This appeal came from members of the Global Internet Project
(GIP), an international group of senior internet executives from
leading telecommunications, hardware, software, financial services,
and content companies.
“We thank the Council of Europe for taking the unprecedented
step of making public this draft,” said Raimund Trierscheid, Vice
President of Deutsche Telekom AG. “We hope to begin a dialog
between the Council and the private sector to better understand the
steps needed to secure the internet.”
According to the GIP, the draft convention could impose heavy
record keeping burdens on ISPs, make ISPs liable for third party
actions and restrict legitimate activities on the internet.
“The tools used by cyber-criminals to interrupt internet
services are the same tools those responsible for internet security
use to protect the internet and its users. The draft regulations
appear to deny these tools even for crucial legitimate use,” said
Tom Evslin, CEO of ITXC Corp. “This apparent contradiction
illustrates why more work must be done before such a crucial set of
regulations are adopted.”
