Brazil Approves Internet Bill of Rights

First time accepted submitter Dr.Potato (247646) writes "After more than three years being discussed, Brazil's Internet Bill of Rights was approved on April 22nd (and in Portuguese). It was rushed through the senate in order that president Dilma Roussef could sign it during the meeting on internet governance that occurs in São Paulo this week. In the bill of rights, among other things, net neutrality was maintained, providers will not be legally responsible for content published by users (but are forced to take it down when legally requested) and internet providers are obliged to keep records of users' access for six months and can't pass this responsibility to other companies." Brazilian internet users may continue to have the right to be surveilled on social media, too.

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Re:Rights are not things that are given

[Anonymous Coward]

Rights given by men, can be taken by men; they are therefore not rights.

So, rights don't exist, then? Or are you going to say something about how all True Rights have been infringed upon, but not actually taken? Well, having your right perpetually infringed upon by a government that doesn't recognize them sure seems to be the same thing as not having them at all, and no amount of appeals to magical rights fairies (How else does your silly notion of rights work?) will change that.