Digital rights

How the laws define this

Both instruments agree that digital rights center on protecting individuals' personal information and ensuring access in technological contexts, covering concepts such as privacy, control over personal information, and informational self-determination. However, they diverge significantly in scope and regulatory intent. Draft Bill No. 14 on Artificial Intelligence Regulation frames digital rights specifically as legal protections and fundamental safeguards designed to prevent harms arising directly from AI deployment and digital technologies. In contrast, the Charter on the Values and Principles for a Digital Society of Mutual Prosperity (Digital Bill of Rights) defines digital rights much more broadly as foundational principles meant to guide sectoral law and policy across all digital life. This latter framework extends beyond mitigating AI harms to encompass participation in digital society, explicitly including access to infrastructure and services, online freedom of expression, protection of digital labour conditions, and safeguards for personal autonomy and dignity.

Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.