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apammen |
Questions - Round 6
Nov 12 2008, 10:07 PM EST
1. Zittrain talks about using legal interventions to help solve the generative problems but admits that this would be rather difficult due to reasons such as the extension of sovereignty and amateur technology producers are unlikely to respond in any way (168). Do you think this is a plausible solution, or would you agree that there are too many loopholes?2. Multiple solutions are considered, but Zittrain seems to think that there could be simpler solutions to the problems with the internet (174). What could these solutions be? Would it be modeled after something on an individual basis, or would larger organizations be in charge of finding and fixing problems? 3. Privacy is obviously a very important issue that is discussed regarding the internet, especially since people have started putting more and more "private" information on their computers. Chapter 8 also talks about privacy and how anything on the internet could potentially be seen by someone else without you knowing. Should the government specifically be allowed to look at what they want? With legislature such as the Patriot Act they can now get around certain parts of the Constitution without punishment. Is this a good idea or should it be regulated more? Do you find this valuable?
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1. RE: Questions - Round 6
Nov 13 2008, 2:17 AM EST
You are asking a very valid question for number 3. It is a very specific question, but I think you could elaborate more on what type of private information people are putting on the internet and what type of websites are they supplying this information for. You could also mention whether or not these websites have standard privacy settings that could block others from viewing information, or whether it is the user's responsibility to enable these types of settings. Your question "Should the government specifically be allowed to look at what they want? " is a little vague - do you mean look at a person's facebook/myspace page or look through a person's personal e-mails with others? The last part of your question is clear and concise - the only way that you could make it better would be to elaborate on what types of rules the government can bend because of the Patriot Act. I really liked all of your questions because they are all topics of concern in our current society - especially to people in our generations since we have a tendency to put our lives on display through the internet.
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