Freedom of info (another version available on request)

Freedom of information

Freedom of information basically means freedom of speech means any one has the right to expression weather it may be in writing, photography, design and any art form. It refers to the protection of the right to freedom of expression with regard to the Internet and information technology. Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e. the ability to access Web content, without censorship or restrictions.

For example when people film documentaries and film people. Or making artwork it can be based upon someone.

Freedom of speech is seen as a fundamental human right (recognized in international law, the internet and through art forms) freedom of information also links to the freedom of privacy, so that means one has the freedom to speech\information but one has to take into consideration to the freedom of privacy and remember that also is a fundamental human right. Also again freedom to privacy is a right and the freedom of information is a extension of that.

For example when writing an article about someone in a newspaper or being a paparazzi, you cant stalk or harass people.

Freedom of information can include opposition to patents, copyrights or intellectual property in general  The international and United States Pirate Party have established political platforms based largely on freedom of information issues. This tells about the different kinds of freedom of information and the laws.

When taking freedom of information into consideration you need to consider the legal and ethical points of view. Such as when the News Of The World hacked the phones of celebrities and crime victims to get inside knowledge to make front page headlines – they had the freedom to express that, but it breeched the ethical and legal issues of the matter of privacy.

That also counts as regulations – this scandal also caused regulations within the media to be more precise and more carefully dealt with.

I think that it is good to know that people can find out in more detail about different people, cultures, stories and information on their own terms. I think its the good point is that people can do their own personal research on topic that matter to them and get more in depth detail about the topic.

I think what is not so good about the 'freedom of information act' is that too much data and information about topics and people can sometimes be inappropriate due to the fact the public can receive too much unnecessary information. In my opinion I think it can be classed as bullying when there is too much information about a person. I also think it can be dangerous when people can find out too much about people, for example where they live etc.