GNI Joins a Panel on Extremism and the Internet with UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd
At the New America Foundation on Thursday, November 9, GNI Policy Director Jason Pielemeier participated in “An Evening with the Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, U.K. Home Secretary,” a panel discussion on the challenges […]
GNI Hosts Closed Roundtable in London on Intermediary Liability
In London on October 6, 2017, GNI convened a range of relevant stakeholders for “Addressing the Message and Protecting the Medium.” The closed roundtable discussion explored the impact of laws and policies addressing online extremism and hate speech, assessing the risks and opportunities for […]
GNI Responds to GCHQ in the Financial Times
In reaction to the Financial Times op-ed by Richard Hannigan, Director of GCHQ, GNI Board Chair Mark Stephens wrote this letter to the editor, "Need to intrude must be demonstrated, not merely asserted" published November 5.
Open Letter to UK Prime Minister on the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill
We urge reconsideration of the fast-track timeline of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) Bill to provide adequate opportunity for Parliamentary scrutiny and public debate.
Op-Ed: The UK’s Response to Snowden’s Revelations Lets Putin Off the Hook
The UK response to the Snowden revelations is providing a worrying precedent for Putin and other autocrats, and has been incommensurate to the scope and scale of the problem at hand.
Bulk Webcam Collection Neither Necessary Nor Proportionate
The Global Network Initiative is deeply alarmed by reports that the UK intelligence agency, GCHQ, has intercepted millions of Yahoo! webcam images.
GNI Hosts Online Debate on the UK Communications Data Bill
Susan Morgan hosts a Google Big Tent Hangout discussing the UK draft Communications Data Bill, featuring Lord Paul Strasburger, member of the Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee, and Jamie Bartlett from Demos.
Read the GNI statement on the report of the UK Joint Committee on the […]
GNI Welcomes Report on UK Draft Communications Data Bill
The Global Network Initiative welcomes the report of the UK Joint Committee on the Draft Communications Data Bill and the Prime Minister’s commitment to rewrite the legislation. “The UK government has an important responsibility to protect the public, but the proposed bill does not strike the […]
Event: The Communications Data Bill: ‘Snoopers’ charter’, or safeguarding our security?
Date: Thursday October 18, 10.30am – 12pm
Venue: Free Word Centre, London
Tickets: By invitation only. Please email eve@indexoncensorship.org to request a place.
Index on Censorship and the Global Network Initiative will be hosting this on-the-record panel discussion considering the […]
GNI Comments on UK Draft Communications Data Bill
GNI Submission on UK Communications Data Bill – August 2012
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) submitted the following written evidence to the Joint Committee of Parliament currently considering the UK Government’s proposed Draft Communications Data Bill (C8359). Our submission has been published on the Committee website alongside […]
