What is Freedom of information?
{{internet}} '''Freedom of information''' is the right to [[freedom of expression]] on the [[Internet]] and other [[information technology]]. Freedom of information is the ability to access the [[World Wide Web|Web]] without [[censorship]] or restrictions. Freedom of information is a [[human right]] recognised in [[international law]]. [[Freedom of speech]] includes not only the text and pictures but also the means of expression.<ref>Andrew Puddephatt, Freedom of Expression, The essentials of Human Rights, Hodder Arnold, 2005, pg.128</ref> Freedom of information may also refer to the [[right to privacy]] in the context of the [[Internet]] and [[information technology]]. The ''right to privacy'' is a [[human right]] and freedom of information is an extension of this right.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{Cite web |url=http://freenetproject.org/papers/freenet-ieee.pdf |title=Protecting Free Expression Online with Freenet - Internet Computing, IEEE<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2010-01-20 |archive-date=2017-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011183227/https://freenetproject.org/papers/freenet-ieee.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Related pages== *[[Digital rights]] *[[Free content]] *[[Freenet]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Civil rights]]