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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
How Can Privacy be Regulated?
Privacy in the internet can be regulated more easily once congress is able to successfully pass more bills preventing privacy violations. Because the constitution did not foresee our advancement in technology, there was no way they could predict violation problems within the internet. Thus, violation of privacy laws are extremely ambiguous today. The government is limited on their reglation on the internet because many privacy violations are technically legal. Many people who know a lot about the internet are using thise vague rules to invade naive users privacy. Many cases are beginning to successfully regulate social networks, especially the 15 billion dollar lawsuit that Facebook is currently facing due to violation of privacy.
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Privacy regulation in regards to technology has become a recent hot topic issue in Congress. Bills such as SOPA, PIPA, and CISPA have made the rounds, but have recieved severe criticism due to their strict regulation. This is becoming a major issue because officials understand the need and importance of privacy protection, but are unable to pinpoint a middle ground that can be agreed upon. I believe that in our current state, privacy should not be regulated. Since all of the social media sites that are under fire for "shady" practices are being used voluntarily, they should not have to adhere to any government regulation. Also, all sites require you to agree to a terms of service agreement prior to registration. This leads me to believe that it is not a question of regulation, but instead education. People need to understand what kind of information they are putting out in the world. To quote Eric Schmidt “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place”.
ReplyDeletePrivacy can be regulated through legislation, and judicial rulings. Also, privacy may be regulated through personal choices. If one doesn't partake in a social network they protect themselves from making a lot of information public. The regulation of the internet would be a wide scale undertaking. Currently laws protecting minors exist, and limit companies ability to provide information and share the minors information. The internets incredibly large scale limit the regulation of privacy on the internet. Also, projects like Tors give more privacy than government may prefer to end users. In little brother they attempt to circumvent the regulation of the government using project like paranoid xbox.
ReplyDeletewww.torproject.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber_Intelligence_Sharing_and_Protection_Act
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ReplyDeleteI would definitely agree that privacy can be regulated and achieved by individuals themselves moreso than any governing body in regards to the internet. However, this takes an informed individual, who knows the lasting effects of his/her actions and is willing to abstain from social networking. Individuals should not rely on the Government for privacy on the web because of its vastness. However, privacy over the phone and in one's home can be regulated more effectively by legislation and executive officials. Bureaucratic agencies of the Federal Executive branch continue to work to regulate privacy. The Securities and Exchange Commission has implemented policy protecting the privacy of nonpublic employees and their financial information.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sec.gov/rules/final/34-42974.htm