ch. 9: internet law, social media, and privacy

online activities and content may be legally regulated through the following laws or mechanisms:

1. Tort law 2. the first amendment to the Constitution

the CAN-SPAM act regulates unsolicited commercial emails by:

1. requiring opt-out systems 2. prohibits deceptive email headings

employers have the right to monitor emails by their employees when:

1. the employer has provided the computer on which the emails are sent 2. the company has provided the email server on which the email was sent

Under which of the following could an online user reasonably expect to maintain privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment?

1. when the user is entering in their credit card information to an online store 2. when the user posted to a private online journal which did not allow for sharing or followers

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are not liable for the content posted by someone on a neutral forum under the:

communications decency act of 1996

Which of the following laws regulate wiretapping on a federal level?

electronic communications privacy act (ECPA)

an employee who violates a company's social media policy by public posting negative comments about the company:

may be fired

does the first amendment protect defamatory speech online, provided it is anonymous?

no,

if a user of a social media app, publicly posts content incriminating themselves, may police use that as evidence against the individual?

yes, because there was no reasonable expectation of privacy in the post

If an anonymous online user commits defamation against an individual or business, may that individual or business compel the Internet Service Provider to reveal the identity of the user?

yes, if they are named in the suit as a defendant