An Italian parliamentary commission
presented a bill of rights linked to the Internet on Tuesday
which defends individual users' rights to web access and online
privacy, and also sets out the duties of those who share
information.
The bill aims to help develop a sense of citizenship in the
Internet era, said Stefano Rodotà, president of the commission
who drew it up.
Presenting it on Tuesday, Lower House Speaker Laura
Boldrini said the bill was aimed at helping young people and
hoped it would be used in schools.
"At the moment we consider this to be the most
comprehensive and innovative work possible," Boldrini said.
"But the Internet phenomenon is continuously changing, so a
bill that wants to offer rights has to be constantly evolving,"
she said.
The bill also outlines rights to security and identity on
the Internet, and discusses the rights of people to ask for old
information without public relevance to be removed from Internet
search engines.
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