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Notes

  1. 1.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI–Apple_encryption_dispute

  2. 2.

    http://business.time.com/2014/01/08/are-google-yahoo-and-microsoft-living-up-to-their-promises-in-china/

  3. 3.

    https://www.reformgovernmentsurveillance.com

  4. 4.

    http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/17session/A.HRC.17.27_en.pdf

  5. 5.

    Resolution on “The Promotion, Protection and Enjoyment of Human Rights on the Internet” (Human Rights Council of the United Nations 2012).

  6. 6.

    http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomOpinion/Pages/Privatesectorinthedigitalage.aspx

  7. 7.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/10967211/Google-is-the-judge-and-jury-in-the-right-to-be-forgotten.html

  8. 8.

    http://198.170.85.29/Ruggie-protect-respect-remedy-framework.pdf

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Taddeo, M., Floridi, L. (2017). New Civic Responsibilities for Online Service Providers. In: Taddeo, M., Floridi, L. (eds) The Responsibilities of Online Service Providers. Law, Governance and Technology Series, vol 31. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47852-4_1

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