"Let the people know the facts and the country will be safe," said the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln when he was talking about the importance of freedom of expression in a democracy. Freedom of speech and access to information is meant for giving people access to empower and help them gain control over their own lives. This empowerment supports participatory democracy by enabling citizens to engage in public debate and to hold the governments and others accountable. They ensure good governance, development and peace rather serving the interests of any particular group or party.
Practically, no government can work in the present day world without freedom of speech and freedom of the media as basic right of its citizens is to know the functions of the government. Today's world is more interconnected than ever before. Yet, for all its advantages, increased connectivity brings increased risk of high-tech crimes, including cyber-based terrorism, espionage, computer intrusions and cyber fraud since we are building our lives around our wired and wireless networks. Witnessing high trend of cyber crime, almost every country has some sort of laws against cyber crime or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. And there is nothing wrong in it, but the question is what should be in the law, how the law should be applied, or who should be identified as law breakers?