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First Amendment Protection

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1a) The internet is compared to provide an interpretation of the first amendment protection as it was not present at the time of passing protection laws as a communication medium to find a common ground because it has similarities and as well as differing natures, values, abuses and dangers to the library, television and public places which the law treats differently.
Libraries: It requires the libraries to enable the filter to Internet access for adults as well as children if they want to receive funds for Internet hookups.
Television: Government has a monopoly because of the scarce spectrum. They grant broadcasting licenses if its merit is met. It regulates the structure and content of programs.
Public places: the government cannot ban speech, …show more content…

It also gives parents a false sense of security as they believe they can use it to the track their children, but some children learn how to “beat” this tracking device. It also has the potential for false alarms as children may lose the devices.
b) The benefits such as security don’t outweigh the risks which include misuse of information and constant surveillances which have the tendency to slow the rate of development of a child’s independence.
c) Children have privacy rights, like adults, but it is limited because of their minority status. Parents have the right to implant tracking id on their children as they have the legal right to extensive control over their children, and that would include the right to track where the children …show more content…

3a) free market view employs informed consent. The organization collecting the information must clearly inform the provider of such information if they will not keep it confidential and how they plan to use it while the consumer protection, consumers are protected against abuses and carelessness by the businesses collecting the information and also protected against their own lack of knowledge and judgment. The consumer protection sees privacy as a right while free market simply post privacy policy and it is up to the user to decide.
In the free market, the individual is responsible as it respects the rights and ability of consumers to make choice for themselves based on their own values while of that of a consumer protection, the business is liable for any errors which may

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