Consumers' Digital Rights Campaign Launched

BEUC, an umbrella organization for consumer groups across Europe, launched a new consumer digital rights campaign yesterday based around a declaration of six principles:

  • Right to choice, knowledge and cultural diversity
  • Right to the principle of “technical neutrality” – defend and maintain consumer rights in the digital environment
  • Right to benefit from technological innovations without abusive restrictions
  • Right to interoperability of content and devices
  • Right to the protection of privacy
  • Right not to be criminalised

This initiative is great news and the site contains a wealth of other material, including an excellent FAQ.