Tomorrow (1/21): Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Will Deliver a Speech on Internet Freedom
From the State Department Web Site:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on Internet Freedom on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. (EST) at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C. The remarks will be live-streamed on www.state.gov.
Secretary Clinton’s policy address will lay-out the Administration’s strategy for protecting freedom in the networked age of the 21st Century.
"She will lay out policy to ensure that our centuries-long traditions are preserved in the 21st century," Alec Ross said during an online discussion today.
"Internet freedom is not just about freedom of expression, but about what kind of world we live in. Is it about one knowledge [in common] or about access to information based on where you live?"
Ross said the speech was not about China as such but was a broader exploration of internet freedom, said to be based on discussions under way before Google's decision emerged.
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...Rebecca Mackinnon, a fellow with the Open Society Institute, who is currently writing a book on the internet and censorship said: "The wrong message ... would be something to the effect of: 'Never fear, netizens of China, America is here to free you!'"
In a blog posting, she called for an acknowledgement of the challenge which "all governments and most companies" face in deciding how to handle the net.
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