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Digital rights and privacy
Title:
Digital rights and privacy
Author:
Sonneborn, Liz, editor.
ISBN:
9781534509535

9781534509542
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
176 pages ; 23 cm
General Note:
Opposing Viewpoints (Spring 2024)
Abstract:
"At this point, it is almost impossible to avoid having a digital footprint. Social media, streaming websites, navigation applications, online shopping websites, and search engines generate a large amount of data about users' digital habits. Tech companies have used this data to 'optimize' their products and allow them to better predict users' behaviors, but the collection and use of data has raised new questions about the right to digital privacy. The rise of the internet and social media has also caused concerns about the type of content that should be made available and whether tech companies or the government have a responsibility and legal right to control it." -- Publisher description.
Contents:
Does everyone have the right to unlimited access to digital content? Internet access is a human right / Internet access is not a human right / Children's and teenagers' Internet and social media access should be limited / Young people need full access to the Internet to thrive in the modern world / Access to digital content should not be restricted by digital rights management technology / Digital rights management and encryption protect information, but there are risks / Should the government or social media platforms restrict digital content? Governments should not control Internet access and content / Governments are right to censor some forms of online content / First Amendment protection of free speech should not apply to social media platforms / First Amendment protections should be extended to social media platforms / Section 230 correctly shields websites and social media platforms from legal liability / Section 230 allows tech giants to promote harmful content / Internet freedom can promote both democracy and authoritarianism / Should individual data be collected by law enforcement and corporations? Law enforcement should be able to use data to keep citizens safe / Technological surveillance by law enforcement can lead to questionable police conduct / Private companies should not profit from digital data they mine from customers / Gang databases help improve public safety / Cookies allow government entities and corporations to monitor users / How much of a right to privacy should Internet users expect? Internet users need more rigorous laws to protect their privacy / Privacy concerns should not inhibit the embrace of useful new technologies / Internet users have a right to anonymity / Anonymity encourages abusive and hateful speech in digital environments / Internet users have a "right to be forgotten" / Individuals cannot expect to erase all embarrassing online information
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