LOOKING AHEAD: Berners-Lee called for bill of rights to protect freedom of speech on the Internet and users' rights after leaks about government surveillance of online activity. — Reuters
LONDON: The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, called on Wednesday for bill of rights to protect freedom of speech on the Internet and users' rights after leaks about government surveillance of online activity.
Exactly 25 years since the London-born computer scientist invented the Web, Berners-Lee said there was a need for a charter like England's historic Magna Carta to help guarantee fundamental principles online.
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