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UN rights official cites 'clear need' for vigilance on issue of privacy in digital age

UN rights official cites 'clear need' for vigilance on issue of privacy in digital age

Sep 13, 2014, at 03:07 pm

New York, Sept 13 (IBNS) Stating that the digital age has opened the door to emancipation for millions and has been perhaps the greatest liberation movement the world has ever known, a senior United Nations human rights official warned on Friday that digital platforms have sparked troubling concerns about the right to privacy, especially their vulnerability to surveillance, interception and data collection.