InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) is continuing to help the New Zealand Internet eco-system with the culmination of two pieces of research it has helped fund. <\/p>\n
Every year InternetNZ gives away half a million dollars in community funding to benefit people who use the Internet. As a result of community grants awarded last year for research, Joy Liddicoat from the Association for Progressive <\/p>\n
Communications has published a report into how New Zealanders perceive their human rights when using the Internet; while James Mahuta Coyle has conducted an intensive review into privacy laws that apply in the cloud and when sharing personal information online - specifically around which countrys laws apply if the cloud servers are off-shore. <\/p>\n
InternetNZ Chief Executive Jordan Carter said that both bodies of work were excellent sources of information for understanding where New Zealand is with its Internet and where its heading. <\/p>\n
\"Our vision is for a better New Zealand through a better Internet. Its pieces of work like James and Joys that help us understand our current state so we can move forward to a better one. <\/p>\n
\"The Internet Freedom Monitoring in New Zealand report is a fascinating read. Of the 29 Internet Freedom Indicators in the La Rue Framework, New Zealand is fully compliant with 14, non-compliant with four and its unclear on the remaining 11. <\/p>\n
The report found that for the most part New Zealanders are free to express themselves online and that our legal structure supports freedom of expression on the Internet. <\/p>\n
\"On the flipside, the research also found that there is a high degree of soft censorship and many Internet users just accept this. Maintaining our rights and freedom online is a large reason why we at InternetNZ get out of bed. Its important that we try to make the Internet open and uncapturable. <\/p>\n
James Mahuta Coyles Report on New Zealand Privacy Regulation and the Cloud: Current Controls and Option for Reform is about sovereignty over data stored in the cloud, a topic that is just starting to be discussed, the report is one of the first that were aware of to really try and answer the question over which laws apply. <\/p>\n
The report describes cloud privacy as an area of study, outlines the current regulatory landscape in New Zealand and presents options for reform during the upcoming legislative review. <\/p>\n
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