Talk:The Internet is broken – Bringing back trust in the Internet – PL 03 2014

Summary of proposals

Surveillance on the Internet, reinforcing human rights and regaining trust

• surveillance by states and private entities – data being collected and used for different purposes by different public and private entities. How to ensure the balance of powers between citizens, industry and government?

• citizens loosing their trust in using the Internet. How to regain this trust? How to ensure that privacy is protected and citizens exercise their right to determine how their personal data is used?

• how to define and implement proper safeguards for privacy and data protection in the context of law enforcement and national security activities?

• what regulatory approaches and frames are necessary to ensure the preservation of human rights in the digital society? How to enforce such provisions?

• what new mechanisms and applications can be built in order to ensure that citizens can control their personal data?

• recent revelations about Internet surveillance and the reactions of Internet governance processes. Discussion on the changes provoked in several areas: Internet technical standards, DPI cooperation between ISPs and national security agencies and localization as a response to surveillance.

• addressing insecurities by design. What technical and legal efforts are needed to protect the Internet infrastructure?

Trans-boundary data flow

• how to regulate trans-border data flow in order to ensure privacy and data protection? Who would have such a responsibility? Jurisdictional issues. How to ensure that the privacy and data protection rights of European citizens are protected beyond European borders?

Privacy and anonymity

• online vs offline anonymity?

• right to anonymity on the Internet; privacy by default;

• challenges for online anonymity.

Other issues

• big data

• Internet of things

• enhancing youth understanding about privacy

• self-regulation and human rights

• European data protection reform