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=40583&lan=EN Although the digital is connected to social justice through its impact in specific sectors �" governance and democracy, education, health, labour rights, public services including welfare, gender equality, environment, and so on �" it cannot be understood and addressed from within each sector in isolation. In addition to a sector-specific understanding and response, it is important to address the phenomenon as a meta-level or infrastructural element as it envelops new and emerging social structures and dynamics as a whole. Most sectoral response has focused on practical applications (or, at best, specific adverse impacts) of the digital phenomenon, and not its structural constructs and directions, which in any case are difficult to articulate and address from within any one sector. Yet in its very form and the nature of its impact, the digital revolution calls for a holistic, cross-sectoral response. Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=40583&lan=EN http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/internet-security-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-the-islamic-state Facebook has long sought to ensure that its site is safe and that people are not exploiting it to promote terrorism. This is a challenge given the size of its community: currently 1.6 billion regular users, the vast majority of them outside the United States. To meet this challenge, Facebook established a set of "community standards" barring certain activities, and it enforces these standards through a content policy team based in five offices around the world. Team members have many different backgrounds (lawyers, NGO workers, etc.), but the company also realizes the necessity of consulting with outside experts. For example, it frequently reaches out to other organizations for their interpretation of terrorism-related events, including The Washington Institute. Wed, 02 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/internet-security-and-privacy-in-the-age-of-the-islamic-state http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39362&lan=EN The Global Ocean Commission’s report, From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean, was released in June 2014. In it we identified the main drivers of global ocean decline and mapped out a set of eight practical proposals for action to achieve global ocean recovery; these provide an economically and politically feasible roadmap for reversing the deteriorating health of the ocean within five years. Eighteen months after putting forward the proposals, it is time to take stock of how far we have come, and where we are headed. Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39362&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39181&lan=EN Many economically advanced countries are failing to fully enforce regulations on political party funding and campaign donations or are leaving loopholes that can be exploited by powerful private interest groups, according to a new OECD report. Financing Democracy: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns and the Risk of Policy Capture says that private donors frequently use loans, membership fees and third-party funding to circumvent spending limits or to conceal donations. Tightening regulation and applying sanctions more rigorously would help to restore public trust at a time when voters in advanced economies are showing disillusionment with political parties and fear that democratic processes can be captured by private interest groups. Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39181&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39156&lan=EN As part of continuing efforts to boost transparency by multinational enterprises (MNEs), 31 countries[1] signed today the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) for the automatic exchange of Country-by-Country reports. The signing ceremony marks an important milestone towards implementation of the OECD/G20 BEPS Project and a significant increase in cross-border cooperation on tax matters. The MCAA will enable consistent and swift implementation of new transfer pricing reporting standards developed under Action 13 of the BEPS Action Plan. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39156&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39085&lan=EN Today, the European Commission proposed to facilitate the exchange of criminal records of non-EU citizens in the EU by upgrading the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS). This is a key action of the European Agenda on Security, which aims to improve cooperation between national authorities in the fight against terrorism and other forms of serious cross-border crime. This initiative will ensure that ECRIS, which is already widely used for exchange of criminal records of EU citizens, will be used to its full potential. Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=39085&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38955&lan=EN A proposed change to France’s Constitution would put many people at even greater risk of human rights violations by giving security services carte blanche to close down organizations, conduct unwarranted house raids, shut down mosques and restrict people’s freedom of movement, said Amnesty International. The amendment, which if approved as an official government proposal by the French Council of Ministers during discussions set for tomorrow, would allow authorities to continue using state of emergency measures for a further six months after the end of a state of emergency. Under the current state of emergency, authorities have carried out 2,700 house searches without warrant and imposed assigned residency on hundreds of people, restricting their freedom of movement, since the November 13 Paris attacks. Tue, 22 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38955&lan=EN http://globalvoices.org/2015/10/01/facing-sweeping-surveillance-bill-french-public-falls-between-alarm-and-indifference/ In the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack, and despite vehement opposition from civil liberties groups, France's parliament passed in May 2015 a bill allowing the government to monitor the phone calls and emails of suspected terrorists without prior authorization from a judge. The bill also requires Internet service providers to install so-called �oeblack boxes” that sweep up and analyze metadata on millions of web users, and forces them to make that data freely available to intelligence organizations. The bill also allows intelligence agents to plant microphones, cameras, and keystroke loggers in the homes of suspected terrorists. Under the law, the government can authorize surveillance for vaguely defined reasons such as �oemajor foreign policy interests” and preventing �oeorganized delinquency.” Thu, 01 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://globalvoices.org/2015/10/01/facing-sweeping-surveillance-bill-french-public-falls-between-alarm-and-indifference/ http://fr.rsf.org/chine-quand-pekin-impose-sa-propagande-24-09-2015,48390.html For years China has resolutely pursued a not entirely official goal of establishing a new media and information world order in which it would occupy a central position and would be able to shape opinion as it wished. This goal and the strategy for achieving it were described in an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal in 2011 by Li Congjun, who headed the Chinese news agency Xinhua until 2014 and who is now a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee. The op-ed piece was headlined �oeToward a New World Media Order.” President Xi, who also happens to head a central committee offshoot called the Central Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization, signalled his desire to be assertive on the new information technology front by beginning his US visit with a stopover in Seattle, where he met with the CEOs of such tech industry giants as Microsoft, Apple and Amazon. Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://fr.rsf.org/chine-quand-pekin-impose-sa-propagande-24-09-2015,48390.html http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38554&lan=EN France has just enacted a law that allows state intelligence agencies to spy on millions of its own citizens. Of course, France has the right to protect its people from terrorism, especially in light of the terrible Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris this January. But this new law goes far beyond tackling terror. The French government is now free to conduct sweeping surveillance of people not suspected of any wrongdoing on grounds like �oedefending and promoting … France’s major economic, industrial and scientific interests,” and �oepreventing interferences with the republican nature of institutions”. Tue, 28 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38554&lan=EN http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/08/for-arab-human-rights-defenders-hacking-team-files-confirm-suspicions-of-state-surveillance/ Human rights advocates across the Arab world are combing through the troves of data uncovered in massive hack of the controversial Italian security and surveillance technology firm Hacking Team. Hacking Team's notorious �oeRemote Control System” has been used by oppressive regimes in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Sudan, UAE, Oman, Morocco and Egypt to surveil and intimidate political opponents, human rights advocates, journalists, and digital activists. Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/08/for-arab-human-rights-defenders-hacking-team-files-confirm-suspicions-of-state-surveillance/ http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38447&lan=EN Reporters Without Borders joins 25 other civil society groups in hailing a report by David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, that says the use of encryption and anonymity in digital communications deserves strong protection. Presented at the 29th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June - 3 July), the report points out that human rights defenders, lawyers and journalists rely on these tools to encrypt their communications and protect their contacts and sources, and that any restrictions on these tools should therefore be strictly limited. Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38447&lan=EN http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/01/china-national-security-law-internet-regulation-cyberspace-xi-jinping China has passed a wide-ranging national security law expanding its legal reach over the internet and even outer space as concerns grow about ever-tighter limits on rights. Since Xi Jinping came to power, the ruling Communist party has overseen a crackdown on activists, while unrest related to the mainly Muslim region of Xinjiang has worsened and spread. Zheng Shuna, a senior official at the National People’s Congress (NPC), said: �oeChina’s national security situation has become increasingly severe.” Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/01/china-national-security-law-internet-regulation-cyberspace-xi-jinping http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38372&lan=EN On 5 June 2013, whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the first shocking evidence of global mass surveillance programmes. We’ve since learned that the USA’s National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have been monitoring the internet and phone activity of hundreds of millions of people across the world. Two years on, we take a look at how the landscape has changed thanks to the documents Snowden released. Thu, 04 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38372&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38363&lan=EN Governments must accept they have lost the debate over the legitimacy of mass surveillance and reform their oversight of intelligence gathering, Amnesty International and Privacy International said today in a briefing published two years after Edward Snowden blew the lid on US and UK intelligence agencies’ international spying network. �oeThe balance of power is beginning to shift,” said Edward Snowden in an article published today in newspapers around the world. �oeWith each court victory, with every change in law, we demonstrate facts are more convincing than fear.” Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38363&lan=EN http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/05/22/185906/ It has been a year since the EU Court of Justice found the EU Data Retention Directive to be �oeinvalid” due in part to its infringement on user privacy. While stories of mass surveillance continue to dominate headlines in France, Germany and the UK, some European countries actually have sought to build stronger protections for user privacy. Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/05/22/185906/ http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38334&lan=EN Just 25 years ago, most people had never used a computer, seen a mobile phone or heard of the Internet. These technologies are now so embedded in everyday life, that our ways of doing, living, working, consuming, interacting and organizing, are undergoing rapid transformation, bringing many benefits. The Internet is already the leading global database for purposes of education, knowledge, work, consumption and others; but for the same reasons, there are fundamental issues of human rights and public interest, related to control and decision-making power. Hence, there are new challenges for the political-economic system and social coexistence, that our societies have not yet been able to process properly. The invasion of communication privacy is perhaps one of the most obvious examples, since Edward Snowden's revelations about massive spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA). But there are many more areas where new issues are emerging. This means that decisions on the development of Internet applications and usages have implications for human rights, justice, social and economic equity, and democracy, which require a framework of public policies and regulations at the national and international levels. Thu, 21 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38334&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38328&lan=EN Wed, 13 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38328&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38198&lan=EN While social movements and actors worldwide have integrated the Internet and cyberspace as a key dimension of their practices of work, organization and coordination, their inclusion as a topic of political and strategic debate has been, up to now, relatively marginal; an instrumental view of the Internet still predominates. At most, the debate is taking place in the realm of communications, when in fact it is also about a new dimension of economics, politics, culture and the social order, with huge implications for power rearrangements and for the future of democracy itself. Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38198&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38194&lan=EN The Council of Europe is launching today �"in co-operation with five partner organisations�" an Internet platform aimed at protecting journalism and promoting the safety of journalists. Via the platform, the partner organisations �"Article 19, the Association of European Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists, the International Federation of Journalists and Reporters Without Borders�" will issue alerts concerning media freedom threats and will bring them to the attention of the Council of Europe institutions. Thu, 02 Apr 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38194&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38152&lan=EN UN Human Rights Council members on March 26, 2015, took an important step in global efforts to protect privacy on the internet, as well as more broadly, Human Rights Watch said today. The council unanimously agreed to appoint a new UN special rapporteur, or expert, on the right to privacy. �oeHow privacy is protected online is one of the most pressing issues of our time,” said Eileen Donahoe, director of global affairs at Human Rights Watch. �oeOur hope is that the Human Rights Council resolution marks the beginning of a serious global reckoning with mass surveillance and its effects.” Thu, 26 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38152&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38125&lan=EN The United States’ mass surveillance of internet and phone use flies in the face of global public opinion, said Amnesty International as it published a major poll to launch its worldwide #UnfollowMe campaign. The poll, which questioned 15,000 people from 13 countries across every continent, found that 71% of respondents were strongly opposed to the United States monitoring their internet use. Meanwhile, nearly two thirds said they wanted tech companies �" like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo �" to secure their communications to prevent government access. Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38125&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38107&lan=EN Drones, it seems, are suddenly everywhere. They have buzzed through the plot lines of American television thrillers like 24 and Homeland, been floated as a possible delivery option by the online retail giant Amazon.com, seen action in disaster zones in Haiti and the Philippines, and hovered menacingly over French nuclear power plants. This once secretive technology has become nearly ubiquitous. With policymakers in the United States and Europe committed to opening civilian airspace to non-military drones, the pilotless aircraft will only become more common. So it is crucial that the unique challenges they present to civil liberties and privacy are quickly identified and addressed. Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38107&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38067&lan=EN One of the �oebiggest Snowden stories yet” has arrived on the 20th of February, according to journalist Glenn Greenwald. Spies from the United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) and the United Kingdom's Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) �oehacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe.” The information was obtained from top-secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Fri, 20 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=38067&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37978&lan=EN On Sunday, January 11, millions of protesters took to the streets throughout Europe to demonstrate their revulsion against the attempt to suppress freedom of expression and the attack against French magazine Charlie Hebdo. That same day, the interior ministers of European Union member countries met to discuss a common policy on combating terrorism in Europe. Many think that defending freedom has been short-lived for these leaders, since the measures being considered range from restricting the freedom of movement in the Schengen zone to collecting data on the communications and travel of certain people, as well as closely monitoring the Internet and social networks. Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37978&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37911&lan=EN On December 20, Russia’s government requested that Facebook block a page used to rally opponents of President Vladimir Putin. Facebook initially agreed, but allowed a new page to be opened the next day. By demonstrating that at least some Western companies care about values that cannot be expressed on their bottom line, Facebook undermined a key claim of Russian propaganda �" and thereby cast doubt on other false assertions that are helping to prop up Putin’s regime. This was no easy decision for Facebook. By refusing to comply with the Kremlin’s request, Facebook openly defied a Russian law allowing Internet censorship. Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37911&lan=EN http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/14/turkish-police-raid-opposition-media Turkish police have detained at least 23 people in orchestrated raids on opposition media outlets with close ties to the US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, a key critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The raids came days after Erdogan announced a fresh operation against supporters of Gülen, a former ally whom Erdogan accuses of having established a �oeparallel organisation” �" an influential network within state institutions such as the police and judiciary as well as within the media �" that aims to overthrow the Justice and Development party (AKP) government. Gülen denies the charge. Sun, 14 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/14/turkish-police-raid-opposition-media http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/12/us-yahoo-surveillance-idUSKBN0H703920140912 The U.S. government in 2008 threatened to fine Yahoo Inc $250,000 a day if it failed to turn over customer data to intelligence agencies, according to documents unsealed on Thursday. The documents shed new light on how the government dealt with U.S. Internet companies that were reluctant to comply with orders from the secretive U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which rules on government requests to conduct surveillance for national security issues. Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/12/us-yahoo-surveillance-idUSKBN0H703920140912 http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=399:turla-spying-tool-targets-governments-and-diplomats&Itemid=488 A cyberespionage campaign involving malware known as Wipbot and Turla has systematically targeted the governments and embassies of a number of former Eastern Bloc countries. Trojan.Wipbot (known by other vendors as Tavdig) is a back door used to facilitate reconnaissance operations before the attackers shift to long term monitoring operations using Trojan. Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=399:turla-spying-tool-targets-governments-and-diplomats&Itemid=488 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37334&lan=EN Ecuador is committed to protecting persons subject to political persecution. Two years ago, after a profound investigation and review of our legal obligations, we decided to give political asylum to Julian Assange. Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37334&lan=EN http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2014/07/28/172595/ The Thai military junta has escalated its media war, now banning media organizations from publishing anything that �oecould create resistance against the junta” Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/2014/07/28/172595/ http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37139&lan=EN Governments around the world should heed the findings of the UN’s human rights commissioner on mass surveillance, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments should rein in mass surveillance and respect the privacy of all Internet users, no matter where they are located. Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37139&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37120&lan=EN Leading up to the World Cup in Brazil, with sounds of gunfire in the background forbidden funk rappers continued to talk about what the government wants to hide: extreme violence, social segregation and racism in the favelas. Sun, 13 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37120&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37104&lan=EN BRICS must provide a new global Internet Governance model that ensures human rights, as well as equity and social justice for all people of the world Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=37104&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36970&lan=EN With this worldwide reading, the international literature festival Berlin calls on the United States Government to recognize that Edward Snowden's revelations are of essential importance for the safeguarding of democracy in the digital age, and thus that his actions must be seen to be covered by the Universal Unwritten Rule of the Ethical Right. Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36970&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36932&lan=EN It's something we all worry about: 76% of Europeans are concerned that their personal data is not safe in the hands of private companies. To call attention to the issue, European Data Protection Day is marked every year on 28 January. MEPs are currently working on beefing up European rules on data protection to ensure people's data are safe online. Find out the facts in our infographic. Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36932&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36867&lan=EN We are mainly living in the realm of numbers, and of whatever can be represented by numbers. We are very far from understanding this kind of domination. Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36867&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36735&lan=EN The Just Net Coalition recognizes the efforts of the organizers of NetMundial to achieve an outcome document, and welcomes certain important steps forward in the final text, particularly the emphasis on managing the Internet in the public interest. However, even though the document is non-binding, it leaves us deeply concerned about the inclusion and phrasing of certain clauses, the omission of key issues and above all about how the concept of new types of multistakeholder processes with new kinds of outputs, lacking any clear definition, might be construed by different actors in the future. Mon, 05 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36735&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36679&lan=EN We would like to thank the Brazilian government for organizing the Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance We, as a diverse group of civil society organizations from around the world, appreciate having been part of the process. Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36679&lan=EN http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36653&lan=EN The former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has told the Council of Europe that the NSA spied on human rights organizations, but did not identify which groups. If Snowden’s assertion is accurate, it is an example of behavior the US government condemns around the world. Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36653&lan=EN http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-obama-surveillance-nsa-20140119,0,6874114.column#axzz2r23xJrJr Individually, the concrete steps President Obama announced Friday toward reforming the National Security Agency's surveillance programs were modest. Taken together, though, they signal the end of an era of unfettered escalation in U.S. intelligence-gathering. Sun, 19 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-obama-surveillance-nsa-20140119,0,6874114.column#axzz2r23xJrJr http://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2014/01/17/etats-unis-declaration-sur-le-discours-du-president-obama-concernant-les-programmes- On January 17, 2014, US President Barack Obama delivered a speech at the US Department of Justice about US electronic surveillance practices. Below is the reaction from Human Rights Watch: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2014/01/17/etats-unis-declaration-sur-le-discours-du-president-obama-concernant-les-programmes- http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2014/01/16/la-nsa-recupere-des-millions-de-sms-dans-le-monde_4349641_651865.html The National Security Agency has collected almost 200 million text messages a day from across the globe, using them to extract data including location, contact networks and credit card details, according to top-secret documents. Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2014/01/16/la-nsa-recupere-des-millions-de-sms-dans-le-monde_4349641_651865.html http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/06/why-tech-double-edged-sword-human-rights Tech has been turned against human rights �" or so it seemed from Edward Snowden’s revelations last year. The technological advances that enabled the Arab Spring and empowered citizen journalists were exposed as facilitating unfettered surveillance worldwide and outstripping legal protections. Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/06/why-tech-double-edged-sword-human-rights http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/01/snowden-case-prosecution Mr Snowden has done some good. He has highlighted the NSA’s sloppy security procedures and the danger of �oecontractorisation”. He has stoked a necessary debate about the nature of meta-data and has shown that using legal means to arm-twist American internet and technology companies into cooperating with the NSA can backfire. But these benefits are far outweighed by the harm. Here are a few examples of such disclosures. Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2014/01/snowden-case-prosecution http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/12/31/silver-lining-year-2013-human-rights With the slaughter of civilians in Syria still horribly unrestrained, it is easy to be discouraged about human rights. There is, of course, every reason for outrage about Syria, and about the international community's narrow focus on peace talks, unlikely as they are to succeed anytime soon, without any comparable effort to stop the killing of civilians while the fighting continues. But there has been human rights progress in many areas in 2013. Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/12/31/silver-lining-year-2013-human-rights http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/opinion/edward-snowden-whistle-blower.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=1& Seven months ago, the world began to learn the vast scope of the National Security Agency’s reach into the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe, as it collects information about their phone calls, their email messages, their friends and contacts, how they spend their days and where they spend their nights. The public learned in great detail how the agency has exceeded its mandate and abused its authority, prompting outrage at kitchen tables and at the desks of Congress, which may finally begin to limit these practices. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/02/opinion/edward-snowden-whistle-blower.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/world/europe/snowden-christmas-message-privacy.html?ref=world&_r=0 In a message broadcast Wednesday on British television, Edward J. Snowden, the former American security contractor, urged an end to mass surveillance, arguing that the electronic monitoring he has exposed surpasses anything imagined by George Orwell in �oe1984,” a dystopian vision of an all-knowing state. Wed, 25 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/26/world/europe/snowden-christmas-message-privacy.html?ref=world&_r=0 http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2013/12/17/lettre-ouverte-aux-bresiliens-mon-aide-contre-l-asile-politique?page=all The promise of help is in an "open letter to the people of Brazil" obtained by Folha that will be sent to authorities and will be part of an online campaign, hosted on the site of NGO Avaaz, which specializes in petitions. Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2013/12/17/lettre-ouverte-aux-bresiliens-mon-aide-contre-l-asile-politique?page=all http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36232&lan=EN The initiative called �oeWriters Against Mass Surveillance” today published a pledge demanding that �oeall states and corporations” respect the right "for all people, as democratic citizens, to determine to what extent their personal data may be collected, stored and processed.” To protect civil rights in the digital age, the authors are also urging the United Nations �oeto create an International Bill of Digital Rights.” Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mondialisations.org/php/public/art.php?id=36232&lan=EN http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/02/nsa-portrait-total-surveillance Barack Obama hailed United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon as a "good friend" after the two had sat down in the White House in April to discuss the issues of the day: Syria and alleged chemical weapons attacks, North Korea, Israel-Palestine, and climate change. Sat, 02 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/02/nsa-portrait-total-surveillance http://www.euractiv.fr/science-policymaking/la-protection-des-donnees-pourra-news-531425 Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding yesterday (29 October) issued a stark warning that data protection should be kept off the agenda of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). But EurActiv understands that US pressure is mounting to keep the debate open on data issues. Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.euractiv.fr/science-policymaking/la-protection-des-donnees-pourra-news-531425 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/10/29/mr_president_we_can_handle_the_truth_white_house_nsa_scandal?wp_login_redirect=0 It has been revealing to watch the White House chase the NSA surveillance story. At first, when Edward Snowden's revelations broke, White House officials sought to make the story about him. Snowden was a traitor and the issue was how quickly he could be brought to justice. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/10/29/mr_president_we_can_handle_the_truth_white_house_nsa_scandal?wp_login_redirect=0 http://www.opendemocracy.net/goran-fejic/stasi-or-nsa Which spy agency would you choose to monitor your life, asks Goran Fejic. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.opendemocracy.net/goran-fejic/stasi-or-nsa http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2013/10/21/l-ampleur-de-l-espionnage-mondial-par-la-nsa_3499756_651865.html In the course of the summer, the documents forwarded to several of the media by Edward Snowden have contributed to lifting the veil on the extent of the surveillance and espionage carried out by the NSA, the American National Security Agency and its allies. Le Monde has now also had access to these documents. Mon, 21 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2013/10/21/l-ampleur-de-l-espionnage-mondial-par-la-nsa_3499756_651865.html http://en.qantara.de/content/ueberwachung-und-innere-sicherheit-nach-911-wie-buecher-tragende-esel-0 For months, we have been kept on tenterhooks by the revelations of former US intelligence agency employee Edward Snowden. We discover that we are living in a police state, in which intelligence agencies register our digital footprints with the help of Internet giants such as Google and Facebook. Security authorities log information on who we communicate and when, and can read anything, should they so wish. Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://en.qantara.de/content/ueberwachung-und-innere-sicherheit-nach-911-wie-buecher-tragende-esel-0 http://www.lejournalinternational.fr/Cyber-security-in-the-European-Union-the-big-time-trial_a982.html Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.lejournalinternational.fr/Cyber-security-in-the-European-Union-the-big-time-trial_a982.html http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/06/st_essay_datafireworks/ Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/06/st_essay_datafireworks/ http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/node/397 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://internetrightsandprinciples.org/node/397