Re: [saag] side event Wed. 20 July at IETF 96: "Open Debate on the Politics of Encryption"

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Sadly, (or maybe gladly), the saag agenda is full, as we stated on
the saag list earlier. But a quick open-mic report would be appreciated.
An email to the saag list would be even better.

S.

On 24/06/16 20:33, Adrian Farrel wrote:
> Maybe the SAAG co-chairs could be persuaded to put you on the agenda on Thursday to give a ten minute report on what happened so that those of us who will be paying attention to the IETF all week don't need to completely miss out on this.
> 
> Adrian
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ietf [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Lorenzo Hall
>> Sent: 24 June 2016 20:27
>> To: IETF discussion list; saag@xxxxxxxx
>> Subject: side event Wed. 20 July at IETF 96: "Open Debate on the Politics of
>> Encryption"
>>
>> Dear IETFers,
>>
>> Wikimedia Germany and the Global Public Policy Insitute will be hosting
>> the following event on Wednesday evening of IETF week.
>>
>> (Yes, it is scheduled during the IETF plenary on Wednesday evening. We
>> hope some of you might make it regardless as it's only 15m away from the
>> IETF venue.)
>>
>> RSVP required. best, Joe
>>
>> ----
>>
>> Open Debate on the Politics of Encryption
>>
>> In modern democracies, societies are built not only on checks and
>> balances but also on the notion of trust. In the digital age, trust is
>> strengthened through a variety of technologies that provide for online
>> privacy and security. Encryption technologies are one key example. They
>> allow users to securely communicate and do business online, and to
>> protect data on a computer, a phone or in the cloud. However, those
>> technologies are also available for less benevolent purposes, providing
>> criminals with means to protect their communication and data. This has
>> put encryption at the centre of a debate on the tension between online
>> security and the notion of national security. Even after years of
>> struggles - most recently between the FBI and Apple - battle lines
>> remain murky, and key questions unanswered.
>>
>> Are law enforcement agencies really "going dark"? Should (and can)
>> societies make any compromises on the use of encryption technologies?
>> What are the ethical obligations for the technical and academic
>> communities? If multistakeholder institutions, such as the IETF, set
>> standards on encryption that will be adopted broadly, how does
>> multistakeholder governance impact best practices, the development and
>> the implementation of such standards? What effect had the Snowden
>> disclosures on IETF processes? If we accept the broad and easy use of
>> encryption technologies, should government agencies have other tools at
>> hand to fight criminals? And finally, where do we stand on this debate
>> in Germany and what can we do to help define a united European position?
>>
>> On Wednesday, 20 July 2016 - on the occasion of this year's IETF meeting
>> being held in Berlin - we will address these and similar questions in an
>> open debate on the politics of encryption. The discussion will be
>> launched by a conversation between Joe Hall (Center for Democracy &
>> Technology, CDT), Linus Neumann (Chaos Computer Club, CCC) and Christine
>> Runnegar (tbc; Internet Society, ISOC), and moderated by Mirko Hohmann
>> (Global Public Policy Institute, GPPi).
>>
>> All guests and participants are invited to join the debate and to openly
>> discuss the role that civil society and the technical community could
>> and should play in defining our approach to encryption technologies, and
>> more widely in Internet policy and governance.
>>
>> The discussion will be held in English.
>>
>> When:
>> Wednesday, 20 July 2016
>>
>> Programme:
>>
>> 18:30 - Arrival and welcoming snack
>> 19:00 - Panel discussion
>> 19:45 - Open debate with all guests
>> 20:30 - Food, drinks and networking
>>
>> Where:
>> Wikimedia Germany
>> Tempelhofer Ufer 23/24 - 10963 Berlin
>> Room Mosaik
>>
>> The meeting is the second in a series of events that aims to bring
>> together different actors from civil society and academia who are
>> interested in international internet policy and its impact on the
>> national level. These networking meetings will take place three times
>> per year, in Berlin, Germany. They are organised by several civil
>> society groups and academic institutions, including the Global Internet
>> Governance Academic Network (GigaNet), Medienstadt Leipzig e.V., the WZB
>> Berlin Social Science Center, the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi),
>> the IGF academy and the German section of the Internet Governance Forum
>> (IGF-D). All stakeholder groups are welcome to join the meetings. This
>> series of events is supported by ICANN and Wikimedia Germany.
>>
>> Please contact us for suggestions regarding potential future topics.
>>
>> Participation is free but registration is required. RSVP via email to:
>>
>> Lorena Jaume-Palasi: l.jaume-palasi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Julia Pohle: julia.pohle@xxxxxx
>>
>> --
>> Joseph Lorenzo Hall
>> Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy & Technology [https://www.cdt.org]
>> 1401 K ST NW STE 200, Washington DC 20005-3497
>> e: joe@xxxxxxx, p: 202.407.8825, pgp: https://josephhall.org/gpg-key
>> Fingerprint: 3CA2 8D7B 9F6D DBD3 4B10  1607 5F86 6987 40A9 A871
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