Right now humankind is watching the wonder of the internet unfolding before our eyes. Never before has a medium grown and attained such a respectfull state so quickly! In five years the internet has broken its chrysalis and gained adulthood. What started out as defence network, turned into a science exchange and finally penetrated critical mass. Today the internet houses some 200 million citizens. Five years ago it sheltered 10 million. That is growth unseen of!
In other words: We are breaking new ground here! Although we tend to think of the net as mature, we accept the fact that this is only the beginning. This public square that transended above mere wires long ago, continues its unheard of growthrate. Right now its a Klondike, a chaos that fluxes and tests its borders. This is the time - not later, but now - to define basic 'human rights' in electronic form.
Although these 'human rights' includes other subjects they also pack the right for privacy. And this is just as important as other basic rights such as freedom of speach and the right of free assembly.
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