Thanks for the replies. As Martin notes, I haven't said it is out of scope,
but that *some may* feel that way.
It is a tricky question, actually. If I had to call it on my own view, I'd
say sign it as it is worthwhile. "Free and open" being the key words here -
if there is widespread and secretive surveillance, then the web, and the
knowledge contained therein, becomes neither free nor open. But I can see
that it isn't necessarily clear-cut, hence asking the question.
On 28 November 2013 15:23, Richard Symonds <richard.symonds(a)wikimedia.org.uk
wrote:
> Well, it's not really directly linked to our objects ("for the benefit of
> the public, to promote and support the widest possible public access to,
> use of and contribution to Open Content of an encyclopaedic or educational
> nature or of similar utility to the general public"). That said, ensuring
> that data safeguards are in place (in part by signing things like this)
> would help encourage people to use the internet and be more open with their
> knowledge (as they can trust it more if it's properly regulated and data
> isn't being surreptitiously obtained by all and sundry).
>
> A complex question.
>
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> On 28 November 2013 15:18, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com
wrote:
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>> On 28 November 2013 13:24, Stevie Benton <stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
>
wrote:
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > Wikimedia UK has been asked to consider signing a document supporting
>> these
>> > International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to
>> > Communications Surveillance In principle I think this is worthwhile and
>> > shows that we are on the side of the every day internet user. But some
>> may
>> > say it is out of our scope. What do people think? If there's a
consensus
>> > I'll add Wikimedia UK to the list.
>> >
>> > This can be discussed on this list or on the Water Cooler of the WMUK
>> wiki
>> > if you prefer.
>>
>> What were the "out of our scope" objections?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Fae
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