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How Technology relates to the Human Rights: Digital Freedom

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the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online
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  People should get the same human rights online just like in life
  
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Moreover, governments are now regularly acquiring powerful surveillance technology from private firms, as Surveillance Industry Index shows. According to Privacy International, the surveillance industry routinely disregards human rights considerations
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  The government and surveillance industry doesn't ever really consider the human rights.
  
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attacks on online activists, as well as growing internet shutdowns. These obstructions and attacks impact on freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, but also create economic costs, affecting entire economies and individual businesses.
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  Some people attack activists that could impact people like their freedom, expression, which it can also effect businesses or economies.
  
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Companies in the ICT sector can be involved in this limiting of digital freedoms, either directly, or by facilitating violations by governments and/or abuses by other firms.
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  Some companies limit digital freedom
  
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Internet, mobile, and telecommunications companies’ policies and practices can also positively affect users’ freedom of expression and privacy, including those of defenders, especially when they work together.
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  Technology can also be positive in the human rights.
  
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whose company members commit to uphold principles of freedom of expression and privacy. You can learn how ICT companies are upholding human rights online and offline
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  Some company members try to uphold the human rights
  
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