1. Should there be a disclaimer on email accounts such as G-mail, that forewarns the user that there are archives of their e-mails and that the emails they write are not private? (obviously in more professional and accurate terms, though). It seems to be a common thread in the cases that we have read about that people just don't really know or understand that their life online is NOT private. Could/should their be some kind of disclaimer that shares this information with the user, or would that seem counterproductive in fixing the privacy problem because it would give the "internet companies" a legal barrier to protect them? (Solove p. 120)

2. There was a push in Congress for a while to regulate some social networks and the internet, but the laws they tried to pass were said to violate the Constitution and the right to free speech. Even if Congress could try to regulate the internet, would we want them to do it, or would that cause even more problems and bring in a third party with other ulterior motives? Would the government protect us from the internet and protect our privacy, or would they be able to monitor the internet and U.S. citizens even more than they could before? Would putting the internet in the government's hands give them too much power and Americans too little privacy? (Solove p. 112)

3. In the case of the man Todd who was exploited on "Don't Date Him Girl", there is a sense that he is at fault for suing. The bloggers expressed that this was a bad idea, considering that he brought himself even farther into the public eye and it still alleviated none of the issues. He did not shed any light or truth on the situation, but just allowed more of the nation to see what was written about him. Should we care enough to go to the court and stand up for ourselves, or is that just making the situation worse by giving the situation more public exposure?

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