Our guest speaker this past week, Dr. Latanya Sweeney, opened discussion by asking the question; “Is the Internet our friend or foe?” By simply examining the surface of the Internet such as helpful tools like Google, Youtube, and Wikipedia, one
Cyber Chase
This past week, Google acknowledged the issue regarding online political ads stating that they would implement new disclosure rules for these ads including reporting their funding source and what users they are targeting (source). In past weeks, we’ve discussed how
Anonymity of the Internet
This past week with Professor Zittrain, we explored the topic of Internet governance and jurisdiction since the birth of the web. One of the ideas that stuck with me was that there was an absence of a desire to make
Voting in the Age of the Internet
At first glance, the success and easiness of e-commerce seems like it should translate to e-voting. However, voting does not directly correlate to online commerce because there are different reasons for commerce and voting. The capital world wants and benefits