Q.5.2

DIGITAL BILL OF RIGHTS FOR THE INTERNET

By Rueben Esterhuizen

I believe that people posses certain fundamental rights. Accessing the internet is one of them. Everyone has the right to be access to the world wide web. Its a platform that has many sub platforms. Mainly communication, research, business and entertainment. 

We are all digital citizens and deserve the right to the internet.

This bill of rights aims to rectify the current problem all over the world. Countries are limiting internet access to its citizens. 

THE BILL OF RIGHTS

1. Equality - all digital citizens are to be treated equally on the internet.

2. Freedom - digital citizens has the right to a free & uncensored internet

3. Openness - digital citizens have a right to a open & unobstructed internet

4. Participation - digital citizens have a right to participate online when ever and where ever they       please.

5. Privacy -digital citizens has the right to privacy on the internet

6. Accessibility - digital citizens has a right to access the internet equally regardless where or who the are.

7. Sharing - digital citizens has a right to share their ideas, discoveries and opinions online.

(Keeping the Internet Open, 2012)