DIGITAL BILL OF RIGHTS

Early day motion 869, tabled 11 December 2013 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 21 members.

That this House notes the recent open statement signed by Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Twitter and AOL calling for reform of government surveillance; welcomes their calls for reform to restore the public's trust in the internet; supports the five principles they identify about limiting governments' authority to collect users' information, oversight and accountability, transparency about government demands, respecting the free flow of information, and avoiding conflicts among governments; agrees that they form a sensible basis for reform of digital rights; and calls on the Government to support their statement and make reforms that ensure that government surveillance efforts are clearly restricted by law, proportionate to the risks, transparent and subject to independent oversight.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.