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“CIVIL liberties”, in the traditional sense, are those human activities which should be as free as possible from state control. The expression “civil rights” has two distinct meanings: in civil law countries with a Roman law tradition, the term “droit civil” means ordinary rights in private law, such as the right to enforce a contract in common law countries. The term is more closely related to “civil liberties” in meaning legally enforceable rights, usually against the state. This distinction, very roughly derived from the legal philosophy of Hohfeld, has particular application to information.
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Michael, J., Poullet, Y., Steinmüller, W. (1990). Information Technology and Civil Liberties. In: Berleur, J., Clement, A., Sizer, R., Whitehouse, D. (eds) The Information Society: Evolving Landscapes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4328-9_12
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