The document discusses the relationship between technology and human rights from historical and philosophical perspectives. It explores how weapons have empowered both the strong and weak over time. Simple weapons like rifles gave individuals power, while complex weapons amplified the power of authorities. The document also examines how the internet has both enabled free expression but also introduced new methods of censorship, surveillance, and lack of privacy. It questions whether we are heading toward an Orwellian or Huxleyan future as technology shapes society.
1. Claws to the Weak: internet and
rights
Mathias Klang @klang67
2. George Orwell: You and the Atomic
Bomb (1945)
Thus, for example, tanks, battleships and
bombing planes are inherently tyrannical
weapons, while rifles, muskets, long-bows
and hand-grenades are inherently
democratic weapons. A complex weapon
makes the strong stronger, while a simple
weapon--so long as there is no answer to it--
gives claws to the weak.
25. 91 % Access to the Internet at home
83 % Access to broadband at home
7 % Never used a computer
Source: Sweden Statistics 2011 (*Individuals aged 16-74)
26. Voltaire’s dream? The theoretically
possible
becomes the inevitable
Digitalization
Connectivity
Devices
Storage
47. The Right to Privacy
The intensity and complexity of life,
attendant upon advancing civilization,
have rendered necessary some retreat
from the world…solitude and privacy
have become more essential to the
individual; but modern enterprise and
invention have, through invasions upon
his privacy, subjected him to mental pain
and distress…
Warren and Brandeis The Right to Privacy,
4 Harvard Law Review 193 (1890)
63. "We have found your account is directly related to another
which has been previously closed for abuse of our policies.
As such, your Amazon.co.uk account has been closed and
any open orders have been cancelled. Please understand
that the closure of an account is a permanent action. Any
subsequent accounts that are opened will be closed as
well. Thank you for your understanding with our decision."
72. Mathias Klang
klang@ituniv.se or @klang67
www.digital-rights.net
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