Dear SwiNOGers,
I just received an email from EJPD / DFJP which released a partial revision of the "Verordnung über die Überwachung des Post- und Fernmeldeverkehrs" / "Ordonnance sur la surveillance de la correspondance par poste et télécommunication" (VÜPF/OSCPT) today. (request for feedback alike, deadline for answers is 29 july 2011).
This is not the update of the law! It is a revision of the regulation (probably to make the "IP Richtlinie / Directive IP" valid!). It really looks like a wish-list including fancy stuff like real-time Internet surveillance (Art. 24a), Instant messaging, VPN surveillance and so on, some articles even have "etc.." to make it virtually unlimited... !?
ASUT, Swisscable and SwiNOG have received the documents and they will be available from the website of the EJPD/DFJP starting tomorrow. If you want them right now, I have packed them into a ZIP on the SwiNOG site. http://www.swinog.ch/files/vupf08062011.zip
SwiNOG is not representing the ISPs, we all know that and we're running around this problem for a while now. "SwiNOG Organisation" can, however, organise stuff ;-)
That is why I propose to organise a meeting (not an event, a meeting) with representatives of all interested ISPs and hosters. The temporary agenda of the meeting is in two parts. First we will discuss how to answer this "request for feedback" and in the second part we will discuss how/why/if the ISPs should be represented (basically, a lobby) and hopefully get a real answer to the forever question. I have invited the ASUT to participate to our meeting but have no answer yet.
Finecom has offered its meeting room in Biel/Bienne which is about in the middle of everyone.
Here's a doodle for the meeting: http://www.doodle.com/3xqutr9n68cwr3uy
Please forward to the concerned person(s) in your organisation.
Thanks,
Pascal Gloor SwiNOG Organisation
I just sent a formal meeting invitation to all persons interested. If you're also interested in the meeting and did not get the mail let me know and I'll send you the invitation.
Pascal
Just a short reminder as the meeting is in two days.
Date: Wednesday, 29.06.2011, 9h-12h (+optional lunch) Location: Finecom, Biel/Bienne Topics: - VÜPF/OSCPT meeting: what's next? - Is an "ISPA" needed (ISP Association)?
We will also have a representative of ASUT at the meeting.
If you feel concerned by this, drop me an email and join the meeting!
See you, Pascal
Hi all,
Last week we went through this meeting about the VÜPF/OSCPT revision and the possibility of creating an ISP association. Here's a short feedback:
VÜPF/OSCPT revision: The ASUT was represented at the meeting by the chairman of the lawful intercept working group and he will be looking to share their response with the community so that everyone can reuse and/or modify it and send it to the authorities.
ISP Association: Clearly there's a strong will to do something like that and becoming a member of ASUT seem no option because small ISPs have almost nothing to say there (vs. large telecom companies). I've taken the task to organise this and I am currently working on the statutes and building a names list[1]. Feel free to add some names, even crazy ones ;-) Let me know if you want to enter into the statutes-feedback-loop. Once ready, I'll post here the foundation assembly date and location.
[1] http://primarypad.com/1BbZtw9PB8
Have a nice day, Pascal
Hi all,
The "name creation pad" has been running for a few days and was quite successful! (31 names!)
It's now time to narrow-down the selection. I'll keep a top5 or so and the founding assembly will choose one of those.
Please fill up the "selection" doodle and vote for all you think are nice!
---> http://www.doodle.com/axf8zpf8heceprqt
Thanks for helping and participating Pascal
After 30 votes, I have shorten the list by 10 names by removing all names with 0 votes.
So far, the big winners are CHISPA, ISPACH, SwiNOG Federation and ISPNET.
see you, Pascal
2nd round, I have suppressed all entries with only 1 vote.
42 Participants:
CHISPA, 22 votes SwiNOG Federation, 21 votes ISPACH, 16 votes SwISPA, 10 votes ISPNET, 10 votes
I think it's pretty clear, those names will be proposed at the assembly.
Thanks everyone for creating the list and helping with the pre-selection ;-)
see you, Pascal
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Pascal Gloor