Wednesday, 18 May 2016

QUESTION 5 - 5.2




5.2

· Universality and equality: all Humans are born free and equal in Dignity and rights, which must be respected, protected and fulfilled in the online environment.
· Rights and social justice: the Internet is a space for the promotion, Protection and fulfilment of human Rights and the advancement of social Justice. Everyone has the duty to Respect the human rights of all others in the online environment.
· Accessibility: everyone has an equal Right to access and use a secure and open internet.
· Expression and association: Everyone has the right to seek, Receive, and impart information freely on the internet without censorship or other interference. Everyone also has the right to associate freely through and on the internet, for social, Political, cultural or other purposes.
· Privacy and data protection: Everyone has the right to privacy Online. This includes freedom from surveillance, the right to use Encryption, and the right to online Anonymity. Everyone also has the Right to data protection, including Control over personal data collection, Retention, processing, disposal and Disclosure.
· Life, liberty and security: the Rights to life, liberty, and security must be respected, protected and fulfilled online. These rights must not be infringed upon, or used to infringe other rights, in the online Environment.
· Diversity: cultural and linguistic Diversity on the internet must be promoted, and technical and policy Innovation should be encouraged to facilitate plurality of expression.
· Network equality: everyone shall have universal and open access to the internet’s content, free from Discriminatory prioritization, filtering or traffic control on commercial, Political or other grounds.
· Standards and regulation: the Internet’s architecture, communication Systems, and document and data Formats shall be based on open Standards that ensure complete Interoperability, inclusion and equal Opportunity for all.
· Governance: human rights and Social justice must form the legal and normative foundations upon which the internet operates and is governed. This shall happen in a transparent and multilateral manner, based on Principles of openness, inclusive Participation and accountability.









The Digital Bill of Rights



1. Freedom - digital citizens have a right to a free, uncensored internet
2. Openness - digital citizens have a right to an open, unobstructed internet
3. Equality - all digital citizens are created equal on the internet
4. Participation - digital citizens have a right to peaceably participate where and how they choose on the internet
5. Creativity - digital citizens have a right to create, grow and collaborate on the internet, and be held accountable for what they create
6. Sharing - digital citizens have a right to freely share their ideas, lawful discoveries and opinions on the internet
7. Accessibility - digital citizens have a right to access the internet equally, regardless of who they are or where they are
8. Association - digital citizens have a right to freely associate on the internet
9. Privacy - digital citizens have a right to privacy on the internet
10. Property - digital citizens have a right to benefit from what they create, and be secure in their intellectual property on the internet












http://keepthewebopen.com/digital-bill-of-rights


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