{"id":1062,"date":"2017-01-20T07:02:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T15:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2017-01-20T07:04:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T15:04:50","slug":"calling-on-the-new-administration-to-make-the-internet-a-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2017\/01\/20\/calling-on-the-new-administration-to-make-the-internet-a-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling on the New U.S Presidential Administration to Make the Internet a Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new U.S. Presidential Administration takes office today. While there are many serious issues to tackle and many hard-fought debates to commence, no matter what your political views are, I think one thing we can all agree on is the need for progress on the issues that impact internet users around the world.<\/p>\n

So, I\u2019ll make a short and sweet request to all U.S. policymakers, new and returning:<\/p>\n

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Please make the internet a priority.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What do we mean by that?<\/p>\n

Protect and advance cybersecurity.<\/b><\/p>\n

Many of the most critical issues that affect internet users are related to cybersecurity. It\u2019s about more than just attacks and protecting nation states. Encryption, secure communications, government surveillance, lawful hacking, and even online privacy and data protection, at the end of the day, are fundamentally about securing data and protecting users. It\u2019s about the importance and challenges of the day to day necessities of making systems secure and trustworthy for the internet as a global public resource.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve talked about how protecting cybersecurity is a shared responsibility<\/a>. \u00a0There is a need for governments, tech companies and users to work together on topics like encryption, security vulnerabilities and surveillance. \u00a0We want to help make that happen. \u00a0But we need this Administration to sign on and sign up to do it.<\/p>\n

A bipartisan Congressional working group recently released a report<\/a> that concluded encryption backdoors aren\u2019t really necessary and can, in fact, be harmful. The report included questions about other important cybersecurity issues as well, including \u201clawful hacking<\/a>\u201d by governments and government disclosure of security vulnerabilities<\/a>. We were encouraged by these recommendations, but we need to see more progress.<\/p>\n

Promote innovation and accessibility.<\/b><\/p>\n

No one owns the internet – it is all of ours to create, shape, and benefit from. And for the future of our society and our economy, we need to keep it that way – open and distributed.<\/p>\n

The internet gives everyone a voice and creates a place for self expression and innovation. We need to keep the internet open and accessible to all.<\/p>\n

We need to create pathways and partnerships for the public and private sectors to work together to make progress on challenging issues like net neutrality<\/a>, copyright<\/a> and patent policy<\/a>. We can also create a space for innovation by investing more in, promoting and using open source software, which benefits not only technology but also everything it touches.<\/p>\n

What Else?<\/b><\/p>\n

I promised to keep it short and sweet, so these are just a few of the most important internet issues we need to work on, together.<\/p>\n

The Obama Administration worked well with Mozilla and other companies, researchers and constituents to make progress in these areas. We were pleased to see the recent appointment of the nation\u2019s first Federal Chief Information Security<\/a> officer as part of the Cybersecurity National Action Plan. We hope this type of bi-partisan activity continues, to advance cybersecurity and internet health for all of us.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re calling on you, new and returning U.S. policymakers, to lead, and we stand ready to work with you. We make this ask of you because we\u2019re not your average technology company. We do this as part of our role as the champions of internet health<\/a>. Mozilla was founded with a mission to promote openness, innovation and opportunity online. We fight and advocate for that mission everyday to protect and advance the health of the internet, in addition to creating technology products and solutions to support our mission.<\/p>\n

We know there are many policy challenges in front of you and many competing priorities to balance, but we can\u2019t sit back and wait for another blow to internet health \u2013 we must work together to make the internet as strong as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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