Do internet users need their own bill of rights? Italy hopes to pave the way | ZDNet

Participation seems to have been relatively low: the draft was accessed 14,000 times and received 590 comments, according to data provided by [Laura Boldrini Chamber of Deputies (Italy) ] ; not much, for such an important topic, but this is perhaps unsurprising in a country where almost one-third of the population has never used the internet. [...] There are countries, like Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ecuador, Spain, and France in which internet access is considered (in one form or another) a fundamental right of all citizens; Italy is not among them, so that, if the Declaration becomes law or - more likely - is used by the MPs as a useful framework on which to base proposals aimed at updating legislation, it would have already had some positive impact on the current landscape. - Federico Guerrini, ZDNet [via/web:http://streaming-tv.us]