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MISTICA: Extracts from UNESCO Observatory - Newsletter No 67

From: Daniel Pimienta ([email protected])
Date: Tue Oct 10 2000 - 07:01:15 AST

>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 07:26:47 +0100
>To: [email protected]
>From: [email protected]
>Subject: UNESCO Observatory - Newsletter No 67
>
>UNESCO OBSERVATORY ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
>http://www.unesco.org/webworld/observatory
>Newsletter - No 69 - October 6, 2000
EXTRACTS

>[PRI - 06.10.2000] Can you expect human rights online? (ZDNet)
>The Human Rights Act is expected to bring new legal standards for citizens
>in Britain, but human rights experts fear that its impact may not be felt
>in cyberspace. The British government's controversial Regulation of
>Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which increases official powers to monitor
>Internet citizens, is likely to produce an online big brother state, say
>critics.
>http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2637167,00.html
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>[IPR - 04.10.2000] ICANN Votes, But Maybe You Can't (Wired News)
>The online election to select five members for the board of the Internet
>Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was billed as historic -- the
>first-ever worldwide electronic vote. But so far, on this second day of
>voting, it just seems to be history repeated: more e-voting hassles.
>http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,39206,00.html
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>[EQU - 05.10.2000] Scientists suggest solutions for Internet's future (CNN)
>Surveying the future of cyberspace, a scientific advisory panel on
>Wednesday suggested that Congress consider a voucher program to help needy
>families get connected to the Internet. The group also proposed a flat tax
>for states to collect revenue from Web sales.
>http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/10/04/internet.vouchers.ap/index.html


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