Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Yet another report: Internet disconnections a "disproportionate" penalty

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), with its 56 member countries made up of 1 billion people, is the “world's largest regional security organization.” And it really doesn't like Internet censorship.

A new OSCE report on "Freedom of Expression on the Internet" (PDF) takes a hard line on all things Internet, issuing conclusions at odds with the practices of many of its most powerful member states, including France and the US. Net neutrality? Every country needs it. “Three strikes” laws that and in Internet disconnection? Disproportionate penalties for minor offenses. Internet access? It's a human right.

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Source: http://feeds.arstechnica.com/~r/arstechnica/index/~3/Pcqh1Lb6BE8/yet-another-report-internet-disconnections-a-disproportionate-penalty.ars

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