What Rights are at Risk from Crime Control in the Digital Age?
In the digital age, misuse of ICT can take place in relation both to government and private sector activities. Most human rights principles are directed at identifying and preventing abuses by government agencies, although recently we have seen an extension of privacy protections from the public sector to the private sector. In addition, human rights abuses can arise from the actions of individuals, which give rise to the need for governments to enact laws to protect citizens both from the acts of government agencies as well as other individuals and corporations, a point recognized by Arup and Tucker (1998), some time ago. The present discussion focuses on abuses which can occur in criminal justice contexts involving cyber crime, which increasingly are inclusive of private corporations as providers of investigative, judicial and correctional services. Weeramantry (1983: 17-21) has identified various technological advances which could detract from basic human rights unless regulated by
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