Internet Privacy Rights

Our privacy on the internet is under threat from businesses such as Facebook and Google, government agencies such as the NSA and GCHQ, criminals and others. Internet Privacy Rights suggests a way to address these threats, using case studies and analysis to put together a coherent, rights-based way forward.

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Internet Privacy Rights analyses the current threats to our online autonomy and privacy and proposes a new model for the gathering, retention and use of personal data. Key to the model is the development of specific privacy rights: a right to roam the internet with privacy, a right to monitor the monitors, a right to delete personal data and a right to create, assert and protect an online identity. These rights could help in the formulation of more effective and appropriate legislation, and shape more privacy-friendly business models. The conclusion examines how the internet might look with these rights in place and whether such an internet could be sustainable from both a governmental and a business perspective.