Slides from a presentation for students exploring the idea of digital rights - freedom of access to the Internet, freedom of expression, and privacy.

1. Digital Politics / Digital Rights

2. Digital Politics / Digital Rights
● FREEDOM OF ACCESS
● FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
● FREEDOM FROM INTRUSION / RIGHT TO
PRIVACY
● United Nations declares access to Internet a
human right in June 2011:
”The Special Rapporteur calls upon all states to ensure that internet access
is maintained at all times, including during times of political unrest.”

3. FREEDOM OF ACCESS
● DIGITAL ECONOMY ACT 2010
● Warning Letters
● Bandwidth reduction / disconnection
● Site Blocking

4. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
● Communications Act 2003 – section 127
● Malicious Communications Act 1988
● #TwitterJokeTrial

5. RIGHT TO PRIVACY
● Draft Communications Data Bill or
● ”Snooper's charter”
● Google and privacy policy

6. Questions for a digital politics:
● FREEDOM OF ACCESS
● Are there cases where it is justified to restrict
access to the Internet?
● Would the same standards apply to other
information channels- eg. phone use or
books?
● Should there be a specific right to access the
Internet?

7. Questions for a digital politics:
● FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
● What are the limits in terms of expression
online?
● Does the nature of the Internet make policing
of expression online to all intents and
purposes impossible?
● How can the law and politics keep pace with
the fast changing nature of technology?

8. Questions for a digital politics:
● FREEDOM FROM INTRUSION / PRIVACY
● What should the limits be on governments'
and the police's access to our personal data?
● Should there be different limits for private
corporations such as Facebook + Google?
● Is the notion of privacy in fact changing in our
society?

9. Loz Kaye - @LozKaye
● Recommended Reading :
● ”The Revolution Will be Digitised” by Heather
Brooke
● Recommended Twitter:
● @OpenRightsGroup @TheBPI @glynmoody
● @DCMS @Coadec @AnonPress @Falkvinge