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Advise/write on tech, policy, human rights; @GeorgetownMSFS board chair + adjunct prof; VP/DGC @Yahoo! 2000-10; follow Cuba, Iran, China; live/love #Miami.
Dec 11, 2018 23 tweets 13 min read
THREAD on biz, human rights and tech. 1/ On this 70th anniversary of the UDHR’s adoption by UNGA, connecting dots from UDHR to tech today. UDHR-> ICCPR-> UNGPs-> GNI Principles-> #tech company human rights commitments, infrastructure, and decisions. #UDHR: un.org/en/universal-d… 2/ UDHR is unique in modern int'l political system (post-1648) b/c rights declared inherent in all people based on human dignity, not derived from god, a king or the state. For provisions that we relate to the tech sector today, see Articles 12 (privacy) and 19 (free expression).
Nov 28, 2018 22 tweets 8 min read
THREAD. 1/ Thoughts + questions on @Facebook independent appeals proposal facebook.com/notes/mark-zuc… 2/ Check remedy standards for non-judicial process in UN Guiding Principles on Biz and Human Rights. ohchr.org/Documents/Publ…