Of interest to Tor people---first report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy: * http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3308162/A-HRC-31-64.pdf

"As the Special Rapporteur mentioned in presenting his report at the Human Rights Council today, his focus is currently on defining “what" to protect (defining privacy) and “why" (privacy as an enabling right rather than as an end in itself), whereas the “how” is envisioned for a much later stage in his mandate."

If someone on the list wants to get into this I'll make the appropriate connections.

-V

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicolas Seidler seidler@isoc.org Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:06 AM Subject: [Internet Policy] Heads-up: new report by UN Special Rapporteur on Privacy To: "internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org" internetpolicy@elists.isoc.org

Dear all,

I would like to bring your attention to the release of the first report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci. http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session31/Documents/A-H...

As we mentioned when this mandate was created, this is a brand new position in the UN Human Rights Council that was created as part of reactions to disclosures on pervasive communication surveillance (including at the UN General Assembly level in December 2014).

We are still going through the report and will share more thoughts later on.

We can however already note that this first report focuses on defining a roadmap for the Special Rapporteur, and highlighting what he considers as key issues for his mandate going forward.

As the Special Rapporteur mentioned in presenting his report at the Human Rights Council today, his focus is currently on defining “what" to protect (defining privacy) and “why" (privacy as an enabling right rather than as an end in itself), whereas the “how” is envisioned for a much later stage in his mandate.

ISOC will continue to follow closely this process and to offer a bridge for our community’s input in the Special Rapporteur’s mandate, who is keen to consult a wide range of stakeholders.

Be on the lookout for more analysis next week, and in the meantime do not hesitate to share your thoughts.

Best regards,

Nicolas Seidler Senior Policy Advisor The Internet Society

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