2 Amendments of Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU related to 2009/2229(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1.Recalls that access to the Internet is a fundamental right, which at the same time both depends upon, and guarantees, the exercise of a number of other fundamental rights; reiterates that there is a need to find a balance between two competing interests, on the one hand the freedom of the internet and on the other hand the protection of the users rights and their privacy; underlines that institutions and stakeholders at all levels therefore have a general responsibility to assist in ensuring that everyone can exercise their right to participate in the information society with a particular emphasis on the elderly who face more problems in familiarising themselves with the new technologies, simultaneously attacking the twin challenges of e-illiteracy and democratic exclusion in the electronic age;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the need to reflect on and develop a comprehensive strategy to combat cybercrime, taking also into consideration the need to protect the minors to the maximum extent who are in a constant danger in the online world, with a particular emphasis on cross-border cybercrime jurisdiction in the ‘cloud computing’ sphere;