Technology & Innovation — June 5, 2012

Rebecca MacKinnon: The Global Network Initiative

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Rebecca MacKinnon is a founding member of the Global Network Initiative, a multi-stakeholder initiative to advance principles of freedom of expression and privacy in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. In this video, she discusses the Initiative’s work in human rights. Visit globalnetworkinitiative.org to learn more.

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