http://www.slashgear.com/vint-cerf-contends-internet-not-a-human-right-05206446/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Wed, 09 May 2012 02:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.slashgear.com/vint-cerf-contends-internet-not-a-human-right-05206446/#comment-169231 Jose P Isern Comas Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=206446#comment-169231 Every human being should have an opportunity to use information society services, ultimate goal “within arm’s reach”.  Internet is more than just technology.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/vint-cerf-contends-internet-not-a-human-right-05206446/#comment-169207 B2471413 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=206446#comment-169207 Seems like a semantic argument to me, or splitting hairs maybe. Much like phones, the internet has become a necessity to function effectively in modern society. A person without internet access is going to lose out on access to many employment and educational opportunities, not to mention have restricted access to information (as well as voicing your opinion) compared to someone with internet access. I would say that the internet itself isn’t a human right, but more of one of several means of exerting your rights. When you start attempting to limit the ability of someone to exert their rights, that’s not much different than limiting their rights themselves.

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