Net Of Rights

Internet Engineers have defined the Internet as a network of networks, providing connectivity for all users, at all times, for any content. Internet connectivity increases the capacity for individuals to exercise their rights, the core of the Internet, its architectural design is therefore closely intertwined with the human rights framework. However, the assertion that technology and the design of standards and protocols is a ethically neutral task are still commonplace. The series of interviews recorded during the 92nd meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), held in Dallas, Texas, in March 2015, demonstrated that this belief in the neutrality of standards and protocols is starting to change. It is becoming more apparant that promoting an open, secure, unfiltered and reliable Internet is essential for the rights to privacy, expression and assembly. But how can these concepts be addressed on the protocol level?

Direction
Joana Varon

Production
Niels ten Oever

Research and script for interviews
Niels ten Oever and Joana Varon

Interviewer
Niels ten Oever

Editing
Marina Oriente

Script writing
Daniel Castro, Niels ten Oever, Joana Varon and Camila Agustini

Camera
Marina Oriente

Sound Design
Iuri Oriente

Animations
Fabio Cacossi

Narration
Carla Matero