Jusletter IT

In this paper I shall discuss the relevance of human rights in the information society. First I shall shortly introduce the opportunities and dangers pertaining to the information society, referring to some famous literary work (in particular, in science fiction). I shall argue that human rights may provide some guidance for addressing such opportunities and dangers. I shall then consider how different human rights are involved in the social deployment of information technologies, and the connections between such rights. Finally, I shall provide some considerations on what approach to humans right may be more useful for promoting human values in the information society.