Thursday, 30 March 2017 - Live blogging from RightsCon in Brussels, Day Two.
Greetings from Brussels!
In order to keep the RIPE community informed, I will be reporting from the RightsCon - an event that "bring together 1,200+ attendees from 80 countries with 500+ organisations, tech companies, universities, startups, and governments represented." See more details in this article: Live Blogging from RightsCon , and also the report from the Day One.
Webcast: RightsCon Brussels 2017 livestream is here: buff.ly/2og7kZR
Free Expression, Technology, and Political Change
Questions to ask, if we are in a place / situation where we want to cooperate:
- How can we help?
- How do we hold ourselves accountable?
- Ask questions that were written locally
Corporate Sponsorship of Conferences: Ethics and Independence
Very interesting session that brought around the table all actors: corporations and NGOs and conferences organisers and activists. Other important points came up: Code of Conduct, transparent Funding Policy for events and NGOs, independent Programme Committee for choosing talks based on their merit.
After Lunch
Morning: Costs of Internet Shutdowns
First morning session of my choice is about #KeepItOn panel, moderated by GNI: Global Network Initiative - Protecting and Advancing Freedom of Expression and Privacy in Information and Communications Technologies.
For the actual live tweeting, follow Kathleen Ndongo:
Promoting RIPE Atlas
There is a lot of interest in how RIPE Atlas data can be used to measure Internet reachability or shutdowns.
Here are some references to where to get more information:
- Main web site: atlas.ripe.net
- A short video: youtu.be/Z3SW2vO8qW0
- Use Cases: labs.ripe.net/atlas
- Request a probe to be sent to you, free of charge
- Wikipedia page
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