[cooperation-wg] New on RIPE Labs: EU Regulation Update

Mirjam and other colleagues,

There is precedent for the RIPE community taking a position on a topic. 
For example the RIPE DNS Working Group stated a strong option that the 
DNS root be signed, and a letter signed by the chair of RIPE, the 
managing director of the RIPE NCC, and the chair of the RIPE DNS working 
group was sent to ICANN:

https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/tf/dnssec-key-repository/ripe-request-icann-sign-dns-root

Also, I believe that the RIPE NCC has hired EU lobbyists in the past, so 
in principle the RIPE community or the RIPE NCC members could ask the 
RIPE NCC to lobby the EU for a specific purpose (although I am not sure 
if that is true).

I am not suggesting that the RIPE community *should* try to influence 
laws on browser cookies. But I think that if people want to that RIPE 
*could* be a place where it is done.

Cheers,

--
Shane

On 14/05/2019 14.30, Mirjam Kuehne wrote:
> Dear Arkenoi,
> 
> The RIPE community does not make any legislation. With this RIPE Labs
> article we inform the community about recent developments at the EU. I
> suggest you contact the EU or your local government if you want to
> discuss changes to existing laws.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Mirjam Kühne
> RIPE NCC
> 
> On 14/05/2019 12:33, Arkenoi wrote:
>>
>> If I am interested in discussing ideas to replace stupid "cookies law" which did not get much better with GDPR,  with something more sensible, what is the proper WG to contact?
>>
>>
>> Sent from my BlackBerry - I do not buy all that "security" nonsense, but I've got a physical keyboard!
>>
>>
>> 	  Original Message
>>
>>
>>
>> From: mir at ripe.net
>> Sent: May 14, 2019 1:22 PM
>> To: cooperation-wg at ripe.net
>> Subject: [cooperation-wg] New on RIPE Labs: EU Regulation Update
>>
>>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> This is the second in an ongoing series in which we give a brief
>> overview of the most pertinent policies currently being proposed,
>> debated and implemented in the European Union. And Internet regulation
>> is definitely a hot topic:
>>
>> https://labs.ripe.net/Members/suzanne_taylor_muzzin/your-eu-regulation-update-may-2019-edition
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Mirjam Kühne
>> RIPE NCC
>>
> 
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