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TECH:Should CYBERSECURITY be considered a HUMAN RIGHT?

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Having access to the internet is increasingly  considered  to be an emerging human right. International organizations and national governments have begun to formally recognize its importance to freedom of speech, expression and information exchange. The next step to help ensure some measure of  cyber peace  online may be for cybersecurity to be recognized as a human right, too. The United Nations has taken note of the crucial role of internet connectivity in " the struggle for human rights ." United Nations officials have decried the  actions of governments cutting off internet access  as denying their citizens' rights to free expression. But access is not enough. Those of us who have regular internet access often suffer from  cyber-fatigue : We're all simultaneously expecting our data to be hacked at any moment and feeling powerless to prevent it. Late last year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an online rights advocacy group, called for technology companies to