EU Reaches Agreement On Internet User Rights

In an attempt to spare Internet users the fear of random crackdowns on illegal downloading, EU lawmakers and governments have officially finished coming up with new rights for them on Thursday.

According to EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding, they sealed the deal when EU governments accepted EU parliament demands to find a happy medium between a punishment for illegal downloading and a broader set of rights for internet users, reported the Associated Press.

The EU had been working on the reforms for two years, and they now include new privacy controls, consumer rights, and more competition between Internet and phone services. Unfortunately, these important improvements have not received much attention due to the intense discussions about digital user rights.

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