B.2(ac). Right of access to the Digital Sphere

The Government shall not restrict any Person’s access to the digital sphere for any reason, except as punishment for a crime following conviction or during pre-trial detention. During pre-trial detention, the justification for a restriction must be grounded in the rights of other detainees and the prison or detention center staff. It may not be punitive or have the purpose of cowing or otherwise intimidating the detainee, who has not been proven guilty. That justification must be presented to the presiding judge at the initial hearing. The judge must review the requested restrictions individually and approve or deny them. The period between apprehension and arraignment is permissive in favor of the government. The exception to that permissiveness is that the detainee must be given whatever access is necessary to secure counsel. The digital sphere shall consist of, but is not limited to, access to the Internet, cellular telephone networks, satellite telephone networks, and comparable future technologies.

This right does not exempt anyone from their responsibilities for the proper handling of classified information.