PRIVACY RIGHTS ON THE INTERNET: SELF-REGULATION OR GOVERNMENT REGULATION?

Section1: Bowie, Norman E., and Karim Jamal. "PRIVACY RIGHTS ON THE INTERNET: SELF-REGULATION OR GOVERNMENT REGULATION?" EBSCohost. July 2006. Web. 13 Apr. 2011. http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.library.vcu.edu/ehost/detail?vid=2&hid=21&sid=f110098f-88fc-41e9-9aee-50e74dfeefad%40sessionmgr10&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVybCxjb29raWUsdWlkJnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=bth&AN=21192224. Section2: In this source there is an arguement to how privacy is viewed by us. Sometimes we all might put privacy aside for a greater purpose/ for the better. does privacy matter? and is there greater information that deserves more privacy? in this paper the writer clearly states that there is not an absolute privacy but we as individuals have the right to reject things. We can modify our internet browser to reject third party cookies and when we revice unknown e-mail we can easily not open and delete it. These unknown e-mails are most likely sent to you because some of your online surfing habbits were stolen and recorded and your so called privacy was intruded. The writer is clearly telling us that our privacy is basically in our own hands. We are the ones that can decide what gets on the internet and what doesn't. It is not that the privacy invasinos are done without our knowledge but basically done with our approval. Just being more aware of your movement on the internet ia a great factor to your rivacy. knowing what information to let out to spam e-mail and knowing what web-sites to go on is also a key factor. Plus all this your internet browser has a great option and that is not allowing any third party cookies and these are basically the ones that steal your information and invade your privacy. This is a great source in that it really explains whether we do have or not internet prrivacy. It tells us exactly how we let out information and how we can easily prevent the information. One of the best things in this article is seperating between important privacy and the not so important privacy. QUOTES: " Once a person discloses information at a site or registers at a site there is no limit on what can be done with that personal information so long as no fraudulent actions are involved. In the United States there is no requirement that a site have a privacy policy or that an opt-out option be provided by those sites that do"