one EFF issue that interests you, and write a brief paper summarizing EFF’s position.
Discuss whether you support this position and why.
Global Network Initiative Gets an Inside Look at Tech Firms’ Human Rights Practices.
On April 18, the Global Network Initiative (GNI) released its annual report documenting third-party assessments conducted in 2011 and 2012 for GNI’s three founding corporate participants: Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft. GNI was formed to bring major Internet companies together with human rights organizations to improve practices around human rights, privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet. In the past year, GNI expanded to include two more corporate participants—Evoca and Websense—and Facebook have recently joined the organization as an observing member. GNI has also added seven new non-corporate members—NGOs and investors from all over the world.
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2. What reasons might a firm give for joining and supporting EFF?
The EFF
intention is good in terms of protection of fundamental civil liberties
relating to use of technology and free speech, privacy, innovation and consumer
right which is definitely most individual wanted. Their advocacy to help people
was good which might be the reason of firm support it.
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3. The vice president of public affairs for your midsized telecommunications equipment
company has suggested that the firm donate $10,000 in equipment and services to EFF and
become a corporate sponsor. The CFO has asked if you, the CIO, support this action. What
would you say?
Yes, this
foundation is a nonprofit, international advocacy. It is good to help them in
their goals to help other people. It is also a marketing strategy for the
company to be a part of being a subject welfare corporate sponsor of this
advocacy.
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