Freedom of information

Sort By:
Page 1 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    agency carry out provisions of legislation, while leaving the public uninformed. The New York Times and ProPublica identified 71 appointees through information given by the Freedom of Information Act. 28 of which have potential conflicts through businesses and lobbying. The Freedom of Information Act gives any person access to records or information through federal agencies. The New York Times article states President Trump has appointed lawyers, employees of industry funded organizations, and other

    • 1360 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    government which controls the data or the site. Since 1965, at the federal level, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been the vital basis for access claims, many of which have been litigated with varying results. Among the nine statutory exemptions to a citizen’s right of access under FOIA, those most likely to precipitate privacy tensions are Exemptions 6 and 7c. The first of these relates to information such as personnel and medical files, the disclosure of which would “constitute a clearly

    • 743 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    also allows for expressing opinions and obtaining up-to-date information from the world-wide-web. The new software is being developed every day which uses the Internet as the carrier for long distance voice calls and video conferencing like FaceTime and Skype, which would hold the key to the future of our society. Whether someone is sending e-mail, posting on message boards, or reading the news online, people are guaranteed the same freedom of self-expression that we enjoy offline. In other countries

    • 2024 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    number of people in the world can access and use to communicate (Maras 3). Just as other technologies before it, the internet has the power to transform the manner in which people realize the freedom to express themselves. Any person that can access the internet can create, share or edit their individual information or other people’s content. The flare-up of digital communication, especially through the social media allows citizens to participate in public debates on a level unparalleled historically

    • 1665 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    their politics and ideology behind the system of Government. Aaron Swarts becomes the face of this cause of freedom of Internet Privacy. The back story of Aaron Swarts and how he was portrayed as a hero, can make a person question and distrust the government even more. Aaron Swarts embodies the fight for protection of freedom of press. They were both targeted because they used the freedom of the internet to do what they thought was right by the people. It’s a network platform formed of smaller connecting

    • 873 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Internet Censorship

    • 441 Words
    • 2 Pages

    The conflict we are currently facing is a recent one. The freedom of speech and censorship of the internet is rather a complicated issue. That is due to many misinterpretations that the people have about the same. Because the freedom and censorship are violated, this topic is one to discuss about. Although it might doesn't look like, this affects Switzerland a lot. Whether it involves cyber crime or just disrespects the user's right of speech, it affects the population up to a certain point.

    • 441 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Internet Censorship Essay

    • 1726 Words
    • 7 Pages
    • 4 Works Cited

    Internet Censorship The freedom of speech that was possible on the Internet could now be subjected to governmental approvals. For example, China is attempting to restrict political expression, in the name of security and social stability. It requires users of the Internet and electronic mail (e-mail) to register, so that it may monitor their activities. In the United Kingdom, state secrets and personal attacks are off limits on the Internet. Laws are strict and the government is extremely interested

    • 1726 Words
    • 7 Pages
    • 4 Works Cited
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Freedom Of Rights

    • 1000 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Tie up to other rights: The freedom of speech and expression, is a right, which is directly or adjacently related to other rights, imparting its limitations. These limitations are kept so as in the public interest. The right to fair trial is nearly related to freedom of expression, as it also limits access to search for information. The right to freedom of expression is actually important for the media or the printing press, because these organizations are considered to be the ‘Voice of People’.

    • 1000 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    fact that they disagree with the message that is being sent. This has been an ongoing battle, with one side voting against net neutrality, as they believe it to be exactly what everyone needs and the other seeing it as a breach of their right to freedom of speech. Federal Communications Commission, otherwise known as the FCC, voted two-to-one in May of 2017, to begin the tearing down of the net neutrality law (Rushe), that which protected individuals from companies that purposefully slowed down

    • 798 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Internet, a Good Invention or a Bad One At All? The Internet has been developed for two decades. It provides a new platform for goods and services to exchange among the world (Morozov, 2010). There is no doubt that the Internet becomes one part of our daily life, especially for those developed countries. People cannot live without it because of its wide usage. However, the Internet causes some negative impacts to our life as well as to our society. In order to discuss whether the Internet helps

    • 885 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
Previous
Page12345678950