Hello, this info was forwarded by Evan Leibovitch from an ISOC source and IMO it's worth to be considered broadly, particularly its aim "to encourage more end users to learn and use surveillance-resistant tools". I am aware that our agenda is covered with other priorities like ATLAS II and our upcoming GA in London but supporting the right campaigns doesn't hurt. Thanks for your consideration and best regards, Wolf Chapter-delegates On Behalf Of Evan Leibovitch sent Wednesday 7 May 2014:
Hello all,
I notice a new initiative, "Reset the Net", being launched.
Its aim is to get more websites to use HTTPS, and to encourage more end users to learn and use surveillance-resistant tools.
Central to the campaign is to declare June 5, the one year anniversary of the first Snowden-derived news leak, as "reset the net day". On that day, participating sites would sport an appropriate banner. The site is also collecting signatures for a "pledge" to implement resistant tools.
Current supporters include Greenpeace, the Free Software Foundation, Reddit, and about a dozen smaller orgs. Missing from the list is the EFF and especially ISOC and any chapters. I also have not heard mention of it here before,
Exclusion can be for one of a number of reasons, I'd like to know if any of these apply:
a.. ISOC and/or chapters are not aware of the campaign (if so, now it is :-) )
b.. ISOC and/or chapters are aware of the campaign but do not agree with all its aims or tactics
c.. There are just too many of these unconnected campaigns (OpenStand, Necessary and Proportionate, etc) and they are losing their power because they all are starting to look the same
d.. ISOC is working on its own campaign along these lines
e.. Reset the Net is too US-specific (very NSA-specific, no translations)
Comments?
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