[smc-discuss] Signing International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance

[Nandakumar]

ഇതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് സ്റ്റാള്‍മാനോട് ചോദിച്ചപ്പോള്‍ അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ
അഭിപ്രായം ഇതായിരുന്നു:
I think it is inadequate.  I will soon publish an article about what I
believe is needed.

On 9/24/13, Anivar Aravind <anivar.aravind at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
> Can we endorse https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/text. I got an
> invitation asking us to endorse it
>
> I am  happy with the text and I think we (SMC) Need to endorse it. It will
> be good if we can start translating the text . Any volunteers?
>
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> We are hundreds of organizations from across the world that stand against
> unchecked surveillance. The Principles are intended to explain how existing
> human rights standards and international law applies to the new
> capabilities and risks of digital surveillance.
>
> We plan to use these principles to hold governments accountable, to
> pressure them towards effective oversight and transparency, and to enact
> safeguards and put limits against unchecked surveillance.
>