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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Hi
everybody,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
color=#000080>Here is the e-voting theme with a little more information so a
discussion can resolve whether it should be included. It would help me
learn how to work more effectively if the discussion takes place on the
mailing list, where I can observe the process and understand the reasoning
behind the logic. If you more experienced actors don't teach us novices, who
will?</FONT></P><FONT face=Arial
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Sorry to
be trying your patience, but I do appreciate it. Thanks
again.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000080><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Saludos,
Ginger</FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><BR><STRONG>a. A concise
formulation for the proposed theme</STRONG><BR>E-voting technologies must
be examined to ensure that they do not threaten the right to vote through
violations of privacy and security which erode voter confidence in
the confidentiality of the vote.<BR><BR><STRONG>b. A brief
description of why it is important</STRONG><BR>Electronic voting and
identification systems may help more people exercise their right to vote. But
the potential for manipulation and invasion are frightening.<BR><BR>All voting
processes, manual or electronic, are subject to error, to omission, to physical
and training problems. Electronic voting adds the issue of vulnerability to
manipulation through software particularly if<BR>there is not a verifiable paper
backup.<BR><BR>Computer hackers have every conceivable motivation, many times
incomprehensible to most of us. But without a doubt, the stakes in an election
are high enough that there most probably will be attempts to<BR>manipulate the
results. There must be an international certification process for electronic
voting machine and software manufacturers to oversee these processes and ensure
that all possible efforts are made to<BR>avoid tampering.<BR><BR>The collection
and use of voter information is a privacy issue which seriously
affects the right to vote. A voter who is not confident that their vote
will be secret and is afraid of retribution related to their political stance
may well be affected in their decision of whether to vote and how to vote. If
voter ID information is collected in a serial manner parallel to the serial vote
tabulation, it is conceivable that the individual vote could be deciphered and
recorded. Collected information must not be published on the Internet for the
purpose of discrimination based on political views.<BR><BR> If there is not
voter confidence in the electoral process, there is no exercise of the right to
vote.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U>Proper protection of
the right to vote will also support the right to access, which is eroded and
endangered where there is not a properly elected government.</U></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><STRONG><U><BR></U></STRONG><BR><STRONG> c.
How it is in conformity with the Tunis Agenda in terms of substance,
particularly in reference to para. 34 to 54;</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>From the Tunis Agenda:</SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB>1.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>We recognize</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> that it is now time to move from
principles to action, considering the work already being done in implementing
the Geneva Plan of Action and identifying those areas where progress has been
made, is being made, <U>or has not taken place</U>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P><FONT
color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: ''宋体'">42.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: ''宋体'">We reaffirm
our commitment</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: ''宋体'"> to the
freedom to </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB>seek, receive, impart and use information, in
particular, for the creation, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">We affirm</B> that measures undertaken to
ensure <U>Internet stability and security</U>, to fight cybercrime and to
counter spam, must protect and respect the provisions for <U>privacy and freedom
of expression</U> as contained in the relevant parts of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Declaration of Principles.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB></SPAN> </P></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT color=#000000><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-GB>84.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Governments and other stakeholders should
identify those areas where <U>further effort and resources are required,</U> and
jointly identify, and where appropriate develop, implementation strategies,
mechanisms and processes for WSIS outcomes at international, regional, national
and local levels, paying particular attention to people and <U>groups that are
still marginalized in their access to, and utilization of, ICTs. </U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><SPAN
lang=EN-GB><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The Tunis
Commitment:</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></B> </P><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN><STRONG>2.</STRONG><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><STRONG>We reaffirm</STRONG> our desire and commitment to build a
people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society, premised
on the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
international law and multilateralism, and <U>respecting fully and upholding the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, so that people everywhere can create,
access, utilize and share information and knowledge, to achieve their full
potential and to attain the internationally agreed development goals and
objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals</U>. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></SPAN>
<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">3<EM>.</EM></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">We reaffirm</B> the universality,
indivisibility, interdependence and interrelation of <U>all human rights</U> and
fundamental freedoms, including the right to development, as enshrined in the
Vienna Declaration. <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">We also reaffirm</B>
that democracy, sustainable development, and respect for human rights and
fundamental freedoms as well as <U>good governance at all levels</U> are
interdependent and mutually reinforcing. <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">We further resolve</B> to strengthen
respect for the rule of law in international as in <U>national
affairs.</U></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoHeader style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"
align=left><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN> </P><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">5</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">.<SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>The <st1:State w:st="on">Tunis</st1:State> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Summit</st1:place></st1:City> represents a unique opportunity to raise
awareness of the benefits that Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
can bring to humanity and the manner in which they can transform people’s
activities, interaction and lives, and thus<U> increase confidence in the
future</U>. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#000080><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000><STRONG>d.
How does this fit within the mandate of the IGF as detailed in para
72;</STRONG></FONT></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p>(i) “Promote and
assess, on an ongoing basis, the embodiment of <U>WSIS principles in Internet
Governance processes.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></U></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><STRONG>e. Who are the main actors in the field,
who could be encouraged to participate in the Forum and its thematic
sessions?</STRONG></SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">More committed actors need to be contacted and
included in the process, since it has not yet been addressed. This is a reason
to give the issue priority, not a reason to "leave it for later". These are some
organizations that are interested in e-voting
issues:</SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">CPSR</SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">EPIC</SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">International Working Group on Data Protection in
Telecommunications (IWGDPT) (see <<A
href="http://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/doc/int/iwgdpt/evoting_2_en.pdf">http://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/doc/int/iwgdpt/evoting_2_en.pdf</A>>)</SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">Council of Europe
(CoE)</SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">ESF:
European Science Foundation (ESF) within the project TED: Towards Electronic
Democracy</P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">International Federation of
Integrated Processing Working Group 8.5 Information Systems in Public
Administration</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Election
Protection Coalition</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Electronic
Frontier Foundation</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Verified
Voting</P></SPAN></o:p></FONT></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT><o:p><FONT
face="Book Antiqua"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>f. Why should this issue should be addressed
in the first annual meeting of the Forum rather than in subsequent
ones?</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Since this issue has not yet been
seriously addressed, it needs the priority of prompt inclusion in order to
keep pace with today's elections, events and technologies. We need to start the
process immediately or risk worsening the situation through neglect.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face=Arial color=#000080></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 6pt 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face=Arial
color=#000080></FONT></SPAN></FONT></o:p></FONT></SPAN> </P><o:p></o:p></SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rguerra@lists.privaterra.org
href="mailto:rguerra@lists.privaterra.org">Robert Guerra</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ginger@paque.net
href="mailto:ginger@paque.net">Ginger Paque</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=privsec@wsis-cs.org
href="mailto:privsec@wsis-cs.org">Privacy Security WG</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 28, 2006 12:26
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Privsec] e-vote
continued</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Ginger:<BR><BR>I've had a few people react negatively to your
proposal. People think<BR>it's more an Information society issue, but not in
the specific scope of<BR>the IG discussions.<BR><BR>To help answer the
critics, i'd ask that you please detail on how<BR>e-voting fits with the
framework of the IG section of the Tunis
agenda.<BR><BR><BR>thanks<BR><BR>Robert<BR><BR><BR>Ginger Paque wrote:<BR>>
Ralf, (and everybody)<BR>><BR>> Thanks so much. I do appreciate your
patience with my inexperience and<BR>> ignorance. I will work with Robert
on shaping up this theme proposal.<BR>><BR>> Could this issue be called
Privacy and Security of e-Voting, not just<BR>> privacy, so that it
includes transparency and integrity of the voting<BR>> process as
well?<BR>><BR>> Saludos,<BR>>
Ginger<BR>><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>