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Any legal resident of the United States Rhode Island Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act P.L. §§ 38-2-1 to 38-2-16 1979 [51] Any person South Carolina South Carolina Freedom of Information Act S.C. Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 to 30-4-165 1974 [52] Any person South Dakota South Dakota Sunshine Law SDCL Chapter 1-27-1 to 1-27-48 2009 [53] Any ...
Freedom of information (or information freedom) also refers to the protection of the right to freedom of expression with regard to the Internet and information technology. Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e. the ability to access Web content, without censorship or restrictions.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...
As with the right to freedom of expression, the right to privacy is a recognised human right and freedom of information acts as an extension to this right. [60] Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e., the ability to access Web content, without censorship or restrictions. [61]
John Stuart Mill. Philosophers from the earliest times have considered the question of liberty. Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD) wrote: . a polity in which there is the same law for all, a polity administered with regard to equal rights and equal freedom of speech, and the idea of a kingly government which respects most of all the freedom of the governed.
This category is for articles about people and organizations who are playing or have played a role in advancing or hindering freedom of information (open government, sunshine, etc.) in the United States.
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Intellectual freedom encompasses many areas including issues of academic freedom, Internet filtering, and censorship. [4] Because proponents of intellectual freedom value an individual's right to choose informational concepts and media to formulate thought and opinion without repercussion, restrictions to access and barriers to privacy of information constitute intellectual freedom issues.