LA FINAL CHP 6 online defamation and privacy

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torts that arise from online conduct

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cyber tort

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most prevalent cyber tort is

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online defamation

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an initial issue raised by online defamation is simply discovering

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who is committing it

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a threshold barrier to anyone who weeks to bring an action for online defamation is

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discovering the identity of a the person who posted the defamatory message

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one who repeats or republishes a defamatory statement is subject to

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liability as if he or she had originally published it

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The Communications Decency Act (CDA) states that

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no provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another info content provider

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Under the CDA, ISPs usually are treated differently from publishers in print and other media and are not liable for

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publishing defamatory statements that come from a third party

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While most courts think the CDA protects internet service providers (ISPs) from getting in trouble for what others post online,

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a few courts are saying there are some situations where this protection doesn’t apply.

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the courts have held that the right to privacy is guaranteed by the bill of rights

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and some state constitutions guarantee it as well

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invisible files that computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices create to track user’s web browsing activites

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cookies

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investigates consumer complaints of privacy violations

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Federal trade commission

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the FTC forced many internet companies, including Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace, to enter a consent decree that gives the FTC broad power to

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review their privacy and data practices

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to protect consumer’s personal information, the Obama administration proposed a

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consumer privacy bill of rights, the goal is to ensure that personal information is safe online

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consumers have a right to exercise control over what personal data organizations collect from them and how they use it

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individual control

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consumers have the right to easily understandable info about privacy and security practices

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transparency

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consumers have a right to expect that organizations will collect, use, and disclose personal data in ways that are consistent with the context in which consumers provide data

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respect for context

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consumers have the right to secure and responsible handling of personal data

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security

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consumers have a right to access and correct personal data in usable formats, in a manner that is appropriate to the sensitivity of the data and the risk of adverse consequences to consumers if the data are inaccurate

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access and accuracy

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consumers have a right to reasonable limits on the personal data that companies collect and retain

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focus collection

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consumers have a right to have personal data handled by companies with appropriate measures in place to assure that they adhere to the consumer privacy bill of rights

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accountability

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if this proposed privacy bill of rights become law, retailers will have to change some procedures:

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1. retailers will have to give customers better choices about what data are collected and how the data are used for marketing
2. retailers will have to take into account consumers expectations about how their information will be used once is collected
3. retailers will have to allow consumers to set reasonable limits on the personal info that is collected about them