Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, also recently spoke at a conference on internet freedom organised by Uri Rosenthal: “It would be a disaster for the free internet if countries were to erect national barriers in cyberspace”. Clinton referred to countries that are trying to gain more control over the internet and are therefore “pulling the other side of the rope”. For example, China wants to further restrict the use of social media. Users of Chinese social networks are only allowed to post messages if they have given their real name to the authorities. Even after approval, users are subject to strict rules. For example, they are not allowed to call for “illegal demonstrations that disrupt social order”. China wants to prevent a repeat of the Arab uprisings.
The term 'free internet' will also be discussed in the Netherlands when the 'download ban ' suggested by State Secretary Fred Teeven (Security and Justice) is introduced. Internet users who download films and music without causing major damage bulgaria phone number list do not have to fear a charge. Only 'fanatical downloaders' will be faced with the download ban. However, the dividing line between minor and major damage seems difficult to determine. It is striking that in the same week it was announced that the Netherlands will be spending almost 6 million euros on internet freedom in the coming years.
In Turkey at least they agree:
Social networks are also regularly used in legal investigations. For example, Twitter had to hand over user data of, among others, the Dutchman Rop Gonggrijp to the American Department of Justice as part of an investigation into Wikileaks . This did not concern the content of messages, but the IP address with which the account was created and maintained. The parties involved claimed that handing over the information violated privacy legislation, but the court rejected this.
New media are increasingly being used not only to solve crimes, but also to prevent them. The police's investigation application, DePolitieZoekt , has been downloaded almost 30,000 times since its launch in November. With the free app, people can see on their smartphones which people are being sought. They receive a message as soon as there is a new case in which the police are calling on the help of citizens. The campaign 'Catch the perpetrator, grab your mobile' has also been launched on the website nederlandveilig.nl . Citizens are called upon to film or photograph a robbery with their mobile phone and then call 112. In theory a functional solution, but in practice it may work a little differently...