Vint Cerf On Human Rights: Internet Access Isn't On the List

Gallenod writes "In an op-ed for the New York Times, Vint Cerf writes that civil protests around the world, sparked by Internet communications, 'have raised questions about whether Internet access is or should be a civil or human right.' Cerf argues that 'technology is an enabler of rights, not a right itself,' and contends that for something to be considered a human right, it 'must be among the things we as humans need in order to lead healthy, meaningful lives, like freedom from torture or freedom of conscience. It is a mistake to place any particular technology in this exalted category, since over time we will end up valuing the wrong things.'"

Well that's funny, cos my country just

[DCTech]

Well that's funny, cos my country just said it is human right for everyone to get internet access and also access to free information. U.S., what a backwards country.

Re:Well that's funny, cos my country just

[forkfail]

Sure they did. That's why freedom of the press is also guaranteed.

Re:Well that's funny, cos my country just

[Pieroxy]

... and cutting out the cable/telephone companies KILLS JOBS.

So that's what killed him. Thanks for the info, I thought it was cancer or something.