From cybersecurity to terrorism – are we all under surveillance? – PL 03a 2016

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Session teaser

This session will be an interactive discussion with short interventions from speakers on the stage and in the audience on the topics of government surveillance, cybersecurity, terrorism and anonymity.

Session description

Recent cyber and terrorist attacks have led several European governments to consider and enact new online surveillance laws, e.g. in France and the UK. This will be a solutions-focused session seeking to find multi-stakeholder answers to key questions such as: What are the features of these new laws and are they legal? Do they hinder terrorism? What is the impact on anonymity and privacy? What actions do tech companies take to increase trusts, e.g. through encryption and transparency? What is the right balance between fighting terrorism and upholding online rights? How can we bring a human rights framing to security and surveillance discussions and policy-making?

Keywords

Surveillance, terrorism, anonymity

Format

Moving from statements to Q&A. A very brief “state of play” comments for each of the questions outlined from the speakers, followed by suggestions or thoughts from the speakers on how to address the challenges/how to change the discourse/how to shift the policy discussion, engaging also the audience in the discussion.

Further reading

People

  • Focal Point: Mattias Bjärnemalm, Advisor on Internet Policy, European Parliament
  • Moderator: Jens-Henrik Jeppesen (Director, CDT)
  • Key participants:
    • Jan Kleijssen, Director of Information Society and Action against Crime, Council of Europe
    • Sacha van Geffen, Managing Director, Greenhost.net
    • Gregory Mounier, Europol
    • Valentina Pellizzer, OneWorld Platform
    • Harry Halpin, W3C
    • Christian Borggreen, Director CCIA Europe
  • Remote moderator: Farzaneh Badiei
  • Org team
    • Desara Dushi, PhD Candidate in Law, Science and Technology (LAST-JD), University of Bologna and University of Turin
    • Christian Borggreen
    • Sophie Kwasny
    • Rudi Vansnick
    • Lianna Galstyan
  • Reporter: Valentina Pavel

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Mailing list

Contact: pl3a@eurodig.org

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Final report

Deadline 2016

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