Chapter Nine Flashcards
Internet law
addresses issues that only arise on the internet
spam
bulk, unsolicited emails
federal CAN-SPAM act
controlling and assault of non-solicited pornography and marketing act
- permits the sending of unsolicited commercial email
- prohibits certain spamming activities
- prohibits the use of “dictionary attacks” (randomly generated email addresses)
- prohibits harvesting of email addresses through specialized software
safe web act
provides safe harbor for internet service providers
domain names
series or letters and symbols used to identify site operator on the internet
Top level domain
.edu
.org
.net
second level domain
left side of domain address
cybersquatting
registering a domain same or similar toa trademark to sell back to the owner
typosquatting
cybersquatting that relies on mistakes and errors
meta tags
keywords that give people specific info about a website to click
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
- established civil and criminal penalties for anyone who bypasses encryption
- prohibits manufacturing, imports or sales
- doesn’t hold service provider accountable
peer-to-peer networking
the sharing of resources among multiple computers without the requirement of a central network server
diluted network
a network that can be used by persons located around the country or the globe to share computer files
cloud computing
the delivery to users of on-demand services from third-party services over a network
Electronic Communications Privacy Act
prohibits:
- intentional interception of any wire, oral or electronic communication
- intentional disclosure or use of the info obtained through interception
stored communications act
- prohibits unauthorized access to stored EC
