Frdm f nfrmtn s frdm f prsn r ppl t pblsh nd hv ccss t nfrmtn. ccss t nfrmtn s th blty fr n ndvdl t sk, rcv nd mprt nfrmtn ffctvly. s rtcltd by NSC, t ncmpsss
"scntfc, ndgns, nd trdtnl knwldg; frdm f nfrmtn, bldng f pn knwldg rsrcs, ncldng pn ntrnt nd pn stndrds, nd pn ccss nd vlblty f dt; prsrvtn f dgtl hrtg; rspct fr cltrl nd lngstc dvrsty, sch s fstrng ccss t lcl cntnt n ccssbl lnggs; qlty dctn fr ll, ncldng lflng nd -lrnng; dffsn f nw md nd nfrmtn ltrcy nd sklls, nd scl nclsn nln, ncldng ddrssng nqlts bsd n sklls, dctn, gndr, g, rc, thncty, nd ccssblty by ths wth dsblts; nd th dvlpmnt f cnnctvty nd ffrdbl CTs, ncldng mbl, th ntrnt, nd brdbnd nfrstrctrs".
Pblc ccss t gvrnmnt nfrmtn, ncldng thrgh th pn pblctn f nfrmtn, nd frml frdm f nfrmtn lws, s wdly cnsdrd n mprtnt bsc cmpnnt f dmcrcy nd ntgrty n gvrnmnt.
Mchl Bcklnd dfns sx typs f brrrs tht hv t b vrcm n rdr fr ccss t nfrmtn t b chvd: dntfctn f th src, vlblty f th src, prc f th sr, cst t th prvdr, cgntv ccss, ccptblty. Whl "ccss t nfrmtn", "rght t nfrmtn", "rght t knw" nd "frdm f nfrmtn" r smtms sd s synnyms, th dvrs trmnlgy ds hghlght prtclr (lbt rltd) dmnsns f th ss.
Frdm f nfrmtn s rltd t frdm f xprssn, whch cn pply t ny mdm, b t rl, wrtng, prnt, lctrnc, r thrgh rt frms. Ths mns tht th prtctn f frdm f spch s rght nclds nt nly th cntnt, bt ls th mns f xprssn. Frdm f nfrmtn s sprt cncpt whch smtms cms nt cnflct wth th rght t prvcy n th cntnt f th ntrnt nd nfrmtn tchnlgy. s wth th rght t frdm f xprssn, th rght t prvcy s rcgnzd hmn rght nd frdm f nfrmtn cts s n xtnsn t ths rght. Th gvrnmnt f th ntd Kngdm hs thrsd t s bng n xtnsn f frdm f spch, nd fndmntl hmn rght. t s rcgnzd n ntrntnl lw. Th ntrntnl nd ntd Stts Prt Prty hv stblshd pltcl pltfrms bsd lrgly n frdm f nfrmtn sss.