I. The Constitutional right of all Americans to private and secure communications, including those made by digital means, shall not be abridged.
II. Citizens’ digital communications shall be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures as construed by the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
III. All forms of digital communication shall be construed to be the private unless otherwise specified.
IV. No government or commercial benefit may be gained from the originators’ digital communications without informed consent.
V. The benefit of ownership of private information such as personal records including medical, financial, and educational and others shall rest exclusively in the individual and shall only be used by a third party by informed consent of the owner and only for the consented purposes except by court order.
VI. Users of digital communication equipment, systems, or devices shall be able to utilize encipher technology in order to protect the privacy and security of their communications.
VII. Users of computers and other digital storage devices, systems, or programs may utilize encipher technology to protect the privacy and security of their data and communications.
VIII. Government agencies and companies in possession of any private digital communication or property shall not disclose any information for any reason, including the pretext of a National Security Letter, without the presentation of a fully executed warrant.
IX. Companies in possession of private digital communication or property shall use current best practices, enciphering, and security procedures to assure the protection and security of private digital property.
X. Spyware, viruses and spam are dangerous intrusions on the privacy and security of private communication systems; users have a right to protect the privacy and security of their communications systems by implementing all necessary defenses against such intrusions.
