CHARTER OF DIGITAL FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN

CHARTER OF DIGITAL FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (Revised version 2018) Presented by Dr Beate Wagner, Managing Director, Global Young Academy 1

Our group/the initiators Jan Philipp Albrecht Md. EP (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen) · Gerhart R. Baum Rechtsanwalt · Heinz Bude Professor für Soziologie, Universität Kassel · Rebecca Casati Journalistin, Lektorin · Johannes Caspar Hamburgischer Beauftragter für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit · Giovanni di Lorenzo Mitglied des Kuratoriums der ZEIT-Stiftung · Michael Göring Vorstand, ZEIT-Stiftung · Johnny Haeusler Autor und Unternehmer · Götz Hamann Journalist, DIE ZEIT · Byung-Chul Han Professor für Kulturwissenschaft, Universität der Künste Berlin · Jeanette Hofmann · Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung Berlin · Yvonne Hofstetter CEO, Teramark Technologies Gmb. H, München · Christoph Keese CEO, Axel Springer hy Gmb. H · Wolfgang Kleinwächter ehemaliger ICANN-Direktor und Professor für Internetpolitik, Universität Aarhus · Sascha Lobo · Christoph Möllers Professor für öffentliches Recht, HU Berlin · Daniel Opper Projektleiter Bucerius Lab, ZEIT-Stiftung· Bernhard Pörksen Professor für Medienwissenschaft · Frank Rieger Internetaktivist und Sprecher des Chaos Computer Clubs · Nikolaus Schneider Theologe · Martin Schulz Md. B (SPD) · Malte Spitz Autor, Aktivist und Datenschützer · Beate Wagner Managing Director, Global Young Academy · Heinrich Wefing Ressortleiter Politik, DIE ZEIT · Ulrich Wilhelm · Juli Zeh Schriftstellerin 2

What do we want to add to the CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ? Four Examples ARTICLE 4 (FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE PUBLIC SPHERE) Article 11 Freedom of expression and information • (1) Every person has the right to freedom of speech and expression in the digital world. There shall be no censorship. • (2) This right may be limited by the provisions of general laws. • (3) Operators of public chatrooms hold the responsibility for protecting the right to freedom of expression. They must ensure that the fundamental rights and duties stipulated in this Charter are observed according to the law. • 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. • 2. The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected. 3

ARTICLE 5 (AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND DECISIONS) (1) Ethical principles shall only be formulated by human beings, and decisions that impact fundamental rights shall only be made by human beings. (2) The responsibility for automated decisions must lie with a natural or legal person. (3) The criteria leading to automated decisions, in cases such as digital profiling, must be made transparent. (4) Every person subject to an automated decision that has a significant impact on his or her life shall have the right to have an independent review and ruling conducted by a human being. (5) Decisions about life and death, physical integrity, and the deprivation of liberty shall only be made by human beings. (6) The use of artificial intelligence and robotics in areas sensitive to possible fundamental rights violations must be subject to social debate and regulated by legislation. 4

CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS needs DIGITAL FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS Article 2 (Liberty) Article 6 Right to liberty and security • Every person has the right to freedom of information and communication. This includes the personal right not to know. • Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person. 5

Fundamental rights need to be spelled out more explicitly ARTICLE 7 (PRIVACY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION) • (1) Every person has the right to the protection of his or her data and the right to privacy. • (2) Personal data may only be collected and processed from the individual in good faith and for specific purposes, if there is a legal basis for so doing. The processing of the data must be made safe, fair, and transparent with the use of state-of-the-art technology. • (3) The right of the individual to erasure of data, correction of data, the right of objection, and the right to access data and personal information must be guaranteed. • (4) Every person has the right to make a digital fresh start. This right is limited by the public‘s legitimate right to know. • (5) Every person has the right to a home life free from surveillance. • (6) Every person has the right to take suitable measures to protect his or her data and communications from third-party access. • (7) There may be no acts of unjustified and unauthorized surveillance. • (8) Compliance with these statutes shall be monitored by independent institutions. • ARTICLE 8 (SECURITY OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS) • The integrity and confidentiality of information systems and related infrastructure must be guaranteed and protected through adequate technical and organisational measures. Article 8 Protection of personal data • 1. Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her. • 2. Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by law. Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified. • 3. Compliance with these rules shall be subject to control by an independent authority. 6

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