A bill of rights for the internet age has been proposed at a United Nations’ conference in Athens, reports the BBC

“The bill would update and restate rights that have been enshrined for centuries, said Robin Gross of civil liberties group IP Justice.

… An internet bill of rights has been proposed many times in the last two decades but few concrete steps to enshrine such a bill have been taken.

The issue of who would ratify any bill drawn up and what exact rights the bill should seek to protect are still under discussion.

Professor Stefano Rodota, former head of the Council of European Data Protection Agencies said the bill must be created from the bottom up, by individual users, rather than top down from government.