On Friday, March 24th, 2023, the ISOC-CH General Assembly decided to join the explicit disassociation from the position paper "Joint Statement zur Plattformregulierung" issued and co-signed by Digitale Gesellschaft (Digiges) a few months ago. The post ISOC-CH to support disassociation from DigiGes Platform statement appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter.

The Internet Society Switzerland Chapter (ISOC-CH) is a non-governmental not-for-profit association seated in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2012. ISOC-CH is a recognized Chapter of the global Internet Society, founded in 1992. With a goal of benefiting the whole community, including academic, professional, business and private Internet users, ISOC-CH aims to ensure a multi-stakeholder participation in... The post Home Copy [https://www.isoc.ch/main-copy/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

The parliamentary initiative Pult violates the Swiss Federal Constitution, including freedom of expression and information as well as freedom of the media. Therefore ISOC-CH, pEp Foundation and Pirate Party recommend rejection of the parliamentary initiative Pult. The post ISOC-CH, pEp Foundation and Pirate Party recommend rejection of the parliamentary initiative Pult appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter.

The ISOC’s General Assembly 2022 took place online on December 15, 2022 The draft minutes of AGM 2022 are available here: GA-2022-minutes_DRAFT.pdf The approved minutes of the AGM 2021 are available here: GA-2021-minutes_APPROVED.pdf The post General Assembly 2022 [https://www.isoc.ch/general-assembly-2022/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

The Internet has now become essential for all aspects of life and business. Thus it is not surprising that more and more people, including people who don’t understand much about technology, express thoughts about how the Internet, and its governance, should evolve in the future. There is a tendency in some quarters to take the... The post A vision for the future of the Internet [https://www.isoc.ch/a-vision-for-the-future-of-the-internet/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

John Spencer, a former US Army Major, is the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum. When Russian troops invaded Ukraine and started to get bogged into a gruelling siege at Mariupol, he decided to help the best way he could: by getting his urban warfare manual translated to Ukrainian and hope... The post Can Russian Wikipedia go offline? [https://www.isoc.ch/can-russian-wikipedia-go-offline/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

The ISOC Switzerland Chapter launches a new web site with modernized, and simplified design, together with a new series of posts on learning, imagining, sharing. Stay tuned! The post New web site for ISOC-CH Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch/new-web-site-for-isoc-ch-chapter/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

Building on the analogy between information and food, between agriculture and digital platforms, the question arises: what means for the Internet to be more organic? That is, more healthy, more grounded, and more sovereign? Clearly, global digital platforms like Facebook, and Google represent the extreme of highly industrialized solutions that manage information at scale optimized... The post Imagining a more organic Internet [https://www.isoc.ch/imagining-a-more-organic-internet/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

Even though tens of millions of Gmail and Yahoo accounts are hacked and being sold on the dark web, why is encrypted e-mail still not the default?  Is it high technical barriers, or the users’ “I have nothing to hide” arguments or lack of easy to use encryption solutions in the consumer space?  Especially in... The post Are we finally ready for End-To-End-Email-Encryption (E2EE) yet? [https://www.isoc.ch/are-we-finally-ready-for-end-to-end-email-encryption-e2ee-yet/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

Background The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was an outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in Tunis in 2005. The Internet was the most controversial issue of the Summit – the main point was whether or not governments should be in charge of the Internet. There were those who argued that... The post The Swiss IGF [https://www.isoc.ch/the-swiss-igf/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].