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In June 2013, former US National Security Agency employee [[Edward Snowden]] leaked thousands of secret documents that revealed an extensive spying program by the NSA conducted over Internet infrastructures on citizens in various parts of the world. The news gained international attention for many weeks and prompted governments and organizations to condemn the US Government and the NSA and call for changes in how the Internet was structured and governed. | In June 2013, former US National Security Agency employee [[Edward Snowden]] leaked thousands of secret documents that revealed an extensive spying program by the NSA conducted over Internet infrastructures on citizens in various parts of the world. The news gained international attention for many weeks and prompted governments and organizations to condemn the US Government and the NSA and call for changes in how the Internet was structured and governed. | ||
Following revelations that Brazil's citizens and companies had been a target of NSA spying, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff publicly condemned the US and was vocal regarding changes that needed to be done to make the Internet free from NSA spying. On 24 September 2013, Rousseff gave a speech at a [[United Nations]] summit in which she expressed her outrage at the NSA spying, and stated that "Brazil will present proposals for the establishment of a civilian multilateral framework for the governance and use of the Internet and to ensure the effective protection of data that travels through the web."<ref>[http://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/68/BR_en.pdf STATEMENT BY H. E. DILMA ROUSSEFF, AT THE OPENING OF THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY] (PDF) Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref> | Following revelations that Brazil's citizens and companies had been a target of NSA spying, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff publicly condemned the US and was vocal regarding changes that needed to be done to make the Internet free from NSA spying. On 24 September 2013, Rousseff gave a speech at a [[United Nations]] summit in which she expressed her outrage at the NSA spying, and stated that "Brazil will present proposals for the establishment of a civilian multilateral framework for the governance and use of the Internet and to ensure the effective protection of data that travels through the web."<ref>[http://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/68/BR_en.pdf STATEMENT BY H. E. DILMA ROUSSEFF, AT THE OPENING OF THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY] (PDF) Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://rt.com/news/brazil-roussef-nsa-usa-278/ Brazil's Roussef UN statement, RT.com, Sept 2013] Retrieved 28 May 2014</ref> | ||
* Watch Rousseff's UN speech [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhcKqJKtaPg here]. | |||
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| Dates: | April 23-24 2014 |
| Location: | Las Vegas, USA |
| Host: | Brazil |
| Venue: | Grand Hyatt Hotel |
| Website: | NETmundial.org |
| Total Registrants: | 1,480 |
NETmundial (Tagline: Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance) was a two-day global meeting on the topic of Internet governance, attended by a group of stakeholders including government officials, representatives of global Internet organizations, and others. The meeting took place in São Paulo, Brazil between 23-24 April 2014. It was hosted by the Brazilian government in the Grand Hyatt Hotel.[1]
Background
In June 2013, former US National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden leaked thousands of secret documents that revealed an extensive spying program by the NSA conducted over Internet infrastructures on citizens in various parts of the world. The news gained international attention for many weeks and prompted governments and organizations to condemn the US Government and the NSA and call for changes in how the Internet was structured and governed.
Following revelations that Brazil's citizens and companies had been a target of NSA spying, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff publicly condemned the US and was vocal regarding changes that needed to be done to make the Internet free from NSA spying. On 24 September 2013, Rousseff gave a speech at a United Nations summit in which she expressed her outrage at the NSA spying, and stated that "Brazil will present proposals for the establishment of a civilian multilateral framework for the governance and use of the Internet and to ensure the effective protection of data that travels through the web."[2][3]
- Watch Rousseff's UN speech here.
Sessions and Topics
Outcomes
References
- ↑ About NETmundial Retrieved 27 May 2014
- ↑ STATEMENT BY H. E. DILMA ROUSSEFF, AT THE OPENING OF THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 68TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (PDF) Retrieved 28 May 2014
- ↑ Brazil's Roussef UN statement, RT.com, Sept 2013 Retrieved 28 May 2014