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The right to privacy and freedom of expression apply online just as they apply offiline. These are very precious rights because as well as protecting individuals, they also protect society as whole. Democracy, culture and access to knowledge are safeguarded because we have these two rights. These rights online are threatened by any proposals to block content or conduct surveillance. Such threats can come from governments or from private corporations. This section will discuss ways in which human rights online can be valued and protected.
If you are interested in how Internet freedoms may be influenced by policy, you may like my book The Closing of the Net .
If you are interested in copyright policy, you may like my previous books A Copyright Masquerade: How Corporate Lobbying Threatens Online Freedoms and The Copyright Enforcement Enigma - Internet Politics and the ‘Telecoms Package’