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http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20130530_33.aspx http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/Documents/iran_gld.pdf On 05/30/2013 06:10 AM, Collin Anderson wrote: > Colleagues, > > Today, the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets > Control is set to announce the lifting of sanctions of certain > types of personal communications technologies, including reportedly > for the first time commercial products such as mobile phones [1]. > In a less noticed move, while Canada increased its sanctions > against Iran, the Foreign Affairs and International Trade included > an exemption for: > > /(a) equipment, services and software that facilitate secure and > widespread communications via information technologies, or the > provision or acquisition of financial services in relation to such > equipment, services and software, provided that an export permit > has been issued in respect of any goods listed in the Guide; /[2] > > > This is critical and did not happen in isolation -- for the past > few years, civil society has pushed for larger legal exemptions for > the available of communications technology, and for vendors to > take advantage of those authorizations that are granted [3]. > > I want to convene to Libtech the immensity of these achievements, > access to information technology is now on par with humanitarian > assistance for two major export control regimes. While not > receiving as much attention as CISIPA, this was a long endeavour > for civil society and a significant accomplishment. This is just > the beginning -- the burden now is shifted to companies such as > Google, GoDaddy and Oracle who have poor track records when it > comes allowing services to Cuba, Iran, Syria and Sudan [4]. > However, on the whole, the actions demonstrate exactly what the > perceived place of the Internet is in the lives of people in places > like Iran. > > Cordially, Collin > > > [1] > http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-29/u-s-to-ease-iran-sanctions-on-laptops-mobile-phones.html > > [2] > http://www.international.gc.ca/sanctions/iran_developments-developpements_iran3.aspx > [3] > https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/06/eff-signs-joint-coalition-letter-urging-companies-be-proactive-export-regulations > > [4] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Amq69Ncu9Fp_dGtRMUtIR3k3X0tRY1dTZ0loeXRWWEE#gid=0 > -- *Collin David Anderson* averysmallbird.com > <http://averysmallbird.com> | @cda | Washington, D.C. > > > -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change > password by emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing > your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > - -- Michael Carbone Manager of Tech Policy & Programs Access | https://www.accessnow.org [email protected] | PGP: 0x81B7A13E PGP Fingerprint: 25EC 1D0F 2D44 C4F4 5BEF EF83 C471 AD94 81B7 A13E -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJRp5T3AAoJEDH9usG3Jz338qgP/jKPEKClsU7sSbfLlfjZmUHH Gjk6BRdGGpHPcQJTMOjsD5UIaPB7EBlVcK0btKd8fOJKnJG8viY6ryAn+5Tp228e 7ATT1Op2HFlxB6Cz4gKmVrFi9BiMgKvXM6FptvA9rGb9Tjkdjbzuo5LPNMPhCe8x dHAv0vbO75pmYMTnaw92VUxrGm2NJmoSCUc8ybQ0QhGBwxaVsZ9zTT1LQo/aSpah YhRYZFNSiZRwdzhC1VYZkQAiqDKp3IKy+ZRwTgd6oslDJ74CFsBv+BKY8my7hdMo jHmbRGy5KXQvplrDEZC47wtmr+ne8WiBEdFrRpGKsPTXKXCmzjRATtglqxR1xUuQ 4R/ZUeqDjbu4QDgYk1eYSJUey8FxpIPkC88xge3WbIctv3bVdczC+mBljo8l679l 96GhLHDF3nZ+RdwiNczaxSQnOdq5yMISxVk3vcKTal9pRjx67eXvRYznis4zggYi MvHGpZ9jCHFOYn/VmSJCzuD/OIX2+tbq5k1zhjv2ywKDFe4x0qLXYSXrqeH4QWQz g00foqtC5Nlu0VAMkmAnrm+pA/AcNMqbcPF7F/LhnhxvNk11JSCFaQfFZt6Vdrh/ u5X3vYcrmtS13eW7guB8fWxRFl761/PJoVPXk6uhuSkhya+ze7EUuE9LIRlUyoHY GuVSOFY+fcDYg+8jNBm5 =SM8p -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
