With EFF, EDRi, IT-Pol Denmark, Article 19, Derechos Digitales, and Homo Digitalis, Al Sur has presented a joint report with shared concerns on the new draft of the Second Budapest Additional Protocol on Cybercrime.
The consultation was organized by the ITU Council Working Group on International Public Policy Issues Related to the Internet (CWG-Internet). It is the first time that Al Sur is part of an ITU public call for cooperation.
With EFF, EDRi, IT-Pol Denmark, Article 19, Derechos Digitales, and Homo Digitalis, Al Sur has presented a joint report with shared concerns on the new draft of the Second Budapest Additional Protocol on Cybercrime.
Our submission focused on demanding the main following changes to the provisional text:
Joint declaration that explores the effects that the European Copyright Directive may have in Latin America and the Caribbean if local authorities replicate some of the most controversial aspects of the initiative. [Document in Spanish].
Al Sur sent a presentation to the "Guide to guarantee freedom of expression regarding deliberate disinformation in electoral contexts" presented by the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the Organization of American States. This is the first time that Al Sur has contributed to the issue of disinformation in Latin America, and we are pleased to say that our document was considered in various aspects of the final guide. [Document in Spanish].
This document is a contribution to the public consultation on "Ethics and data protection in artificial intelligence: continuation of the debate" promoted by the ICDPPC (International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners). As indicated in a report made by ICDPPC after receiving presentations, Al Sur's presentation was the only one made by civil society and from the context of the public interest. [Document in English].
The COVID-19 crisis has led many governments to enable digital technologies to keep track and control people with this coronavirus. In our continent, we can find examples as mobile applications, websites, or even drones. Are these technologies harmonious with human rights?
The report has included our reports "Business and Human Rights: Regional Report on Technology, Big Data and Cyber Surveillance," as well as "Recommendations for transparency and anti-corruption in the acquisition and use of surveillance technologies by the American States" presented on the occasion of the Summit of the Americas in 2018.
As a consortium of organizations, we are pleased to have offered a collective regional perspective on the challenges in ethics and data protection, but, at the same time, we are concerned that the industry widely dominates such discussions in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in detriment of the public interest.