• Microsoft wants a new geneva conventions
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[url]https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/14/microsoft-calls-for-establishment-of-a-digital-geneva-convention/[/url] [QUOTE] Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith announced the initiative today at the RSA Conference. “We suddenly find ourselves living in a world where nothing seems off limits to nation-state attacks,” Smith wrote in a blog post accompanying the announcement. “Conflicts between nations are no longer confined to the ground, sea and air, as cyberspace has become a potential new and global battleground.” ... Smith said the technology industry needs a treaty similar to the Geneva Convention to protect civilians from harm as governments begin to fight their wars online. This process has been underway in the United Nations and the U.S. government, but it’s unclear how U.S. efforts will progress under the new presidential administration. [/QUOTE]
I would say the ISPs are potential roadblock as well, if a multitude of nations were to draw up a contract of basic rights for citizens on the internet ISPs would want their sticky fingers on it so they can charge out the ass for stuff still.
[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;51822013]I would say the ISPs are potential roadblock as well, if a multitude of nations were to draw up a contract of basic rights for citizens on the internet ISPs would want their sticky fingers on it so they can charge out the ass for stuff still.[/QUOTE] I would hope that if a convention regarding the internet was made that it would make it a basic human right, and that it would be illegal to obstruct and/or make it excessively difficult to access the internet through barriers used by the ISP's.
[QUOTE=Spetsnaz95;51822080]I would hope that if a convention regarding the internet was made that it would make it a basic human right, and that it would be illegal to obstruct and/or make it excessively difficult to access the internet through barriers used by the ISP's.[/QUOTE] It will never happen because the money men -- the men with the power to make it happen -- still view it as a product to be packaged and sold and stamped with pricetags. Rights end where commodities begin, regardless of the cost to the end-user.
not to say that this isnt important but the geneva convention never really stopped countries from being brutal to each other either it just sort of gave generals pause for a moment before treading forward
[QUOTE=Sableye;51822344]not to say that this isnt important but the geneva convention never really stopped countries from being brutal to each other either it just sort of gave generals pause for a moment before treading forward[/QUOTE] This. Warcrimes still happen, we just sweep them under the carpet or kill the people they happened to now.
[QUOTE=DOCTOR LIGHT;51822174]It will never happen because the money men -- the men with the power to make it happen -- still view it as a product to be packaged and sold and stamped with pricetags. Rights end where commodities begin, regardless of the cost to the end-user.[/QUOTE] Other businesses would profit massively from an increased amount of internet users since the internet is a tool for increased consumer consumption. Even slavery had businesses funding abolition attempts due to the fact that escaped slaves would often be forced in to a life of crime to stay alive. This would result in significant collateral damage. So instead of despairing that nothing can be done because people with money have an interest in the status quo. Instead remember that plenty of money can be made from generally improved conditions or a changing status quo.
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