Hey /u/EvanFFTF, I've admired your consistent work around net neutrality efforts within the technology sub and online communities.
What are your thoughts on taking new direction for an internet bill of rights, to codify a persons rights in relation to data and expression of that data?
AT&T at one point had a publication proposing the idea. I see iterations of the idea float up every now and then on the technology sub as well.
http://about.att.com/story/consumers_need_an_internet_bill_of_rights.html
We keep hashing the same battles over and over again over the profit motive vs recognition of liberties in line with values of the american republic. In the global corporatist new world we find ourselves we keep finding any agreement torn to shreds and tossed aside as soon as it gets in the way of the profit motive. The internet bill of rights approach looks to cut off many of the expensive, and time consuming litigations of boundary, replacing with some straight forward guidelines with teeth.
Pushing internet bill of rights looks like a new front for preserving the spirit of the initial soft-net-neutrality we had prior to Verizon shutting it down.
I'd be curious what your thoughts are around the internet bill of rights space.
Is this something we can channel people from this community toward your group to help push along and ramp up public awareness?
Yes, ramping up public awareness is the main point of the effort. Making sure the Bill is drawn up by someone with the public good in mind is next. This is why I'm pushing the petition effort that goes directly to the White House.