Internet Privacy Laws Internet privacy laws have been passed to protect different groups in different ways. One such privacy law was passed in 1996 called the Communications Decency Act (Tulsa, 2002). ... This is an example of federal and state law trying to propose Internet privacy laws to protect minors in sexually explicit material. ... This creates a privacy issue that is hard to regulate. ... This law concerns the issues facing public libraries and schools, which provide Internet access to students and children with taxpaying money. ...

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But there are also a lot of flaws the Internet has that can be life changing or even violate your privacy. ... This is a huge privacy issue because people don't want to feel like there being watched every time they use the Internet. ... Probably one of the harsher privacy issues is definitely identity fraud or theft. ... What the FTC dose it maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for investigations. ... By researching these two Internet privacy and civil issues I learned that your not even safe staying home anymore. ...

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Although companies often have legitimate concerns that lead them to monitor employees' Internet usage "from expensive security breaches to reduced productivity" the benefits of electronic surveillance are outweighed by its costs to employees' privacy and autonomy. ... Legal scholar Jay Kesan points out that the law holds employers liable for employees' actions such as violations of copyright laws, the distribution of offensive or graphic sexual material, and illegal disclosure of confidential information (312). ... Employees' right to privacy and autonomy in the work...

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The first act to come out regarding the Internet and Freedom of Speech was PL 99-508 the Electronic Communications and Privacy Act of 1986 . ... Basically takes the existing laws and updates them to include computers. ... This law has been called the Virginia Net Decency Act. It is similar to the CDA law that was proposed in Congress. ... Citing as precedent the Supreme Court case that prohibited an Arizona law that restricted train lengths to 14 cars, the ACLU got the law overturned. ...

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A highly controversial subject amongst large corporations is the issue of privacy and the Internet. ... "Many organizations are unsure how to address privacy and technology concerns without interfering with the tremendous benefits of a tool such as e-mail - increased efficiency, teamwork and flexibility," says Michael R. ... The issue of privacy always arises when discussing Cybersurveillance "While employers believe that they have the right to access e-mail messages, employees tend to believe their communications are private," Jeffery A. Van Doren, a labor and employment law attorney comment...

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According to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) of 1986, "the law prohibits unauthorized interception of various electronic communications including email" . ... Since employer's provide the email and internet services in order for employee's to do their job's, employer's are not held, in most cases, liable of violating said law. ... Even though the ECPA is suppose to protect the employee from prying eyes, the employee's reasonable expectation of privacy, especially in the workplace, is minmal at best. ... Employees believe that their privacy is being di...

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The social change that is evident in the case of hackers is fear, fear of surfing the internet with privacy. ... "The government is realizing this and is working on making harsher laws to, hopefully, scare away potential hackers."" ...

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