Access rights
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Access rights can refer to:
  • Access to Information Act
    Access to Information Act
    Access to Information Act or Information Act is a Canadian act providing the right of access to information under the control of a government institution...

    , a Canadian act that allows public access to government information
  • Disability rights movement
    Disability rights movement
    The disability rights movement is the movement to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for people with disabilities. The specific goals and demands of the movement are: accessibility and safety in transportation, architecture, and the physical environment, equal opportunities in independent...

    , disabled access to public and private locations is a key issue
  • Access control
    Access control
    Access control refers to exerting control over who can interact with a resource. Often but not always, this involves an authority, who does the controlling. The resource can be a given building, group of buildings, or computer-based information system...

    , the ability to permit or deny the use of something by someone.
  • File system permissions
    File system permissions
    Most current file systems have methods of administering permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users. These systems control the ability of the users to view or make changes to the contents of the filesystem....

    , security control over file access in computer operating systems
  • Harvey v. Horan
    Harvey v. Horan
    Harvey v. Horan, 278 F. 3d 370 is a federal court case dealing with felons' rights of access to DNA testing. The Eastern Virginia District Court originally found that felons were entitled access to DNA testing on potentially exculpatory evidence, but this finding was later overturned by the...

    , a U.S. Federal Court case which decided right of access to DNA testing
  • Right of public access to the wilderness
    Right of public access to the wilderness
    The freedom to roam, or everyman's right is the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land for recreation and exercise...


See also

  • Access (disambiguation)
  • Accessibility
    Accessibility
    Accessibility is a general term used to describe the degree to which a product, device, service, or environment is available to as many people as possible. Accessibility can be viewed as the "ability to access" and benefit from some system or entity...

  • Entitlement
    Entitlement
    An entitlement is a guarantee of access to benefits based on established rights or by legislation. A "right" is itself an entitlement associated with a moral or social principle, such that an "entitlement" is a provision made in accordance with legal framework of a society...

  • Limited-access road
    Limited-access road
    A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...

  • Open access (disambiguation)
    Open access (disambiguation)
    Open access usually refers to* Open access in publishing, access to material via the Internet in such a way that the material is free for all to read, and to use to various extentsand the related meanings:...

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