Saturday, March 13, 2010

United Nations trailer Microsoft and Google

United Nations cooperation with a number of computer giant companies, including Microsoft and Google, in the fight against terrorism through the internet.According to the Media Center in New York, Monday (22 / 2), the cooperation will primarily try to uncover who carried out the workings of the terrorists, including members of terrorist recruitment problems, the implementation of crime, and the efforts they do to raise funds.Currently the UN Working Group on Treatment of the Use of Internet for the purpose of terrorism (CTITF) is in talks with Cisco, Symantec, and other companies in Seattle, United States, to discuss technical issues."There are high levels of crime related to the Internet and we need to embrace the private sector, an important partner in making steps forward," said one of the working group's chairman, Richard Barrett, as quoted by the Media Center.Meeting in Seattle which will last until Tuesday (23 / 2) was done after a similar meeting in Berlin, Germany, on a month ago.We met in Berlin, participants are assessing the current law is regarding direct attacks against the network and computer systems.According to Barrett, has not agreed or the most appropriate definition of the right of "terrorism", is still a special difficulty in a discussion of the legal framework should be established to prevent or limit the movement of terrorists in using the Internet.Barrett argues, it also invites limitation concerns about the possibility of violations of freedom of speech and human rights.Head of Task Force CTITF, Jean-Paul Laborde, currently the UN is the only international organization which studies the link between the Internet and terrorism.

Source : www.gatra.com

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