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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">WCIT-12 leak shows Russia, China, others seek to define 'government-controlled Internet'<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">Summary: Leaked proposals from the U.N. WCIT-12 summit show Russia, China, and similar regimes are making a bid to define the Internet as a system
of government-controlled networks. UPDATED.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#005399;mso-fareast-language:PT"><img width="75" height="56" id="Imagem_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD6E2.1A6286B0" alt="Descrição: Violet Blue"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#6C7376;mso-fareast-language:PT">By
<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/meet-the-team/us/violet.blue/"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">Violet Blue</span></a> for
<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/violetblue/"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">Pulp Tech</span></a> | December 8, 2012 -- 16:48 GMT (08:48 PST)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><img border="0" width="775" height="413" id="Imagem_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CDD6E2.1A6286B0" alt="Descrição: wcit-2012-violet"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The
first morning session at the WCIT-12 conference. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures/8241140106/in/set-72157632073685626">
<span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">Credit: ITU/Flickr</span></a> <o:p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">New proposals submitted to the <b><a href="http://www.itu.int/en/wcit-12/Pages/default.aspx"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">World
Conference on International Telecommunications</span></a> </b>(WCIT-12) aim to redefine the Internet as a system of government-controlled, state-supervised networks, according to a leaked document.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The WCIT-12 summit in Dubai is currently where the U.N.'s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is being held, where member state countries
are going head-to-head about proposed revisions to the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITR), a legally binding international treaty signed by 178 countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The
<b><a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/Merged%20UAE%20081212.pdf"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">leaked document</span></a></b> [PDF] was proposed by a member state bloc comprised of Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan, Egypt,
and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">Updated Monday, December 10th, at 3:13 a.m. PST: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">According to ITU's Twitter feed,
<a href="http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/wcit-china-russia-government-itu-internet-101419">
<span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">TechWeek Europe</span></a> and <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/business/telecoms/uae-signs-proposal-to-regulate-global-telecoms">
<span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">The National</span></a>, the proposal has now been <a href="https://twitter.com/ITU/status/278079049983721472"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">withdrawn</span></a>. Additionally, the Egyptian
delegation has communicated <a href="https://twitter.com/dkabeel/status/277387450928730112"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">to WCITleaks via Twitter</span></a> that, despite its name on the document, Egypt claims it "never supported the document."</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">Both Russia and China have been criticized in the past for various actions over their legislative approaches to their citizens' Internet access.
Russia recently enacted a 'blacklist' law that <b><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57467858-501465/russias-proposed-internet-blacklist-raises-questions-about-censorship/"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">sparked parliamentary
scrutiny over the country's plans</span></a> </b>to censor the Russian Web, while China has for years impeded citizens' access to a free and open Web thanks to the state-run <b><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/asia/chinas-internet-crackdown-anonymous-political-intrigue-and-blackouts/1633"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">so-called
'Great Firewall'</span></a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">Read more<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/u-s-now-totally-unified-in-opposition-of-u-n-internet-governance-7000008382/"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#005399;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="275" height="206" id="Imagem_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CDD6E2.1A6286B0" alt="Descrição: U.S. now 'totally unified' in opposition of U.N. Internet governance"></span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/u-s-now-totally-unified-in-opposition-of-u-n-internet-governance-7000008382/"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">U.S.
now 'totally unified' in opposition of U.N. Internet governance</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/u-s-now-totally-unified-in-opposition-of-u-n-internet-governance-7000008382/"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">Read
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The leaked proposal specifically defines the Internet as an: "international conglomeration of interconnected telecommunication networks," and that
"Internet governance shall be effected through the development and application by governments," with member states having "the sovereign right to establish and implement public policy, including international policy, on matters of Internet governance."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The secretly drafted proposal
<b><a href="http://wcitleaks.org/"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">were posted on WCITLeaks</span></a></b>, a Web site where conference proposals are being anonymously leaked, partially due to the fact that WCIT-12 conference proposals have
not yet been made available to the general public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The document also reflects one country's relentless push to redefine the Internet -- most recently seen in Russia's <b><a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/S12-WCIT12-C-0027!R1!MSW-E.pdf"><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">original
proposals for WCIT-12</span></a> </b>[PDF].<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">In June 2011, Vladimir Putin met with ITU's Secretary-General, Dr. Hamadoun Toure, where the then-Russian Prime Minister reminded the Toure that
Russia co-founded the ITU. Putin then made headlines after stating that <a href="http://government.ru/eng/docs/15601/print/"><b><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">Russia intends to actively participate in</span></b></a>, "establishing international
control over the Internet using the monitoring and supervisory capabilities of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">With the secretive nature of WCIT-12's proposal system, there is a growing sense that certain countries are prepared to move quickly in hopes that
drastic proposals will slip through unnoticed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">In late November, the Arab States made a last-minute play to have the ITU become a national registry in the standards-setting summit the ITU facilitated
just before WCIT-12 began only a week ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><a href="http://news.dot-nxt.com/2012/12/06/itu-backs-away-ip-address-prov"><b><span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">According to
<i>Dot Next</i></span></b></a>, attendees at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) were "surprised" with an aggressive last-minute proposal by the Arab States that the ITU become a provider of IP addresses, citing "historical imbalances"
relating to the allocation of traditional IPv4 addresses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The proposal was halted when the U.S. threatened that it would refuse to accept the decision if it were passed. In a softening move, the ITU then
decided it would, "conduct a feasibility study on the necessary action that would enable ITU-T to become a registry of IPv6 addresses" for the ITU Council to consider in 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">It's outrageous to think that any country would propose "state surveillance," or "the sovereign right to force Internet companies to hand over private
information." But, this seems to be just what this document is proposing:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT"><img border="0" width="775" height="397" id="Imagem_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.png@01CDD6E2.1A6286B0" alt="Descrição: Screen Shot 2012-12-08 at 16.21.38"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">The
leaked proposals (Credit: <a href="http://files.wcitleaks.org/public/Merged%20UAE%20081212.pdf#page=6">
<span style="color:#005399;text-decoration:none">WCITLeaks.org [PDF]</span></a>) <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#252525;mso-fareast-language:PT">It cannot be understated the damage such a proposal could do to the free and open Internet, online privacy and anonymity, with access to the Internet
at risk from an array of oppressive governments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT">De:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:PT"> cluster-bounces@radio-amador.net [mailto:cluster-bounces@radio-amador.net]
<b>Em nome de </b>João Gonçalves Costa<br>
<b>Enviada:</b> segunda-feira, 10 de Dezembro de 2012 14:20<br>
<b>Para:</b> CLUSTER (cluster@radio-amador.net)<br>
<b>Assunto:</b> ARLA/CLUSTER: Noticias da World Conference on International Telecommunications Dubai<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The UN internet regulation treaty being discussed in Dubai may according to dot-nxt impact on amateur radio operators.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">dot-nxt say: "At the heart of the issue is the term "operating agencies". Currently the international telecommunication regulations (ITRs) apply only to "recognized operating agencies" - and that means large telecoms
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Some countries want that term changed to just "operating agencies", which would mean the ITRs become applicable to a vastly larger number of groups... So rather than just AT&T, British Telecom or Italia Telecom, the international
treaty would then apply to Google, Facebook, Microsoft, eBay, in fact just about every Internet company, as well private network operators, leased-line operators, amateur radio operators, even government agencies"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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