1. Global Perspective Should the government monitor their people’s activities online? Citing Sources Providing Arguments For & Against, Discussion on Personal Viewpoints

2. Arguments For

3. –Chen Zhimin, China’s Deputy Minister of Public Security “As the country enters the internet age, network security has become a national security issue and social stability issue, important to economic development and a serious day-to-day working issue for citizens,” Chinese to set up ‘online security teams’ at major internet firms Alice MacGregor, CloserStill Media Wednesday 5 August, 2015

4. Source Investigation Chen Zhimin Chen was born in Zhuji, Zhejiang in October 1955. He graduated from Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he majored in management science and engineering. During the Cultural Revolution which was launched by Mao Zedong, Chen became involved in politics in 1969. In December 1985, Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party. In March 2005, he was promoted to become the Assistant of Minister of Public Security, a position he held until 2009. He was promoted to become the Deputy Minister of Public Security in August 2009.

5. –China’s Ministry of Public Security “[…] help websites refrain from publicising sensitive events and potentially vulgar content, which could lead to crime.” Chinese to set up ‘online security teams’ at major internet firms Alice MacGregor, CloserStill Media Wednesday 5 August, 2015

6. –Cynthia M. Wong “[…] governments can easily uncover patterns of behaviour and associations, both offline and online— whether to thwart security threats or to identify a particularly vocal online critic of government policy. ” How Government Surveillance Threatens How We Communicate Cynthia M. Wong, Humans Right Watch

7. Sources Investigation Cynthia M. Wong Cynthia M. Wong is the senior researcher on the Internet and human rights. Before joining Human Rights Watch, Wong worked as an attorney at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and as director of their Project on Global Internet Freedom. She conducted much of the organization’s work promoting global Internet freedom, with a particular focus on international free expression and privacy. Wong earned her law degree from New York University School of Law, where she served as a senior articles editor for NYU's Review of Law & Social Change. She has been admitted to the New York State Bar.

8. Arguments Against

9. –Cynthia M. Wong “[…] large-scale gathering of data and communications of individuals not linked to any wrongdoing, leaving the vast databanks of intercepted information growing larger for future administrations to exploit.” How Government Surveillance Threatens How We Communicate Cynthia M. Wong, Humans Right Watch

10. –Navi Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2014 “Mass surveillance was emerging as a dangerous habit rather than an exceptional measure. Unchecked snooping could harm a range of human rights, including freedom of expression and association. The onus was on governments to demonstrate that their practices were necessary and proportionate to their security aims. In other words, spying on everyone because you can does not mean you should.” How Government Surveillance Threatens How We Communicate Cynthia M. Wong, Humans Right Watch

11. Source Investigation Navi Pillay Navanethem "Navi" Pillay is a South African jurist who served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. She played a critical role in the ICTR's groundbreaking jurisprudence on rape as genocide, as well as on issues of freedom of speech and hate propaganda. She co-founded Equality Now, an international women's rights organization, and has been involved with other organizations working on issues relating to children, detainees, victims of torture and of domestic violence, and a range of economic, social and cultural rights. Ms. Pillay received a BA and a LLB from Natal University South Africa. She also holds a Master of Law and a Doctorate of Juridical Science from Harvard University.

12. –Frédéric Donck “[…] mass Internet surveillance not only threatens privacy and the free flow of information, but also generates chilling effects on the Internet architecture as such, undermining the trust that users have in the network as a global, interoperable and resilient platform of communication” Does A Digital Society Have To Become A Surveillance Society? Frédéric Donck, Internet Society 26 May 2015

13. Source Investigation Frédéric Donck During the past eight years, Frédéric has been an adviser to corporate executives and boards in the telecommunications sector. He has, in particular, designed overall public and institutional policy as well as corporate reputation campaigns for major listed companies, including several of the world’s largest electronic communications companies. A former Head of European regulatory affairs for Belgacom Group, Frédéric also worked for five years as a Member of the Executive Board of the European Association of Telecom Operators (ETNO). Frédéric holds a LLD (Law Degree), from the Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve (UCL) as well as a Masters in European law (LLM) from the State University of Ghent (Gand). He is currently conducting post-graduate work in “Strategic and Problem-Solving Therapy” from the Gregory Bateson Institute, the European extension of the Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto.

14. Personal Views