A new initiative has been formed to assist corporations on privacy and free speech issues, the Global Network Initiative. The initiative, comprised of a coalition of human rights, media development and research organizations, and Internet and communications companies, put together a code of conduct on this matter to ensure that ICT companies acknowledge their “responsibility to respect and protect the freedom of expression and privacy rights of their users.”
The Initiative was launched as a response to corporate participation in online censorship, especially in China. It took more than two years to craft, and much of that time was spent articulating a set of principles and devising mechanisms to encourage compliance acceptable both to human rights groups and to businesses.
I wonder how many Malaysian corporations will adhere to the code…
Posted on 11/11/2008
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