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This review explores the intersection of privacy, legal jurisdictions, and digital content in an evolving online landscape. It discusses FCC authority in blocking mergers despite DOJ approval, the shift from over-the-air to digital TV, and implications for innovation. Key insights into user responsibility for online content, including privacy policy governance, the role of ECPA, and the impact of law enforcement on social media practices highlight the complex relationship users have with their digital information and the inherent privacy concerns.
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TC 310 June 17, 2008 Privacy Online
Weekly Review Questions • Courts v. FCC in mergers • Jurisdiction of FCC in mergers • Why FCC can block, even with DoJ ok • Move to Digital TV, away from over air • FCC prediction process • Merging and innovation reduction • Sufficient MVPD standards?
Content You Provide • Having a connection • IP address and ISP • Email • Role of ECPA • Browsers and Search Engines • Cookies! • Instant Messaging • SNSs • Law enforcement interested
Myths about Online content • Deleting information helps • Must be overwritten by the computer • Held in servers • Facebook example • Legal protection to have content removed • Governed only by privacy policy • Misrepresentation • Bury it is best policy
Privacy Statements • What protections are you offered? • Facebook example • Content is your responsibility • FB can use it however it wants • Privacy tools provided • You need to manage own privacy • Content MUST be accurate
Revealing Too Much Info? • Intimate details are revealed online • CMC research • SNS practices • Problems • Youth concerns • Job concerns • Use by law enforcement? • Cedar Fest
Solutions • Block access at sites • Schools • Age verification • Parental involvement • Mostly aimed at sexual abuse • As a society, can we count on these?
Take Away/Participation • Does Privacy Matter? • Is it necessary? • To who? • Nothing to hide? • Are there solutions to privacy concerns? • Who bears most responsibility? • Users or Providers • Are laws suitable for privacy as well as economics?